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‘Chris’ Overtakes ‘Joey’ to Finish Behind ‘Survivor’

On the fourth night of the 2005-06 season, UPN’s “Everybody Hates Chris” slipped past NBC’s “Joey” in total viewers and the 18 to 49 demographic to finish second for the half-hour to “Survivor: Guatemala.” It was just the start of…

MSLO Shares Continue to Fall

Shares in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia continued falling Friday, a day after they took a hit amid weaker-than-expected ratings for the premiere of the Martha Stewart version of NBC’s “The Apprentice.”By midday Friday, shares in MSLO fell another 4 percent…

Sony to Cut 10,000 Jobs in Restructuring

Sony Corp., facing a loss of about $90 million in the current fiscal year, announced a major restructuring that will cut 10,000 jobs by March 2008, result in the closing of 11 of its 65 factories and impact 15 unprofitable…

ABC Gets Powerful Wednesday Win

NBC’s heavily promoted premiere of “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart” got stranded up against the “Lost”-driven lineup that gave ABC its strongest opening Wednesday night in 10 years among total viewers and in nine years in the 18 to 49 demographic….

‘Head Cases’ Cancellation First of Season

“Head Cases” became the first cancellation of the 2005-06 prime-time season Thursday, when Fox canceled it after only two episodes. The 9 p.m. (ET) show, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, co-starred Chris O’Donnell and Adam Goldberg as mismatched lawyers…

Discovery Networks Centralizes Production Operations

Discovery Networks U.S. has centralized its program production operations under Clark Bunting, the company said Thursday. Instead of each of Discovery’s networks having its own production department, production teams will be organized by key content genres. Mr. Bunting, one of…

Bradley to Lead ’60 Minutes’ Opening

When “60 Minutes” opens its 38th season Sunday on CBS, Ed Bradley will be the first correspondent introducing himself to viewers, not Mike Wallace, who had occupied the first position in the opening since the show debuted in 1968. After…

‘The Daily Show’ Auctioning Pieces of Old Set

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” has put two pieces of its old set up for auction on eBay, the network said Thursday. Proceeds of the auction will benefit 826 NYC, a nonprofit organization that helps students improve…

Gregorian Upped at Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. marketing executive Lisa Gregorian has been named executive VP of worldwide marketing for the recently formed Warner Bros. Television Group, Bruce Rosenblum, president of Warner Bros. Television Group, announced Thursday.In the newly created post, Ms. Gregorian will work…

‘Nip/Tuck’ Premiere Sets Record for FX

The season premiere of FX’s “Nip/Tuck” on Tuesday drew a 4.4 household rating and 5.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode of any series in the network’s history despite airing during the broadcast networks’ premiere week. “Nip/Tuck” attracted 3.7…