TV Guide Magazine to Offer ''Summer TV Preview DVD'' with Select Newsstand Editions on East & West Coasts (June 5 Issue, on Newsstands Thursday, June 1)

-- Unprecedented Cross-Network Preview of the Best of Summer TV on Cable and Broadcast Television

-- Sneak Peeks and Behind-the-Scenes Footage of 17 of the Hottest TV Shows Set to Premiere or Return this Summer

-- Plus 13 Exclusive Interviews with TV's Hottest Personalities

TV Guide magazine editor-in-chief Ian Birch announced today thatthe magazine's Summer Preview issue (June 5 issue, on newsstands June1), will include a fully-navigable DVD, as a free multi-mediacompanion. Affixed to the cover of select east and west coastnewsstand editions of TV Guide, this unprecedented cross-network DVDwill feature sneak peeks at the new and returning programs TV Guideeditors are recommending for summer viewing.

Produced by TV Guide, and hosted by the TV Guide Channel's JohnFugelsang, the Summer TV Preview DVD will be organized into threegenres and feature commentary by three of TV Guide magazine's editors-- senior TV critic Matt Roush (comedy/drama), LA bureau chief CraigTomashoff (family), and writer Ali Gazan (reality). It featuresnever-before-seen clips and behind-the-scenes footage from 17 of thissummer's favorite returning programs and most anticipated new shows,as well as exclusive interviews with 13 of the small screen's hottestpersonalities.

"There is a lot of terrific television coming up in the next fewmonths, and we're happy to feature so many of our favorite programsfrom across the broadcast and cable networks for this DVD," said Mr.Birch. "We are always looking for new ways to add value for ourreaders and to enhance their TV viewing experience. This DVD seemedthe perfect companion to our popular annual Summer Preview issue as itwill provide our readers with a unique and entertaining overview ofwhat we believe is the best of summer television for 2006."

TV Guide's Summer TV Preview DVD features exclusive interviewswith more than a dozen of television's most popular personalitiesincluding Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly, Doug Ellen,and Jeremy Piven (HBO's "Entourage"), Kyra Sedgwick (TNT's "TheCloser"), Tom Everett Scott (TNT's "Saved"), Annabeth Gish and JasonClarke (Showtime's "Brotherhood"), Denis Leary (FX's "Rescue Me"),Tommy Lee and Dave Navarro (CBS' "Rock Star"), and show creators andexecutive producers Simon Cowell (NBC's "America's Got Talent") andMark Burnett (CBS' "Rock Star").

Sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes footage featured on the DVDinclude "Entourage" and "Deadwood" (HBO), "Rock Star" (CBS),"America's Got Talent" and "Treasure Hunters" (NBC), "So You Think YouCan Dance" (Fox), "Danny Phantom" (Nick), "Backyardigans" (Nick Jr.),"Whistler" and "Beyond the Break" (The N), "The Closer" and "Saved"(TNT), "Brotherhood" and "Weeds" (Showtime), "Psych" and "The 4400"(USA) and "Rescue Me" (FX).

Organized by genre, the following is a list of television showsthat are featured on TV Guide's Summer TV Preview DVD:
COMEDY/DRAMA
Rescue Me (FX)
Deadwood (HBO)
Entourage (HBO)
Brotherhood (Showtime)
Weeds (Showtime)
The Closer (TNT)
Saved (TNT)
The 4400 (USA)
Psych (USA)

REALITY
Rock Star (CBS)
Treasure Hunters (NBC)
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
America's Got Talent (NBC)

FAMILY
Backyardigans (Nick Jr.)
Danny Phantom (Nick)
Beyond the Break (The N)
Whistler (The N)

TV Guide's Summer TV Preview DVD will be available with newsstandscopies of TV Guide magazine's June 5 issue (on newsstands Thursday,June 1) in the following markets:
New York
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Boston
San Francisco
Washington, DC
Seattle - Tacoma
Phoenix
Cleveland
Sacramento
Pittsburgh
Portland
Baltimore

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