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DANNY BONADUCE TO HOST ONLINE RED CARPET PRE-SHOW TO THE TV LAND AWARDS EXCLUSIVELY ON COMCAST.NET ON SUNDAY, APRIL 22

COMCAST’S THE FAN TO OFFER EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH THIS YEAR’S HONOREES, HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR’S SHOW, PARODIES AND MORE

New York, NY, April 17, 2007 – Comcast will debut its exclusive online TV Land Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show -- hosted by -- on comcast.net from the red carpet outside The Barker Hangar on Sunday, April 22 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, it was announced today by Liz Schimel, senior vice president of entertainment for Comcast Interactive Media. The TV Land Awards premieres on TV Land at 9 p.m. ET/PT that same night and will feature tributes to , , , Taxi and Hee Haw . This online pre-show will allow Comcast high-speed subscribers to view exclusive footage from this gala event – from red carpet interviews with classic and contemporary stars, to behind-the-scenes footage and more. Now through Sunday, April 22, Comcast high-speed internet users can go on Comcast’s “The Fan” to view exclusive interview footage with this year’s honorees, highlights from the 2006 TV Land Awards and a look at hilarious parodies of some of TV’s hottest shows created for previous TV Land Awards . Additionally, on April 22, they can view TV Land Awards All Access Pass , featuring exclusive red carpet interviews, rehearsal footage and behind-the-scenes sneak peeks at the show. Users will also be able to look at the Awards Show after-party, where celebrities of past and present will continue the festivities.

"TV Land has been a terrific partner," said Schimel. "We're excited to work with them again this year to make exclusive content from the TV Land Awards show available to our customers, giving them an exclusive insider's view of the world of TV."

“We’re thrilled to work with our partners at Comcast to offer our viewers an exclusive look at this year’s star-studded extravaganza on a platform customers are embracing in record numbers,” states Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land. “This year’s honorees truly embody what Boomers love about television.”

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Kicking off at 8 p.m. ET/PT, one hour before the show’s premiere, Red Carpet host Danny Bonaduce ( Breaking Bonaduce, ) will report from the event’s arrivals area as he welcomes dozens of beloved celebrities including , , , Kirstie Alley, the casts of The Brady Bunch (Ann B. Davis, , Christopher Knight, , Maureen McCormick, and ), Taxi (Danny DeVito, Jeff Conaway, , , , Marilu Henner and Randall Carver), Roots (Levar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., , John

Amos, , Todd Bridges, , , Olivia Cole and Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs), Hee Haw (Roy Clark, Gunilla Hutton, Misty Rowe, Linda Thompson, Sam Lovullo, Barbi Benton and Jim and Jon Hager) and Lucy Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. (children of Lucille Ball), with many more to be announced.

Additionally, beginning Monday, April 9, users who go on Comcast’s The Fan have access to interviews with some of this year’s honorees such as exclusive interviews with Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams of The Brady Bunch and Desi Arnaz Jr., son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Other footage includes interviews with TV stars Mike Lookinland, Susan Olsen and Christopher Knight ( The Brady Bunch ), Bob Carroll, Jr. and Madelyn Pugh-Davis (writers from I Love Lucy) and red carpet pre-show host Danny Bonaduce. They will be able to view hilarious parodies of hit shows Sex and The City , Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy which have aired on previous Awards Shows as well as various highlights from last year’s show. Finally, on April 22, users will get behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of the taping of the show, rehearsal footage and after-party video – all of which are part of TV Land’s All Access Pass .

Kelly Ripa, actress and co-host of the popular syndicated morning talk show LIVE with Regis and Kelly , will serve as host at the fifth annual TV Land Awards . Throughout the two-hour telecast, TV Land will honor pop culture icons representing a cross-section of classic television that Boomers continue to love.

Michael D. Gaylord, Vice President, TV Land Online, and Erica Branch-Ridley of TV Land serve as Executive Producers and Andrea Palumbos serves as Supervising Producer.

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Now seen in over 90 million U.S. homes, TV Land is dedicated to building the ultimate Baby Boomer entertainment brand on all platforms. Armed with a slate of new original programming, newly acquired Classic TV and movies, multiplatform content and Cause Change , a new pro- social initiative, the network is uniquely positioned to cater to America’s 78 million Baby Boomers, the first generation of Americans who grew alongside television. TV Land’s program mix features hit originals, popular dramas, , westerns and Retromercials®. TV Land’s roster includes hits like , M*A*S*H, The Andy Griffith Show and several others. Furthering the network’s commitment to develop original programming that complements its roster of acquisitions, the network regularly showcases original series and specials like I Pity The Fool, Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg, TV Land Myths and Legends, Generation Boom, TV Land Confidential, TV Land’s Top Ten , My First Time and the upcoming original series High School Reunion .

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