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NBC Announces Programming For 7/5

The Chicago Blackhawks can win their first Stanley Cup since 1961 with a victory against the Philadelphia Flyers at Wachovia Center in Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.

'NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams' was the most watched network evening newscast for the week of May 31 - June 6, 2010, according to Nielsen Media Research data. During the week, 'Nightly' saw 7.672 million total viewers, +754,000 more than ABC 'World News,' 6.918 million and +2.561 million more than CBS 'Evening News' 5.111 million. All three newscasts were labeled as specials on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday and are not included in the weekly or season average. Additionally, ABC 'World News' was retitled on Thursday due to preemptions in western markets for coverage for the NBA Finals.

CBS broadcast six of the top 10 programs - more than all of the other networks combined - according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending June 6, week 37 of the 2009-2010 television year.

Heading into this year's Licensing Show, NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group and Joy Tashjian Marketing Group, LLC (JTMG) have finalized a licensing agreement with Mattel, Inc. for the hit primetime series, 'Minute to Win it.' As part of the deal, Mattel has signed on to create board games that are expected to hit retail in the fourth quarter of 2010. JTMG is the agency of record for NBC Universal Television Consumer Products Group.

Disney Channel ranked No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11 (829,000/3.4 rating) and Kids 6-14 (1.0 million/2.8 rating), marking the net's 266th consecutive win in Kids 6-11 and 263rd straight win in Kids 6-14.

Former 'The Bachelor' and 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Melissa Rycroft gets set to co-host 'Bachelor Pad,' the exciting new competitive reality series from the producers of 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette.' Rycroft will host alongside Chris Harrison ('The Bachelor,' 'The Bachelorette') when the series premieres MONDAY, AUGUST 9 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on ABC.

A winning performance by GLEE, the sizzling season premiere of HELL'S KITCHEN and two strong nights of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE led FOX to a solid second-place finish last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens amidst the NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup Finals. In fact, FOX claimed four of the week's Top 7 programs (originals, excluding sports).

ABC won the week of May 31, 2010 in Total Viewers (7.2 million) and across all key adult demographics: AD18-34 (2.3/8), AD18-49 (2.6/8) and AD25-54 (2.8/8). Winning among Adults 18-49 for the 2nd time in 3 weeks, ABC (2.6/8) beat out second-place Fox by 30% (2.0/6), third-place NBC by 37% (1.9/6) and fourth-place CBS by 86% (1.4/4).

It was another big week for Nickelodeon's top-ranking twosome, iCarly and Victorious, as the two hit series scored wins for the net, securing basic cable's number-one and three-rated spots, respectively, for the week. Additionally, iCarly's 'iPsycho' movie (Friday, 8 p.m. ET/PT) and Victorious' 'Robarazzi' (9 p.m. ET/PT) scored as the top two rated shows among all kid and tween demos.

BBC AMERICA today announced its latest U.S. premiere co-production. Luther, starring Idris Elba (The Wire), is a smart, six-part, psychological thriller that takes a bold new look at the crime genre. Elba is also Associate Producer on the project.

With The Bachelorette and True Beauty, ABC won Monday night among Adults 18-49, pacing 15% ahead of its nearest competition (CBS) and beating out NBC's summer premieres (2-hour Last Comic Standing/debut of Persons Unknown) by 28% and Fox's summer premieres (Lie to Me/The Good Guys) by 44%.

Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to TANDEM Communications' ground-breaking eight-hour television adaptation of Ken Follett's bestselling novel 'The Pillars of the Earth.' Starz kicks-off with a two-hour premiere of the series, produced by Tandem Communications, MUSE Entertainment and Ridley and Tony Scott's SCOTT FREE Films, on July 23 at 10pm et/pt. The hour-long eight-part series will air Fridays at 10pm et/pt.

Continuing to amass accolades for its brand evolution and strategic marketing initiatives, Syfy will receive the prestigious Media Week Media Plan of the Year and People's Choice awards for its Alice promotional campaign during ceremonies in New York City on Wednesday, June 16.

Pop sensation and multi-platinum recording artist Katy Perry is set to host TEEN CHOICE 2010 airing Monday, Aug. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The Grammy-nominated artist will also perform during the 12th annual special that celebrates the year's hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion.

CBS Films has announced that it will delay its new Beauty and the Beast remake, BEASTLY. The Vanessa Hudgens and Alex Pettyfer film will now be released on March 18, 2011.

Are you sitting at home with the Perfect Musical, wondering how on earth to get producers to notice it? There might be some answers for you at this summer's conference for musical theatre writers in Los Angeles. It's called 'The Biz of the Musical Theatre Biz: a Conference for Writers' and it just might be the key to figuring out how to get your musical produced.

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