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To kick off the network's presence at MIPTV 2010, Planet Green announced the acquisition of 14 series, special programs and renowned feature films to the 2010 schedule. With this robust addition to the network's programming slate, Planet Green will continue to provide audiences with content that focuses on the lives and passions of innovators on the verge of changing our world.

The all-star, all-author rock group Rock Bottom Remainders--featuring the likes of writers and authors Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, Scott Turow, Roy Blount, Jr., Greg Iles, James McBride, Ridley Pearson and Kathi Kamen Goldmark--is going on tour April 20-24 with shows in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.

There is as much water in the world today as there ever was, yet one in five people do not have access to clean, safe drinking water. Water-related illness is the leading cause of human sickness and death, killing almost four million people every year. Nick News with Linda Ellerbee looks at this global crisis in Your Thirsty World, premiering Sunday, April 18, at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. In the half-hour special, kids in Honduras, Bangladesh, California and New Jersey explain the water problems where they live, and what, if anything, is being done to help.

CBS placed first in viewers for the fifth consecutive week and first in adults 25-54 for the fourth straight week led by THE NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, the number one program of the week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending April 11, week 29 of the 2009-2010 television year.

Victorious, Nickelodeon's latest live-action hit, claimed victory with its Sunday (April 11) premiere in its regular time slot (8-8:30 p.m. ET/PT), topping all basic cable programming in its time period with total viewers (3.5 million, +26%). The new prime-time series also bested all broadcast and basic cable programming in its time period with kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14. Starring Victoria Justice, Victorious earned a 6.4/1.4 million K6-11, 6.2/1.3 million, tweens 9-14 and 3.5 million total viewers, and posted double-digit gains of +42% (K6-11), +68% (T9-14) and +26% (P2+) over last year.

Home to TV's No. 1 telecast in target kid demos for the 2nd week in a row with 'Good Luck Charlie,' Disney Channel ranked No. 1 in Prime for the 262nd straight week in Kids 6-11 (1.1 million/4.3 rating), with the streak at 258 weeks in Tweens 9-14 (818,000/3.4 rating).

During the week of March 5, 2010, ABC aired 3 of the Top 20 TV shows in Adults 18-49, including 2 of the Top 6 and the No. 1 scripted show: 'Dancing with the Stars' No. 4, 'Lost' No. 6 (No. 1 scripted show) and 'Castle' No. 18. Although 'Grey's' was in repeat and 'Housewives' didn't air this week, ABC delivered the No. 1 scripted TV show for the 2nd straight week in Adults 18-49.

The world premiere of SUE SYLVESTER's (Jane Lynch) 'Vogue' video will air during the highly anticipated spring premiere of GLEE tonight, Tuesday, April 13 (9:28-10:30 PM ET/PT) following AMERICAN IDOL on FOX. The three-minute video premiere, which is sponsored by Chevy, will debut one week before it airs as part of 'The Power of Madonna' episode on Tuesday, April 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Sure to be a fan favorite, GLEE's 'Vogue' features Sue, KURT (Chris Colfer) and MERCEDES (Amber Riley) in an homage to Madonna with a brilliant shot-by-shot re-creation of the groundbreaking music video.

America's most-watched news program made the top 10 list for the third time in four weeks. 60 MINUTES drew 15.03million viewers to land at # 7 for the week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings data for Sunday, April 11, 2010. 60 MINUTES posted its largest audience since January 17, 2010.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was Monday's number one program in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 12.

MTV will jumpstart weekend television when it introduces celeb-driven original programming that embraces everything pop culture in a new Saturday block. Premiering Saturday, May 1st at 11:00AM ET/PT, MTV Saturdays are the new weekend destination for riveting programming that will include two new weekly series' 'When I Was 17' and '10 on Top,' and a special four hour block of all-new episodes of the ground-breaking, Emmy Award winning series 'Made.'

Opposite all original competition on the evening from CBS and Fox, ABC stood as Monday's most-watched network for the 4th week in a row (17.9 million) and also won the night for the 3rd time in 4 weeks with Adults 18-49 (4.2/12), beating out its nearest competition by 7.5 million viewers and by 17% in young adults (CBS = 10.4 million and 3.6/10). ABC's numbers surged over the year-ago Monday by 4.0 million viewers and by 24% in Adults 18-49 (13.9 million and 3.4/9 on 4/13/09).

Strong performances by AMERICAN IDOL, HUMAN TARGET, BONES, FRINGE and NASCAR'S: SUBWAY FRESH FIT 600 led FOX to a weekly win among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. FOX remains this season's No. 1 network, showing an advantage of +12% in the adult demo over the next highest rated broadcast network and is also showing +3% gains versus the same weeks last season among Adults 18-49 and Total Viewers.

World Wrestling Entertainment(R) (NYSE: WWE) and Syfy announced today a multi-year agreement that brings Friday Night SmackDown(R) to the 'Imagine Greater' network beginning in October 2010. Friday Night SmackDown will premiere on its new home October 1st at 8:00 PM ET. The program, which debuted more than 10 years ago, is one of the longest-running, weekly episodic shows on television.

Lily Tomlin And Kate Clinton Back-2-Back!

Downtown Art premieres The Waistmaker's Opera, an original rock musical based on the shirtwaist workers strike of 1910, to be performed along the streets of New York's former garment district and the Lower East Side, May 8-30, Saturdays and Sundays.

NCTC is proud to present the West Coast premiere of Boys Will Be Boys, with Lyrics and Dialogue by Joe Miloscia, Music by Kenneth Kacmar, and Directed by Andrew Nance. The show previews May 21 - May 28, 2010 (Press Night is May 28th), opens on Saturday, May 29th and runs through June 26, 2010: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.

Late Night Puppet Quest hits Portland for One Night Only. Puppet This presents The Knights of Nowhere.

Let's Do The Time Warp.... Again! Back by popular demand, The Equinox Theatre Presents The Rocky Horror Show! We sold out 6 nights, so we are extending our run of The Rocky Horror Show, by Richard O'brien, to include the following dates and times.

STCinema kicks off its 2010 program with a special screening of the award-winning feature film Hunger penned by acclaimed Irish writer Enda Walsh. The screening coincides with Sydney Theatre's presentation of Druid Ireland's The Walworth Farce, also written by Enda Walsh. Hunger will screen on Sunday 25 April at 1pm.