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ROYAL 11523 Santa Monica Blvd. (310) 477-5581 West Hollywood SUNSET 8000 Sunset Blvd. (323) 848-3500 Downtown GRANDE 345 S. Figueroa Street (213) 617-0268 www.laemmle.com Purchase Tickets Online BARGAIN SHOWS IN SHOWTIMES FOR G-FORCE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 10:30, 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35 THE UGLY TRUTH (R) 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 ORPHAN (R) 10:45, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 10, 11, 1:25, 2:25, 4:50, 5:50, 8:15, 9:15 (R) 10:15, 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS 3D (PG) 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30 PUBLIC ENEMIES (R) 11:20, 2:40, 6, 9:20 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 10, 12, 1:25, 3:25, 4:50, 6:50, 8:10, 10:15 THE HANGOVER (R) 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 ORPHAN (R) 12:20, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15, 9:30 G-FORCE (PG) 12:10, 2:05, 4:05, 5:55, 7:50, 9:35 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:05 THE HURT LOCKER (R) 2:15, 4:45, 7:30, 10 ANGELS DEMONS 12:05, 9:40 STAR TREK 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 (R) 3 FOOD, INC. (PG) 12:05, 2:05, 4:05, 6:05, 8:05, 10:05 THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (R) 12:20, 5:05, 7:40, 10:10 MY SISTER'S KEEPER 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 THE PROPOSAL 12:20, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30, 10:05 AWAY WE GO (R) 12, 2:05, 4:10, 6:15, 8:20, 10:20 MOON (R) 3, 4:55, 7, 9 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 12:30, 2:50, 7:25 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:50 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST 4:50, 9:35 MONSTERS VS.

ALIENS (PG) 12:15, 2:35, 4:45, 7:15, 9:20 ANGELS DEMONS 12:35, 4, 6:50, 9:30 NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN (PG) 12:45, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35, 9:45 LAND OF THE LOST 12:40, 3, 5:10, 7:30, 9:40 IMAGINE THAT (PG) 12:20, 2:40, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 9:45, 11:55, 12:55, 3:05, 4:05, 6:15, 7:15, 9:25, 10:25 G-FORCE (PG) 9:30, 10:35, 11:40, 12:50, 1:50, 3, 4, 5:10, 6:10, 7:20, 8:20, 9:35, 10:30 ORPHAN (R) 9:30, 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10 (R) 9:35, 11:50, 4:55, 10 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 9:35, 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:15 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS 3D (PG) 10:50, 1, 3:05, 5:10, 7:15, 9:20 PUBLIC ENEMIES (R) 2, 7:05 KIDS MATINEE (NR) 9:45 A.M. HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 2:25, 4:45 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 MONSTERS VS. ALIENS (PG) 12:15, 2:15, 7:20 ANGELS DEMONS 12:25, 4:15, 7, 9:45 DRAG ME TO HELL 4:30, 9:25 LAND OF THE LOST 12:20, 2:35, 4:40, 7:25, 9:40 IMAGINE THAT (PG) 12, 7:15, 9:35 G-FORCE (PG) 12:20, 2:30, 4:40, 6:50, 9 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 12:15, 3:20, 6:25, 9:30 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (PG) 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:10 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 9:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:05, 12:55, 1:40, 2:25, 3:15, 4:05, 4:50, 5:35, 6:25, 7:15, 8, 8:45, 9:35, 10:25 G-FORCE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 10:30, 11:15, 12:45, 1:30, 3, 3:45, 5:15, 5:55, 7:30, 8:10, 9:45, 10:25 G-FORCE (PG) 9:45, 11:55, 2:10, 4:25 I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER 9:35 P.M. THE HANGOVER (R) 10:20, 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8, 10:25 MY SISTER'S KEEPER 9:30, 2:25, 7:30 THE PROPOSAL 10, 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05, 10:35 PUBLIC ENEMIES (R) 6:40, 9:35 (R) 11:55, 4:55, 10 ORPHAN (R) 9:30, 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 10 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 9:35, 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 10:15 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS 3D (PG) 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:35 KIDS MATINEE (NR) 9:45 A.M. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 11:10, 2:10, 5:10, 8:10 G-FORCE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 11:20, 1:25, 3:30, 5:35, 7:40, 9:35 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (PG) 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 11:15, 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (G) 11:50, 2:20, 4:30 ANGELS DEMONS 6:45, 9:45 LAND OF THE LOST 11:55, 2:40, 4:55, 7:15, 9:40 IMAGINE THAT (PG) 12:15, 2:45, 5:10 YEAR ONE 7:35, 9:55 EARTH (G) 12:10, 2:25 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE 4:50, 7:05, 9:30 MONSTERS VS.

ALIENS (PG) 12, 2:30, 4:45, 7 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST 9:35 P.M. NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN (PG) 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 2, 3, 4, 5:15) 6:30, 7:15, 8:30, 9:45, 10:20 G-FORCE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 11, 1:30, 4) 6:45, 9 G-FORCE (PG) 11:40, 1:55, 4:10) 7:35, 9:50 THE UGLY TRUTH (R) 11:10, 1:35, 4:05) 7:20, 10 ORPHAN (R) 11:15, 2:05, 4:55) 7:40, 10:15 PUBLIC ENEMIES (R) 10:50, 1:50, 5) 8:15 THE HANGOVER (R) 12:10, 2:25, 4:45) 7:45, 10:05 THE PROPOSAL 11:05, 1:55, 4:30) 7:10, 9:40 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (PG) 12, 2:30, 5:05) 7:05, 9:20 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (PG) 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:25, 2:25, 3:25, 4:35, 5:35) 6:35, 7:45, 8:45, 10 ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (PG) 10:30, 12:45, 3, 5:15) 7:30, 9:45 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 10:55, 2:10, 5:30) 8:50 I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER 1:55) 7:40 MY SISTER'S KEEPER 11:10, 4:40) 10:15 THE PROPOSAL 11:40, 2:30, 5:10) 7:50, 10:20 (R) 11, 1:15, 3:35, 5:45) 8, 10:30 PUBLIC ENEMIES (R) 11:30, 2:45, 5:50) 9 THE HANGOVER (R) 11:45, 2:15, 4:45) 7:25, 10:05 ORPHAN (R) 10:45, 1:30, 4:15) 7:15, 10:10 THE UGLY TRUTH (R) 10:40, 1:10, 3:40, 5:55) 8:10, 10:25 G-FORCE (PG) 11:25, 2, 4:30) 7, 9:30 G-FORCE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 10:25, 1, 3:30) 6, 8:30 Times for only latimes.com HOTLIST summer which was No. 1-rated show last week. quite a roll for a network that seven or eight years ago was, despite its history as one of the mostestablished basic- cable outlets, bestknown as a depot for repeats of crime shows such as I got here, we used to joke that people came to us after the Food Network passed on their Wachtel, who joined USA in 2001, said in an interview. certainly not true Over the last few years, many basic cable networks have invested big money in developing original scripted programming, following the trails blazed by premium outlets HBO and Showtime.

But USA has been more successful than just about anyone else, which has not escaped the attention of the advertising community. is doing said Steve Sternberg, a prominent TV analyst formerly of New York ad giant Magna, who added that the network has secret of producing high-quality original dramas down not sure USA has made any serious recent Wachtel is quick to credit his boss, NBC Universal Cable En- tertainmentPresident Bonnie Hammer, for the share of that success. Since adding USA to her portfolio in 2004, Hammer has encouraged the network to focus on developing shows that fulfilled basic genre commitments detectives cracking cases, for example but were also lighter and more humorous than viewers might expect. Also, the settings tend to be in warm, sunny locales such as Miami and Santa Barbara. Programmers are encouraged to submit proposed shows to a checklist that Hammer calls the Wachtel said he was initially skeptical of the approach after all, conventional industry wisdom says viewers watch shows, not networks but has since become a convert.

kind of becomes a launch pad for new he says of the branding philosophy. Now become the chief liaison to Holly- creative community. all know what they want USA to Matt Nix, creator and executive producer of said of Wachtel and his team. not a lot of internal dissension when it comes to the creative direction for the network, which allows you to focus on what you want to Nix originally pitched the show as a gritty drama set in Newark, N.J. The suggestions which included alighter tone and the Florida setting made the series better, Nix said he ultimately concluded.

For Wachtel, 25 years in TV development, on both the network and studio sides, has given him plenty of experience in dealing with writers and piecing together series. During the he served executive stints at Columbia Television and the now-defunct Orion. One early lesson came when developing a script about high schoolers in a small town with writer Kevin Williamson of fame. Wachtel felt that for teenagers, the characters were too self-aware, too jaded, too knowledgeable about pop culture of decades past. In short, the executive felt, they sounded too much like Williamson.

but the way kids want to Williamson replied, according to Wachtel, who said he relented. The script became which was a huge hit on the WB network. was right, I was admitted Wachtel, who has sincespent much of his time trying to find writers with similarly original takes on familiar material. The audiences for shows such as and Plain a drama about a female U.S.marshal in New Mexico that was originally developed for theCW still come nowhere near what the top broadcast series can do during the regular season. And to be sure, Wachtel and his team have infallible instincts.

An attempt to squeeze a series out of the successful miniseries Starter fizzled after just one season. And an Americanization of the dark British crime series garnered critical acclaim but low ratings. Wachtel believes in the latter case, the network simply strayed too far from its formula. But those are rare blots on recent record. Overall, cable has been steadily narrowing the audience gap; paradoxically, USA now routinely beats the CW.

Also, because cable networks have a different economic model unlike broadcasters, they collect subscription income as well as money from advertising sales they do not need huge audiences for ashow to be considered a hit. As Wachtel put it, would much rather have an audience of 5 million people, each of whom will spend $100 on the content and things related to the content: DVDs, bobble- heads and books than have awhole lot of people who kinda like The audience or that section of it that Wachtel Co. are targeting, at any rate has validated that view. During the Comic-Con panel for that was likewise packed with fans, the network showed a brief clip of upcoming scenes. Wachtel gazed back at the faces in the crowd and then leaned over to a visitor.

completely quiet in this room right he exulted. scott.collins@latimes.com attitude Ken Hively Los Angeles Times AN OVERSEER: Jeff Wachtel, president of original programming, has become the cable chief liaison to creative community. USA, from Alan Zenuk USA OFFBEAT: James Roday, left, of about a cop pretending to be a psychic in a scene with Keith David. At a time when new broadcast series have struggled to find viewers, the ABC relationship series in the drew the most viewers for a premiere this summer. in the was second in its 10-11 p.m.

time slot July 20 among all programs broadcast on the five major broadcast networks between July 20 and Sunday, with 6.15 million viewers, according to figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. in the retained of the 8.04 million viewers who watched the two- hour Bachelorette: The Men Tell that preceded it. Bachelorette: The Men Tell was most- watched program of the week, finishing 10th overall. CBS was the most-watched network for the seventh time in the nine weeks of summer season, averaging 6.22 million viewers for its prime- time programming. NBC was second and Fox was third.

An episode of USA was the most-watched cable program with 6.8 million viewers, which would have placed it 17th among the programs on the five major broadcast networks. is a hit for ABC city news service ProgramNet- work Viewers ProgramNet- work Viewers 1 Got Talent (Tue.) NBC13.75 2 Got Talent 9 p.m.) NBC11.26 3 NCISCBS9.72 4 The Mentalist CBS9.61 5 Two and a Half MenCBS9.31 ------------------------------------------6 The Big Bang TheoryCBS8.79 7 CSI: MiamiCBS8.52 8 So You Think You Can Dance (Thu.) FOX8.42 9 Got Talent 8 p.m.) NBC8.27 10 The Bachelorette ABC8.04 ------------------------------------------11 CSICBS7.81 12 Law Order: SVUNBC7.49 13 So You Think You Can Dance (Wed.) FOX7.36 14 60 MinutesCBS7.34 15 CSI: NYCBS7.29 ------------------------------------------16 Kitchen 9 p.m.) FOX6.95 17 Criminal MindsCBS6.53 18 WipeoutABC6.43 19 Big Brother 20 Dating in the DarkABC6.15 ------------------------------------------21 KitchenFOX6.09 22 Big Brother 23 Without a TraceCBS5.96 24 Big Brother 25 BonesFOX5.60 ------------------------------------------26 Dateline 7 p.m.) NBC5.42 Cold CaseCBS5.42 28 Funniest Home Videos ABC5.41 29 Numb3rsCBS5.29 30 Copa Oro 2009: Costa Rica vs. Mexico UNI5.28 ------------------------------------------31 How I Met Your MotherCBS5.14 32 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (8 p.m.) ABC5.13 33 Rules of EngagementCBS5.04 34 Movie: (Sun.) NBC4.90 35 Primetime: Family Secrets ABC4.85 ------------------------------------------36 48 Hours MysteryCBS4.83 37 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? FOX4.78 38 Dateline 39 The PhilanthropistNBC4.64 40 es Para Siempre (Wed.) UNI4.63 ------------------------------------------41 Cops 2FOX4.59 Most Wanted: America Fights Back FOX4.59 43 FlashpointCBS4.55 44 Law Order: SVU 45 HouseFOX4.48 ------------------------------------------46 es Para Siempre (Tue.) UNI4.39 es Para Siempre (Mon.) UNI4.39 48 MerlinNBC4.29 49 Law Order: Criminal Intent NBC4.28 50 Ghost WhispererCBS4.23 ------------------------------------------51 52 es Para Siempre (Fri.) UNI4.00 MediumCBS4.00 54 es Para Siempre (Thu.) UNI3.91 55 I Survived a Japanese Game Show ABC3.76 ------------------------------------------56 CopsFOX3.72 57 Lie to Me 9 p.m.) FOX3.71 58 Mental 9 p.m.) FOX3.68 59 Wipeout 8 p.m.) ABC3.50 60 Great American Road Trip NBC3.46 ------------------------------------------61 ListenerNBC3.44 62 Samantha 63 En Nombre del Amor (Tue.) UNI3.39 64 Aqui Ahora 65 Cristina ------------------------------------------66 En Nombre del Amor (Thu.) UNI3.30 67 En Nombre del Amor (Mon.) UNI3.27 68 30 Rock (8 p.m.) NBC3.21 69 Samantha Who? 70 En Nombre del Amor (Wed.) UNI3.17 ------------------------------------------71 The Superstars ABC3.15 72 Law Order: CI 73 En Nombre del Amor (Fri.) UNI3.12 74 The OfficeNBC2.98 75 Wanted Network averages Here is the number of viewers (in millions) that each network averaged per hour of prime time, for last week and for the season. Network Last week Season to date CBS6.2110.19 NBC5.066.87 Fox4.968.3 ABC7.027.65 UNI2.953.77 Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (July 20-26) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish.

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