Fox Believes in ‘Lie’
Fox is adding another drama to its midseason arsenal, formally handing out a 13-episode series order to the drama “Lie to Me,” starring Tim Roth. The Imagine/20th Century Fox TV project, which has been in the works as a pilot…
Daily Archives : Sep 22, 2008
The CW Settles Into ‘90210’
The CW’s “90210” received a full-season order, or 22 episodes, today. The “Beverly Hills, 90210” update set several records during its premiere earlier in the month, scoring the highest rating in the network’s key women 18- to 34-year-old demographic with…
House Bill Could Delay Transition
A House bill that would postpone the national digital transition date of Feb. 17 is close to being introduced by Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif., Multichannel News reports. The bill would require the Federal Communications Commission to develop a market-by-market plan…
‘Extreme’ Marathon Headed to TV Land
An “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” marathon is scheduled for TV Land from Sept. 29-Oct. 5, Multichannel News reports. Every evening the cable network will air Ty Pennington and his team of contractors and designers from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m….
YES Benefits From Yankee Stadium Finale
YES Network’s pre-game show before the New York Yankees’ final game at Yankee Stadium before it’s demolished was the network’s most-watched pre-game show ever, Multichannel News reports. The show featured pre-taped packages of the baseball team’s greatest moments as well…
Judge Says Part of Rather’s Suit May Proceed
Former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather can continue with his $70 million breach-of-contract suit against CBS, New York Supreme Court Justice Ira Gammerman ruled Monday. However, he cannot sue Viacom, CBS’ former parent company, the judge ruled. CBS had…
WGA East Foundation Creates Screenwriting Fellowship
Ten U.S. colleges and universities will compete in the Writers Guild of America East Foundation’s first Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting. Each school will nominate one student who plans to pursue a career in screenwriting. The winner of the…
‘Maddow’ Bests ‘Larry King’ in 2nd Week
“The Rachel Maddow Show” continued to show strong appeal in its second week on MSNBC, beating CNN’s “Larry King Live” in total viewers and in the 25-54 demographic that is key in news programming ad sales. The ratings boost lifted…
Maher Still Waiting for Obama
An interview with Sen. Barack Obama continues to elude Bill Maher, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Despite promising the host of “Real Time With Bill Maher,” Obama still has not contacted Maher about a future appearance on the HBO show. Maher…
Wilmington Station Airs DTV Video
WECT-TV, Raycom Media’s station in Wilmington, N.C., has added an instructional component to its analog channel for residents still needing help transitioning from analog to digital, TVNewsday reports. A five-minute alternating instructional video alerts viewers that the analog channel is…