NBC’s biggest draw this year, Michael Phelps, has signed on to a long-term partnership with Subway, Brandweek reports. Phelps joins fellow athletes Michael Strahan, Reggie Bush, Ryan Howard, Tony Parker, Laila Ali and Kimmie Meissner with the endorsement. “We knew…
Despite complaints about the network from National Hockey League players and their union, Comcast-owned Versus still wants to keep the rights to the NHL, MediaPost reports. Versus President Jamie Davis said some of the players’ frustration stemmed from the issue…
The Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their appeal of a decision overturning the FCC’s fining of 20 CBS stations in the Janet Jackson Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction.” In court…
The CW will replace low-rated shows from Media Rights Capital that have been airing Sunday nights with a combination of repeats and movies, TelevisionWeek says. The “MRC shows are simply not working,” CW COO John Maatta said in a letter…
The Screen Actors Guild and representatives of the studios and networks met for the first since July to discuss a new contract, the New York Times reports. Neither side had any comment on the renewed negotiations. —Jon Lafayette
ABC says it is adding “Scrubs” to its lineup up on Tuesdays beginning Jan. 6, but remains silent on the fate of its sophomore shows, including “Pushing Daisies,” TelevisionWeek reports. TVWeek says ABC is telling producers it won’t make more…
The “Today” show’s Ann Curry called off her climb of Mount Kilimanjaro about 3,000 feet short of the summit, the Associated Press reports. Curry and her five-person team from NBC struggled with the thin air and cold weather. “Here’s the…
AMC is developing “Sugar Hill,” a police drama set on the streets of Harlem in the 1960s, the Hollywood Reporter says. Alex Winter and Steven Pearl are writing. Pearl and Allan Loeb, who have a first-look deal with Fox TV…
Shooting on “30 Rock” had to be canceled Wednesday because a taxi careened onto the NBC show’s Queens set and smashed into another car, the New York Post says. “Some actors were grazed by one of the cars involved. They…
The audience for vampire series “True Blood” is growing on HBO, which has been dying for a new hit series, USA Today reports. “It’s very nice to have a show on the air that our subscribers are clearly enjoying. It’s…