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NBC.com presents a special 'Producers' Cut' version of NBC's comedy 'Parks and Recreation' with extra footage and extended versions of the episode, 'The Master Plan,' and season finale, 'Freddy Spaghetti,' featuring guest-stars Rob Lowe ('Brothers and Sisters') and Adam Scott ('Party Down'). The full 'Producers' Cut' episode of 'The Master Plan' is currently available on NBC.com and 'Freddy Spaghetti' will be available early morning Friday, May 21.

De acuerdo a una encuesta realizada por Noticias NBC y el Wall Street Journal, la mayoría de los americanos (64%) respalda la nueva y controversial ley sobre inmigración emitida en Arizona. Asimismo casi un número idéntico (66%) cree que la ley generará una clara discriminación hacia aquellos inmigrantes que residen en los Estados Unidos de manera legal. Noticias NBC, MSNBC, CNBC y Telemundo ofrecen un vistazo especial al tema de inmigración a través de una serie de reportajes que saldrán todo el día al aire y por Internet el 26 de mayo del 2010.

Pour yourself a Cosmo and settle in with Bravo for a special'Watch What Happens: Live' this week, Thursday at 11PM ET/PT as'Sex and the City 2' star Sarah Jessica Parker drops by the studio to dish about her new movie and her upcoming Bravo series 'Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.' Viewers can submit questions for Sarah Jessica Parker on Bravotv.com, Facebook or twitter @BravoAndy.'Watch What Happens: Live' is Bravo's first late night, interactive, weekly talk show that features guests from the world of entertainment, politics and pop culture and continues to outperform the late night competition.

'Let's get to the news, you guys. President Obama is nominating Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court nominee, which would mean three female justices for the first time. Experts say it's an important step towards gender equality, while 77-year-old, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader-Ginsberg said 'it's about time someone ended this friggin' sausage fest.'

'WEEKEND UPDATE' ANCHOR SETH MEYERS - 'A Congressional Committee on Tuesday heard testimony regarding the Gulf of Mexico oil spill from executives representing BP, Transocean and Halliburton. Or as they're also known, hear no evil, see no evil, and evil.'

'Time to Give' is an historic collaboration between renowned Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet and the Tony Awards. A live, invitation-only auction (conducted by Christie's Lydia Fenet) of 13 celebrity autographed timepieces was the evening's centerpiece. Special thanks to ISAIA and Wall Street Journal for their support. Transportation provided by Empire CLS Worldwide.

CBS placed first in viewers for the ninth time in the last 10 weeks, first in adults 25-54 and a strong second in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending May 16, week 34 of the 2009-2010 television season.

Disney Channel was TV's No. 1 network in Total Day for the 3rd straight week in Tweens 9-14 (464,000/1.9 rating), and ranked No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11 (1.0 million/4.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (832,000/3.4 rating). In Prime, this week marked the net's 263rd consecutive win in Kids 6-11, and its 259th victory out of 260 weeks in Tweens 9-14.

BET Networks, a unit of Viacom ( VIA, VIA.B), today announced that entertainment superstar Queen Latifah has been tapped to host the tenth anniversary of the mega-hit, #1 rated awards show among African American viewers, the BET AWARDS. This much-anticipated special will broadcast LIVE from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 8:00 P.M.* on BET and via live stream on BET.com.

During the week of May 10, 2010, ABC took second place to CBS in Total Viewers (8.6 million) for the 2nd consecutive week, and for the 5th week running finished No. 2 to Fox in Adults 18-34 (1.9/7).

Dominant performances by AMERICAN IDOL and GLEE led FOX to another weekly victory among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. AMERICAN IDOL ranked as the No. 1 program of the week. AMERICAN IDOL and GLEE kept FOX at No. 1 for the season, out-pacing the next highest rated competitor by +13%.

THE BIG BANG THEORY was Monday's top program in key demographics leading CBS to a nightly win in both adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for May 17.

It was a long time ago -- 30 years to be exact -- in a galaxy not so far away when Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back was first released to movie theaters. Considered by many to be the greatest movie sequel of all time, Empire will celebrate its 30th Anniversary on Spike TV with a Star Wars movie marathon and a special simulcast in Times Square on Saturday, May 22.

ABC was most-watched TV network for the 9th consecutive week and 3rd straight Monday of the May Sweep. ABC built its overall Monday audience from the year-ago night for the 8th time in 9 weeks.

The 2010 CMT MUSIC AWARDS' star-studded perfomer line-up gets even hotter with the addition of country megastars Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Zac Brown Band on Wednesday, June 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Forget playing the stock market. Storage-container auctions are a place for high-stakes financial risks and rewards where the right purchase can bring in serious cash. Spike TV has announced it will go into production with a new series showcasing two business-savvy friends who make their fortune by purchasing storage containers at these auctions and re-selling the contents for a profit at pawn shops. This world is as cutthroat and angst-filled as Wall Street, where only the most brazen can turn someone's unclaimed goods into treasure.

It's a bon voyage for the cast of True Jackson, VP as Nickelodeon debuts an all-new one-hour True Jackson, VP TV movie, 'Trapped in Paris,' Saturday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The brand-new special bids adieu to the Mad Style offices as True and her friends embark on an adventure half-way around the world, with special guest stars DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson) and the cast of Nickelodeon's phenom preschool music series, Yo Gabba Gabba!, as well as Gage Golightly of Nickelodeon's The Troop. Following True Jackson, VP 'Trapped in Paris,' viewers can catch a never-before-seen, inside look into the life of True Jackson, VP star Keke Palmer as she reveals her biggest secrets, on and off the set, in the half-hour special, 7 Secrets: Keke Palmer, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).

The countdown to the highly anticipated second season of 'Jersey Shore' begins this Thursday at 9pm and 11pm ET/PT as MTV viewers catch up on season one each week. Relive the over-the-top personalities of the 'Jersey Shore' as they juggle work, love, nightlife, friendship and the drama that ensues, showing there is more to these tan and buff individuals than only hair gel.

Cheryl Ladd ('Las Vegas') and Bruce Boxleitner ('Babylon 5') star in 'Love's Resounding Courage,' the second prequel to 'Love Comes Softly,' the highly rated series of 'Loves' movies from Hallmark Channel. The new Hallmark Channel Original Movie tells the story of Clark's beloved wife, Ellen, who dies from scarlet fever and now he and his daughter, Missy, must find a way to overcome this loss while also saving the barren land from drought. Family and friends become their saving grace.

Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment Group, will outline ABC's plans for next season and unveil the network's 2010-11 fall schedule before the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.