TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (9/24)

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Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:

• Hellcats (CW) - Six more scripts ordered
• One Tree Hill (CW) - Six more scripts ordered

• Army Wives (Lifetime) - Season 5
• The Big C (Showtime) - Season 2
• Boardwalk Empire (HBO) - Season 2
• Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime) - Season 3
• Dual Survival (Discovery) - Season 2

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This Week on TV (9/13-9/19)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Survivor, Video,

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

Season premieres: 90210, Gossip Girl, The Nate Berkus Show, Oprah

• 90210 (CW, 8 p.m.):  Season premiere. “A deadly earthquake strikes Beverly Hills.” This explains what happened to the Peach Pit.
• Little People, Big World (TLC, 8:30 p.m.):  “Matt and Zach embark on a father-son road trip in an attempt to mend their broken relationship.” A reconciliation is as likely as the show being renewed.
• Hoarders (A&E, 9 p.m.):  “A woman’s home is caving in from the weight of garbage piled up to the ceiling.” The good news? The cave-in created additional storage space underneath the house.

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This Week on TV (8/16-8/22)

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• The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC, 8 p.m.):  “Ben and Adrian have ulterior motives for getting engaged.” He really needs a new Wii while she’s eyeing a new bedspread.
• Intervention (A&E, 9 p.m.):  “A flight attendant battles alcoholism.” The intervention takes a turn when he grabs two beers and flees via the emergency slide.
• The Big C (Showtime, 10:30 p.m.):  Series premiere. “Suburban Minneapolis wife and schoolteacher Cathy (Laura Linney), who is dying from skin cancer, begins to take charge of her life and live it up a little.”  Here’s to SPF 15—Woo Hoo!

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This Week on TV (8/9-8/15)

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• Bachelor Pad (ABC, 8pm):  Series debut. “The Bachelor and The Bachelorette meet Big Brother in this elimination contest, in which 19 castoffs from the ABC dating games face weekly challenges while living under the same roof. Before the first elimination, there’s a day-night group date.” Rejects being rejected by rejects? This is Must See TV!
• Last Comic Standing (NBC, 9pm):  Season finale. “The winning stand-up comic is revealed.” I look forward to hearing nothing about this person for years to come.
• Huge (ABC Family, 9pm):  “The campers get anxious when they hear it’s time for their first weigh-in.” The results will determine whom they face in the ring.

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