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O’Donnell to Replace Vieira on ‘The View’

The syndicated entertainment magazine “Extra” says it has learned that ABC on Friday will announce that Rosie O’Donnell will replace Meredith Vieira as a co-host of “The View.”A spokesman for “The View” confirmed for TelevisionWeek that an announcement about “The…

NBC Renews All Three ‘Law & Order’ Franchises

NBC has renewed “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” for the 2006-07 season, Kevin Reilly, president of NBC Entertainment announced Thursday.The flagship, “Law & Order,” which will enter its 17th season this fall,…

Dodge, Quiznos to Sponsor TNT’s Commercial-Free ‘Saved’ Debut

Dodge and Quiznos will sponsor the commercial-free premiere episode of TNT’s original series “Saved,” the network said Thursday. Dodge vehicles will be featured in the series, and another advertiser, AOL, will also be integrated into the show. AOL is also…

Fox Picks Up Two Series for 2006-07

Fox made two series pickups Thursday, giving the green light to Sony’s marriage comedy “‘Til Death” and 20th Century Fox TV’s political thriller drama “Vanished.”Both shows have been given 13-episode commitments for the 2006-07 season.“‘Til Death,” created by Josh Goldsmith…

Roth Re-Ups With Warner Bros. TV, Launches Warner Horizon

Peter Roth has signed a long-term deal extending his tenure as president of Warner Bros. Television, while expanding his duties to include oversight of the newly created Warner Horizon Television. Bruce Rosenblum, president of Warner Bros. Television Group, made the…

Cardinal, Mater Named to Senior Positions at The CW

Eric Cardinal has been named senior VP of research for The CW, while Rick Mater has been named senior VP of broadcast standards for the new broadcast network.Mr. Cardinal will report to Dawn Ostroff, president of entertainment, and Mr. Mater…

CNN’s Cooper to Contribute to ’60 Minutes’

Anderson Cooper will follow in the footsteps of foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour by becoming an occasional contributor to CBS News’ “60 Minutes” while keeping his primary job at CNN as anchor of “Anderson Cooper 360.”The New York Post broke the…

Televisa Reported Closing In on Univision Purchase

Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa is said to be close to structuring a deal to buy Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications, according to a report in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal.At the same time, a New York Times report Thursday said a number…

Comcast Triples Income, Profit in Q1

Comcast Corp. posted first-quarter net income of $466 million Wednesday, triple the year-earlier figure, driven by gains across all of its businesses, particularly its high-speed Internet and digital cable services.On a per-share basis, the Philadelphia-based cable giant’s profit surged to…

‘Brian and the Judge’ to Replace Snow on Fox News Radio

With Tony Snow off to the White House as President Bush’s new press secretary, the three-hour daily time slot occupied until last week by Fox News Radio’s nationally syndicated “The Tony Snow Show” will not stay open long. Fox News…