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Daily Archives : Aug 17, 2008

‘Millionaire’ Gets Refreshed

The popular syndicated game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” is undergoing a format revamp for this fall. “Most successful game shows have changed and morphed their look over time, and I think we’ve gotten a little too comfortable…

The Insider: Lauren Z.: From ‘Runway’ to Olympics

Lauren Zalaznick, the president of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, is on hard-won temporary duty in Beijing, where she’s been working closely with NBC Sports and Olympics producer David Michaels. At the age of 44, when many working…

Adalian Column: TheWB.com: Can the Frog Make a Great Leap?

One of the biggest events of the new fall season takes place next week—and, no, it’s not the return of “Deal or No Deal.” On Aug. 27, Warner Bros. will flip the switch on TheWB.com, the online resurrection of its…

Column: I Want My Michael Phelps and I Can’t Have Him!

Last week I caught Michael Phelps fever. And NBC did nothing to bring my temperature down. For starters, there was that little problem of forgetting that all of us out here on the West Coast wanted to watch him race…

QuickTakes: Which Show Fizzled the Most This Summer?

Which Show Fizzled the Most This Summer? “’Celebrity Circus,’ I think because viewers don’t want to see a circus. They prefer a sideshow. It would have been more interesting if they could have shown how many D-level celebrities you can…