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Daily Archives : Dec 20, 2011

Key Cablevision Exec Resurfaces at Rival Cable Operator

Thomas Rutledge, who resigned as chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems, has resurfaced with a new job: chief executive officer of rival cable operator Charter Communications, reports Bloomberg. As recently reported, Rutledge’s departure was called "a staggering loss" for Cablevision…

Want to Catch Up on TV Over the Holidays? NBC Will Offer Full Seasons Online for Free

NBC will make full seasons of some of its new fall series available online for free over the holidays, allowing viewers to catch up on their TV viewing, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Some returning series…

Lifetime Taps ‘Playboy Club’ Actress for New Drama Series

Lifetime has tapped an actress from NBC’s "The Playboy Club" as a series regular in a new drama series, Deadline.com reports. Naturi Naughton will tackle a role in "The Client List," according to the story. On the show, based on…

Veteran TV, Film and Stage Actor Graham Brown Dies; Credits Ranged From Shakespeare to ‘Sanford and Son’ to ‘Malcolm X’

Graham Brown, an accomplished actor who performed at London’s Globe Theater and appeared on a number of TV shows including the NBC sitcom "Sanford & Son," has died at the age of 87, the Associated Press reports. Brown died of…

‘Homeland’ Finale Sets Ratings Mark

Sunday’s season finale of "Homeland" was a ratings winner for Showtime, pulling in the biggest audience for any first-year show in the network’s history, The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. The first airing of the show drew 1.1…

Simon Cowell Talks to TVWeek as the ‘X-Factor’ Finale Is Soon to Air. What Cowell Will Do About the Sing-Offs Next Season and What He Thinks About the Judging on ‘American Idol.’ And What TVWeek Thinks Should Happen to Host Steve Jones

The four judges and three remaining contestants on Fox’s “The X-Factor” held a press conference on the set of the show at CBS Television City on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, and I attended to find out what Simon Cowell intended to…

Fox News’ Prime-Time Block Lost Viewers in 2011

Fox News Channel’s prime-time lineup lost viewers in 2011, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. But the network still beat CNN and MSNBC combined, the story notes. Fox News declined 9% in prime time for the year,…

Syndicated Talk Show Reaches 80% Mark

With a flood of talk shows jockeying for position in the fall 2012 marketplace, another contender has reached the 80% milestone, B&C reports. “Jeff Probst,” starring the “Survivor” host, has been picked up by stations representing 80% of the domestic…