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TLC will take a look at the USAirways flight that landed on the Hudson River in a Jan. 10 documentary called “Brace for Impact,” Variety reports. In the hourlong show, pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger will recreate his much-hailed water…
TNT has renewed its cop drama “Dark Blue,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network ordered an additional 10-episode second season for next year. –Elizabeth Jensen
Peter Gammons is leaving ESPN, where he’s made his home since 1990, for a job as an analyst at the MLB Network, reports the Associated Press. He’ll do commentary for breaking news and big events, and will appear on the…
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said advertisers are paying 25 percent more in the scatter market than they did during the upfront, the Associated Press reports. Moonves was speaking at the UBS media conference Tuesday. –Elizabeth Jensen
Another advertiser pulled out of MTV’s new “Jersey Shore” reality series about Italian-Americans in a beach house, reports The Hollywood Reporter. American Family Insurance joined Domino’s Pizza in asking for its ads not to run in the show, after complaints…
“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm is going to make a return hosting appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in January, reports TV Squad. Rich Sommer, who plays Harry Crane on the show, dropped the news in an interview with TV…
Daily Variety tapped a former longtime L.A. Times editor to be its new editor, the New York Times reports. Leo Wolinsky left the L.A. Times in 2008 after 31 years at the paper, including stints as executive editor and managing…
The History channel will get into the reality show business with “Top Shot,” a competition show between marksmen using weapons of different eras, B&C reports. The 10-episode show will challenge 16 players to master guns, arrows and stones, among other…
The Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau announced Tuesday a 1.8% increase in ad sales growth for the national cable nets, reports Multichannel News. The total when the year is complete will be approximately $18.7 billion. That’s an increase of $330 million from…