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Daily Archives : Dec 10, 2010

‘The Hoff’ Is Off: A&E Pulls Reality Series ‘The Hasselhoffs’ After Two Episodes. But It Looks Like David Hasslehoff Has a New Gig Lined Up Anyway

"The Hoff" is off the air, after A&E pulled the reality series "The Hasselhoffs" after just two episodes, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The show debuted Sunday with 718,000 viewers, although that audience dropped sharply for its second half-hour episode, which…

Discovery Trying to Get Distributors to Pay More Money to Carry the Oprah Winfrey Network; Some Are Fighting Increase

Even though Oprah Winfrey usually turns everything she touches into gold, some pay-television carriers are resisting demands for higher fees for her new Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), which debuts Jan. 1, reports Ronald Grover and Andy Fixmer at Bloomberg BusinessWeek….

A Streak Worth Celebrating: For 15 Straight Years, One Morning Show Has Been Atop the Nielsen Ratings

It’s a milestone worth celebrating: for 15 years in a row, one morning show had been No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings. NBC’s "Today" show will celebrate Saturday as marking 15 uninterrupted years as the country’s top-rated morning broadcast, reports…

‘It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.’ Actor Who Played Dumbledore Chooses First U.S. Series Role

Marking his first U.S. series role, British actor Sir Michael Gambon — perhaps best known to U.S. audiences as Albus Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" films — has signed on with the new HBO drama "Luck," reports Deadline.com In "Luck," which…

Spanish-Language Broadcaster Univision Upends News Division Leadership

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision is switching leadership in its news division, with its 26-year veteran Alina Falcón stepping down and journalist Isaac Lee joining as president of news, reports TVNewser.com. Falcón, who had been in charge of both news and sports,…

As Los Angeles Former PBS Giant KCET Prepares to Be an Indie, It Releases Its Forthcoming Programming Schedule

As KCET-TV prepares to break from PBS on Jan.1, it’s making more of its plans public, with the biggest news being that the station will divide each night into themed blocks touching on subjects such as movies and science,reports the…

ABC Prepping TV Version of One of the Most Popular Stories of All Time, ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ (With, Of Course, Some Requisite Changes. It All Happens to a Woman, Not a Man. And It Takes Place In…the Hamptons)

ABC has signed on the production company of the hit "Twilight" movie franchise, Temple Hill, to a two-year overall deal, reports Deadline.com. The first project from the nearly five-year old Temple Hill company will be a remake for TV of "The…

Syndicated Court Show Gets Two-Year Renewal

One of the syndicated court shows has just received a two-year renewal, reports B&C. It’s "America’s Court with Judge Ross" from Entertainment Studios. The show has been renewed from groups ranging from Belo to Tribune, the story says. The half-hour show debuted…

Despite Lindsay Lohan’s Treatment Team Saying Going on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Would Be Good For the Troubled Star, Lohan’s Reps Say She Won’t Do It

After a report said troubled star Lindsay Lohan may appear on ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars" as part of her comeback, the actress’ representative said the star isn’t appearing on the show,reports the New York Daily News. As previously reported,…

Oops: Ed O’Neill WAS Rooting For his Co-Star To Win an Emmy, But Did NOT Say About Jane Lynch Winning For Her Performance in ‘Glee’ that ‘I don’t think she should have gotten the Emmy for that part.’

So what DID O’Neill say? According to AOL’s Popeater, TV Guide Canada, which issued an apology for misquoting O’Neill, wrote that this is what the actor actually said: "I’m one of Jane Lynch’s biggest fans. I love Jane Lynch. She is…