The appearance by the real Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live” helped the late night comedy show draw its biggest audience in more than 14 years, the New York Times reports. Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, appeared twice…
Television networks will find out this week whether advertisers will cut back on the buys they made during the upfront market for the first quarter, TelevisionWeek reports. Some advertisers have already exercised their options to reduce the number of commercials…
CNBC’s stock market cheerleader Jim Cramer said he’s been “humbled” by the decline of stock prices while he continued to say the worst was over, the New York Times says. Cramer says he apologized to viewers, then urged on Oct….
Broadcast TV networks are hoping program revivals will translate to success in fall 2009, MediaWeek reports. While brand recognition plays a significant role in creating viewer awareness, many executives are still taking precautionary steps to make sure they select the…
Lifetime is looking for laughs with its new original series “Rita Rocks,” which debuts Monday, USA Today reports. The network, long known for dramas such as “Army Wives” and its women in peril movies, is going with a family comedy…
Judith Miller, who left the New York Times after being jailed in the Valerie Plame-Scooter Libby affair and whose stores about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction in Iraq turned out not to be true, is being hired as a…
CBS Interactive is launching a new social-media online platform that will allow viewers to interact while streaming TV content together, the Hollywood Reporter says. These “social viewing rooms” will allow viewers to connect via Internet and stream content while engaging…
Fox has ordered a full season of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” Daily Variety reports. While ratings have suffered in its sophomore season, the network picked up the back-nine episodes after fan praise and critical acknowledgement, the trade paper says….
“Survivor,” the show that made reality shows a big part of broadcast network television schedules, is in its 16th season and showing its age, the New York Times says. Despite that, CBS will continue to milk “Survivor” as long as…
CBS and CBS Paramount Network TV have signed “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” correspondent Rob Riggle to a talent and development deal, Daily Variety reports. The network hopes to develop a half-hour series created by and starring Riggle. Riggle…