America Online and Entertainment Weekly Launch Original Video Series Highlighting the Best Bets on TV; '5 to Watch' Co-Hosted by EW's Kristen Baldwin and Dalton Ross.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- America Online See AOL. , the world's leading interactive services company, and Entertainment Weekly, America's leading magazine about entertainment and pop culture, have joined forces to launch "5 to Watch"--a new, original weekly series that provides a fast-and-furious review of the best bets on television. Entertainment Weekly senior editor Kristen Baldwin and senior writer Dalton Ross co-host the show, offering a unique, insightful and humorous look at the shows that are truly worth watching on TV. "5 to Watch"--best viewed via AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (R) for Broadband--can be seen now within AOL(R) Television. "At AOL Television, our goal is to enhance our members' TV viewing experience though entertaining and engaging online video programming," said Patricia Karpas, Vice President and General Manager of AOL Television. "'5 to Watch' serves that mission perfectly by providing expert insights in an innovative and fun format. We're thrilled to offer this weekly programming to our AOL and AOL for Broadband members." "Teaming with AOL lets us give online consumers an opportunity to experience Kristen's and Dalton's signature wit and insights. There's nothing like '5 to Watch' on television," said Sandy Drayton, Vice President of Communications and Television Development, Entertainment Weekly. "Just as our readers have made EW part of their weekly routine, we know AOL and AOL for Broadband members will come to look forward to hearing from Kristen and Dalton each week about the best shows on TV." As all real TV fans do, Kristen and Dalton will celebrate the television medium while not hesitating to make fun of it. The show's first episode spotlights popular stalwarts "The Apprentice" (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ) and "Survivor" (CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. ), along with newcomers "Lost" (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ), "Veronica Mars This article is about the Veronica Mars television series. For the character, see Veronica Mars (character). Veronica Mars is a critically-acclaimed teen drama/mystery neo-noir series. " (UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation ), and "Renovate My Family Renovate My Family is an hour long reality television series on Fox which reaches out to improve the lives of troubled families. While arguably it is very similar to ABC's , Renovate My Family is in actuality a life altering show which provides a combination of life " (FOX). Kristen and Dalton also pay tribute to the Primetime Emmy(R) Awards by presenting their own series of television awards in some unconventional categories. Future episodes will address vital TV topics such as "TV Crush of the Week" and "TV Tangent of the Week." AOL Television is a comprehensive destination for TV fans to be informed, engaged and entertained. Its newest feature, "New Shows to Know," includes previews and descriptions of the hottest shows premiering or returning this fall, as well as AOL Television's top picks for the very best new shows premiering this season. In addition, AOL Television's exclusive sneak preview of the full premiere episode of The WB's new series, "Jack & Bobby" resulted in nearly 700,000 viewings by AOL for Broadband members. A television industry first, the series premiere was made available online before its network debut. TV's Top 5, AOL Television's marquee feature, provides a daily rundown of the best five moments of the previous day based on input from AOL editors, feedback from AOL members and viewing data provided by TiVo. TV's Top 5 is optimally experienced via AOL for Broadband. About Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly, a winner of four National Magazine Awards (two for General Excellence, one for Design and one for Special Interest) is America's leading consumer magazine of entertainment and popular culture. The magazine is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Inc., and has a guaranteed circulation rate base of 1.65 million reaching an audience of ten million readers. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. |
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