A&E Network said it has picked up a second season of original drama “The Cleaner” starring Benjamin Bratt. “The Cleaner” is the network’s first scripted series in six years. Production on season two’s 13 episodes is scheduled to start soon…
Many TV shows that in normal years would have been cancelled are getting pickups from the broadcast networks this TV season because of the struggling economy, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing several network sources who chose to remain anonymous. “Knight…
Marketers are holding onto the television advertising they bought during the upfront despite the current economic turmoil and stock market plunge, TelevisionWeek reports. Buyers warn that large number of advertisers have postponed making a call on the options they have…
The end of this presidential campaign will leave a big hole in the finances of local TV stations, the New York Times says. Even with $250 million in spending by Sen. Barack Obama, and the Olympics, it hasn’t been a…
CBS has variety of shows in its development pipeline, including a variety show, TelevisionWeek reports. Among the ideas the Eye network is working on is a series about suburban witches, a new take on the medical drama and a drama…
Companies including Microsoft are looking for ways to bring the community building tools of social networks like MySpace and Facebook to TV, the Wall Street Journal reports. Social networking has the potential to play a key role in shaping what…
Instead of anchoring “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live,” Amy Poehler gave birth to a baby boy, the Associated Press reports. Poehler, who is married to Will Arnett of “Assested Development,” rehearsed with her “SNL” castmates until Friday, the wire…
The broadcast networks are losing audiences at 10 p.m. and digital video recorders are a big part of the problem, the Los Angeles Times says. The networks also haven’t been helping themselves by programming similar shows against one another, the…
Celebrities including rapper T.I., blues singer B.B. King and country star Clint Black are playing the NBC chimes melody in new promos for the Peacock network, TelevisionWeek reports. “It’s part of a concerted effort to make our commercial breaks more…
Anne Pressly, an anchor at KATV in Little Rock, Ark., died of injuries suffered in a severe beating in her home, the Associated Press reports. Pressly, 26, who has a small role in the film “W,” was discovered shortly before…