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Spelling Lays Off Staffers
Spelling Television laid off about 30 staffers Thursday in a move to consolidate administrative support with its parent company, Paramount Network Television, a Paramount spokesman confirmed.The move leaves veteran producer and show creator Aaron Spelling in charge with about a…
ABC Announces Celebrity Dancers for Second Round of ‘Stars’
ABC has released the names of the celebrities participating in the second installment of the dance reality series “Dancing With the Stars,” a list that includes a journalist, a former NFL player and an Academy Award winner. “Stars,” which was…
Comedy Central Renews ‘Showbiz Show’
Comedy Central has renewed the weekly Hollywood satire “The Showbiz Show With David Spade,” the network announced Thursday. Though the first season was perceived as a disappointment, the show’s 1 million viewer average puts “Showbiz” slightly above the network’s third-quarter…
MTV Announces Two Reality Shows
MTV has ordered two reality series that follow artists trying to break into the music biz. “Cheyenne” follows teen talent Cheyenne Kimball, while “There & Back” chronicles former O-Town singer Ashley Parker Angel. “There & Back” premieres in January, while…
Justine Bateman to Star on ‘Arrested Development’:
Justine Bateman will guest star on one of the final episodes of Fox’s comedy series “Arrested Development,” which stars her brother Jason Bateman. Ms. Bateman begins shooting her episode this week, which is scheduled to air Monday, Jan. 9. In…
Restructuring Moves Smith into Style Senior VP Post
E! Networks on Thursday named Salaam Coleman Smith senior VP for the Style network as part of a corporate restructuring designed to create a dedicated management team for Style. Ms. Smith had been senior VP of E! Networks, overseeing programming…
New Strips Up for Thanksgiving Week
All three of the first-season nationally rated strips were up for the third full week of November sweeps, with Twentieth Television’s “Judge Alex” again outpacing the other debuting first-run competition in households.For the week ended Nov. 27, the syndicated courtroom…