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Daily Archives : Dec 10, 2012

‘Amazing Race’ Finale Delivers Not-so-Amazing Ratings

The two-hour season finale of CBS reality franchise “The Amazing Race” stumbled at the finish line Sunday night, delivering a number that tied the program’s lowest-rated finale ever, based on Nielsen overnight results. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Race” dipped to a…

Charlie Sheen’s Ex Denies Drug Overdose

Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, who was rushed to a hospital Friday, is denying that she had a drug overdose and is playing down media reports of drug problems, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A representative for Brooke Mueller said the reports…

Bravo Developing Series Based on 1992 Robert Zemeckis Movie

A 1992 feature film directed by Robert Zemeckis is being adapted for the small screen by Bravo, Variety reports. The project revives Zemeckis’ “Death Becomes Her,” a comedy that starred Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis. Zemeckis is better…

Sony Pictures TV Announces Executive Move

Sony Pictures Television announced a change in its executive ranks, adding to the responsibilities for veteran exec Amy Carney. Carney was named president, advertiser sales, strategy & research, and relocates to Los Angeles. The announcement came from Sony Pictures Television…

TV Network Founded by MLK III and Andrew Young Inks Pact With Broadcaster

The network co-founded by Martin Luther King III and Andrew Young has finalized a deal with a broadcaster to expand its presence, reports Deadline.com. The deal between digital network Bounce TV and broadcaster Univision will make Bounce TV a multicast…

Color of the Year for 2013 Announced — But for Many of Us, the News Is Simply That There IS a Color of the Year

The people whose business it is to decide such things have announced the color of the year for 2013. Time magazine reports that, based on a poll of designers and brands about colors, the Pantone Color Institute has designated emerald…

CBS Sports Network Rolls Out Special Programming Lineup Surrounding Super Bowl

CBS Sports Network has announced a lineup of Super Bowl-related programming in connection with the CBS broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII, set for Sunday, Feb. 3. The cable network will feature more than 50 hours of live programming from New…

Jeff Zucker Eyes CNN Push for ‘Today’ and ‘GMA’ Viewers — and He Has One Anchor in Mind to Lead the Way

Newly appointed CNN chief Jeff Zucker is hoping one anchor can help boost the network’s morning ratings, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. That anchor is Erin Burnett, who is now hosting the 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. hour…

One of the Stars of CBS’s ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Might Not Return

One of the stars of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" might not return to the show, Deadline.com reports, as his film career has taken off in the seven years since the show first went on the air….

Why the Jets Should Trade Tim Tebow to L.A. — Even Though the City Has No Pro Football Team

“The sports move of the century” — a trade by the New York Jets that would send little-used quarterback Tim Tebow to Los Angeles, even though the city has no pro football team — has been proposed by TVWeek Open…