‘Bachelor’ Courting Syndie
If “Bachelor” Bob has his way, the next ladies he’ll try to swoon will be on daytime.Bob Guiney, who conquered prime time as star of the most recent edition of ABC reality show “The Bachelor,” could host a daytime vehicle…
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Viacom Going All Out to Market Super Bowl For CBS’s upcoming Super Bowl, which will air Feb. 1, 2004, the network will get help from all Viacom companies in a marketing effort, according to one executive close to the company….
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‘Monk’ Heads Back to ABC ABC will replace the canceled “L.A. Dragnet” with repeats of USA cable network’s hit show “Monk.” “Monk” will air on Saturdays at 10 p.m., starting Jan. 17. In a unique deal with USA, ABC has…
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Congress Ready to Roll Back Station Cap The Federal Communications Commission rules passed in June that increased the percentage of U.S. TV homes any one broadcast company can reach from 35 percent to 45 percent would be rolled back for…
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SNTA to Hold 2004 Conferences in Three Cities The Syndicated Network Television Association is moving beyond New York next year. The trade group announced plans to hold its spring sales conferences in New York (March 11, 2004), Chicago (March 15…
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‘Survivor’ Gets Plum Post-Super Bowl Slot CBS will premiere “Survivor: All-Stars” following the Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1. The “All-Star” edition — the series’ eighth — will feature 18 of the most memorable previous contestants fighting it out for the…
A Working-Class Protest
Some TV shows just don’t go away quietly. Such is the case with “EastEnders,” which was canceled in September on BBC America, though it is still hugely popular in the United Kingdom, where it attracts up to 20 million viewers…
Cable Notes
John Malone’s Liberty Media said last week that its third-quarter profit nearly doubled to $41 million, or 2 cents a share, from a year-earlier profit of $22 million, or 1 cent a share, while revenue surged 72 percent to $905…
Hiss and Boo Only if You Aren’t Invited
“How could anyone not like him?” Jerry Seinfeld’s mom asks in the “Seinfeld” episode “The Pilot.” After the series’ nine years in national syndication, the answer is lots of people love him and continue to watch. The hit sitcom averaged…
‘K Street’ Reaches a Dead End
It was heralded as a show that would break new ground. HBO’s “K Street” would be a hybrid reality show crossed with a scripted drama that brought together the best and brightest in show business and politics. It certainly sounded…