TLC announced today that Jon & Kate Plus 8 will return for a fifth season. The popular show that attracted record ratings for its March 23 finale will join a busy roster of returning programs, such as 18 Kids and Counting, A Baby Story, American Chopper, What Not to Wear, and Little People, Big World.
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TLC has secured what it said are the exclusive authorized documentary rights to the story of U.S. Airways pilot Chesley Sullenberger, who became a national hero when he successfully landed a crippled passenger jet in the Hudson River in January, sparing 155 passengers and crew aboard. TLC is planning a late 2009 airdate for the documentary special, which is currently in pre-production.
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TLC has ordered a new series called Cake Boss that follows baker Buddy Valastro. His elaborate confections for celebrities like Britney Spears have been featured on shows ranging from Today to The Sopranos. The show will follow the New Jersey-based Valastro and his Italian family as they run Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken. TLC will air the show’s pilot April 19, with the series launching in early June.
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TLC has ordered a still-untitled series based on its recent special Little People: Just Married. LMNO Productions is behind the show, which just secured a 13-episode order from TLC. The new show – which comes as the cable network continues to score strong numbers from the unrelated series Little People, Big World – revolves around newlyweds Bill Klein and Jen Arnold, a pharmaceutical salesman and pediatrician, respectively.
TLC plans to launch the series May 25 at 10 pm, behind the season premiere of smash franchise Jon and Kate Plus 8. The untitled series is one of three pilots LMNO recently produced for TLC; the company is also awaiting word on its projects Amazing Love Stories and Incredible Weddings.
TLC is gearing up a new reality show tracking the spouses of NASCAR drivers says The Hollywood Reporter. The cable network has ordered a docusoap series titled NASCAR Wives, starring women with last names familiar to racing fans. TLC will air an hour of the series as a special January 24 with a lead-in from the network’s most-watched annual event, the Miss America pageant. A full season, including an undisclosed number of episodes, will follow in the spring. The concept mixes racing with the “wives genre” peppering cable primetime, from Lifetime’s drama Army Wives to Bravo’s reality show The Real Housewives of Orange County.
Participants include DeLana Harvick (wife of Kevin, who has 11 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins), Shana Mayfield (wife of Jeremy, a 15-year Sprint Cup veteran), Kelley Earnhardt (sister of Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s most popular driver) and Angie Skinner (wife of Mike, who competes in NASCAR’s top three national series). The series is produced by NASCAR Media Group for TLC.
Breaking down the new episodes of your favorite network shows, Channel Surfing will give you an hour by hour view of whats on television tonight. Channel Surfing helps you decide what shows to watch, what shows to record and what shows you have to pass on this week.
Setting the DVR for: Chuck, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Heroes and Prison Break.
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Chuck (NBC)
Chuck spies on Sarah and her date (Gary Cole) and has an Intersect flash about the mystery man. Elsewhere, Anna wants to move in with Morgan, who feels pressured to grow up. But despite help from Captain Awesome, Morgan’s quest for maturity is derailed by something from his past.
