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Long before banks, ATMS and check-cashing services, there were pawn shops. Pawning was the leading form of consumer credit in the United States until the 1950s, and pawn shops are still helping everyday people make ends meet. "Pawn Stars" takes you inside the colorful world of the pawn business. At the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the outskirts of Las Vegas, three generations of the Harrison family

Michael Imperoli Narrates THE GODFATHER LEGACY Tonight, 7/24
by TV News Desk - July 24, 2012

THE GODFATHER LEGACY, a new two-hour special premiering tonight, July 24 at 9pm ET on HISTORY, looks at how this groundbreaking 1972 film and its two sequels transcended Hollywood, transformed the American psyche, and even influenced real-life organized crime. Michael Imperoli, known for his role as...


History to Premiere TOP GEAR Season 3, 8/14
by Caryn Robbins - July 16, 2012

HISTORY will premiere the new season of the U.S. version of TOP GEAR Tuesday, August 14th at 9pm ET....


History's HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Wins Three Creative Emmy Awards
by Caryn Robbins - September 17, 2012

HISTORY(R) continues its phenomenal momentum as HATFIELDS & MCCOYS wins three 2011-2012 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy(R) Awards from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) at the 64th Emmy award presentation on Saturday, September 15 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles....


History Airs New Episodes of CAJUN PAWN STARS, Beg. Tonight, 6/6
by TV News Desk - June 06, 2012

CAJUN PAWN STARS is back, with all new episodes premiering tonight, June 6 at 9pm EST....


NBA's Jalen Rose to Be Featured on ABC's BALL BOYS, 3/31
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2012

A visit by former NBA great Jalen Rose, plus one of the world's largest football collections highlight the new sports-oriented reality series BALL BOYS, Saturday, March 31 on ABC....


History to Premiere GREAT LAKE WARRIORS, 7/19
by TV News Desk - July 02, 2012

In the heart of America, on a deadly inland sea that has claimed as many as 6000 vessels and 30,000 lives, a way of life exists that few ever witness. Men who breathe diesel fumes and watch every step they take on shifting decks. Men who battle the elements, wrestle with runaway vessels, fight fatig...


The Laugh Factory Las Vegas Adds Magician Murray to Lineup, 4/20
by Harmony Wheeler - March 29, 2012

Laugh Factory Las Vegas is introducing magic to their comedy mix with the addition of a resident show. The "Laugh Factory Presents: Murray 'Celebrity Magician'" stars magician Murray SawChuck, who comes direct from America's Got Talent and History Channels 'Pawn Stars'. The show debuts April 30th ...


History's FULL METAL JOUSTING to Premiere 2/12
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2012

HISTORY and the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) are teaming up to introduce America to one of history's original extreme sports: jousting. The partnership will bring live jousting exhibitions to Professional Bull Riders events in New York and Anaheim, Calif., in January as part of the promotional run...


DUCK DYNASTY Tops Wednesday Night Cable Ratings
by Tyler Peterson - October 11, 2012

A&E's Duck Dynasty topped the ratings among cable networks Wednesday night. Below are the highlights of 23 ad-sustained programs that ran last night, Oct. 10, on cable networks: ...


History to Premiere New Season of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, 6/3
by Caryn Robbins - May 21, 2012

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS returns Sunday June 3, 9pm ET/PT. This summer, IRT pushes farther north than ever before, new roads, new ice, and a whole new set of treacherous challenges....


Photo Flash: First Look at THE MIDDLE's Episode, 'The Safe,' 11/7
by Tyler Peterson - October 18, 2012

BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at THE MIDDLE's upcoming episode, 'The Safe,' set to air on Nov. 7 on ABC!...


Sports-Oriented Reality Series 'Ball Boys' Premieres 3/24 ABC
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2012

From the producers of cable's top rated 'Pawn Stars,' 'Ball Boys' follows the sports memorabilia business at iconic Robbie's 1st Base in Baltimore, MD, and the charming family-like relationships of the sports fanatics who work there - Robbie Sr. and Junior, Sweet Lou and Shaggy....


NBA's Jalen Rose to Be Featured on ABC's BALL BOYS, 3/31
by Caryn Robbins - March 02, 2012

A visit by former NBA great Jalen Rose, plus one of the world's largest football collections highlight the new sports-oriented reality series BALL BOYS, Saturday, March 31 on ABC....


HISTORY Renews TOP GEAR for Season 3
by TV News Desk - May 11, 2012

HISTORY announced today that the new season of the U.S. version of Top Gear is beginning production. The second season of the critically-acclaimed and popular series broke into the millionaire's club with 1.1 million Adults 25-54 and 18-49 (+30 and +22 vs. S1, respectively) and is the youngest skewi...


National Geographic Channel Announces New Series BID & DESTROY
by Caryn Robbins - March 26, 2012

National Geographic Channel today announced the start of production on the new series BID & DESTROY from Leftfield Pictures, the producers of Pawn Stars....


A&E and Lionsgate Announce Home Entertainment Distribution Partnership
by Caryn Robbins - August 14, 2012

A+E Networks(TM), an award-winning global media content company, and Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, have forged a partnership under which Lionsgate will handle home entertainment distribution of programming from A&E(R) Network, HISTORY(R) and Lifetime(R), the two comp...


History Films, Radius-TWC and Participant Media Back Errol Morris' 'THE UNKNOWN KNOWN'
by TV News Desk - September 10, 2012

HISTORY FILMS(TM), RADiUS-TWC and PARTICIPANT MEDIA in association with Moxie Pictures will team up for THE UNKNOWN KNOWN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DONALD RUMSFELD, a feature documentary directed by Academy Award winner Errol Morris (The Fog of War; A Brief History of Time; The Thin Blue Line). The pro...


History's HATFIELDS & MCCOYS Premiere Draws More than 13.9 Million Viewers
by TV News Desk - May 29, 2012

The debut of the HISTORY's HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, which premiered on Memorial Day and continues tonight and Wednesday (9-11pm ET/10c) becomes the #1 non-sports telecast in ad supported cable television history, with over 13.9 million total viewers, 5.8 million adults 25-54 and 4.8 million Adults 18-49 ...


Mark Consuelos, Ed Robertson, Martin Short et al. to Co-Host LIVE! WITH KELLY, 5/28-6/1
by TV News Desk - May 16, 2012

Nationally-syndicated morning show 'LIVE! with Kelly' announces the lineup of guest co-hosts who will join Kelly Ripa during the week of May 28 - June 1, 2012:May 28, 2012 - MARK CONSUELOS co-hosts with Kelly today. Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons chats about heading to Broadway in 'Harvey,' and 'Pawn...


Al Roker to Host First-Ever National History Bee Competition, 6/1
by Caryn Robbins - May 23, 2012

HISTORY will air the lively final rounds of this first-ever tournament in a two-hour television special, premiering on Friday, June 1 at 8 pm ET....


Kristin Chenoweth, Trace Adkins to Host AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS on FOX
by Caryn Robbins - August 28, 2012

Multi-platinum recording artist Trace Adkins and Emmy and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth return as hosts of the third annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, airing from Las Vegas this December on FOX. The awards show will take place at Mandalay Bay. Nominations to be announced soon....


Sneak Peek - Kevin Costner in History's HATFIELDS & MCCOYS, Airing Tonight, 5/28
by TV News Desk - May 28, 2012

HISTORY's 'HATFIELDS & MCCOYS' starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton will be broadcast today, Memorial Day, May 28th. The miniseries, to be produced by Leslie Greif's Production Company, Thinkfactory Media, and Kevin Costner as producing partner, will chronicle the bloody hostilities between two cl...


History Launches New PAWNSTARS.COM Website
by Caryn Robbins - November 05, 2012

HISTORY continues its brand expansion across digital platforms with the launch of PawnStars.com - a new website portal where fans of the television series, PAWN STARS, can pawn items via Pawngo, watch episodes of Pawn Stars, play the hugely popular PAWN STARS Facebook game, purchase merchandise and ...


History to Premiere New Series SHARK WRANGLERS 7/1
by Caryn Robbins - June 14, 2012

Pre-eminent ocean explorer and elite fisherman Chris Fischer is on a quest to decode the secrets of the deadliest creatures in the ocean in SHARK WRANGLERS, a new series premiering Sunday, July 1 at 10 p.m. on HISTORY....


BWW Reviews: Murray SawChuck - Magic & Comedy Make a Show That's Fun for Everyone
by Ellen Sterling - June 06, 2012

His face is familiar and so are his hair and black-rimmed glasses. You've seen him on Pawn Stars, America's Got Talent, Celebracadabra and lots of other TV shows. Stick-thin with a shock of platinum blonde hair styled like brush bristles, he describes himself as what the child of Andy Warhol and Lad...






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