A panel of experts recently discussed whether Barack Obama will provide as many laughs as George W. Bush’s presidency, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Obama is going to raise the intelligence of the jokes,” panelist Roseanne Barr said. “The Daily Show”…
With the election over, the cable news networks unveiled new programming lineups and personnel changes on Wednesday, Daily Variety reports. MSNBC launched a new on-air tagline—“The Power of Change”—that lifts heavily from President-elect Barack Obama’s historic campaign victory, the newspaper…
Crown Media, which owns Hallmark Channel, lowered its net loss in the third quarter as revenue rose 17%. Crown’s third-quarter net loss was $17.9 million, or 17 cents a share, down from $37.9 million a year ago. Excluding interest expenses,…
On a night when about 71 million people tuned in to watch the climax of a high-rated election campaign, CNN drew more viewers than any other channel, the Washington Post reports. TV’s biggest audience since the Super Bowl was 12…
Correspondents on BET openly celebrated the election of the first black president, the New York Times says. On other networks, some black journalists showed their feelings, but said they remained professional while reporting the story. —Jon Lafayette
Following Barack Obama’s win on Election Day, many TV commentators got emotional in describing the historic occasion—possibly to the point of getting carried away, the Washington Post says. “I think our excitement at the imminent history matched the nation’s,” said…
ABC has canceled its plans for the midseason comedy “Single With Parents,” Daily Variety reports. The show, starring Alyssa Milano, had the plug pulled after disagreements about the creative direction. The show would have featured Milano as a single mother…
James Van Der Beek and David Denman will co-star in Fox’s pilot “Eva Adams,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The show, about a sexist male agent who becomes a woman after a witch cast a spell, will feature Van Der Beek…
Comcast is planning big changes at its CN8 local programming channel, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The channel, which operates out of Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, is struggling with low ratings and a tough local ad market. —Jon Lafayette
Cablevision Systems swung to a profit in the third quarter from a loss a year ago, the company reported Thursday. Net income was $27.1 million, or 9 cents a share, compared to a loss of $79.3 million, or 27 cents,…