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Daily Archives : Sep 11, 2008

‘View’ Sees Strong Ratings in 12th-Season Return

“The View’s” 12th-season premiere week reached new highs for ABC daytime, helping the network rank at the top of the list of broadcast daytime TV ratings among female viewers 18 to 49 years old for the week of Sept. 1….

G4 Gets ‘Lost’ With Two-Hour Pilot

Reruns of ABC’s “Lost” will join the G4 lineup on Sept. 14, beginning with the two-hour pilot. “Lost in 2.0,” as the network is dubbing it, will air weeknights at 9 p.m. with interactive on-screen features such as trivia, character…

Michaels Eyeing Palin Look-Alike Fey

Rumors are everywhere that Tina Fey will make cameo appearances on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this season as GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, possibly as early as this Saturday’s season premiere, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Producer Lorne Michaels said…

Hudlin Leaves BET, Returns to Film Biz

BET Entertainment President Reginald Hudlin is stepping down, the Viacom-owned network said Thursday. Mr. Hudlin will resume his career as an independent film producer. Under Mr. Hudlin, the network has increased the amount of original programming it runs and tried…

‘Daily Show’ Enjoys Convention Boost

Armed with “the Best F#&king News Team Ever” in Denver and St. Paul, Minn., “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart’s” coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions propelled itself well above the show’s 2004 convention coverage in ratings and viewership….

Two New Interns for ‘Grey’s’

Two more interns have been added to the staff of Seattle Grace, Entertainment Weekly reports. Janina Gavankar and Brandon Scott will be joining “Grey’s Anatomy” in recurring roles, the size of which is yet to be determined. Gavankar’s credits include…

CNN’s Martin Begins Election Countdown

CNN political analyst Roland Martin will host a series of specials for the news network discussing issues pertaining to November’s general presidential election, Multichannel News reports. The specials, to run Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. ET starting this week with…

VH1 Gives MTV’s VMA Audience a Boost

MTV scored its biggest audience since 2004 with Sunday’s 25th annual Video Music Awards with a little help from its Viacom family, Multichannel News reports. During the awards telecast, VH1 ran a rotating series of three promos encouraging viewers to…

ABC Pushes ‘Samantha’ Return Back a Week

ABC has decided to delay the season premiere of “Samantha Who?” by a week. The Christina Applegate comedy now will bow on Monday, Oct. 13, the network said Thursday. ABC executives want to air an extra two-hour “Dancing With the…

‘Bonnie Hunt’ Defies Syndie’s Downward Trend

New syndicated strips continued to settle into their schedules on Wednesday, as four of the five series to debut this week took dips, according to Nielsen Media Research. CBS series “The Doctors” continued to tumble but still leads the rookie…