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Daily Archives : Jan 8, 2010

Defining a Decade: How the Aughties Changed TV

Think back to the year 2000. Ah, yes. Y2K, those innocent days before 9/11, when reality television was just making major inroads with the huge popularity of “Survivor,” before Jack Bauer became a ticking terrorist ass-kicker, before “American Idol” changed…

It’s Friday and Here’s Our Favorite Story of the Week: Florida Man, 92, Crashes Into Restaurant, Orders Breakfast

In a week filled with lots of news, our favorite story is this one–and it’s only connection to TV is that it was reported by WESH-TV in Orlando. It’s just what the headline says: A 92-year-old man crashed his car…

NBC Plan: Return Leno to Latenight, Move Conan to 12:05 A.M.

With affiliates unhappy about low ratings leading into their late newscasts, NBC is looking at canceling Jay Leno’s 10 p.m. show and returning him to latenight at 11:35 p.m., but in a half-hour format, The New York Times reports. His…

Fox Pulls New Show Before It’s Out of the Gate

Less than a week before air, Fox pulled from its schedule the new game show “Our Little Genius,” which has been criticized by child welfare experts for putting pressure on kids as they compete for cash prizes by answering questions,…

Judge: Sheen Must Appear in Person at Aspen Hearing

A Colorado judge denied actor Charlie Sheen’s request to participate by telephone at a Feb. 8 hearing in Aspen related to his Christmas Day-arrest on allegations he held a knife to his wife’s neck and threatened to kill her, the…

Sinclair, Mediacom Reach Retrans Deal

A day before the extended deadline, Sinclair and Mediacom reached a retransmission consent deal, B&C reports. No details on the one-year deal, covering 22 TV stations in 15 markets, were released. Sinclair President David Smith said the deal includes “an…

Two Possible Syndicated Shows Dropping Out

Warner Bros.’ “MomLogic” and Twentieth’s “Dog Whisperer” are no longer contenders for the fall syndication market, B&C reports. “MomLogic” will remain in development for a possible 2011 start, after it failed to land a major-market group for fall 2010. Meanwhile,…

MSNBC’s Schultz Says He’s Not Running for Senate

MSNBC host Ed Schultz said he isn’t running for Sen. Byron Dorgan’s North Dakota U.S. Senate seat, TVNewser reports. Dorgan said earlier this week that he won’t run for another term, and Schultz said he had been contacted by Democratic…

FCC Defends Stay on Lifting Crossownership Ban

The FCC defended its decision to stay a plan to partially lift the newspaper-broadcast crossownership ban because new commissioners are likely to come up with new rules, B&C reports. The FCC also says court challenges to lifting the ban should…

CBS Shuffling Schedule

CBS will air Jerry Bruckheimer’s new midseason hospital drama “Miami Medical” on Friday nights at 10 p.m., starting April 2, replacing “Numbers” which will have finished its run, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, the Monday comedy "Accidentally on Purpose" will…