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CBS Moves ‘Mentalist’ to Thursdays

CBS is shifting first-year hit “The Mentalist” to Thursdays and slightly shaking up its Monday comedy lineup, Television Week reports. The generally stable network is taking a couple of dice-rolls next season, though compared to ABC and NBC, it promises…

NBC Asked Oprah Before Leno

NBC first asked Oprah Winfrey to move to prime time before offering a prime-time show to Jay Leno, Television Week reports. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said he talked with Winfrey about two years ago about an 8 p.m. time…

ABC Introduces 11 New Shows

ABC is making some big changes with 11 new shows for the 2009-10 season, including an all-new comedy night, Television Week reports. The buzzed-about drama “Flash Forward” will be slotted in the key 8 p.m. Thursday time slot, while Mark…

Kimmel Roasts ABC During Upfront Show

Jimmy Kimmel roasted ABC, which airs his “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” during the network’s upfront presentation, telling ad buyers that “everyone is full of shit except Mike Shaw,” the network’s head of ad sales, Television Week reports. As for ABC’s new…

NBC Splits Season, Leans on Leno

NBC will split its new series debuts between fall and winter, leaving its fourth-quarter premieres to two new dramas and one new sitcom, as well as a lot of Jay Leno, Television Week reports. The network is taking advantage of…

CW Skips ‘Gossip’ Spinoff, Adds Dramas

The CW has decided to shelve the spinoff of “Gossip Girl,” Television Week’s TV MoJoe reports. The network has decided to greenlight “Melrose Place,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “The Beautiful Life” for the 2009-10 season, with expected fall debuts, the…

CBS Pulls ‘Trace,’ ‘Unit,’ ’11th Hour’

CBS has canceled “Without a Trace,” “The Unit” and “11th Hour,” Television Week’s TV MoJoe reports. Shows with some better news include “Cold Case,” “Numbers,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Gary Unmarried” and “Rules of Engagement,” which will all…

Report: TV Networks at Risk

A report from analyst Laura Martin of Soleil Securities says the television networks are risking their industry’s $300 billion market valuation by putting TV shows online, MediaPost reports. Unbundling content, such as showing single episodes of “The Office” online, could…

Is ‘Idol’ Ready for a Seemingly Gay Winner?

The question that comes to mind as “American Idol” draws to a close is whether the U.S. is ready to anoint an apparently gay 27-year-old from San Diego as the winner, the New York Times reports. Regardless of whether Adam…

Ion Files for Bankruptcy

Ion Media Networks filed for bankruptcy court protection in New York after it reached a restructuring agreement with a group of debt holders to convert its debt to equity, Bloomberg News reports. The television-station owner said the group owns more…