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Lee Thompson Young will join “Scrubs” next season as a surgical intern whom Turk mentors, Zap2It reports. Young made guest appearances on “Smallville” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
Michelle Gielan, a reporter for WFLD-TV in Chicago, is said to be in consideration for the new anchor position on “CBS Morning News,” TVNewser reports, citing unnamed insiders. “CBS Morning News” airs pre-pre-“Early Show” at 4:30 a.m., the Web site…
ESPN2 will air “Road to Redemption Presented by Nike,” a five-part documentary about the U.S. men’s basketball team’s journey to the Beijing Olympics, Multichannel News reports. The series premieres July 2 at 7 p.m., with additional content to be made…
A federal judge ruled that a class-action lawsuit by cable and satellite subscribers seeking to force companies to offer a la carte programming may proceed, Multichannel News reports. The lawsuit claims that video distributors and programmers harm consumers and make…
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez doesn’t want to extend the expiration date on the $40 DTV-to-analog converter box coupons, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Gutierrez believes that extending the expiration date would only cause more consumers to forget they have them, resulting…
Former Chicago TV news anchor Ron Hunter died this week in Las Vegas, the Chicago Tribune reports. Hunter worked for Chicago’s WMAQ in the 1970s alongside Jane Pauley and Maury Povich, earning an Emmy Award for the station’s coverage of…
Cable news networks now capture 58% of viewers, beating broadcast network news’ 42% share, Media Daily News reports. The gap between cable and broadcast news has grown from the second quarter of 2007, during which cable had a 54% share…
The percentage of shows on networks supplied by parent companies’ in-house studios increased from 57% in 2006 to 67% in 2008, Media Daily News reports. The CW gets all of its programming from co-owners CBS and Warner Bros., while NBC,…
Luke Perry told “The Billy Bush Show” that he currently does not have any plans to make an appearance on The CW’s “90210,” Access Hollywood reports. “It’s just not something that I’ve thought about to be quite honest. I don’t…
NBC Agency, NBC’s in-house ad agency, walked away with 31 awards at last week’s Promax/BDA event, Media Daily News reports. NBC Universal properties, including Sci Fi Channel, USA and Bravo, won 123 awards in total, the Web site notes. —Vlada…