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Baseball Playoffs a Ratings Winner for Cable Network

On Wednesday, the first day of 2009 Major League Baseball postseason, TBS drew an average of 4.9 million viewers, up 16% from last year, according to B&C. The New York Yankees vs. the Minnesota Twins game scored the highest Nielsen…

Pay Cable Net to Telecast Updated Version of British Terror Documentary

An updated version of "Terror in Mumbai," a British documentary about the terrorist activities in India last year that left 170 people dead in Mumbai, will be aired by HBO, according to Multichannel News. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria hosts the documentary, which…

Warner Bros. Animation Restructuring Completed

Warner Bros. Animation named Peter Girardi to the new post of senior VP of series and alternative animation, and named Ed Adams as senior VP of business and legal affairs and administration, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The moves, along with…

NBC Drama’s Second Season Canceled Before It’s Even out of the Gate

An NBC drama has had its second season canceled even before it premiered, Variety reports. The network didn’t say why it was canceling the John Wells cop series “Southland”, which was to have aired Fridays at 9 p.m. starting Oct. 23….

Longtime Soap Star Storms out After Salary Is Cut

A “Young and the Restless” star has quit the CBS soap rather than have his salary cut, reports the New York Post. Eric Braeden, who has played Victor Newman on the show since 1980, told the Post he should have…

‘West Wing’ Actor Tapped for New Fox Series

In a role that’s the furthest from his “West Wing” character, Bradley Whitford will star in Fox’s new buddy cop “Jack and Dan” series about mismatched cop partners, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Whitford will play Dan, an alcoholic, out-of-control cop who…

Sony to Shed its Stake in Elisabeth Murdoch’s Shine

Sony Pictures Entertainment plans to sell off its stake in Shine, Elisabeth Murdoch’s drama and reality production company, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Sony owns 21% of Shine, the fast-growing parent of Reveille and Kudos. In a statement, Shine said it…

Nielsen, Clearly Freaked About Its Clients Forming a Coalition to Get Single Measurement, Reacts

Nielsen invited about 75 clients to a special Oct. 16 meeting to discuss the issues around integrating online viewing measurement into the company’s television ratings, reports B&C. In a letter from Sara Erichson, Nielsen president of media client services, North…

Doesn’t Scripps Already Have One Food-Focused Network? Soon It Will Have Two

Foodies who think the Food Network doesn’t have enough actual cooking shows on the air may soon get their wish: Scripps Networks Interactive will turn its existing Fine Living Network into the Cooking Channel next year, reports Multichannel News. The…

ABC Gives Full-Season Orders to Three of Its Four New Wednesday Comedies

Three new ABC comedies–"Modern Family," "Cougar Town" and "The Middle"—got full-season pickups from the network, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The fourth entry in the Wednesday comedy block, “Hank,” was left hanging; its ratings haven’t fared as well. –Elizabeth Jensen