Chiklis, Landgraf, Ryan Ride Final ‘Shield’
FX Taking Steps to Pull in Fans
Monthly Archives : August 2008
Commendations for ‘The Shield’
Award nominations, with winners in bold 2002 Emmy, lead actor in a drama* (Michael Chiklis) Emmy, writing for a drama series* (Shawn Ryan) Emmy, directing for a drama series* (Clark Johnson) Television Critics Association, individual achievement in drama* (Michael Chiklis)…
DirecTV Settles With FCC for $150,000
DirecTV has agreed to pay the federal treasury $150,000 for failing to file annual equal employment opportunity reports to the FCC between 2003 and 2007, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Under the agreement, DirecTV does not acknowledge any wrongdoing and the…
‘Little Britain USA’ to Bow After ‘Entourage’
HBO’s adaptation of the hit BBC comedy “Little Britain” will premiere Sept. 28, C21Media.net reports. “Little Britain USA,” written, performed and created by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, will have the lead-in of established comedy “Entourage.” —Christopher Perez
Life Imitating Art, According to Lurie
Rod Lurie thinks Sen. John McCain’s pick for vice president, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, mirrors the plot of his 2005 ABC drama “Commander in Chief,” says the Hollywood Reporter. Both fictional and real-life stories have an older Republican candidate choosing…
RNC Prepares for Rain Delay
Depending on its impact on the U.S., Hurricane Gustav may delay the Republican National Convention, which is set to begin Monday night in St. Paul, Minn., Broadcasting & Cable reports. A representative for the convention confirmed that organizers are monitoring…
GSN to ‘Play It Back’
Game Show Network will premiere three original specials that look back at television’s most popular game shows, Multichannel News reports. “Play It Back: Game Shows” will feature exclusive interviews with legendary game show hosts including Bob Eubanks, Chuck Woolery and…
Are You Ready For Some…Football?
Before the tailgates fly open Thursday, the start of the NFL’s regular season, the NFL Network is featuring three days of pre-kickoff programming, Multichannel News reports. On Tuesday, the network will rebroadcast last season’s Super Bowl XLII between the New…
IFC Gears Up Election Coverage
The Independent Film Channel is unleashing its presidential coverage with a series of new specials to air Tuesdays beginning Sept. 2, Multichannel News reports. Kicking things off is “The Democratic National Convention,” which will include highlights from the just-concluded DNC….
CNN Tops All Rivals for DNC Coverage
CNN assembled a whopping audience of nearly 8.06 million viewers during the hour dominated by candidate Barack Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday night, beating all its cable and broadcast competition, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. Every TV outlet…