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The pint sized, spunky, dancing wonder girl Asia from Dance Moms and Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, is getting a spin-off show of her own on Lifetime. Raising Asia , a docu-series featuring the eight-year-old and her mother, Kristie. This new docu-series starts next Tuesday and will even be getting the networks prime lead in, Dance Moms. The series will debut on Lifetime on July

  VH1 has picked up Nicole Ritchie's new show for an 8 episode 1st season. Her new show is slated to premiere July 17th as a part of VH1's summer schedule of original series, which also includes; Hit the Floor and Love and Hip Hop Atlanta. #CandidlyNicole marks Richie’s second reality show. According to VH1 , it will “detail her daily adventures and give insight into her decisions on style, relationships, her work life and her journey to adulthood.”

TV Land has picked up Younger for 12 episodes. This single camera comedy starring Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff , Debi Mazar and Miriam Shor. Based on the novel by Pamela Redmond Satran, Younger centers around Liza (40) a single mom trying to find work, after years out of the workforce, problem is that it's hard to start from the bottom at her age.

    Disney Channel is showing the next generation of the 90's hit classic Boy Meets World . Danielle Fishel and Ben Savage will both be back to reprise their roles in the new spinoff series. Girl Meets World , has a similar premise to the original series, but, as the title suggests, this is from a girl’s perspective. Rowan Blanchard is introduced as Riley Matthews, the tween daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews, and Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel reprise their roles from the original series which aired on ABC from 1993-2000.

 Depending on how you look at it; Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino is moving up in the world and trading his reality gig at MTV for a new reality TV show on TVGN. The situation will star in an 8 episode first season that will probe deep into "The Situation" and members on his family including Mike (youngest brother), Linda (mother), Marc (middle brother), Melissa (sister) and Frank (older brother). Apparently we have only seen one side of him, The Situation side, and now it’s time for America to get a look at Mike Sorrentino. We will see how

Cartoon Network 2014 Upfronts Cartoon Network has announced it upcoming original network programming and its digital programming for the upcoming 2014 upfront season. Cartoon Network is known for its animated series and that will not be changing any time soon. In fact Cartoon Network has decided to go back to basics and has ordered more episodes of classic cartoons like; Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry and the Looney Toons as well as a slew of new original series. In recent years, Cartoon Network has lost a lot of ground to networks like Nickelodeon and Disney channel. With its back to basics formula, Cartoon Network hopes to gain some ground back from its competitors.  New Original and Acquired Programming:  

E! Is striving to make history, by picking up its 1st scripted drama. The network has picked up one of its first two scripted pilots, The Royals starring Elizabeth Hurley, to series. Royals is a 1 hour scripted drama about a fictional British Royal family set in modern London that is informed by the regal opulence of the British monarchy, and has enough drama to be a Shakespeare play. " The Royals will offer a

The Hallmark Channel has green lighted its fourth scripted original drama to join; Signed Sealed Delivered, When Calls The Heart, and Cedar Cove. The Good With will start with a 10 episode first season based o the very successful movie franchise by the same name. Not set to air until 2015, the series will star Catherine Bell, reprising her role of raven-haired enchantress Cassie Nightingale. The seventh movie in the franchise, The Good Wife's Wonder will debut

Bravo is moving up in the world. Today, Bravo has ordered its first scripted television show in in the channels history. Its first original scripted series will be; Girlfriends Guide to Divorce starring the formidable Lisa Edelstein . This hour long drama has received a 13 episode order and is slated to premiere sometime in 2015. Girlfriends Guide to Divorce is based on the best-selling “Girlfriend’s Guide” book series by Vicki Iovine. The series follows Abby (Edelstein), a self-help book author who is trying desperately to hide that she has separated from her husband. Abby is attempting to start her life as a single woman in her 40’s in Los Angeles. As she attempts to navigate this she begins to seek advice from her divorced friends, instead of her married ones which leads to some unexpected and life-changing experiences. The series will also star Janeane Garofalo and Beau Garrett, with Paul Adelstein and Carrie Fisher, who were all featured in the pilot.

Looks like there will be two MTV series that I will catching this year. MTV has picked up its second drama pilot Eye Candy starring Victoria Justice. MTV’s new development regime has gone 4-for-4, picking up all four of its scripted pilots to series; 2 comedies and 2 dramas. Eye Candy joins recently picked up coming of age drama Finding Carter, which has a 12-episode order, and new comedy series Faking It and Happyland, both with 8-episode pickups. Eye Candy , is a thriller which has received an order for 10 episodes. MTV has decided to pick up the series even though they were not entirely happy with the pilot. Therefore, The pilot, will undergo extensive recasting and will be reshot. The show should premiere sometime this year.

Lifetime has picked up UN-Real for a 10 episode season 1 order. UN-Real is said to be a dark comedy, inspired by Sarah Gertrude Shapiro’s award-winning independent short Sequin Raze , which gives a behind-the-scenes look at the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program. “Un-Real is unlike anything that exists on television today,” Lifetime GM Rob Sharenow said. “It’s premium and original on every level, and we’re thrilled that Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro’s unique series will be Lifetime’s first program produced by A+E Studios.”

 Lifetime has decided to stray from its usual light hearted, family centered series and has picked up the conspiracy thriller pilot, The Lottery for 10 episodes. This new series will join Lifetime’s recently picked up new drama Un-Real, from A+E Studios, which also received a 10-episode order. The Lottery is set in a dystopian future where women have stopped having children, threatening extinction of the human race. When 100 embryos are successfully fertilized, a national lottery is held to decide the surrogates. “The Lottery is one of the most

Lifetime is adding a Wednesday night programming block beginning March 5th , with the premiere of an all-new dance competition docu-series, titled Bring It! which will air at 10pm. Bring IT will be an 8 episode series that will shine a light on the elite world of hip-hop majorette competitions. Coach Dianna Williams (aka "Miss D") (who I bet my last dollar is a Delta) and her Dancing Dolls Troupe refuse to lose, they push themselves to the limit each week in the relentless pursuit of victory and perfection. The Dancing Dolls are from Mississippi and the girl range in ages 7-17. The Dancing Dolls have earned more than 15 Grand Champion Titles and more than 100 trophies beneath their sequenced belts. Bring It! highlights the triumphs and struggles of intense competition, where errors aren't tolerated, mediocrity isn't excused and only a win is acceptable.

  ABC has decided to get serious about its lackluster summer programming. With the Astronaut Wives Club, ABC has two homegrown original drama series set to premiere this summer. The Astronaut Wives Club received a 10 episode straight to series order , and It will join Mistresses , which is set to return for a second season this summer. Both series are produced by ABC Studios.

Who knew there were people who were this…. Rich? E! Is set to introduce the world to a brand new series based on the uber “RICH KIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS ”. Welcome to the world of the Millionaire and Billionaire twenty-something’s where Mansions are a Dime a dozen and how you’re trending is worth more than gold. Premiering January 19th @ 10pm E! Will document the lives of   Five Friends Living in a World of Extreme Wealth Who Achieved Social Media Infamy Documenting Their lavish spending, their over the top lifestyles and high priced drama on Instagram and Twitter. These five friends whole heartedly agree that money can indeed buy happiness. As the children of some of the most wealthy families and billionaire and millionaire moguls, this exclusive clique of friends, each with their own unique relationships, goals and heartaches, come together to party, play and relate to each other’s distinctive lifestyles.     They grew up in a world where their wildest ...

Beginning August 1st 2013, Participant Media home to hit movies like; Lincoln, The Help, and An Inconvenient Truth will begin to focus its attention on Television with the launch of their new cable television station Pivot. Their focus is to reach the Millennials; those who grew up watching the shows featured on Nickelodeon’s The 90’s Are All That, and remember when MTV played music and consisted of mostly music videos. Pivot TV will be the first channel, which satellite, telco and cable companies can offer to ALL of their customers, at their Upfronts cable television provider, DIRECT TV, confirmed that Pivot will be made available to it subscribers. Pivot’s programming slate is anchored by more than 300 hours of original programming in its first year. Debuting a minimum of 6 new series , award winning films and documentaries, 3 acquired hits, and more the 10 series in development, Participant Media has created an impressive start for the birth of Pivot TV.  ORIGINA...