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Nature
Tonight: 8PM on PBS
"Cracking the Koala Code": Scientists unravel what a forest needs to support a healthy population of koalas by following individual koalas from a small social group that survive and thrive on an Australian island.
What's Coming Up
05/16/12 The Weight of the Nation for Kids
7:00 PM - HBO05/18/12 TRON: Uprising
9:30 PM - Disney05/19/12 Kiss At Pine Lake
8:00 PM - Hallmark05/19/12 Murder on the 13th Floor
9:00 PM - Lifetime05/19/12 American Warship
9:00 PM - Syfy
Just Released: TV DVDs
Featured DVD
The Big C
05/08/2012 Release Date
Season 2: In last season's finale, Cathy finally told her son about her cancer. Now, she's ready to move forward, determined to confront and conquer cancer, and tell everyone around her. But how will they deal with the news?
Notable New DVDs
- Chuck - Season 5
- Hallmark Channel Movie - Love's Everlasting Courage
- Frontline - Inside Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
- 60 Minutes - Remembering Mike Wallace
- BBQ Pitmasters - Season 1
Just Released: TV Downloads
Featured Download
Money from Strangers
05/01/2012 Release Date
Host Jeff Dye stops random people on the street in NYC, offering them the chance to win up to $1,000 if they put an earpiece in their ear and do and say everything that he and his comedian friends tell them to do.
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Notable Downloads
- Motorcity (Disney XD)
New Series
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- Flipped Off (A&E)
New Series
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- Young Justice (Cartoon Network)
New Season - 2
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- Whale Wars: Viking Shores (Animal Planet)
New Series
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Head Snaps: TV Tango's Blog
- Fall 2012 Complete Schedule for ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC with Trailers of New Series
- Mike Vicic - Sun May 13th, 2012
This week, the broadcast networks are announcing their schedules and new programs for 2012-2013 at the upfronts in New York. With so many people tweeting, it's hard to keep track of the schedules; so we put together broadcast grids for Fall 2012 and we included video clips for all new programs premiering this Fall.
SEE THE PROGRAM GRID AND WATCH VIDEOS OF ALL NEW FALL 2012 SERIES...
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Today in TV History: May 17
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TV Series Premieres 
These shows premiered on May 17:
2010: Check It Out (adult swim) 2010: Hot Rides and Cool Whips (Current) 2010: MTV Hired (MTV) 2009: Secret America (Discovery) 2008: Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen (PBS) 2006: How Low Can You Go (Golf Channel) 2005: Britney and Kevin: Chaotic (UPN) 2004: Colonial House (PBS)
TV Movie & Miniseries Premieres
These shows premiered on May 17:
2009: Do You Know Me (LMN) 2008: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (ION) 2000: Jesus (CBS) 1999: Half A Dozen Babies (ABC) 1999: Atomic Train (NBC) 1998: Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister (Family Channel) 1998: Miracle at Midnight (ABC) 1998: Creature (ABC)
TV Characters Births, Deaths & Weddings
These events first aired on TV on May 17:
2009: Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII are married on The Tudors 2007: Santos dies on Ugly Betty 2006: Alexandra Borgia dies on Law & Order 2005: Dana and Dr. Ryan Gibson are married on According to Jim 2004: Charlie Miguel Rivera is born on 7th Heaven 2001: Prudence 'Prue' Halliwell dies on Charmed 2001: Monica Geller and Chandler Bing are married on Friends 2000: Donna Martin and David Silver are married on Beverly Hills, 90210
TV Historical Firsts & Lasts
These events occurred on May 17:
1966: First broadcast by KVIJ-TV (channel 8; Sayre, OK). 1965: First trans-Atlantic color program via Early Bird satellite. 1956: First time NIT Basketball Tournament is nationally televised. 1939: First TV broadcast of a baseball game (Columbia vs. Princeton at Baker's Field, NY, NY; W2XBS)
