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Daily Archives : Sep 5, 2008

ABC Picks Up Web-Derived Series ‘Motherhood’

ABC is adding another comedy to its series roster, ordering 13 episodes of “In the Motherhood.” The project, which is based on the Internet-based series of the same name, has been in development at ABC since last spring. ABC Studios…

Some in Media Fight Charges of Liberal Bias

Republicans are on the attack, accusing the media of bias for its coverage of vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Los Angeles Times reports. Many news executives dismiss charges of bias as politics as usual, but some, including NBC News…

Joe Francis Works With the Donald

Joe Francis, the man behind “Girls Gone Wild,” will collaborate with Donald Trump on an upcoming reality show project, E! Online reports. Claims that the project is the second season of “Celebrity Apprentice” were refuted by Francis, who told the…

‘Ellen,’ ‘Tyra’ Discuss Booking Candidates (Correction)

While “Oprah” has ruled out booking the presidential candidates for her talk show, Telepictures Productions’ series “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “The Tyra Banks Show” are currently in discussions about booking the candidates for their programs, according to a company…

Supermodel Lima Drops by ‘Ugly Betty’

Supermodel Adriana Lima will make a guest appearance on ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” TV Guide reports. Lima will model for Mode magazine’s “sizzling hot issue” while giving America Ferrera’s Betty the secret to her sexiness. The episode, filming next week, will…

ESPN’s ‘Countdown’ Features New Segments

ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown Presented by IBM” and “Monday Night Countdown Delivered by UPS” are back for the season with new segments to complement the older ones, Multichannel News reports. On the Sunday edition, a segment titled “Young Is Restless”…

‘24’ Casts Michael Rodrick

Add Michael Rodrick to the list of new names on the upcoming seventh season of Fox’s “24,” TV Guide reports. Mr. Rodrick, who will play a deadly military operative by the name of Stokes, previously had roles in Fox’s “Bones”…

Obama Alone at the Top Online

The clear frontrunner in this presidential campaign when it comes to online display ads is Barack Obama, MediaPost reports. Obama’s ads drew, on average, 92 million monthly views from January through June 2008. That number is compared to 7.3 million…

Fox Claims Cable Crown Again With McCain Speech

Fox News Channel closed out its coverage of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday with a second consecutive victory over all cable and broadcast competitors, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. The 9.2 million viewers…

CBS Teases Viewers With ‘Mentalist Awareness Test’

CBS is playing games with the latest promotions for the new Simon Baker drama “The Mentalist.” The network has teamed up with U.K. psychologist Richard Wiseman to create a series of one-minute brain teaser videos in which viewers are challenged…