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Monthly Archives : December 2008

DIY Slates Toilet Bowl Marathon for Feb. 1

DIY Network will air its second annual Toilet Bowl Marathon on Feb. 1, starting at 7 a.m., as counterprogramming to the Super Bowl. The marathon features a block of bathroom-renovation programming, including episodes of “Bathroom Renovations” and the series premiere…

Jonas Brothers, Swift, Richie to Rock ‘Clark’s New Year’s’

The Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and Lionel Richie will perform live on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2009” on Dec. 31. They join Natasha Bedingfield, Fall Out Boy, Jesse McCartney, Ne-Yo, the Pussycat Dolls, Solange…

WGA Awards Nominees Announced

The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for its annual awards in the television, news, radio, graphic animation and promotional writing categories. Nominees in the dramatic series category include the writing teams for Showtime’s “Dexter,” NBC’s “Friday Night…

NBC Debates Cuts to Primetime Hours, Days?

NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker hinted that NBC is reconsidering the number of hours and days of the week it dedicates to prime-time programming, the Hollywood Reporter says. Zucker delivered the keynote address at the UBS Global Media and Communications…

Bravo Renews ‘Flipping Out,’ ‘Rachel Zoe’

Bravo has renewed “Flipping Out,” “The Rachel Zoe Project,” “Million Dollar Listing” and “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover.” “Flipping Out” and “Million Dollar Listing” will both enter their third seasons, while “The Rachel Zoe Project” and “Tabatha’s Salon Takeover” will start their…

NBC Confirms Return of Bromstad, Hire of Telegdy

NBC has issued a statement confirming the appointments of Angela Bromstad and Paul Telegdy to new positions overseeing scripted and unscripted programming, respectively, at the network and studio levels. The combination of operations at NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios…

Big Numbers for TNT’s ‘Leverage,’ ‘Librarian’

TNT’s series premiere of “Leverage” drew almost 5 million viewers Sunday night. The debut was followed by the premiere of the original film “The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice,” which drew 5.4 million viewers. “Leverage” debuted with 2.1 million…

‘SNL’ Alum Fallon Readying Video Blog

Jimmy Fallon, gearing up to host NBC’s “Late Night,” is set to launch nightly video blogs starting tonight at www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com. The blogs will take viewers behind the scenes as the “Saturday Night Live” veteran prepares to take over “Late Night”…

Headline News Gets Money Guy ‘Clark Howard’

“Clark Howard” will premiere on Headline News Jan. 3. The program will air Saturdays and Sundays at 6 a.m., noon and 4 p.m., and will feature syndicated radio show host and money coach Clark Howard. Two 30-minute shows will air…

Zuckerman in for Nathan at ‘Criminal Intent’

Ed Zuckerman is replacing Robert Nathan as one of the executive producers and showrunners of Dick Wolf’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Mr. Nathan’s depature comes less than a year after he was named head writer and showrunner for the…