Monday, May 21, 2007

News & Notes: Sunday is the New 'Friday'

Now that NBC has renewed its critically acclaimed Friday Night Lights for a second season, there is no excuse not to get into this fabulous show. The Peabody Award-winning series will rerun this summer Sunday nights on NBC (9 p.m. EST). Beginning next Sunday (May 27th), be sure to tune in each week to find out why the critics, fans and awards are so enthralled with the characters and stories that make Friday Night Lights one of TV's best. As always, nbc.com has all of the episodes streaming for free. Now is the perfect time to Catch the Lights!

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*'Tis the season for weddings, babies, shootings, and cliffhangers. Yes, I'm referring to the bad case of Finale Fever that we're all experiencing. But, which season finale were/are you looking forward to the most? Lost? Grey's Anatomy? American Idol? According to TV.com, most of you are anticipating the finale of Heroes more than any other show. The site surveyed 15,000 television fans and the freshman series came out on top. Here's a look at the full results:

Heroes - 39%
Lost - 24%
Grey’s Anatomy - 8%
24 - 8%
Smallville - 7%
House - 5%
The Sopranos - 5%
American Idol - 3%
The Amazing Race - 2%

Total votes: 15,008

You can catch the most-anticipated finale of the season, Heroes, tonight on NBC.

*And finally, it's TV on DVD Sunday! First, a look at some recent hot releases on store shelves:
THE 4400 (season 3)
WILL & GRACE (season 6)
BEVERLY HILLS 90210 (season 2)
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND (season 8)
ER (season 7)
FRASIER (season 9)
WINGS (season 4)
THAT 70s SHOW (season 6)

Upcoming releases May 22nd:
SCRUBS (season 5)
THE O.C. (season 4)
KYLE XY (season 1)

Upcoming releases May 29th:
THE CLOSER (season 2)

For a list of all the recent and upcoming TV on DVD releases, click on over to tvshowsondvd.com.

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