CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves is willing to bet that his network’s “CSI: Miami” will still beat Jay Leno’s upcoming prime-time talk show in the ratings “by a lot,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “I’m here to tell you the model…
WSFL-TV has appointed Jose Suarez as director of local programming for its new morning news show, “SouthFlorida.com Live,” and Web site, which launch next year. Mr. Suarez has served as news director for Toledo, Ohio’s Fox affiliate and the NBC…
Television viewing has been up this year, but the big broadcast networks have registered record declines, according to the chief research officer at Turner Broadcasting. Things will only get tougher for the broadcasters, says Turner’s Jack Wakshlag. He thinks the…
Negotiations between KPHO CBS 5 in Phoenix and Cable One have stalled, the station announced today. It is possible that Cable One will pull the signal of KPHO CBS 5, which would result in the loss of CBS programming and…
Sen. John McCain will pay a visit to CBS’ “Late Show With David Letterman” on Dec. 11. Sen. McCain’s appearance tomorrow night will mark his 14th visit to the program. It will also be his first visit since the presidential…
The Screen Actors Guild will mail strike authorization ballots to paid-up members on Jan. 2, and tabulate the returned votes on Jan. 23. SAG needs a 75% “yes” vote from returned ballots in order to authorize the national board of…
Hallmark Channel announced that it has become the first cable network to license the NielsenConnections Brand Target Audience Products, which track how many viewers are buying particular products. Hallmark also is the first to buy cross-platform measurement from Nielsen that…
DirecTV’s The 101 Network will air the critically acclaimed and controversial series “Wonderland” in its entirety beginning Jan. 14. The series about the lives of doctors at a New York psychiatric hospital aired for two episodes on ABC in 2000….
Jay Leno says moving to prime time presents an interesting challenge. In an interview with TelevisionWeek, Leno says, “If this was the beginning of my career, I would have said no. Now, if I can get a few years out…
The leaders of the Screen Actors Guild are debating the merits of calling a strike during the January or February awards season, the Hollywood Reporter says. SAG also is considering when to send out ballots on a strike vote to…