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Daily Archives : Jul 8, 2009

CW’s ‘Vampire,’ Fox’s ‘Past Life’ Set Up Shop in Atlanta for Tax Incentives

Two new upcoming series have set up production in Atlanta, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The CW’s “Vampire Diaries” and Fox’s “Past Life” are taking advantage of the city’s tax incentives and setting up production. The two join Lifetime’s series “Drop…

Numbers In: About Half the U.S. TV Viewing of Tuesday’s Michael Jackson Memorial Was on Cable TV Outlets, With CNN Leading the Way

Of the average total size of the audience of 31.1 million people who watched the Michael Jackson Memorial Service yesterday—across 19 networks—about 16 million watched it on cable TV channels, according to Nielsen Media Research. The remaining audience—just over 15…

Today’s Beach Read: Update on Big Brother Participant Who Wanted to Auction Off Her Virginity

It ‘s summertime, which means it’s “Big Brother” time. Here’s today’s beach read: One of the wilder stories that garnered a lot of publicity in the gossip columns last fall was the one about Raffella Fica, the beautiful 20 year…

TVMoJoe: This Is It!

TVMoJoe has only been in existence since late April, but it’s already time to begin another chapter in this blog’s history. Yes, this is my final MoJoe post on TVWeek.com. I’m moving on to join TheWrap.com as TV editor after…

Michael Jackson Mania: What’s Next

The Michael Jackson memorial is over, but anyone who thinks this storyline will disappear from the pop culture landscape any time soon is probably living in Neverland. So what’s next? Let’s count the possibilities… with the major caveat that what…

Jackson Memorial Draws 6 Million TV Viewers in U.K., About Half the Number Who Tuned Into Tribute Shows Aired When He Died

About 6 million TV viewers watched the Michael Jackson Memorial over the five channels that carried the event in the United Kingdom last night, the British press is reporting this morning. On average about 6.3 million viewers tuned in.  One of those channels, News…

’30 Rock’ Brings In Big Bucks in Off-Network Sales to Comedy Central, WGN America

Despite the economic doldrums, NBC’s “30 Rock” brought in impressive sums in two separate off-network sales, to Comedy Central and WGN America, Variety says. The two outlets will pay a combined total of about $800,000 an episode for the reruns,…

Alec Baldwin Contemplates Running for Office After ’30 Rock’ Commitment

Alec Baldwin is eyeing a possible run for office once his “30 Rock” stint is over in 2012, he tells Playboy. “The desire is there,” he tells the magazine, before going on to analyze a myriad of New York political…

Details of U.S. Olympic Cable Network to Be Unveiled Today

The U.S. Olympic Committee is finally ready to unveil details of its two-years-in-the-making cable network devoted to Olympic sports, the Associated Press says. Citing an unnamed source, the AP says the network, to be launched in partnership with Comcast, will…

Jackson Memorial Drives Major Web Viewing Surge; CNN Counts 9.7 Million Streams

Michael Jackson’s memorial service didn’t break Web viewing records set during President Obama’s January inauguration, but it did bring in a huge audience. It was CNN.com’s second-largest live video streaming day, with 81 million pageviews and 9.7 million live video…