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Daily Archives : Sep 30, 2010

Another New Show Appears to Be in Peril After Ratings Plunge

Two networks in particular got good news and bad news in the ratings Wednesday night, based on overnight Nielsens. The newest installment in NBC’s “Law & Order” franchise premiered to solid numbers, but the second episode of the network’s new…

Will Unaired Episodes of ‘Lone Star’ See the Light of Day?

It would be going to far to describe this possibility as a new life for the canceled drama "Lone Star," but Fox may at least let the program’s niche fans see the unaired episodes in the near future on the…

U.S. Senate Passes Bill To Limit Volume on TV Ads; Bill Previously Passed U.S. House

Late Wednesday night (Sept. 29, 2010, "[B]efore adjourning until November 15 – the Senate passed by unanimous consent a bill that would require the FCC to regulate the volume of TV commercials that can be many times louder than the…

Character Actor Who Delivered ‘Chinatown’s’ Most Famous Line Is Dead at 94

A character actor who delivered some of the movies’ most memorable lines died in his Southern California home Wednesday at the age of 94, the AP reported. Joe Mantell was a familiar face on film and television, as well as…

TCM Puts Together Movie Marathon in Tribute to Tony Curtis; Here’s the Full Schedule

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) has announced that it will televise a 24-hour Tony Curtis marathon Sunday, Oct. 10, as a tribute to the star, who died Wednesday at 85. Additionally, the network will post an audio podcast on its Web…

JetBlue Adds NFL Package to Its In-Flight TV Lineup

National Football League fans who fly on JetBlue will be able to access the exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket roster of games every Sunday starting this weekend, Oct. 3, Multichannel News reports. The airline currently offers 36 DirecTV channels on its…

Three-Time Emmy Winner Returns to TV for Kids’ Show

A three-time Emmy winner is returning to television to host a TLC show about children that’s called a modern version of the old Art Linkletter show "Kids Say the Darndest Things," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Brad Garrett, best known…

Report: Katie Couric May Return to ‘Today,’ as Meredith Vieira Expected to Leave the Show

Katie Couric may return to her old stomping ground on the "Today" show when her "CBS Evening News" contract expires in May, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The article adds the spot is expected to open up because…

Another Show May Be Headed for Cancellation–or Will It Be Rescued By Time-Shifted Viewing?

The Los Angeles Times‘ Joe Flint takes a look at whether another show is in trouble or whether its ratings are an example of how viewers are changing the way they watch programs. The program is NBC’s “Parenthood,” whose audience…

Veteran News Anchor Launching Daytime Talk Show

 A familiar face to prime-time cable news viewers is launching a daytime syndicated talk show, reports James Hibberd at The Hollywood Reporter’s TheLiveFeed blog. Anderson Cooper, the host of CNN’s "Anderson Cooper 360," reportedly has closed a deal with Telepictures…