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Tuesday nights this summer are going to be a lot more entertaining as FX is pairing its Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R) nominated drama Rescue Me with its new comedy series Louie beginning June 29. The sixth and penultimate season of Rescue Me will air Tuesdays at 10:00 PM ET/PT leading into the premiere season of Louie at 11:00 PM ET/PT.

CBS placed first in viewers for the sixth consecutive week and also scored its sixth straight Sunday win in all measures behind THE 45TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 18, week 30 of the 2009-2010 television season.

Last week, FOX welcomed back its musical sensation, GLEE, which along with strong performances by AMERICAN IDOL led FOX to a weekly win and an overall rating of 3.0/9 among Adults 18-49. FOX delivered the week's Top 3 highest-rated programs among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens and outperformed the week's next highest-rated network by +30%.

During the week of April 12, 2010, ABC delivered 6 of the Top 20 TV programs in Adults 18-49, including 3 of the Top 10: 'Dancing with the Stars' - No. 5, 'Lost' - No. 8, 'Modern Family' - No. 10, 'Desperate Housewives' - No. 11, 'Castle' - No. 15 and 'DWTS the Results Show' - No. 20. The Net also claimed 3 of the week's Top 10 most-watched shows overall: 'Dancing with the Stars' - No. 3, 'DWTS the Results Show' - No. 6 and 'Castle' - No. 10 .

Delivering the week's No. 1 TV telecast for the 3rd consecutive week with all-new comedy 'Good Luck Charlie,' Disney Channel was cable's No. 1 network in Prime for the 263rd straight week in Kids 6-11 (974,000/4.0 rating), and for the 259th week in Tweens 9-14 (748,000/3.1 rating). In Total Viewers (2.3 million), Disney Channel was cable's No. 2 network in Prime, marking the net's 8th straight week placing among the Top 2 most-watched networks.

Nickelodeon notched another weekly ratings win, fueled by performances from brand-new episodes of iCarly and Victorious. iCarly (April 17) ranked as broadcast and basic cable's number-one telecast in its 8-8:30 p.m. time period on Saturday with total viewers, kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14. Victorious (April 18) also grabbed broadcast and basic cable's top spot among scripted series in its 8-8:30 p.m. time period on Sunday with total viewers and bested direct competition in the time slot with kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and total viewers.

The four-hour Syfy Original Movie Riverworld grabbed 2.1 million total viewers during its premiere on April 18, powering Syfy to its most watched Sunday prime of 2010.

BBC AMERICA's Ashes to Ashes, the critically acclaimed sequel to UK hit Life on Mars, continues by fast forwarding a year to 1982, where leg warmers are cool and fluorescent is the color of choice. While Thatcher is in her element at No. 10 Downing St, bullish Detective Chief Inspector Gene Hunt (Philip Glenister, Cranford, Life on Mars) is back, policing the streets in his politically incorrect and loud mouthed style. Ashes to Ashes Season Two premieres Tuesday, May 11, 10:00p.m. ET/PT.

Two sneak preview episodes from the new Starz original series, 'Gravity,' will be made available for free on-demand and online viewing beginning April 21st. 'Gravity,' an offbeat series about a support group for people who have attempted suicide, follows the return of 'Party Down' and will air on Friday, April 23rd at 10:30 PM (ET/PT).

With two BAFTAs, four British Comedy Awards, and a slew of rave reviews to its name, hit contemporary comedy Gavin & Stacey is back for more heartwarming and hilarious moments in the tangled lives of four young people and their friends and family. The Los Angeles Times said 'Gavin & Stacey is a gem of a show - funny, touching and welcome proof that the romantic comedy can and will survive irony, Botox, Judd Apatow and all the vagaries of the modern age' while The New York Times called it 'the most endearing comedy about love to come to television since the Manolos were packed up and put away.' Gavin & Stacey Season Three premieres Friday, May 14, 9:00p.m. ET/PT.

AMC announced today that Sunday, July 25th will mark the highly-anticipated return of television's best drama, AMC's 'Mad Men.' Airing Sunday nights at 10 PM (ET/PT), the award-winning series returns to the network for its fourth season. On Sunday, August 1, AMC will debut its newest original series 'Rubicon,' starring James Badge Dale ('The Pacific'), with its first two episodes airing back-to-back, from 8PM-10PM (ET/PT), followed by 'Mad Men' at 10 PM. Following its debut, 'Rubicon' will move to its regular timeslot, airing Sundays at 9 PM (ET/PT).

President Barack Obama will introduce AMERICA THE STORY OF US, a new 12-hour series on HISTORY(TM), sharing reflections on the spirit and resilience that continue to shape our country. The President's remarks will open the premiere episode on Sunday, April 25, at 9pm ET. New episodes of AMERICA THE STORY OF US air on Sundays through Memorial Day, covering 400 years of our nation's history.

With DWTS, the debut of Romantically Challenged and Castle, ABC qualified as Monday's most-watched TV network for the 5th consecutive week (15.8 million) and placed #1 on the night for the 4th time in 5 weeks among Adults 18-49 (3.8/10). ABC topped its nearest competition on the evening by 5.6 million viewers (CBS = 10.2 million) and by 12% in young adults (CBS and Fox = 3.4/9). ABC's Monday results increased year to year by 1.0 million viewers and by 9% in Adults 18-49 (14.8 million and 3.5/9 on 4/20/09).

Live Earth, organizer of the Dow Live Earth Run for Water, and Bravo today announced a one-hour special offering audiences an inside look at the global event and its mission to help solve the world water crisis, which will air on Friday, April 23 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on Bravo.

Country music's biggest stars, including Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, will take the stage on Wednesday, June 9 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT for the 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS, it was announced today by CMT. These artists will rock Nashville's Bridgestone Arena at country music's only fan-voted award show, with more performances to be announced.

More than one in four Americans meet the criteria for having a mental illness -- but we rarely see or hear about it. This May, Discovery Health will open a meaningful dialogue on mental health with PSYCH WEEK, a weeklong programming event from Sunday, May 2, through Thursday, May 6. With premieres airing nightly at 9 PM (ET/PT), PSYCH WEEK will profile individuals dealing with a spectrum of afflictions and addictions, from anxiety disorders and schizophrenia to multiple personalities and bizarre compulsions.

COMEDY CENTRAL has reached individual agreements with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to extend the contracts of the hosts of the Emmy(R) and Peabody(R) Award-winning series 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report,' it was announced today by Michele Ganeless, president, COMEDY CENTRAL.

The perfect fit for Seattle's only one-act company, 2010's festival brings 17 short, original scripts to the DownStage, including Crazy Eddy by Bob Canning, 1st-place winner of Le Petit Theatre's Playwriting Contest in Louisiana, Perspectives by former Seattle Weekly critic John Longenbaugh and the chuckle-inducing Clothing Optional by James Lyle, raising questions about gender double-standards where nudity is concerned. From epic absurdity to the comically criminal and just about everything in between, audiences will experience themes ranging from destruction and plagiarism to birthday suits and second chances.

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ('Live Nation') (NYSE: LYV) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes ('Notes'). The Notes will be offered in a private placement in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, is proud to report that Broadway star siblings Sutton Foster and Hunter Foster will publicly announce the nominees for the 2009-10 season on Monday, April 26th (11AM) at the historic Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street). Outer Critics Circle will post award nominations in 23 categories and are the first major Broadway/Off-Broadway award nominees of the New York theater season.