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Bravo offers viewers a glimpse into the lives of rich, privileged teenagers residing in Manhattan with its new docu-series NYC Prep opening June 16 at 11p. NYC Prep chronicles the lives of six wealthy high school students who lead sophisticated yet pressure-filled lifestyles. Under the surface of exclusive parties, luxurious vacations and shopping sprees, there are college applications and high expectations for each of these teens. (Cynopsis 4/10)

Gossip Girl The Reality Show.

Wednesday’s season premiere of Real World/Road Rules: The Duel 2 on MTV posted a 1.76 rating with P12-34 and averaged 1.78 million viewers. (Cynopsis 4/10)

Kids cable nets Cartoon Network and Disney XD, formerly Toon Disney, are adding more live-action fare to their production slates in hopes of attracting a larger audience of boys between the ages of 6 and 14, according to this report. “Animation as a genre channel seemed to be very limiting,” said Rich Ross, chief of Disney Channel Worldwide. “We had an opportunity to broaden our voice to get more kids, and certainly boys, by re-engineering what Toon Disney was.” USA TODAY (4/9)

MLB Network on Saturday night will add a new wrinkle to its programming strategy: live Saturday evening games. The move will allow the network, which already had scheduled 26 Thursday night telecasts, to double the number of games it will carry in its freshman season. TVWeek.com (4/9)

SCI FI Channel Battlestar Galactica fans and collectors will have one last chance to buy a piece of show memorabilia during a live auction weekend May 8-10. NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group is partnering with Propworx to again offer more than 900 items from the show. Some of the items include: Admiral Adama’s desk chair, a full-size Viper Mark II ship and Lee Adama’s bomber jacket. The auction, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting United Way, will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center and a preview will be open to the public on May 7. The auction will also stream live at the Auction Network site at www.auctionnetwork.com , allowing fans to watch and bid in real time. For more information and to view the auction catalog, please visit www.battlestarprops.com. (Cynopsis 4/10)

Cable stocks rallied Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 246 points. Cablevision shares led the charge with an 8.6% increase, while Mediacom posted a 7.9% gain, Time Warner Cable rose 3.2% and Comcast increased 2.5%. Multichannel News (4/9)