TNT chalked up the largest audience in cable history for a basketball game with its Sunday telecast of the opening game in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, Multichannel News reported. The game, won…
PromaxBDA has announced the finalists for the PromaxBDA Awards, which honor achievements in promotion, marketing and design. “This year’s PromaxBDA Award’s finalists represent some of the top designers, marketers and promoters in the field,” said Jonathan Block-Verk, president and CEO…
A well-known media executive has announced that he will be wrapping up his 45-year career in the media business, with his retirement set for July 31, 2011. The executive is TV One President and CEO Johnathan Rodgers, who has led…
HBO has announced that it will give another season to a drama that has been lackluster in the ratings but has earned ongoing praise from critics, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show is "Treme," the…
A new prime-time newsmagazine featuring Brian Williams will appear on NBC’s schedule "as soon as it’s ready," says NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Greenblatt, speaking to reporters Sunday, said the newsmagazine would be "relevant and…
CBS’s “Survivor” finale dominated the night Sunday, enabling the Eye Network to claim a comfortable overall win in the ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS averaged a 3.3 rating in adults 18-49 for the night, topping ABC (2.5 average), Fox (2.2) and…
CBS has decided to drop two comedies and a drama from its prime-time schedule, according to word that leaked out Sunday in advance of the network’s upfront presentation this week, the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog reported. "$#*! My Dad…
Donald Trump has announced he is calling off his run for president, CNN.com reports. The real estate titan and host of NBC reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” released a statement today saying that even though he remains confident that he could…
Fox has unveiled its prime-time schedule for fall, with eight new series joining the lineup. Among the most talked-about new shows is the singing competition “The X Factor,” which marks the return of Simon Cowell to the network. “Cowell, along…
An actress who is well-known to television audiences is in talks to join NBC’s "Law & Order: SVU," stepping in as the new partner of Elliot Stabler, played by Christopher Meloni, reports TVLine.com. The actress is Jennifer Love Hewitt, the…