CBS is bringing back “Million Dollar Password.” The Regis Philbin-hosted game show will return to the Eye’s lineup Sunday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m., the network announced Thursday. It replaces “The Amazing Race,” which will have concluded its current season…
Records were broken during October and November for the Web site of NBC Universal’s “Access Hollywood.” According to comScore figues, AccessHollywood.com attracted 2.5 million unique visitors during October, the most ever for the site. Omniture data found Nov. 12 had…
For the first time in its 12-year history, “The View” finished No. 1 in total viewers among daytime programs for the week of Nov. 3. The program attracted 4.67 million viewers and was first in women 18-49 for the second…
MarketWatch is skeptical of Viacom chief Sumner Redstone’s recent statement about his cinema exhibition company, National Amusements, which read, “I am pleased that talks with National Amusements’ banks and noteholders are proceeding in a smooth and constructive manner.” MarketWatch begs…
Fox Business Network is going live tomorrow for eight hours to cover the World Economic Summit in Washington, TVNewser reports. Neil Cavuto will report live from the White House while Stuart Varney, Cheryl Casone, Tom Sullivan and Dagen McDowell anchor…
Gannett has acquired social media services provider Ripple6, which becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Gannett. Ripple6 currently powers Gannett’s MomsLikeMe.com, social media properties for Procter & Gamble and the soon-to-launch MixingBowl.com—a social network around meals and meal planning from…
“Pushing Daisies” may be close to pushing daisies. According to industry sources familiar with the situation, ABC has decided not to produce any more episodes of the critically beloved show this season. Word of the show’s apparent death began spreading…
NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special will feature guests Beyoncé, Tony Bennett, Neil Boyd, the Jonas Brothers, Harry Connick Jr., David Cook and Rosie O’Donnell. The special, which will be broadcast Dec. 3 from New York City’s Rockefeller Center, also…
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association has called on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to rescind a letter to cable operators inquiring about the move of some channels from analog to digital tiers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The NCTA…
About a half-dozen station groups have agreed to lease digital television spectrum to Sezmi, the planned over-the-air multichannel TV service, TVNewsday reports. The names of the station groups weren’t disclosed because of an official announcement planned for January, but Sezmi…