Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are scheduled to appear on Nickelodeon’s election mainstay, “Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids Pick the President.” The show, scheduled to air Oct. 12, will feature the candidates fielding questions from kids about…
NBC is bringing volatile star Rosie O’Donnell back to TV as host of a prime-time variety special on Nov. 26, the night before Thanksgiving, Daily Variety reports. “Rosie’s Variety Special” is believed to be the introduction of what might become…
The Parents Television Council filed an indecency complaint with the FCC after an accidental penis flash during the season premiere of CBS’ “Survivor: Gabon” failed to get edited out, the Washington Post reports. The incident occurred when one of the…
The Screen Actors Guild’s negotiating committee is asking the union’s national board to call a strike authorization vote of the union’s members after the studios rebuffed a request to resume bargaining, the Hollywood Reporter says. If the newly elected national…
Several potential media deals are in a state of uncertainty due to the U.S. financial crisis, Dow Jones Newswires reports. Buyers are less likely to make risky purchases, while sellers are losing leverage as the value of their assets declines,…
Fox has ordered the back-nine episodes of “Fringe,” extending the freshman series’ first season to a full 22 episodes, TelevisionWeek reports. The show has averaged a 4.2 rating/11 share among adults ages 18-49 since premiering last month. “Fringe” is the…
A New York court has thrown out a lawsuit against Heidi Klum and the creators of “Project Runway” in which a fashion designer and a fashion merchandiser claimed the hit reality competition series was based on their ideas, the Associated…
Fox News Channel wrapped up the third quarter as the top-rated cable news network, as coverage of the presidential election and the economic crisis has brought more eyes to TV news, TelevisionWeek reports. Nielsen Media Research data says Fox News…
In all the real-time coverage of the stock market rollercoaster and the vote in the House, television news channels appeared to favor a bailout rather than analyzing whether the $700 billion plan was necessary, the Los Angeles Times says. TV…
Ronco Acquisition Co., the company behind the Veg-O-Matic and the Pocket Fisherman, is under new management and bringing its iconic infomercials featuring founder Ron Popeil back to television, the New York Times reports. While the 73-year-old Popeil has little to…