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TBS and Just For Laughs have announced the lineup and airdate for a new TBS special that will be taped during the second-annual edition of TBS PRESENTS A 'VERY FUNNY' FESTIVAL: JUST FOR LAUGHS this June in Chicago.

The all-new episode of DEADLIEST CATCH on Tuesday, May 25 at 9PM earned a 2.35 HH / 2.04 P25-54 AA%, making it the #1 primetime (8P-11P) non-sports cable program for key demos P/M/W25-54, P/M18-49, P2+ and P18+ in ratings and delivery. The top numbers also marked the seventh consecutive week of DEADLIEST CATCH at #1 among P/M25-54 delivery.

Disney/ABC Television Group will launch Disney Junior, a new multiplatform brand and 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel and online site devoted to preschool-age children. Scheduled to debut in the U.S. in 2012, Disney Junior will invite mom and dad to join their child in the Disney experience of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters, both classic and new, while incorporating specific learning and development themes designed for kids age 2-7.

Alice Ripley, who received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning 'Next to Normal,' will reprise her acclaimed performance in the musical's 36-week, multi-city North American tour, launching this November at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles followed by confirmed engagements in San Diego, Seattle, Des Moines, Providence, Hartford, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, St. Paul, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and more cities to be announced in the near future. Ms. Ripley will play her final Broadway performance on Sunday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The Summer Session of Clown Classes begins June 7

'The Sound of Music' will play this summer at Blue Springs City Theatre. The production is in need of an orchestra director for the show. The show dates are July 15-18, 22-25. Performances are at the Blue Springs High School Auditorium. The position pays $150.

Auditions For The US & THEM REUNION At the KC Fringe Festival

Witness the unbelievable as THE PARANORMAL FUN HOUSE returns to The Next Space for another First Friday appearance.

With their marathon winter-spring concert tour crossing North America, Irish Music phenomenon, Celtic Woman, has extended their current itinerary into summer due to overwhelming popular demand. Touring in support of their latest chart-topping CD/DVD, Songs from the Heart, Celtic Woman continues to delight live audiences with what critics are calling an "uplifting" and "beyond captivating" concert experience.

Gallery Theater Summer Kids Camp To Be Held 7/12-16

In a newly created role, NBC News Ryan Osborn has been promoted to Director of Social Media for NBC News. Osborn will oversee and execute all social media initiatives for the news division. He will manage NBC News' usage of social media to increase awareness of show programming, interactivity with viewers, and outreach to target audience groups.

A poll released today by NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo revealed a deep split in the opinions of white Americans and Hispanic Americans on the topics of immigration, the Arizona law and American politics. More than six in 10 Americans (61%) back Arizona's controversial new immigration law, including 70% of whites but just 31% of Hispanics. Less than half (43%) of whites agree that immigration strengthens America, but the majority (68%) of Hispanics believe it does strengthen the nation.

DATELINE Announces Upcoming Schedule 5/28-30

'MEETING OF THE MINDS: THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY' will premiere on Wednesday, June 16th at 8PM ET.

'The Thomas Crown Affair' will air on CNBC on Friday, June 18th at 8pm. The 2 and 1/2 hour film will repeat that evening at 11:30pm.

Oxygen introduces the world to Jersey's first family of fashion Tuesday, June 1 at 10pm ET/PT as the ladies of new series, 'Jersey Couture' dish on the premiere episode's drama as it unfolds via real time water cooler destination, www.OxygenLive.com. Scali sisters Kimberly and Christina will also be available to offer one-on-one fashion advice for fans during the episode. Additionally, Oxygen launches the 'Get Styled by Jersey Couture' Sweepstakes giving fans an opportunity to win a makeover, provided by the Scalis, when they enter on www.oxygen.com. 'Jersey Couture' follows a New Jersey family (The Scalis) who run one of the Garden State's most sought-after destinations for extravagant women's formal wear.

Telemundo, productora líder de contenido innovador y de alta calidad para los hispanos de EE.UU. y alrededor del mundo, anunció hoy la contratación de los actores Ana Layevska, Fabián Ríos, Sonya Smith, Gabriel Porras y Jorge Luis Pila, como talento exclusivo de la cadena, fortaleciendo su portafolio de talento de primera.

MTV today announced that Academy Award(R)-winning actress Sandra Bullock will receive the 'MTV Generation Award' during the '2010 MTV Movie Awards' for her riveting and diverse contributions to the film industry and for entertaining generations of the MTV audience over the last two decades.

BBC AMERICA heats up with the summer premieres of The Choir, Being Human and Come Dine with Me

With 10th-season the season closer of Dancing with the Stars, ABC nearly tied Fox with the Tuesday finale of Idol into Glee as the most-watched network (pacing within 300k viewers - 15.2 million vs. 15.5 million) on the final Tuesday of the TV Season. ABC considerably narrowed the gap with Fox from the comparable year-ago night (900k on 5/19/09). Also on the night, ABC outdrew CBS with its drama finales by 2.0 million viewers (13.2 million) and NBC with The Biggest Loser and Parenthood finales by 6.6 million viewers (8.6 million).