Cable television networks received as much as 20% of presidential election advertising dollars, slightly more than what they received from congressional races, Multichannel News says, citing ad seller National Cable Communications. Political advertising spending will peak at about $3 billion,…
Fox has canceled long-running animated comedy “King of the Hill.” The show’s most recent episode order of 13 half-hours will be its last, a Fox spokesman said Thursday. Given the lead time for animation, it’s likely the series will air…
Bravo announced a slew of projects in development at the network, in addition to the pickup of new fashion competition series “The Fashion Show.” Shows in development include the topical “Fashionality,” featuring some of New York’s biggest “tastemakers” as they…
“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” correspondent Aasif Mandvi will host the 18th annual Gotham Awards on Dec. 2, Daily Variety reports. Patricia Clarkson, Ethan Hawke and Amy Adams are among the show’s award presenters, the newspaper says. —Danny King
TNT’s opening-night broadcasts for the NBA season Oct. 28, a double-header featuring the Boston Celtics in the first game and the Los Angeles Lakers in the second, had a 28% larger audience than last season’s first broadcasts, Multichannel News says,…
Discovery Channel will air “JFK: Inside the Target Car” on Nov. 16 to mark the 45th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The special employs cutting-edge forensics and film archives to prove that the only bullets fired…
ESPN Deportes next week will debut a sports commentary show similar to “Around the Horn,” including reporters from Spanish-language newspapers talking about sports topics, Multichannel News says. “Juego Cruzado,” which will be broadcast each weekday and will run 30 minutes,…
Dave Franco, whose credits include ABC Family’s “Greek,” will appear in multiple episodes of CW’s “Privileged” as the love interest of the character played by Lucy Hale, Entertainment Weekly says. Franco, whose older brother James Franco was most recently in…
David Tennant will step away from playing the title role in Sci Fi’s “Doctor Who” in 2010 after five years on the job, the London Times reports. Tennant, the 10th person to play the role since the U.K. show started…
Bad weather led to bad ratings as the 2008 World Series on Fox drew the smallest audience in its history. The five-game series concluded with the Philadelphia Phillies beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in the conclusion of Game 5,…