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Daily Archives : Sep 22, 2008

Ifill Shares Spotlight with Palin in Debate

PBS’s Gwen Ifill next month will moderate the debate between Sarah Plain and Joe Biden in what is likely to be the most-watched vice presidential debate ever, the Associated Press reports. Ms. Ifill doesn’t think she has to be pushy…

FiOS to Carry Byron Allen’s HD Channels

Verizon’s FiOS service will carry six new channels from entertainer Byron Allen in high definition, TelevisionWeek reports. Allen will spend more than $10 million creating the content for the six channels, putting them on line and transmitting them to mobile…

‘Worst Week’ A Funny Half Hour

CBS’s slapstick “Worst Week,” which debuts Monday, generates laughs because of the charm of its lead character, played by Kyle Bornheimer and the believability of its supporting actors, USA Today says. Based on a U.K. show, the series revolves around…

‘Heroes’ Debut Focuses on Bad Guys

Much of the season debut of “Heroes” focuses on villains and foreshadows darker occurrences in future episodes, the Los Angeles Times reports. In the opening moments of the show, one of the protagonists gets shot before the show returns to…

Some New Series May Get Quick Hook

Networks may be more likely to cancel shows after just one episode this year than in previous years because of the higher costs associated with keeping low-rated series on the air, the New York Times reports. Two shows were cancelled…