‘ER’ May Get Life Extension
Medical drama “ER,” which had its final season order shortened to 19 episodes after being on the air for 14 years, may be extended to the standard 22 episodes because it’s beating newer shows such as “Life on Mars” and…
Monthly Archives : October 2008
Longtime Set Decorator Welch Dies
Warren E. Welch, who worked as a CBS set decorator for two decades and was director of production services at Mary Tyler Moore’s MTM Enterprises for another seven years, died of kidney cancer last week in Los Angeles at age…
McCain, Obama Lend Voices to World Series
Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama will help open the World Series on Fox through recorded quotes. Both presidential candidates recorded inspirational quotes from American icons such as Martin Luther King Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy….
ABC Says Watch the Clothing Budget
ABC is advising show producers to cut back on clothing spending for its television shows, MSNBC reports, citing an internal memo. Among the guidelines from ABC, which airs prime-time series such as “DirtySexyMoney” and “Desperate Housewives,” are a $250 limit…
Arkansas Anchorwoman Attack Was Random
An attack earlier this week on Little Rock, Ark., anchorwoman Anne Pressly was likely random and not a result of stalking or targeting, the Associated Press reports, citing local police. KATV’s Pressly, 26, suffered life-threatening injuries, including severe head trauma,…
Basic Cable Subscribers Get No Satisfaction
About 40% of basic and digital cable subscribers are highly satisfied with their service, less than the 50%-plus of satellite subscribers and the approximately 60% of telecommunications-based TV service subscribers, Parks Associates says. While cable satisfaction levels rise with video-on-demand…
Millions of Antenna TVs to Go Dark After Switchover
About 15% of U.S. television viewers still receive over-the-air analog broadcasts through their antennas four months before the switchover to all-digital broadcasts in February, and about a fifth of those will let those TVs go dark, ABI Research said in…
BBC1 Plans Prime-Time Superhero Show
BBC1 is planning to develop a Marvel Comics-inspired superhero series slated for a prime-time Saturday time slot, U.K.-based the Stage reports. The series, called “Superpower,” is being written by “Doctor Who” director Joe Ahearne and will feature episodes with stand-alone…
TBS Hits Homer With Baseball
TBS had last week’s best ratings among basic-cable networks because of its coverage of baseball’s American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, Multichannel News reports. Game 7 of the ALCS attracted more than 13.4…