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CBS Signs Carlson for Game Show Pilot

CBS has tapped conservative MSNBC pundit and famed bow-tie aficionado Tucker Carlson to host its game show pilot “Do You Trust Me?”In the project, strangers wager how much they trust each other as they develop a relationship via gameplay. The…

MyNetwork Makes Tuesdays Special Nights

MyNetworkTV plans to air a series of weekly specials on Tuesdays in May and, at least temporarily, will reduce its telenovela programming to a single night per week. Starting April 24, the fledging network will run specials such as “Hawaiian…

CBS Radio Fires Imus

The other shoe dropped on Don Imus Thursday when CBS Radio fired the shock jock and canceled “Imus in the Morning,” which was syndicated to 61 stations.The action was taken nearly 24 hours after NBC News canceled the MSNBC simulcast…

NBC Sets Summer Reality Dates

NBC announced premiere dates for its unscripted summer programming on Thursday. “America’s Got Talent” will return May 29 with new host Jerry Springer. “Last Comic Standing” returns June 13. New reality dating series “Age of Love,” whose format remains a…

FTC Report: Violence Still a Problem in Marketing

The Federal Trade Commission is crediting marketers with some progress in limiting the marketing of violent movies, videogames and music, but it said some R-rated films still are being advertised in TV shows popular with under-17 viewers. In the first…

The Reality of Commercial Ratings and Engagement

At 2007 Upfront TV Advertising Summit: Watch The Video

TV Networks Still Wrestling With ‘Video’

At the 2007 TV Upfront Summit: What Should a Digital Ad Look Like?

‘Idol,’ ‘Lost’ Bounce Back

After weeks of erosion, Fox’s “American Idol” and ABC’s “Lost” bounced back from their recent airings, while procedurals delivered limp performances.Fox won the night among adults 18 to 49 and total viewers, according to preliminary Nielsens. The one-hour season finale…

Hasselbeck Visits ‘Friends’

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the lone conservative among the ladies of ABC’s “The View,” will sit in for Gretchen Carlson as co-host of top-rated “Fox & Friends” from 7-9 a.m. Monday on Fox News Channel. The booking is expected to be announced…

Martin Returns to Must-Carry Issue

As the country moves from analog to digital TV signals, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin is proposing the FCC do more to ensure that cable providers carry broadcasters’ digital and analog signals during the transition.FCC and cable officials…