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‘CSI: NY’ Trumps Debuts of ‘The Evidence,’ ‘Heist’

The Wednesday night debuts of ABC’s “The Evidence” and NBC’s “Heist” at 10 p.m. (ET) couldn’t overtake CBS’s veteran in the time slot, its franchise drama “CSI: NY.”“Evidence” scored a 3.4 in adults 18 to 49, a number that included…

CBS Touts Schedule at Pre-Upfront

CBS is so confident in its current prime-time programming schedule it is taking bigger risks with its development slate this season, said Nina Tassler, the network’s president of entertainment, at CBS’s pre-upfront presentation Thursday morning at New York’s Ed Sullivan…

WB Offers ‘Bedford’ Online Despite FCC Concerns

With the specter of FCC decency fines hanging over it, The WB is making available the premiere episode of its new drama “The Bedford Diaries” on its Web site Thursday. The network has decided the premiere must be edited before…

NBC’s ‘Cooking Showdown’ Adds Celebrities

NBC’s week-long reality series “Celebrity Cooking Showdown” slated for April has added celebrity participants, including a supermodel, a soap star and a beauty queen.Participants include supermodel Naomi Campbell, “Days of our Lives” star Allison Sweeney, country music artist Big Kenny,…

NBC Gives ‘Windfall’ June 8 Premiere

NBC drama “Windfall” will premiere in veteran drama “ER’s” time slot on Thursday, June 8, at 10 p.m. (ET). The announcement was made by Kevin Reilly, NBC’s president of entertainment.The series tells the story of a group of people who…

Yahoo to Carry ’60 Minutes’ Content

“60 Minutes” content is going to become available to Yahoo users in the fall, when the CBS News show begins its 39th season. On Sunday nights, a Yahoo microsite dedicated to the newsmagazine will add two news packages, one of…

Greenspan to Receive Lifetime Achievement Nod at Sports Emmys

Famed and acclaimed sports writer-producer-director Bud Greenspan will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. Peter Price, president and CEO of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, made the announcement Thursday. The Sports…

Cablevision Reaches Carriage Pact With SportsNet New York

Cablevision Systems and SportsNet New York have struck a long-term agreement that brings the new regional sports network to Cablevision subscribers, the companies said Thursday.The channel, which became available to customers starting Thursday, is part of Cablevision’s Family Cable expanded…

Erwich Extends Contract at Fox

Craig Erwich has extended his deal with the Fox network to remain as executive VP of programming for several more years, which keeps him working for Peter Liguori, president of entertainment.Mr. Erwich first took the position in June 2003 under…

Warner Bros. Promotes Noonan to Senior VP at Home Entertainment Group

Warner Bros. has promoted Jim Noonan to the newly created position of senior VP of worldwide strategic promotions and communications for the Home Entertainment Group. The announcement was made Wednesday by Kevin Tsujihara, president of the division, to whom he…