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With the two-hour season finale this year’s favorite gimmick, it begs the question of whether that’s really necessary for shows such as “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” the New York Daily News says. While some shows such as “Lost” may deserve…
Ricki Lake, who will host VH1’s “Charm School” for its third season, said the reality genre is familiar to her since it’s “derivative” of her old talk show, the New York Daily News reports. “The topics, some of the storylines,…
NBC is continuing its move toward the middle. The network Monday greenlit a programming slate heavy on meat-and-potatoes fare, including two medical dramas (“Trauma” and “Mercy”), a broad family hour (“Parenthood”) and an old-fashioned multicamera half-hour from director James Burrows…
Gay- and lesbian-oriented television network Logo launched a Web site to cast the second season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Multichannel News reports. People wanting to appear on the reality show are being directed to send audition videos to RuPaulCasting.com, Multichannel…
The Television academy gave out its second annual awards for shows “with a conscience,” honoring Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars” and FX’s “30 Days” among others, the Associated Press reports. ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and CBS’ “A Home for the…
Local television advertising sales have fallen as much as 30% to 40% from their peak in markets such as Los Angeles, as no new sources of revenue are replacing the decline in advertising from the auto industry, Daily Variety reports….
Maria Shriver’s documentary on the effects of Alzheimer ’s disease, which airs on HBO starting this month, was first rejected by networks, including HBO, when Shriver pitched the idea five years ago, Daily Variety reports. HBO and Shriver, whose father,…
Showtime’s “Californication” has added Ed Westwick from “Gossip Girl” to its growing list of guest stars, Multichannel News reports. Eva Amurri from “Saved!” and Embeth Davidtz from “In Treatment” also will appear on the show, Multichannel News says. —Danny King
Cable television operator Bright House Networks started making most of the programming on YES Network’s national feed available in Orlando and other central Florida areas, Multichannel News says. Bright House is offering the network programming, not including New York Yankees…
Washington Post Co.’s first-quarter sales from cable television operations rose 5% as the company took a loss, Broadcasting & Cable says. Magazine and newspaper sales fell 14% and 22% from a year earlier, respectively, B&C reports. —Danny King