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Fox edged out CBS for a Thursday night victory, with a repeat of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” besting the season premiere of “Big Brother” as the night’s top-rated show. By scheduling two “Smarter” reruns, Fox won the…
ESPN is offering extended coverage across seven of its outlets for this month’s Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN360.com, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN Deportes La Revista all will feature some type of…
Former NBC entertainment president Kevin Reilly is in talks with Fox Broadcasting Co. to join the network under his former FX boss Peter Liguori, sources said. Mr. Reilly likely would take a lead programming role, with current entertainment president Mr….
Wednesday night The CW called the last episode of its low-rated summer soap “Hidden Palms” a “series finale,” thus concluding the program. The eight-episode “Palms” run has played like a game of summer ratings limbo, testing how low an original…
Two senators are postponing a task force report on child obesity, an indication that the nation’s biggest food and beverage marketers are preparing to unveil major new concessions in how they market food to kids on TV. Sens. Sam Brownback,…
NBC’s annual airing of the “Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular” was the highest-rated show on broadcast television Wednesday night, although competition was scarce. The fireworks display had its best adults 18 to 49 delivery in five years, according to…
ESPN is pulling out the stops for David Beckham’s first game for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer on July 21. Coverage starts with an expanded edition of “SportsCenter” at 6 p.m. (ET); a special titled “David Beckham:…
NBC Sports has reached an agreement with the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club on a long-term extension of its contract to broadcast the Championships at Wimbledon, as expected (TelevisionWeek, June 25). As part of the deal, NBC Sports…
National Geographic Channel named Discovery Communications veteran Steve Burns as executive VP for content as the channel remakes its top management. Mr. Burns replaces John Ford, who left Nat Geo in March for a production company and to pursue other…
If “Entourage” creator-executive producer Doug Ellin could shoot anywhere in the world, he’d choose New York. In this week’s exclusive Backlot Talk podcast, Mr. Ellin says his dream is to shoot an entire season in New York. He had plans…