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Daily Archives : Feb 4, 2013

Super Bowl Third-Most-Watched Show In Broadcast History

This year’s Super Bowl — already dubbed the Blackout Bowl for the 34-minute delay due to a power outage — was the third-most-watched U.S. TV show ever. It was watched by 108.41 million viewers, only superseded by last year’s Super…

Huge Promotion for Bonnie Hammer at NBCU’s Cable Division. New Role in Company for Lauren Zalaznick. And Former Univision CEO Joe Uva Hired to Run NBCU’s Hispanic Properties

An internal memo with major announcements was sent out today, Monday, Feb 4, 2013, by NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke. In the memo Burke wrote: "I am writing to let you know of some important changes to our organization, with the promotion of…

Cookie Monster Hit: Oreo’s Instant Super Bowl Ad Was Retweeted 10,000 Times Within First Hour

Oreo was one of several advertisers that created instant ads during the Super Bowl and sent them out via Twitter. Oreo’s ad, pictured below, was send out with a tweet that read, "Power out? No problem." Wrote Paul Farhi in The…

Daytime Talk Show Gets the Ax

One of the rookie daytime talk shows — part of the freshman crop of syndicated shows that have been vying to fill the void left by the end of “Oprah” — is getting the ax. B&C reports that “The Ricki Lake…

Video: Trump Confirms Plan to Sue Bill Maher for $5 Million Over Orangutan Remarks

Donald Trump called in this morning to Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” to announce his plan to sue Bill Maher, the star of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” for allegedly welching on a $5 million dare, reports TheWrap.com. Maher…

CBS Greenlights a Batch of Projects — David E. Kelley, Robin Williams, ‘Homeland’ Producers All in the Mix

CBS has unveiled a number of key programming moves, including giving a pilot order to a drama from three “Homeland” producers, Deadline.com reports. The network also gave a pilot order to “Intelligence,” from writer Michael Seitzman, and officially ordered a…

Veteran Newsman Exits ABC for NBC

ABC News, which has already lost a number of key players in recent weeks, is losing another one. Politico reports that senior investigative reporter Richard Esposito is headed to NBC News. The move follows the recent losses of “20/20” co-anchor…

Chalk Up Another Top Honor for Affleck, ‘Argo’

Ben Affleck’s feature film “Argo” continues to rack up awards, building what some observers are calling unstoppable momentum during the runup to the Oscars. The latest top honor for Affleck: the Directors Guild of America Award. TVWeek Open Mic blogger…

‘Argo’ Steamroller Continues Its Momentum With DGA Award for Affleck

It was, of course, Ben Affleck’s night at the 65th Annual DGA Awards, and the newly anointed best director of “Argo” could be forgiven for acting almost like a kid in a candy store — or an actor auditioning for…

Prospect Park Hints at Truce in Struggle Over Rights to Soap Opera Characters

After news broke that three actors would have to depart an ABC daytime drama due to a competing rights claim to their characters, as we reported last week, a breakthrough in the legal hassle may be in the offing. TVLine.com…