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Yearly Archives : 2008

NBC Renews ‘Martha Stewart Show’

NBC Universal has renewed the syndicated talkshow “The Martha Stewart Show” for a fifth season despite an average season household rating of about 0.7, Daily Variety reports. NBC stations in top markets such as New York will pick it up….

Schoolteacher Wins ‘Survivor’

Bob Crowley a 57-year-old schoolteacher, earned the $1 million prize for winning the latest edition of CBS’ “Survivor,” the Associated Press reports. “My plan was to fly under the radar as long as I could … and be a nice…

NBC Shakeup: Game-Changer

Consolidation, Leno Show Stun Observers

Trifecta Sets ‘Laguna’ as Syndie Strip for ’09

MTV’s “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” and its spinoff, “The Hills,” are being made available as a single package for syndication starting in the fall of 2009. Trifecta Entertainment & Media is shopping the teen-reality dramas, along with A&E’s…

Transcript: Syndication Roundtable 2008

TVWeek: Obviously the first order of business is to thank all the panelists for coming today. This is TVWeek’s ninth annual Syndication Roundtable and, in preparation every year I go back and read the previous years, and it’s always remarkable…

Unanswered Questions: How Tough Is TV?

30 Questions the Industry Must Answer as a Challenging 2009 Looms

November Chill Hits Syndie

Election, Economy Pull Focus From Syndicated Shows

NBC, Affils Talk Leno

Stations Caught Off Guard by Move, Offer Input to Net

Leno’s Revenue Potential Unclear

Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” is a cash cow in late night. But just how much advertising revenue it will generate in prime time is anyone’s guess, media buyers say. According to TNS Media Intelligence, “The Tonight Show” generates about…

NBC, CBS Prep Originals for Online

Even though NBC has been wracked by huge layoffs and a tanking economy, the network’s digital division will start shooting a pilot this week for an online late-night talk show, one of nine planned Web shows for 2009. And NBC…