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ABC is continuing negotiations to bring back “Scrubs” for a ninth season in the fall, and star Zach Braff is said to be considering returning for some of the episodes, Daily Variety reports. Other “Scrubs” actors including John C. McGinley…
Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” has quietly replaced Disney’s “Hannah Montana” as the most popular TV show with young audiences, the Los Angeles Times reports. One reason for the show’s popularity is its Web site, which creator Dan Schneider keeps stocked with exclusive…
Fox says it won’t air President Obama’s Wednesday press conference marking his first 100 days in office, TelevisionWeek reports. ABC, CBS and NBC all plan to carry it. Fox’s move appears to be based less on politics than on business:…
The CW’s plan to air reruns of “Privileged” over the summer could be a sign that the network is closer to a decision to pick up the series for a second season, Entertainment Weekly reports. A CW rep tells EW…
NBC’s untitled family pilot has tapped Missi Pyle to replace Leslie Bibb, who departed the show after the pilot’s creator, Justin Adler, left the project, the Hollywood Reporter says. Pyle will play the oldest adult sibling in a family with…
MTV’s new series “$5 Cover” takes a look at the Memphis music scene through the eyes of independent filmmaker Craig Brewer, who is producing short episodes for the Web that are being stitched together into a TV series, the Los…
Interpublic Group CEO Michael Roth said in an interview with Fox Business Network that this year’s upfront will be “challenging” and involve “a lot of negotiation,” MediaPost reports. Traditional media is remains important to advertisers, even though they’ll be carefully…
Television can help expel feelings of loneliness and rejection, according to four new studies from the University at Buffalo and Miami University of Ohio, the Hollywood Reporter says. A fictional bond with TV characters can help ease viewers’ needs to…
Politico profiles Querry Robinson, a guest booker for MSNBC’s “Hardball With Chris Matthews,” a job that makes him a gatekeeper and star maker in Washington. “I don’t think anyone sets out to be a booker,” Robinson, who started his Washington…
Verizon’s FiOS television service gained 299,000 subscribers in the first quarter, while the company gained 298,000 customers for the FiOS Internet service, Multichannel News reports. Verizon said it has 2.217 million FiOS TV customers, an increase of 84% from a…