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Fox has ordered nine additional episodes of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?,” bringing the game show’s fall season to 22 episodes, Daily Variety reports. Ratings for the series have declined since its strong February 2007 premiere, the newspaper…
TheWB.com will launch Aug. 27 with Johnson & Johnson as a charter sponsor, MediaWeek reports. The Web site has partnered with Comcast to offer classic series from The WB, including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gilmore Girls,” in addition to…
MyNetworkTV will debut “Shaken Not Stirred” this fall, Daily Variety reports. The celebrity roast program will star D.L. Hughley, Paul Rodriguez, Anthony Anderson and John Salley, the newspaper says. The roastees include Bobby Brown, Rev. Al Sharpton, Ice-T and Pamela…
Fox is in negotiations to acquire the format rights to U.K. dating show “Loveland,” Daily Variety reports. The program combines computer-generated animation with the studio show format as contestants pick their own animated characters to interact with real contestants in…
Neighbors of “The Hills’” Lauren Conrad are upset over the commotion and disruption caused by the MTV production, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. The neighborhood has been swamped with paparazzi, and residents claim the production has welcomed them with…
Viewers of digital television still are experiencing trouble with the sound quality of the signal, TVNewsday reports. Spikes in loudness between and within channels, as well as lip sync troubles, are common complaints, the Web site says. Dolby is working…
Entravision’s television station group saw net revenue decrease 3% to $38.9 million during the second quarter of 2007, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The drop was attributed to a weak advertising market, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Total net revenue for Gray Television slipped 1% to $78.7 million during the second quarter, TVNewsday reports. The decline came as a result of decreasing local and national advertising revenues, the Web site says. However, increases in political and Internet…
Mark Wahlberg will cameo as himself in the fifth season of “Entourage,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Wahlberg, who is an executive producer on the HBO series, revealed that his scene will be alongside Jeremy Piven, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Lifetime has ordered drama pilot “The Amazing Mrs. Novak,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The project, about a supermarket manager who unexpectedly becomes governor of New Jersey, comes from Vanessa Taylor, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman