GSN has ordered 40 half-hour episodes of “The Newlywed Game,” reviving the program with a modern take, the Hollywood Reporter says. The program will air weekdays, likely in the spring. Executive producer Michael Davies said he’ll also be looking for…
General Motors, which dropped plans to advertise on the Super Bowl and the Oscars, continues as a sponsor of FX’s “Damages,” which will kick off its second season with a commercial-free episode courtesy of Cadillac, Advertising Age says. “We were…
Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay will executive produce HBO’s drama “Cocaine Cowboys,” about the early days of Miami’s cocaine-trafficking history, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meredith Stiehm, the creator and executive producer of Bruckheimer’s CBS drama “Cold Case,” will write the…
“The Office” co-stars Rainn Wilson and Jenna Fischer are both producing scripts through Universal Media Studios, Daily Variety says. Wilson is working with writer Adam Braff on “Hump Tulips,” about a lawyer who pursues his love interest to a small…
The National Hockey League’s second annual outdoor game—to be played New Year’s Day in Chicago’s Wrigley Field—should give a boost to NBC’s hockey ratings, USA Today says. The game is the only time all year viewers get to see a…
Spike TV has ordered a pilot from Lionsgate and Brian Robbins’ Varsity Pictures called “Blue Mountain State,” a half-hour comedy following three freshmen attending a football-centric college, the Hollywood Reporter says. Robbins is the pilot’s executive producer and director. —Aimee…
Fox Reality will start a marketing campaign next month using the type of pixilation used by reality programs to block out edgy content, Daily Variety says. The graphic look will help the three-year-old cable network stand out while tying together…
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough, in Time’s 10 Questions feature, admits he never thought a first-term senator would be able to raise more money than the Clintons, let alone win the presidency. He also warns not to underestimate Fox News, but thinks…
Australian talk show host Rove McManus has been hired to host ABC’s special “The List,” a program about the year in pop culture and entertainment, Daily Variety says. Since 1999, McManus has been the host of a popular Sunday-night talk…
Barclays Capital yesterday said U.S. advertising spending is likely to drop 10% in 2009, a bigger decrease than the firm’s October estimate of a 5.5% drop, AdWeek reports. Total U.S. ad dollars will fall to $252.1 billion next year from…