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“Soul Surfer,” featuring Carrie Underwood, is among Movies on Demand’s upcoming films July 01, 2011 | Comment on this article

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“Soul Surfer,” which marks Checotah native Carrie Underwood’s movie debut, is among the upcoming films to be offered by Cox Cable’s Movies on Demand, according to a news release. “Soul Surfer,” based on the true story of professional surfer Bethany Hamilton (played by AnnaSophia Robb), who at 13... Read More

CBS announces 2011-12 fall premiere lineup

June 30, 2011 CBS has provided the schedule below for its 2011-12 fall season premieres: Wednesday, Sept. 14 7 p.m. “Survivor: South Pacific” Monday, Sept. 19 7 p.m. “How I Met Your Mother” 7:30 p.m. “How I Met Your... Read More

NBC signs Kelli Giddish and Danny Pino to “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

June 29, 2011 Kelli Giddish and Danny Pino have been signed as two new series regulars on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which will debut its 13th season this fall at 9 p.m. Wednesdays on NBC, according to a news release. Giddish, who recently starred in the NBC drama “Chase,” and Pino, who had a seven ... Read More

ABC announces fall series premiere schedule

June 28, 2011 ABC has provided the following schedule for its 2011-12 fall season premiere lineup: Friday, Sept. 16: 9 p.m. “20/20″ Monday, Sept. 19 7-9 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” 9 p.m. “Castle” Tuesday, Sept. 20 8 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars the Results Show” 9 p.m. “Body of Proof” Wednesday,... Read More

“Royal Pains” returns to give viewers another dose of summertime entertainment

June 27, 2011 The Hamptons’ favorite concierge doctor Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein) is back on call when the third season of “Royal Pains” premieres on a new night at 8 p.m. Wednesday on the USA network. The episode begins with Hank and his brother/Hank Med CEO Evan (Paulo Costanzo) and physician’s assistant Divya... Read More

“Hawaii Five-O”: Terry O’Quinn joins cast

June 24, 2011 Emmy Award-winning actor Terry O’Quinn is set to join the cast of “Hawaii Five-0″ in a recurring role for the series’ second season, which premieres in September on CBS, according to a news release. His character, a Navy Seal Lt. Commander who trained McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) in Coronado and... Read More

“True Blood”: Season four premieres Sunday on HBO; second episode airs immediately after on xfinityTV.com and HBOGO.com exclusively

June 23, 2011 The fourth season of “True Blood” debuts at 8 p.m. Sunday on HBO, and fans of the show who subscribe to HBO on Comcast can exclusively go to xfinityTV.com and HBOGO.com to view the next episode a week earlier than its airdate, according to a news release. The season four premiere will be available ... Read More

‘Entertainment Weekly’ weighs in on favorite ‘SYTYCD’ performances

June 20, 2011 EW lists its top 25 — with links to the performances. I agreed with many of the choices, especially numbers 7, 10, 11, 13 and 18. But number one? EW gave Twitch and Alex Wong’s Hip Hop routine the winning performance. This surprised me, because, frankly, I didn’t remember it. Of course, he is, as ... Read More

The CW announces fall premiere dates

June 20, 2011 The CW Network has announced its fall schedule for the 2011-12 season, which includes four new series and new nights and times for some of its returning shows, according to a news release. The lineup is as follows, with new shows having an “- N” beside their title: TUESDAY, SEPT. 13 7 p.m. “90210″ ... Read More

Is the “So You Think You Can Dance” Top 20 really THAT good?

June 18, 2011 Are this season’s dancers so good the judges are mystified? Could be, as we saw this week on the premiere competition show. This week, SYTCD’s Top 20 were paired and began competing n earnest. There were some knockout routines, an Emmy-nominee for sure, and some plain beautiful dancing. One couple, in my... Read More

“The Amazing Race” to make 20th journey

June 17, 2011 CBS has renewed its seven-time Emmy Award-winning reality series “The Amazing Race,” for a 20th season, according to a news release. “The Amazing Race” ended its 18th segment, “Unfinished Business,” on May 8, which featured former fan favorites, including Oklahoma cowboys Jet and Cord McCoy,... Read More

“Drop Dead Diva” returns with an engaging third season opener Sunday

June 16, 2011 “Drop Dead Diva” opens its third season with Jane (Brooke Elliott) keeping an eye on Grayson (Jackson Hurst) while he’s in a coma in the hospital after a car accident. Of course, Jane’s hoping Grayson will call her Deb again when he wakes up. But, at the moment, the only two people who know that ... Read More

“The Killing” renewed for second season

June 14, 2011 AMC has announced a 13-episode second season renewal for “The Killing.” The series presently has the second highest-rated premiere season for an original drama in AMC history, according to a news release. “The Killing,” based on the successful Danish television series “Forbrydelsen,” stars... Read More

ABC Family movie “Cyberbully” set to premiere July 17 as part of “Delete Digital Drama” campaign

June 13, 2011 “Cyberbully,” an ABC Family original movie starring Emily Osment, Kelly Rowan and Kay Panabaker is scheduled to premiere at 7 p.m. July 17 as part of a campaign by ABC Family and Seventeen magazine to bring awareness to the youth issue of digital abuse and bullying. The “Delete Digital Drama”... Read More

“The Protector” fails to preserve interest

June 10, 2011 Another procedural drama, “The Protector,” hits the airwaves at 9 p.m. Sunday on Lifetime. And another procedural drama is just what it is. “The Protector” stars Ally Walker as divorced mother/Los Angeles homicide detective Gloria Sheppard who is raising her two sons, Leo (Thomas Robinson) and Nick... Read More

“Abby’s Groovy Getaways” debuts at 3 p.m. Sunday June 09, 2011 Actress/model Abigail Schrader, 16, who divides her time living in Enid and in Los Angeles, has a new television show, “Abby’s Groovy Getaways,” which is set to premiere at 3 p.m. Sunday on KOCO-TV. Schrader hosts “Abby’s Groovy Getaways,” a travel show in which she explores vacation destinations... Read More

“The Walking Dead”: AMC releases season two “first look” photo

June 08, 2011 AMC released the above picture today as a “first look” photo from the upcoming 13-episode second season of “The Walking Dead,” currently shooting in the greater Atlanta area. “At this moment, I’m standing on a stretch of post-apocalypse interstate in Georgia, littered with abandoned cars and... Read More

So You Think You Can Dance hits Vegas

June 07, 2011 Welcome to another year of “So You Think You Can Dance.” The auditions have been fast and furious (seemed shorter this year) and this week the dancers with the tickets to Vegas will be judged yet again — this time in unrelenting rounds of practice and presentations. The TV blog will report on the... Read More

Josh Duhamel returning to “All My Children”

June 07, 2011 Josh Duhamel will be appearing once again on “All My Children” to play Pine Valley’s favorite con artist Leo du Pres, who allegedly died in 2003, according to a news release. Leo was paired with Rebecca Budig’s Greenlee character in 2000, and when Leo went over a waterfall years ago trying to save... Read More

“Pearl” to premiere on OETA Saturday

June 06, 2011 The family-friendly film “Pearl,” based on the exceptional teen years of the late Eula “Pearl” Carter Scott, will be having its Oklahoma television premiere at 8 p.m. Saturday on the OETA Movie Club hosted by B.J. Wexler. “Pearl” tells the story of the Chickasaw woman who earned her pilot’s... Read More

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