TV Guide Network Celebrates the Fall Television Season with Programming and Specials Dedicated to the Most Anticipated Returning Shows on Network Television

Business Wire, Sept 26, 2007

The '2007 Countdown Campaign' Will Begin Airing on September 24(th) and Run for Five Weeks Featuring Special Programming Dedicated to Hit Shows Including 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Heroes,' and 'Desperate Housewives'

LOS ANGELES -- TV Guide Network([R]), a leading entertainment network providing original programming to over 83 million homes, today announced they will celebrate the highly anticipated new Fall TV Season throughout September and October with various programming specials dedicated to the hottest returning television shows. The "2007 Countdown Campaign" began on September 24, 2007.

In addition, the network will also feature weekly "Daily Fix" segments during the network's original series REALITY CHAT, WATCH THIS!, THE 411 and TV WATERCOOLER. The "Daily Fix" will feature a look back at one of the shows being featured in the "2007 Countdown Campaign," or take a look ahead at the upcoming season. Below is an outline of the special programming that will be featured in the "2007 Countdown Campaign":

WATCH THIS: HOUSE Premieres on September 27th at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT

Join John Henson and Nikki Boyer as they take an inside look at the new season and the new faces of House.

InFANity: PRISON BREAK Premieres on October 3rd at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

TV Guide Network goes on the inside with the Fox blockbuster drama with the special episode of InFANity: PRISON BREAK, featuring exclusive interviews with series stars, a tour of Joliet Prison, and we'll travel to Dallas, the latest Prison Break location for a look at the brand new set based on an infamous real life penitentiary that's even scarier.

TV GUIDE SPECIAL: HEROES-THE RETURN Premieres October 7th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

Go behind the scenes of NBC's sci-fi smash hit in the TV Guide Special HEROES-THE RETURN. We'll meet the co-stars with the chemistry that made the first year of Heroes so popular: Masi Oka, Santiago Cabrera, Greg Grunberg, Michah Sanders, Ali Larter and Noah Gray-Cabey. Plus, we'll try to pry a few second season spoilers from new cast members with secret superpowers and hidden agendas.

CLOSE-UP: LADIES OF WISTERIA LANE Premieres on October 8th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

TV Guide Network will take a look at the lives and careers of all your favorite Desperate Housewives. We recount Teri Hatcher's early years as a Love Boat mermaid, and we'll tell you which housewife got her start as a vixen on Knots Landing. We also have the scoop on new neighbors Dana Delany and Nathon Fillion.

TV GUIDE SPECIAL: THE DOCTORS OF GREY'S Premieres October 13th at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

The sexy ensemble cast from Seattle Grace Hospital gets the treatment in the TV Guide Special, THE DOCTORS OF GREY'S. What does it take to make stethoscopes and surgical scrubs so seductive? Find out first hand from Grey's Anatomy stars Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson, T.R. Knight, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Ellen Pompeo and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Also, get an early look inside the Grey's Anatomy spin off, Private Practice.

CSI: INSIDE THE NEXT SEASON Premieres October 21st at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

TV Guide Network takes you behind the yellow tape of the CBS hit drama, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION. This half hour special features a panel discussion with various TV experts as well as interviews with William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Eric Szmanda, Robert David Hall and Paul Guilfoyle from the green carpet world premiere of the interactive exhibit, CSI: The Experience in Chicago.

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TV Guide Network reaches more than 83 million homes and is the premier television entertainment network for viewers seeking the latest information on the best programs, hottest stars and latest trends on television. Headquartered in the heart of Hollywood, TV Guide Network combines programming with comprehensive program listings information - all of which deliver on viewers' need for an entertaining and easy guide to what's on TV. TV Guide Network is a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

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