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USA Renews ‘White Collar’

USA Network renewed its new “White Collar” for a second season, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The news broke Friday evening when it was twittered by the show’s creator and executive producer Jeff Eastin, who wrote, "Congratulations to the best cast…

ABC Gives Pilot Order to Danny Wallace Show

ABC gave a pilot order to “Awkward Situations for Men," a comedy starring the British humorist Danny Wallace, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show is tied to Wallace’s upcoming book of the same name, which chronicles Wallace’s move to the…

PR Vet Shirley Powell Leaving Turner

Shirley Powell is leaving her job as Turner Broadcasting’s senior VP of corporate communications after the first of the year, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Powell has been at the company for 15 years, first at the Cartoon Network and since…

Fox vs. FCC Profanity Arguments Scheduled

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals set Jan. 13 as the date for oral arguments in Fox vs. the FCC, one of the attorneys involved in the case told B&C. Each side will get 22 minutes for argument in the…

HGTV Plans to Focus on Personalities, Core Programming

In the new year, HGTV will emphasize personalities and focus on its core building and decorating shows, Multichannel News reports. Primetime ratings for 2009 are up 9 percent from last year. New personality-driven shows for 2010 include, beginning on Jan….

PBS Signs Up for More Detailed Nielsen Ratings

PBS has for the first time signed up for weekly ratings data from Nielsen, the New York Times reports. In the past, the public broadcaster has only received monthly reports; now it will get weekly ratings, but not overnights. PBS…

Ford to Depart in Major Reorganization at Discovery

Discovery President and General Manager John Ford is leaving as part of a major reorganization at Discovery Communications networks, Mediaweek reports. Twenty-four-year Discovery veteran Clark Bunting, formerly president and general manager of Discovery’s emerging networks group — which includes Science Channel, Military…

It’s Finally Over: The Gosselins Are Divorced

The marriage of former TLC "Jon & Kate Plus 8" stars Jon and Kate Gosselin came to an end this morning when Judge Arthur Tilson signed the final divorce decree, according to TMZ.com. Kate Gosselin and the eight children will…

DirecTV’s 101 to Offer Series of ‘Lost’ Recaps

DirecTV’s 101 Channel will telecast a comprehensive set of recaps of the series to date, beginning Dec. 26. Leading up to the show’s sixth and final season on ABC, which kicks off  Feb. 2, 101 will air six commercial-free recap specials, starting…

CBS Rules Thursday Night Ratings Roost

New installments of "Survivor," "CSI" and "The Mentalist" led CBS to dominate Thursday night in the ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At 8 o’clock, "Survivor" pulled down a preliminary Nielsen rating of 3.9 in the adults 18-49 demo, more than…