"Wife Swap" To Return Next Year On ABC

ABC has announced that they have renewed British import "Wife Swap" for another season after good ratings paired with "Super Nanny" on Monday nights.

"Ugly Betty" Heading For Spanish TV

ABC's hit show "Ugly Betty" is heading later this year to Spanish television, Buena Vista International announced. The Golden Globe winning series will be broadcast on Cuatro broadcast television. The show is based on Yo Soy Betty La Fea which is a Colombian telenovela.

CSI Miami Hits Its Stride

The original CSI is one of my favorite shows and has been from the start, the writing and acting are some of the best on television. When they expanded from the original CSI in Las Vegas to new shows in Miami and New York I was a little nervous that they would damage the original show or make weaker copies of it. I watched CSI Miami from the start and it wasn't a show I always watched, it was okay but wasn't as good as the original. Over time the show has gotten better and David Caruso now seems more relaxed in the role and puts in strong performances. The supporting cast also has gotten better and if you are a fan of the original CSI then this show is worth a look.
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CBS Cancels "Armed & Famous"

CBS has announced that they have canceled their police and celebrity reality show "Armed & Famous" after three episodes. The show which featured lesser known celebrities such as Erik Estrada, La Toya Jackson and Jack Osbourne as reserve police officers has had falling ratings. The show went up against FOX's top rated American Idol on Wednesdays nights and was 44th in its first week when two episodes were shown but fell to 70th for its January 17th episode. This weekend VH1 will show the one episode not already shown plus the four already broadcast. Originally there was a planned seven episodes and i'm sure VH1 will show the remaining two episodes if the producers decide to finish them.

Miss America 2007 Is From Oklahoma

Lauren Nelson a twenty year old from Lawton, Oklahoma has been crowned Miss America 2007 Monday night in Las Vegas. The pageant was shown on Country Music Television or CMT as its more widely known.

"America's Funniest Home Videos" To Return

ABC has announced that it has renewed "America's Funniest Home Videos" for an amazing eighteenth season.

"Super Nanny" Renewed For New Season

ABC has announced that they have picked up their British import "Super Nanny" for another season. The show has performed well in the 9pm time slot on Mondays and will now return for its fourth season.

"Law And Order SVU" Has Strong Ratings

"Law And Order Special Victims Unit" is the top performer of the "Law And Order" franchise. The series recently picked up for a ninth season leads in its time slot by a 50 percent margin in the 18-49 age group. The show has solid acting and writing which makes it one of my favorites too.

NBC Renews Top Shows Early

NBC has announced early that it has renewed for another season four of its top rated shows. The shows receiving the good news are "Heroes", "The Office", "My Name Is Earl" and "Law And Orders" top rated version "Law And Order-Special Victims Unit."

CNN HD To Launch This Year

CNN has announced that they plan to launch a high definition channel this year. Direct TV has announced they will carry the new channel when its scheduled to launch in the fall.

"Survivor" Will Survive For Two More Years

CBS has announced that they have ordered two more seasons of its "Survivor" reality show. The show hosted by Jeff Probst has had an amazing run with its 13th installment just recently ended. The last installment "Survivor: Cook Islands" performed well with an average of 15.8 million viewers in the 18-49 age group. The next installment the 14th edition "Survivor:Fiji" premieres on February 8th.

TMZ.Com Coming To FOX Stations In Fall

A new entertainment show based on the celebrity gossip website TMZ.Com is coming to Fox owned television stations this fall. The show which is titled TMZ will be shown nightly in a half hour format with an hour version on the weekends. The website has been amazingly popular since its December 2005 launch and has attracted millions of hits. The site has been famous for being the first to report thinks such as Mel Gibsons arrest as well as scopes on Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan. I'm sure the show will be similar to Entertainment Tonight and Extra but have more celebrity gossip, it will be interesting to see how it does this fall.

"Chiller" New Horror Cable Network Coming

A new cable channel devoted to horror movies and series will go on the air on March 1st. The network will be called "Chiller" and is being launched by NBC Universal. Universal was known for its black and white horror classics so i'm sure lots of the horror classics from Universals vaults will show up on the channel.

Bravo's "Top Chef" Has Highest Ratings Ever

Bravo's reality chef show called "Top Chef" had its highest ratings ever this past Wednesday night. The show which featured a super size episode drew 2.2 million viewers including myself. The second season now running on Bravo has been averaging 1.7 million viewers which is up 54 percent over ratings for season one at this point. The show has already been renewed for a third season. The show is about a group of wannabe chefs who are competing for a $100,000 prize as well as other prizes and the title "Top Chef." Its your standard reality fair where each week the contestants compete against each other in competitions and then a group of judges decide which one goes home until the last one standing is the winner. I enjoy the show and its worth watching if you enjoy reality competition shows its kind of like "Hell's Kitchen" but without Gordon Ramsey.