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AMC is heading back to the lab for another season of Breaking Bad, ordering a flight of 13 new episodes.

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CBS College Sports Network is now available in high definition to all cable, satellite and video distributors. The network is offering an MPEG4 simulcast feed that allows viewers to watch live games in high definition in all sports the network televises.

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The Programming Insider: Friday 5/09/08

2008-05-09

Before I get into the overnights rating results, let me focus on CBS' Survivor: Micronesia for a moment. Erik…are you crazy? Nuts? Cuckoo? Meshugenah? Could you believe he fell for that scheme to give the immunity necklace to Natalie? As James appropriately noted, this is now the dumbest move in the history of the Survivor franchise. All I can say at this point is…go Cirie!

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Mr. TV: In Mom's Honor

With Mother's Day this Sunday, I thought I would dedicate this week’s column to the grand matriarchs of the small screen who are the real brains behind any classic TV family.

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