TV Guide Channel(R) Premieres Hilarious Mother's Day Special 'I HEART MOM WITH JOAN & MELISSA' on Sunday, May 7 at 8:00PM ET/PT

-- Mother/Daughter Team Salutes Hot Hollywood Moms Including Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner and Terri Hatcher Among Others

-- One-Hour Special Offers Cool Mother's Day Gift Ideas, Spoofs Wacky Celebrity Baby Names and Much More During the One-Hour Special

What better way to celebrate Mother's Day than with Hollywood'sfavorite mother/daughter duo, Joan and Melissa Rivers as they give aninsider's view to motherhood Hollywood-style. Premiering on TV GuideChannel(R) Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 8:00PM ET/PT, I HEART MOM WITH JOAN& MELISSA takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the fascinating world ofcelebrity Moms featuring Jennifer Garner, Heidi Klum, Terri Hatcherand Angelina Jolie, among others.

Providing her unique style of humor, Joan kicks-off the show witha re-enactment of her labor pains giving birth to Melissa and thetrouble that ensued. What follows is a series of segments recognizingthe best and worst of modern day motherhood including:

-- Hot mamas on the red carpet

-- Crazy celebrity baby names

-- Coolest Mother's Day gifts

-- Moms who should be permanently banned from motherhood

-- Celebrities gushing about their moms

-- Moms who run their kids' Hollywood careers

-- Same sex moms

-- The hottest moms in Hollywood

"I HEART MOM WITH JOAN & MELISSA celebrates Mother's Day as onlyJoan and Melissa can," said Matt Singerman, Senior Vice President ofProgramming and Production, TV Guide Channel. "Joan and Melissa bringtheir signature comedic style to bear, giving viewers an inside lookat modern motherhood in Hollywood."

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