TBS averaged 701,000 viewers ages 18-34 during the first quarter of 2008, besting The CW, which averaged 696,000 viewers in the demo, Mediaweek reports. The numbers indicate a 34% increase at TBS in the coveted demographic from the same period…
NBC’s pre-upfront meetings with advertisers have yielded a partnership with General Motors that will put two of the company’s cars in the new drama “My Own Worst Enemy,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The product placement will be in addition to…
Fox has canceled the immortal-detective drama “New Amsterdam,” TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello reports, citing unnamed sources. The news comes following Fox’s cancellation of the Patricia Heaton-Kelsey Grammer comedy “Back to You,” the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
CBS ordered several pilots to series Monday morning, including the dramas “Eleventh Hour” and “The Mentalist,” the Hollywood Reporter says. They are joined by “Mythological Ex,” which is expected to be renamed “The Ex List,” the newspaper says. The untitled…
The second season of “Gossip Girl” will premiere Monday, Sept. 1, Entertainment Weekly reports. The first episode of the season will take place in the Hamptons, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman
NBC Universal is getting into the digital health information business, the media giant announced today. NBC Universal Digital Media said it has formed the Digital Health Network, a new business that is focused on offering premium health videos online. The…
Fox’s “Dollhouse” pilot, penned by Joss Whedon, is expected to premiere midseason, Daily Variety reports. The new series could be paired with “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” on Monday nights, the newspaper says. Fox’s other high-profile pilot, J.J. Abram’s “Fringe,”…
Dick Clark Productions and the Academy of Country Music have joined together to produce country music-themed programming, the Hollywood Reporter says. The partnership also gives Dick Clark Productions exclusive rights to produce and distribute the ACM’s awards and other events,…
NBC has added Saffron Burrows (“Boston Legal”) to the cast of the Christian Slater drama “My Own Worst Enemy,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Burrows will play the shrink to Slater’s character, as well as the girlfriend to his alter ego,…
CBS is considering adding a second night of comedy to its schedule based on a series of strong comedy pilots, Daily Variety reports. The untitled Ed Yeager/Ric Swartzlander sitcom from ABC Studios starring Jay Mohr as a divorced father balancing…