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Daily Archives : Apr 29, 2011

Longtime Exec Producer of ‘Face the Nation’ Leaving CBS

Carin Pratt, the executive producer of CBS’s "Face The Nation," has decided to leave the network, reports FishbowlDC.com. Her final broadcast will be this Sunday. Pratt has been with CBS News since 1984, including her current position with "Face the…

Sheen Fires Off Another Trademark Rant, Apparently Triggered by News That ‘Men’ Plans to Go On Without Him

Charlie Sheen appears to be back on form after briefly softening his image by revealing he is launching a charitable foundation. The actor sent TMZ a copy of a letter filled with Sheen’s trademark insults for “Two and a Half…

ABC Soap Opera Soars in Ratings After Being Canceled

One of the two long-running soap operas recently canceled by ABC has surged in the ratings since the cancellation was announced, Deadline.com reports. The show is "One Life to Live," which was the third-most-viewed daytime drama with 2.76 million viewers…

Cable Channel Cancels One Sitcom While Another Awaits Its Fate

A cable channel has announced that one of its sitcoms will not return for a third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The channel is Disney’s boy-oriented Disney XD channel, which has canceled the live-action comedy "I’m in the Band,"…

Royal Wedding Appears to Be Biggest TV Event in History

With 300 networks worldwide covering today’s wedding of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton, the event was expected to turn out to be the biggest TV event in history, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The BBC feed alone was televised…

CBS Correspondent Who Was Assaulted in Cairo Speaks Out About the Attack

CBS correspondent Lara Logan will give her first television interview since she was sexually assaulted by a mob in Egypt, reports TVNewser.com. Logan has taped an interview for CBS’s "60 Minutes," which will air Sunday. The interview was conducted by…

Local TV Station Revenues Surged in 2010 as Ad Market Rebounded

Local television stations’ revenues posted strong gains in 2010, according to new figures from BIA/Kelsey. B&C broke down the study, reporting that over-the-air sales jumped 23% to $19.4 billion last year, boosted by midterm elections and a rebound in the…

Starz Readying Dean Koontz Book for Its First Original Miniseries

A limited original series based on a Dean Koontz book appears to be coming to Starz, which would mark the channel’s first original miniseries, reports Deadline.com. The book is "Twilight Eyes," about a man who uses his psychic powers to…

Tickets to ‘Oprah’ Taping Get Woman Excused From Jury Duty

A prospective juror in the Rod Blagojevich retrial had an unusual reason why she felt she had to be excused from serving on the jury, and it worked: The woman said she has tickets to see one of the last…

Unexpectedly Enchanted With NBC’s ‘The Voice’

What is it about NBC’s new music competition show “The Voice” that seems to have struck a chord with viewers? Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin, who’s not a fan of either reality shows or the cast of the show, was…