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Daily Archives : Jul 7, 2008

Osbournes Find Home on Fox

Fox has won the rights to broadcast the upcoming variety show starring Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Television Week reports. The series, produced by FremantleMedia North America, will likely debut in late 2008 or early 2009 and likely feature sketches, competitions…

‘Cash Cab’ Rewards Small, Wins Big

Riding high from its recent Daytime Emmy win, Discovery Channel’s “Cash Cab” barely pays big money to its contestants but that hardly keeps viewers from watching, the Los Angeles Times reports. The title cab cruises through New York City and…

‘Kath & Kim’ Creator Lands Universal Deal

Michelle Nader, creator and executive producer of the upcoming NBC series “Kath & Kim,” has signed a two-year overall contract with Universal Media Studios, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series, which was picked up without producing a pilot first, will…

Details Tell Story in ‘Generation Kill’

HBO’s new mini-series about the war in Iraq, “Generation Kill,” is a fact-based drama that speaks for itself rather than looking for sympathetic characters or airing a political point of view, Entertainment Weekly says. Created by the team of David…

Koppel Explores China for Discovery Channel

A new Discovery Channel special, “The People’s Republic of Capitalism,” explores China’s changing economic culture, the Associated Press reports. The show, which premieres Wednesday, is hosted by former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and follows him as he explores the…

Univision Tops L.A., N.Y. News Ratings

Univision affiliates in Los Angeles and New York led the early evening newscast ratings in the young adults demographic for the month of June, Daily Variety says, citing Nielsen People Meter information. In Los Angeles, KMEX-TV brought in an average…