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The January returns of USA Network’s dramas "Psych," "Burn Notice" and "White Collar" have been rescheduled so that each show will have its own day of the week, reports the Futon Critic. Instead of pairing "White Collar" with "Burn Notice" as…
So many changes were made in refashioning ABC’s “Scrubs” that creator Bill Lawrence wanted the network to change the title, the New York Times reports in an in-depth look at the medical comedy’s remake. Star Zach Braff remains, but there…
The executive who oversaw original comedy at TBS is leaving the network, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Nina Howie, whose title is VP of comedy, has been at the cable channel for 3 1/2 years. Most of the network’s original series…
Weather forecasts remain the backbone of local newscasts, but some stations may not be adapting quickly enough to coming changes in viewer habits wrought by the Web, B&C reports. Some in the business say local newscasts need to move more…
The audiences that NBC lost with the launch of Jay Leno’s 10 p.m. talk show didn’t turn up watching NBC’s competitors, the Associated Press reports. The big beneficiary, instead, has been the DVR, where audiences at 10 p.m. are watching…
The BBC is moving to support its domestic producers, at the expense of U.S. shows, Variety reports. BBC Director-General Mark Thompson said that after the digital conversion is completed in 2012, the BBC will spend a higher proportion of its…
The couple who crashed the White House state dinner last week canceled their planned interview with CNN and are instead trying to sell their story to the broadcast networks, asking hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Associated Press reports. According…
The ranks of reality performers and wannabes, who reached a new low last week when a “Real Housewives” hopeful crashed a White House state dinner, are estimated to have topped 1,000, the New York Times reports. Reality producer Michael Hirschorn…
CBS News producer Bernie Birnbaum, a longtime collaborator with Charles Kuralt, died over the Thanksgiving holiday at age 89, TVNewser reports. Birnbaum joined CBS in 1951. He worked as a producer on Walter Cronkite’s “CBS Evening News,” produced specials including…