“Jumped the Shark,” the time-tested Fonzie-inspired description for a series that’s on the downside of its life cycle may itself by winding down itself as a new phrase, “nuked the fridge” gains traction, the New York Times says. Radiating from…
Hank Williams Jr. will record the a new version of the title song for “Monday Night Football,” the Associated Press reports. A spokesman for ESPN said Williams, who had sung the opening theme for the prime time series since 1989,…
Showtime is hoping to dance its way to another hit with “Studio,” a drama centered on Studio 54, the popular New York nightclub of the 1970s, the Hollywood Reporter says. The project is being produced by MRC and Bryan Singer…
Aides to candidates who fell by the wayside during the presidential primaries have been quickly snapped up by cable news networks as talking heads during political discussions, the Washington Post says. Advisors to Fred Thompson and John Edwards ‘have made…
MGM is partnering with Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting for a new ad-supported linear digital broadcast channel, This TV, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The network will capitalize on MGM’s collection of over 4,000 motion picture and 10,000 hours of TV shows. This…
Save for a few exceptions, such as ABC Family’s “Lincoln Height,” the upcoming TV season lacks scripted programming featuring a minority-driven cast, Multichannel News reports. Some networks are exploring reality-based shows with minorities as the focus point, such as VH1’s…
KNBC-TV in Los Angeles is showing viewers the world behind broadcast journalism through it’s “raw feed” HD broadcast, the Los Angeles Times reports. The channel, part of the station’s digital broadcast streams, uses a hand-held camera placed on the behind-the-scenes…
The Washington Post’s Couch Slouch columnist, Norman Chad, provides a list of 23 facts about sports television, including the fact that folks argue on “Around the Horn” and that Radio City Music Hall wasn’t built with the NFL in mind.