Coming off its fourth consecutive record-breaking year and earning its best year ever across all demographic and financial metrics in 2009, Bravo announced the addition of a fifth night of original programming and unveiled an impressive development slate.

Development highlights include the network's first foray into the music genre with a new competition series, continued scripted development with mega-producer Darren Star ("Sex in the City"), a docu-series development following "So You Think You Can Dance" choreographer Mia Michaels and an international food competition series "Around The World in 80 Plates,"(wt).

Additionally, the network will host weekly live virtual viewing parties - now called the "Bravo Talk Bubble" - starting March 25th during episodes of "The Real Housewives of New York City."

Increasing its original programming by 20 percent in 2010 marks an unprecedented 42 percent increase in original programming over the past two years. Additionally, all Bravo programming will now be shot in HD, creating the best viewing experience possible for the network's engaged viewers.

Check out the list of programming announcements:

Syfy's #1 original hit series, Warehouse 13, has cast Jewel Staite (Stargate Atlantis) and Sean Maher (Party of Five), of the acclaimed series, Firefly, as guest stars in an upcoming episode titled "Mild Mannered."

The hour-long episode is scheduled to premiere July 2010. Warehouse 13 stars Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek and Allison Scagliotti, along with series guest star, CCH Pounder. The 13-episode, dramedy is currently in production in Toronto and will premiere season two on Tuesday, July 13.

In "Mild Mannered," Maher plays Sheldon, a quiet unassuming guy whose exposure to a dangerous object brings about shocking physical change. Staite portrays Loretta, the object of his unrequited love. Staite starred as Kaylee Frye and Maher as Dr. Simon Tam in the hit series, Firefly, the award-winning 2002 drama from creator Joss Whedon.

Basic:

• ABC has a new Grey's Anatomy at 9 and Private Practice at 10
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, CSI at 9 and The Mentalist at 10
  
• NBC has a new Community at 8, Parks and Recreation at 8:30, The Office at 9, 30 Rock at 9:30 and The Marriage Ref at 10
• Fox has a new American Idol at 8 and Kitchen Nightmares at 9
• CW has repeats of Vampire Diaries and Supernatural

Cable:

• A&E has The First 48 at 9,  Manhunters: Fugitive Taskforce at 10 and Iced: U.S. Marshals Alaska at 10:30
• Bravo has The Real Housewives of Orange County at 9 and The Real Housewives of New York City at 10
• COM has The Sarah Silverman Program at 10:30
• DISC has The Underwater Bomber: Detroit Plane Plot at 10
• FOOD has Ace of Cakes at 10
• FX has Archer at 10
• HIST has Modern Marvels at 8 and Food Tech at 9
• LIFE has Project Runway at 10 and Models of the Runway at 11
• MTV has America's Best Dance Crew at 10
• NatGeo has Monster Moves at 8
• SPEED has Bullrun at 10
• TLC has Police Women of Maricopa County at 9 and LA Ink at 10
• VH1 has Sober House with Dr. Drew at 10
• WE has 20/20 on WE at 10
  

Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," announced he has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and will begin treatment immediately in New Zealand. Whitfield discovered the cancer during a routine checkup as he prepped for the sophomore season. Andy's doctors have stated his condition is very treatable, and was detected in its early stages.

"I'm receiving excellent care, and am feeling strong, positive and determined with an army of support behind me," says Whitfield.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Andy," says Chris Albrecht, President and CEO of Starz. "His health, of course, is our primary concern. He has our complete support during this difficult time."

The second season was scheduled to begin shooting shortly in New Zealand, but has been postponed to accommodate Andy's treatment.

CBS has ordered a second cycle of the hit reality series, UNDERCOVER BOSS, for the 2010/11 broadcast season.

UNDERCOVER BOSS, which follows high-level chief executives as they slip anonymously into the rank and file of their companies, is the number one new series of the 2009-2010 season, averaging 18.74 million viewers, 8.0/17 in adults 25-54 and 7.1/17 in adults 18-49.

"We are thrilled with the overwhelming response to the series and how audiences seem to connect to it on several levels," said Jennifer Bresnan, Senior Vice President, CBS Alternative Programming. "The wish fulfillment of seeing the top boss perform jobs of the rank and file is universal, and the employees' stories discovered at each company are often relatable and inspirational."

Each week, UNDERCOVER BOSS follows a different executive as they leave the comfort of their corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their companies. While working alongside their employees, they see the effects their decisions have on others, where the problems lie within their organizations and get an up-close look at both the good and the bad while discovering the unsung heroes who make their companies run.

FOX's summer is scorching hot with the series preview and premiere of THE GOOD GUYS (previously announced as CODE 58), the kick-off of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE's seventh season, the summer premiere of LIE TO ME, the seventh course of culinary competition HELL'S KITCHEN, all-new installments of mysterious drama PAST LIFE plus all-new episodes of GLEE, COPS, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED and ANIMATION DOMINATION.

So far the schedule looks like this:

Mondays, June 7:

• 8:00-9:00 PM LIE TO ME (Summer Premiere)
• 9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD GUYS (Series Premiere)

Tuesday, June 1:

• 8:00-9:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
• 9:00-10:00 PM GLEE (finale June 8)
  

Tuesday, June 15:

• 8:00-10:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE

Wednesday, May 19

• 8:00-9:00 PM THE GOOD GUYS (Series Preview)
• 9:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL

Wednesdays, June 2 & 9

• 8:00-10:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE

Wednesdays, June 16

• 8:00-9:00 PM GLEE (Time Period Premiere) (Encores)
• 9:00-10:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Time Period Premiere)

Thursdays, May 27

• 8:00-10:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Season Premiere)

Thursday, June 10

• 8:00-10:00 PM HELL'S KITCHEN (Season Premiere)

Friday, May 28

• 8:00-10:00 PM PAST LIFE (Two-Hour Summer Premiere)

Fridays, June 4 and 11

• 8:00-9:00 PM PAST LIFE (Time Period Premiere)
• 9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE (Time Period Premiere) (Encores)

Fridays, June 18:

• 8:00-9:00 PM BONES (Time Period Premiere) (Encores)
• 9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE (Encores)

Saturdays (no change to lineup)

Sundays, beginning June 6:

• 7:00-9:30 PM ANIMATION DOMINATION
• 9:30-10:00 PM SONS OF TUCSON

The global market leader in browser-based Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG), Bigpoint, will be demonstrating the next generation of client-free PC gaming at Game Developers Conference 2010. Leading its product slate for 2010 will be Battlestar Galactica Online, a tactical space combat and adventure MMOG based upon Syfys Battlestar Galactica series.

The game, inspired by one of the most popular science fiction series in television history, will launch worldwide exclusively this fall on Syfy.com for a 30 day period. The Unity co-developed MMOG will offer state of the art graphics that can be played directly in an Internet browser. The teaser website for Battlestar Galactica Online is available at http://www.bgo.bigpoint.com and Bigpoint will be discussing this announcement at booth 2038 at Game Developers Conference, March 9th-12th.

The second season of the critically acclaimed series Merlin makes its United States television premiere on Syfy Friday, April 2, at 10PM (ET/PT), following the spring season premiere of Stargate Universe at 9PM (ET/PT).

To give viewers a chance to catch up before the new season two launch, Syfy will showcase all 13 hours of Merlin's first season in a full day marathon Sunday, March 28, from 10AM-11PM (ET/PT).

An imaginative new twist on a timeless legend, Merlin is set in the mythical city of Camelot, before history began. It's a fantastical realm of legendary beasts and mysterious peoples, and a dangerous world where magic has been banned by the ruthless tyrant, Uther Pendragon.

Merlin stars Colin Morgan as Merlin, Bradley James as Prince Arthur, Anthony Head as King Uther, Richard Wilson as Gaius, Katie McGrath as Morgana and Angel Coulby as Gwen.

In the season two premiere episode, new servant Cedric (Mackenzie Crook, The Office) threatens Merlin's position as Arthur's right-hand-man, turning the Prince against his loyal friend. Merlin is convinced the slippery newcomer is up to something and he's right - Cedric is a con man and a thief who's after a magnificent jewel recently unearthed in a tomb far beneath Camelot. Little does Cedric realize that his precious prize is more dangerous than he could possibly imagine.

A&E kicks off the original real-life series "Runaway Squad," following former NYPD detective Joe Mazzilli and his team of private investigators, who track, rescue and reunite runaways with their families. The seven episode series will feature a special one-hour premiere on Monday, April 5 at 10 PM ET/PT on A&E followed by back-to-back half-hour episodes each week.

"Joe Mazzilli is a true New York character and a real-life superhero," said Robert Sharenow, Senior Vice President, Nonfiction and Alternative Programming, A&E. "The extraordinary passion and commitment that he and his team display on a daily basis is incredibly inspiring and something we believe our viewers will truly connect with."

In the one-hour series premiere, Mazzilli and his team are contacted by the mother of a 15-year-old runaway who has been missing for nine months. Tayvela may have felt trapped in her Long Island home by her over-protective, but well-meaning, mother. When the team discovers that a gang may be holding her against her will, they turn up the heat and do all they can to find her.

Felicia Day, star of web videos The Guild and Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, who also played "Vi" in the final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will portray a werewolf-hunting descendant of Little Red Riding Hood in the new Syfy Saturday Original Movie, Red.

Scheduled to premiere in 2011, Red is Syfy's latest re-imagining of classic fairy tales, legends and pop culture characters. The new line of films launched with Beauty and the Beasts: A Dark Tale, which starred Estella Warren, on February 27.

Syfy, one of television's most prolific producers of original movies, is also developing films around the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Hansel & Gretel, among other projects.

In the action-packed Red, Red (Day) brings her fiance home, where he meets the family and learns about their business - hunting werewolves. He's skeptical until bitten by a werewolf. When her family insists he must be killed, Red tries saving him. Red also stars Kavan Smith (Stargate Atlantis) and Stephen McHattie (Watchmen).