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ABCFamily.com is expanding its music presence on the network's website ABCFamily.com - launching 'The Sound Booth' on Monday, June 7th. 'The Sound Booth' will feature unique opportunities for users to discover new artists, stream music videos, download music, and experience their favorite ABC Family shows and talent.

Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of the BBC's audience sensation 'Torchwood,' developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Starz will debut the 10-episode series exclusively in the U.S., and BBC One will debut it in the U.K., both in summer, 2011. This is a co-production between Starz, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Worldwide, and BBC Worldwide will distribute the show outside the U.S. The deal was jointly announced today by Starz, LLC President and CEO Chris Albrecht and BBC Worldwide Productions EVP Jane Tranter.

Spike TV's 'Blue Mountain State' returns to the gridiron with two new cast members when the network's scripted comedy series begins production on its second season of 13 episodes this week in Montreal. 'Blue Mountain State' is produced by Varsity Pictures' Brian Robbins ('Varsity Blues,' 'Smallville,' 'One Tree Hill') and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF).

America's favorite muckrackers return for an 8th season of PENN & TELLER: BULLSHIT! on Thursday, June 10th at 10 PM ET/PT. The notoriously outspoken pair continue their crusade to expose the inherent hypocrisy (translation: bullshit) of many of the popular beliefs and sacred institutions in our culture.

Today, PBS enlists HISTORY DETECTIVES fans across the nation to solve a 40-year-old mystery: 'Who is John F.?' - and did he really help send Andy Warhol's art to the moon? HISTORY DETECTIVES has posted 'Moon Museum' online today, two weeks before the segment airs in the June 21 broadcast premiere. The producers of the PBS series, a summertime favorite, are releasing the story prior to the season launch in the hopes that online viewers will produce evidence to answer this question.

On the heels of the multi-year strategic partnership announced earlier this year, executives from Hallmark Channel and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia today revealed the original 'how-to' programming block set to launch exclusively on the cable network this fall. The slate of new programming is anchored by the debut of the Emmy(R) Award-winning series 'The Martha Stewart Show' on Hallmark Channel beginning September 13th at 10:00-11:00 a.m., ET/PT weekdays.

Last year's Emmy Award winner of best supporting drama actress, Cherry Jones ('24'), has taken her name off the Emmy ballot, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Fans of The Jim Henson Company's well-known brands like Fraggle Rock and Farscape, as well as fans of the Company's new hit pre-school properties, including Sid the Science Kid and Dinosaur Train, now have an online retail destination to shop for all of their favorite merchandise at the Company's official e-commerce website at www.henson.com.

This summer, the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre features exciting performances ranging from its specialty, fully staged musicals with Ititle of show] and Chess, to its popular cabaret evenings of show tunes, jazz, blues, and rock.

Juliette Jeffers' highly acclaimed two-act-tour-de-force, 'BATMAN and ROBIN in the BOOGIE DOWN' has been lauded in both Dallas and Los Angeles where it enjoyed sold-out runs.

Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge, the Tony Award-nominated stars of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES on Broadway, are featured on this weekend's edition of NY1 Onstage. On Stage airs Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM and again from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM. It repeats on Mondays from 9:30 PM to 10:00 PM and Tuesdays from 12:30 AM to 1:00 AM.

The Irish Repertory Theatre will present a rare concert performance of Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe's BRIGADOON for its 2010 Annual Benefit Gala. The concert will be directed by Charlotte Moore and choreographed by Barry McNabb. This event is one night only: Monday, June 14 at the Shubert Theatre. Matthew Broderick (THE PRODUCERS) is set to host.

Jan Maxwell And Katie Finneran talked to the New York Times about their backstage habits while appearing on Broadway. Maxwell, currently appearing in LEND ME A TENOR, spends much of her off-stage time in her dressing room with Will Maxwell-Lunney, her 14-year-old son.

Go behind the scenes on the set of Drop Dead Diva Season 2. Watch as the stars hint at some of their favorite upcoming scenes and who's back every episode! Airs Sunday June 6th at 9pm/8c only on Lifetime!

Broadway favorite Jonathan Groff was injured while filming hit TV show GLEE.

CMT is heating up the summer with a variety of music-related programming, including new episodes of the hit series CMT CROSSROADS and all-new episodes of CMT's highest rated show SINGING BEE when CMT SUMMER OF MUSIC kicks-off Wednesday, June 9 with the 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS broadcasting live from Nashville. In addition to new premieres, the summer lineup will feature country's hottest stars and include video premieres from nine different artists during CMT BIG NEW MUSIC WEEKEND.

Get ready for a party! The ABC Summer Block Party is back and ready to rock at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The party gets started on Friday, June 11, continuing through Saturday, June 12 (11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., CT). The premiere Country Music festival will be taped for a special, 'CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock,' airing Wednesday, September 1 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

During the week of May 24, 2010, ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' drew its largest weekly audience ever (2.14 million). In addition, the ABC late night program logged its best performance among Adults 18-49 (851,000) in over 15 months - since w/o 3/2/09.

NBC's giving Americans the chance to win millions on its hit primetime competition series 'Minute to Win It' by holding casting calls for upcoming episodes this weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, June 5. The casting calls also will continue the following weekend on Saturday, June 12, in Boston and Chicago.

ABC's exclusive coverage of The Finals Game 1 - Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers - delivered a 10.4 overnight rating, a 17 percent increase from 2009 (Orlando vs. L.A. Lakers, 8.9 overnight). As was the case for every Finals game on ABC in 2009, Thursday night's Game 1 broadcast was the highest-rated show of the night for all of television, helping ABC to win the night for all networks in primetime.