According to Nielsen ratings, the last of the three presidential debates between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on Oct. 15 was watched by 56.5 million viewers. That was down from the previous week’s 63.2 million viewers but up from…
Longtime Fox Broadcasting spokesman Scott Grogin has been promoted to senior vice president of corporate communications for the Fox Networks Group. FNG encompasses the Fox Network, FX, Fox Sports and Fox Cable Networks. Mr. Grogin will report directly to FNG…
NBC is shaking up its lineup, with “Life” trading slots with “Lipstick Jungle,” while the premiere of the Ryan Seacrest-produced “Momma’s Boys” gets pushed back until December. “Life,” which had solid showings behind “Heroes” on Monday but hasn’t done much…
CNN political correspondent John King admits that some of the criticism of the media’s coverage of the election is valid, Editor & Publisher reports. “We did invest our thinking too much at the beginning in the Clinton juggernaut,” King said…
Maya Rudolph will make a return to her old “Saturday Night Live” stomping grounds this weekend, TV Guide reports. Rudolph will play Michelle Obama, wife of Sen. Barack Obama, and also likely will reunite with Amy Poehler in a “Bronx…
Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance Friday at the Friars Club roast of “Today” co-host Matt Lauer, People reports. Cruise’s one-liners to the newsman were largely culled from a heated exchange between the two about psychiatry and post-partum depression live…
Roger Goodman will direct the 81st annual Academy Awards telecast, Daily Variety reports. This will mark the first time the veteran live TV director has helmed the Oscars. Goodman’s credits include various Super Bowl halftime shows, the Daytime Emmy Awards…
CNN’s John King and Fox News Channel’s Bill Hemmer aren’t the only ones invited to the “Magic Wall” party. On Thursday night’s “Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday” cast member Fred Armisen introduced the “SNL” version of the map-filled screen…
The Federal Communications Commission has been inundated with e-mails, missives, comments and other forms of communication from both sides of the “white space” issue, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Elected officials, large companies, sports leagues and other affected parties are in…
The Screen Actors Guild is reiterating its position that the Federal Communications Commission should take an in-between step on TV product placement: Heighten requirements for disclosure at each show’s beginning and end, but not every time a product is seen….