A&E GOES ON GHOST PATROL WITH NEW REAL-LIFE SERIES “PARANORMAL COPS” FOLLOWING POLICE OFFICERS WHO ALSO WORK AS PARANORMAL INVESTIGATORS

HIT SERIES “PARANORMAL STATE” RETURNS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19 AT 10PM ET/PT FOR THIRD SEASON

NEW YORK, NY - January 6, 2009 - A&E sets out on a ghost patrol with the greenlight of the new original real-life series “Paranormal Cops,” following a team of Chicago-area police officers who also work as paranormal investigators. The network also announced the third season of hit original real-life series “Paranormal State.” The third season of “Paranormal State” premieres Monday, January 19 at 10PM ET/PT and “Paranormal Cops” is currently and tentatively slated to premiere later in 2009. [Read more →]

Rock of Love: Charm School - Episode 12: “Reunion” First aired January 4, 2009

All the girls, except Raven, attended the reunion, which was hosted by Riki. Angelique is called down first and talks about not doing any more porn and is filming a scary movie. Kristy Joe was not present with the other girls, until Riki tells the audience she wanted to show the world what she has learned. She comes out wearing the fat suit from the speed dating episode, and explains she doesn’t judge people by their appearance anymore. She is working on her emotional problems and her personality for when she starts dating again. [Read more →]

On last night’s episode of True Beauty the contestants were taken to a doctor/beauty expert for what they are told is a series of measurements to assess their “beauty score”. What the contestants didn’t know is that they were being observed on a hidden camera to see if they will look at the personal files of the other contestants. [Read more →]

THE BIGGEST LOSER 7 701 TV PG L Air Time: 08:00PM 10:00PM

NEW SEASON OF NBC’S HIT WEIGHT LOSS SERIES – ‘THE BIGGEST LOSER: COUPLES’ – PREMIERES JANUARY 6 WITH OLDEST, YOUNGEST AND HEAVIEST CONTESTANTS EVER, PLUS A SHOCKING NEW TWIST!

NBC’s hit weight loss series returns with its biggest season yet when “The Biggest Loser: Couples” premieres Tuesday, January 6 (8-10 p.m. ET). Alison Sweeney (”Days of our Lives”) hosts and trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels return to train 11 couples who begin the show with a combined weight of more than 3.5 tons. [Read more →]

AMERICAN IDOL ALUM DAVID ARCHULETA PERFORMS ON “TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN” SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, ON FOX

David Archuleta of AMERICAN IDOL Season Seven will perform his single “Crush” and will talk to Spike about life after AMERICAN IDOL on TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN airing Saturday, Jan. 10 (Midnight-12:30AM ET/PT) on FOX. (SPK-308) (TV-14 L)

Source: FOX Press Release

PREMIERE EPISODE: “This is your Car on Drugs” — The premiere episode takes viewers inside some of the busiest international entry points to the U.S. At Los Angeles International Airport, a voluptuous 20-year-old woman arrives from Switzerland with no working papers but a suitcase full of titillating surprises! In the Pacific Northwest, at the Blaine, Washington border crossing, smugglers attempt to foil DHS canines by packing narcotics in baby diapers. Along the border between the U.S. and Mexico in the scorching heat of the desert outside of Tucson, Border Patrol agents race the clock to find six undocumented immigrants lost in the barren wilderness. In one of the most dramatic stories at the San Ysidro, California border crossing, a fake license plate tips a border officer off to a life-threatening situation. [Read more →]

In Playboy TV’s New ‘Show Us Your Wits,’ Beautiful Women Make Men Lose Their Minds

Lap Dancers Versus Brain Cells - Guess Who Wins?

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Ever see a smart man lose his wits when a pretty woman looks his way? Then just imagine the stupefying effect that a beautiful (and scantily clad) temptress would have on the mental processes of a male game show contestant. [Read more →]

The Second Season Of “The Real Housewives Of New York City” Premieres Tuesday, February 17 At 11 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK – January 5, 2009 – The much anticipated hit series “The Real Housewives of New York City” returns to the Big Apple for a second season of drama with everyone’s favorite Manhattan ladies. Premiering after the finale of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” on Tuesday, February 17 at 11 p.m. ET/PT, Alex, Bethenny, Jill, Luann and Ramona, along with new cast member Kelly Killoren Bensimon – continue to juggle their careers and home lives with busy calendars packed with charity fund-raising galas, the social whirl of the Hamptons and nights on the New York social scene. Following the premiere, the series will then move to its regular Tuesdays at 10 p.m. timeslot on February 24. [Read more →]

BRAVO’S “TOP CHEF: NEW YORK” ON PACE TO MARK HIGHEST RATED SEASON EVER, UP DOUBLE DIGITS FROM FOURTH CYCLE

“Top Chef: The Cookbook” Hits The New York Times Best Sellers List

Food Critic and Acclaimed Author Toby Young Joins The Judges Panel

NEW YORK January 5, 2009 Bravo’s Emmy and James-Beard Award-winning series and the No. 1 rated food show on cable, “Top Chef,” is on pace to record its highest-rated season ever, with its most recent supersized original episode garnering a season high 3.125 million total viewers on (12/17/08), according to Nielsen Media Research. Bravo was the No. 1 cable network in the time period (10 11:15 p.m.) among adults 18-49 and total viewers, and the episode with special guest judge Martha Stewart was the No. 1 cable telecast of the day among adults 18-49. Through six episodes, “Top Chef: New York” has seen double-digit growth, up 21 percent among adults 18-49 (1.914 vs. 1.584 million) and up 19 percent among total viewers (2.741 vs. 2.30 million), compared to the series fourth cycle. [Read more →]