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Spring fever is coming 'atchoo' on VH1 with six new series set to premiere in March and April 2011 followed by some summer lovin' with VH1's 'Tough Love' guru Steve Ward. March madness kicks off with three new series 'Ton of Cash,' 'Love & Hip Hop' and 'Beverly Hills Fabulous' followed by 'Audrina,' 'Wedding Wars' and 'Saddle Ranch' in April. Summer kicks-off muy caliente when Steve Ward travels to Miami for 'VH1 Tough Love Miami' to help relationship-challenged women to make a splash in the dating pool. From capturing a young starlet's rise in Hollywood and couples competing for the wedding of their dreams to following a group of women behind some of the biggest names in hip hop and going inside the over the top world of a posh Beverly Hills salon and the LA restaurant world, VH1 gives you a never-before-seen look into competition, life and love.

The winter season debut of last year's breakout hit 'Pretty Little Liars' stood as ABC Family's No. 2 telecast ever in Women 18-34 (1.2 million/3.5 rating) and Females 12-34 (2.5 million/5.3 rating), ranking No. 1 in hour across all TV in the key demos.

This April, Mark Burnett and VH1 are teaming up to give viewers a never-before-seen look into the life of Audrina Patridge, a favorite of MTV's 'The Hills' and ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars,' on VH1's 'Audrina.'

For the just-completed 4th Quarter, ABC News' 'Nightline' ranked No. 1 among Total Viewers (3.93 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.61 million), beating NBC's 'The Tonight Show' and CBS' 'Late Show with David Letterman,' according to Nielsen Media Research. This represents the first-time ever that 'Nightline' outperformed its late-night rivals in Total Viewers during a 4th quarter. In addition, 'Nightline' topped both the 'Tonight Show' and the 'Late Show' in the key Adults 25-54 news demo for the first-time-ever during the course of a quarter.

During the week of December 27, 2010, ABC aired 5 of the Top 10 non-sports TV programs in Adults 18-49, including 3 of the Top 4 and the No. 1 scripted show with 'Desperate Housewives': 'Desperate Housewives' - No. 1, 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 11' - No. 3, 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' - No. 4, 'Brothers & Sisters' - No. 8 and 'Modern Family' - No. 10. ABC's 'Desperate Housewives' was also the most-watched scripted program overall for the week.

WE tv has renewed its original series Downsized for a second season, ordering 10 all-new episodes set to premiere this summer. The show features the nine-member Bruce family of Arizona as they continue on their path to economic recovery after being hit hard by the recession. The series will air on Tuesday nights, continuing to build on WE tv's strategy of creating a weekly Tuesday night destination dedicated to programming about the wild ride of family relationships, seen from a woman's perspective.

WE tv today announced a pair of original series premiering in 2011 which epitomize the network's refreshed brand position and new tagline, 'life as WE know it.' Premiering Tuesday, April 12, Braxton Family Values takes a candid look at the relationship between singer/songwriter Toni Braxton, her mom, and four sisters, all aspiring singers themselves. Debuting Tuesday, June 21, Staten Island Cakes is a humorous and heartwarming series that follows Vinny Buzzetta, a 21-year-old, self-made pastry prodigy and sought-after cake maker. Vinny's professional success has come with the help of his loud, outspoken Staten Island family - particularly his mother - as they live and work together.

60 MINUTES was one of America's five most-watched programs again, drawing 12.85 million viewers to finish at #5 for the week. It was the fourth straight time the news magazine made the upper half of Nielsen's Top 10 list. America's number-one news program has finished in the top 10 nine times over the broadcast's 14 telecasts this season -- six times ranking at #5 or higher.

CBS began the new year with a Monday sweep of viewers and key demographics that saw HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and RULES OF ENGAGEMENT deliver their largest audiences since March while TWO AND A HALF MEN scored its most viewers since May, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Jan. 4.

ABC's season opener of The Bachelor from 8-10pm drew an average audience of 9.0 million viewers and a 2.9/7 in Adults 18-49, taking second place to CBS' original comedy block. The Bachelor ranked #1 in its time period with Adults 18-34 (tied w/CBS comedy block) and won its slot by 20% in Women 18-34, qualifying as the #1 TV show of the night on the latter measure. The veteran ABC unscripted series built steadily throughout its broadcast in viewers and young adults, surging by 19% in Adults 18-49 from its first half-hour to its final half-hour.

Hot on the heels of successfully launching the second season of HARDCORE PAWN, truTV is ordering a third season of the hit series. Produced by Zodiak USA, HARDCORE PAWN provides an inside look at one of the country's largest pawn shops and the family that runs it. The show's second season is currently airing Tuesdays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on truTV, with the third season slated to begin in mid February.

Beginning with the 'Bad Girls Club' premiere on January 10, Oxygen Media will be launching OxygenLive: Obsessed, an enhanced version of Oxygen's award winning real time watercooler, OxygenLive.com. The experience will feature a live companion show that will stream before, during and after the linear show. Additionally, this marks the first time viewers will be able to watch the live show on the OxygenLive app, which is available on iPad, iPhone and Android devices. Within the OxygenLive: Obsessed experience, fans will be treated to the Pre-Show to be viewed online prior to act one of the show premiering on the network at 9pm ET/PT. For the first time an hour long show will be a 90 minute event on OxygenLive: Obsessed.

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX), Syco Television and FremantleMedia North America today announced Pepsi as an official sponsor of THE X FACTOR, the award-winning international phenomenon created and executive-produced by Simon Cowell that makes its highly anticipated stateside debut in fall 2011 on FOX.

WCBS-TV News Anchor Dana Tyler's exclusive interview with Christopher Tierney, the actor seriously injured the Broadway musical, 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.' The interview aird tonight, January 2, on WCBS News. This is Tierney's first interview since falling 30 feet during the show's December 20 performance, suffering a skull fracture and cracked vertebrae.

The humor, warmth and emotional intensity of Katherine Paterson's Newbery Awarding winning novel, Bridge to Terabithia, unfolds on the stage January 18 through February 27, at the Coterie Theatre, level 1 Crown Center Shops.

Long Wharf Theatre announces a pair of hilariously intelligent comedies this spring playing on the Mainstage.

Long Wharf Theatre invites local Non-Equity actors ages 14 to 60 to audition for the musical Tiger Tiger Tiger to be produced by the Next Stage Program, a program for early career theatre professionals.

The process of creating a new play all comes down to an initial moment of creation - an instance, an event, a word, phrase or image that starts a playwright towards a compelling story. The quest for that creative spark is a fascinating one.

Fela! may soon be headed to Nigeria, according to the New York Times. The move was originally reported in June, when it was announced that FELA! has been asked by officials at the Nigerian Ministry of Culture to perform in Nigeria in October.

Continuing the 50-year anniversary celebration of Harper Lee's landmark book-turned-legend, ‘TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD' opens on January 14th, 2011 as THE PRODUCTION COMPANY unveils their new larger space, The Lex Theatre; 6760 Lexington Avenue, in Hollywood's Theatre Row.