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The future of NBC’s “Knight Rider” and “Kath & Kim” is uncertain, as ratings for both shows have not been strong enough to guarantee them a second season, The Age reports. New NBC Entertainment President Angela Bromstad revealed at the…
Democrats in the FCC have voiced their concerns about the DTV switch to Congress and are in support of an analog-shutoff delay, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Among the problems listed by Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps in a letter to…
While many previous cast members are making return appearances in “ER’s” final season, George Clooney will not be one of them, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Series executive producer John Wells told reporters at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour…
Cindy McCain will not be appearing in an upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC, the New York Post reports, citing unnamed sources. Cindy, wife of former Republican presidential candidate John McCain, was approached by the producers of…
Scott Bakula will play Chuck’s dad in an upcoming episode of the NBC series “Chuck,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Bakula will play Chuck’s estranged father, whom he finds just before his sister’s wedding, the magazine says. The search for his father…
ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson said he’d like to expand the network’s comedy portfolio by adding more traditional sitcoms to its programming mix. The network once dominated the comedy space with meat-and-potatoes half-hours such as “Roseanne” and “Home Improvement.” But…
The U.S. Senate could vote as soon as next week to delay the digital TV changeover to June 12. Senate staffers said today that because of the limited time before the scheduled Feb. 17 switch to digital television, the Senate…
Endemol USA President-CEO David Goldberg has signed a new multiyear deal and has been promoted to chairman of the company, which is behind such unscripted hits as “Deal or No Deal” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” As part of the…
New NBC Entertainment President Angela Bromstad said Thursday that the network won’t let the economy—or the pending loss of five hours of prime-time real estate to Jay Leno—affect its development process. “We’re not going to cut back our development spending,”…
NBC has given early pickups to “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “The Biggest Loser.” In addition, the network has scheduled the premiere of the new Amy Poehler comedy as well as its new cooking reality show “The Chopping Block.” The…