PBS will beam “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” to member stations only once a week this fall, as opposed to its current five-day-a-week schedule, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports. Stations that would like to continue airing the program Monday through Friday will…
“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” culinary expert Ted Allen will host his own show for Food Network called “Food Detectives,” Zap2it reports. The program, premiering July 29, will conduct experiments surrounding food myths with the help of culinary techs…
Time Warner Cable will add WAPA America shows, originating in Puerto Rico, to its Hispanic lineup, Media Daily News reports. The cable provider will have access to WAPA-TV’s sports and entertainment lineup, games of the Puerto Rican Professional Basketball League,…
DirecTV Chief Financial Officer Pat Doyle said Liberty Media may spin off entertainment group Liberty Entertainment and merge it with its stake in DirecTV, Multichannel News reports. Before such a move could take place, Liberty needs to figure out some…
MTV Networks is expected to close its upfront sales on Friday, with 75% of sales completed already, according to Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, Media Daily News reports. Dauman did not offer specific upfront figures, but said the movie studio, wireless,…
Gray Television CEO Robert Prather, LIN TV CEO Vince Sadusky and Nexstar Broadcasting Group CEO Perry Sook said they would collect fees from cable, satellite and telco providers for the right to air their stations’ signals, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
Fox will rebroadcast the first season of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” in August, TV Guide reports. Nine episodes will air Sunday through Wednesday at 9 p.m. beginning Aug. 10, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman
Dish Network will offer ESPN’s coverage of the U.S. Open through its Interactive TV (iTV) mosaic, which is available to more than 12 million iTV-enabled homes. The multiple-screen showcase presents six different programs from ESPN’s U.S. Open golf coverage, including…
Steven Weber has been cast as Shawn’s uncle on USA’s “Psych,” TV Guide reports. His episode will air in mid-August, the magazine says. Weber joins Cybill Shepherd on the roster of guest stars for the upcoming season of the dramedy,…
CBS won Monday night with its regular lineup in repeats, plus a sneak peek of TBS’ comedy “The Bill Engvall Show.” “Engvall” kicked off the night for CBS by coming within a half-million total viewers of Fox’s “Bones” (6.4 million…