myLifetime.com to Feature Exclusive Webisodes Highlighting Real-Life Army Homecomings...

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Tue May 19, 2009 9:01am EDT

myLifetime.com to Feature Exclusive Webisodes Highlighting Real-Life Army
Homecomings as Network Gears Up For June 7 Premiere of Cable's Top-Rated
Women's Drama Series 'Army Wives'

Webisodes Include Interviews with Actual Army Wives Stationed at Fort Hood
Prior to their Husband's Homecomings from Iraq; Segments Capture Joyful
Reunion Moments

LOS ANGELES, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifetime Networks' myLifetime.com, the
ultimate online destination for women's entertainment, escape and play, has
produced a series of exclusive, real-life homecoming tributes, featuring
interviews with actual military wives upon their husbands' returns from active
duty.  These emotional and heartfelt online homecoming webisodes were produced
to honor the military on Memorial Day and promote the third season premiere of
Lifetime Television's Army Wives, cable's number one drama series among women,
on Sunday, June 7, at 10 pm (ET/PT). 

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myLifetime.com has produced more than a dozen online tributes under the banner
of Homecoming: Real Army Wives.  Each tribute was shot on location at the Fort
Hood U.S. Army base in Texas and features wives whose husbands have been
deployed for 15 months in Iraq.  In addition to these personal stories, the
website offers a robust community, providing opportunities for others to post
comments and share their thoughts about dealing with having loved ones serving
in the military.  The tributes are located at
http://www.mylifetime.com/original-webisodes/real-army-wives/video.

"Wives of military personnel face incredible challenges while their husbands
serve tours of duty.  Homecoming: Real Army Wives provides a real-life glimpse
into what their lives are like when their spouses are away," said Christian
Martin, Vice President, Broadband Strategy and Development, Lifetime Networks.
 "We created the segments to honor these brave and courageous women and to
support them while their husbands defend our country.  We also wanted to
create a safe online community for them to gather and socialize with one
another to receive encouragement until their servicemen return home safely."

The poignant Homecoming: Real Army Wives segments feature a number of spouses
discussing the challenges of raising families and running homes when their
husbands are deployed.  Wives appearing in the webisodes include Cora, who
works at Fort Hood's Army Casualty Office and always prays she will not see
her husband's name on an injured list; Shannon, a mom who doesn't tell her
children that their father is coming home until she surprises them by taking
them out of school; Susannah, an understanding wife - because she's a soldier,
too; and Amyelitza, whose husband is returning from his fifth deployment and
whose three children can't wait to hug their "number one hero."  Others
feature a woman who brings the family dog to greet the head of the household
and another who can't wait for her husband to get to know his seven month old
son.  

In addition to the webisodes, myLifetime.com streams full-length episodes of
Army Wives, Lifetime's most successful series in its 25-year history.  The
website will begin streaming the second season of the series on Thursday, May
21, to bring viewers up to speed in anticipation of the June 7 debut of the
program's third season on Lifetime Television.  

ABOUT LIFETIME TELEVISION

Lifetime is a diverse, multi-media company, committed to offering the highest
quality entertainment and information programming that celebrates, entertains
and supports women.  Through its award-winning public affairs initiatives, the
Company also advocates a wide range of issues affecting women and their
families.  Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women
and Lifetime Digital (which includes myLifetime.com, Lifetime Games,
Roiworld.com, DressUpChallenge.com and MothersClick.com) are part of Lifetime
Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of Hearst Corporation and The
Walt Disney Company. Photography is available at www.lifetimepress.com. 




SOURCE  Lifetime Networks

Megan Tantillo, +1-310-556-7542, tantillo@lifetimetv.com; or Cindy Ronzoni,
+1-310-407-8525, cronzoni@lifetimetv.com, both of Lifetime Television
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