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The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards and 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees (Alphabetical, by category) Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour) American Dad • Sixteen-Hundred Candles • FOX • 20th Century Fox / Underdog / Fuzzy Door…
(Editor’s note: In the Sept. 27, 2004, edition of TelevisionWeek, which observed the 50th anniversary of NBC’s "Tonight Show," the late Ed McMahon recalled his long association with Johnny Carson and the seminal late-night talk show’s early days.) By Ed…
TLC’s series “Jon & Kate Plus 8” drew record ratings for its season premiere Monday amid publicity that the couple at the center of the reality show is breaking apart, the New York Times reports. With some saying the program’s…
Cable television has two approaches to creating advertising that is targeted to selected customers the way the Internet can, the Wall Street Journal says. Canoe Ventures aims to address ads to individual homes with certain demographic characteristics, while National Cable…
Bravo says it is working on “The Real Housewives of D.C.” as the latest installment in its popular “Housewives” franchise, the Washington Post reports. The paper quotes the network as saying producers were looking for “influential players, cultural connoisseurs, fashion…
FX has bought the basic cable rights to “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” which was at the top of the box office over Memorial Day weekend, Daily Variety reports. The cable network has signed a four-year movie…
ABC is working on its executive structure following the merger announcement of ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network is likely to promote Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs, currently executive vice president of drama development, to oversee scripted development…
AT&T representatives brought phones with free text-messaging to parties in Arkansas organized to support Kris Allen, who won “American Idol” last week, the New York Times reports. Supporters of runner-up Adam Lambert have flooded online message boards complaining that the…
New York City is introducing a bill in the state legislature that would extend its tax incentive program for the film and television industry, the Associated Press reports. The 5% tax credit is helped bring millions of dollars of business…
CNBC is airing a special called “The Oprah Effect” that looks at how companies get their products onto Ms. Winfrey’s show in order to boost sales, Entertainment Weekly says. —Jon Lafayette