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The late ABC “World News Tonight” anchor Peter Jennings was remembered Monday night, with three Emmys going to the flagship newscast at the 26th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, sponsored in New York by the National Academy of Television…
CBS’s two-hour premiere of its new sci-fi series “Threshold” on Friday was the top-rated show for the night in total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic, outpacing The WB’s new Friday night schedule.“Threshold” scored a 2.9 rating in…
HBO on Monday canceled “The Comeback,” its series created by Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow, after a first season in which it drew a substantially smaller audience than its lead-in, “Entourage.” In a statement the network said, “We looked…
E! Entertainment’s coverage of Emmy activities on Sunday drew double-digit increases from the previous year. The network’s “Live From the Red Carpet” drew a 2.2 Nielsen Media Research household rating in metered markets, up 16 percent from 2004. Its “Countdown…
TV Land will go dark from 6-7 p.m. Sept. 26 as part of its effort to encourage families to dine together on Family Day, the network said Monday. “Pre-empting TV Land’s normal programming schedule is a symbolic gesture on our…
CBS’s Sunday night “57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards” finished up 30 percent over last year in adults 18 to 49 and increased its total viewer number by 35 percent over the 2004 awards show.The 2005 Emmys scored a 6.0 preliminary…
Spike TV and media buying agency Carat Americas will partner to create integrated marketing opportunities for Schick, the first of which will be a new program, “King of Vegas,” the companies said Monday. The 10-episode series will debut in early…
CNBC Chairman Pamela Thomas-Graham is stepping down effective immediately to join clothing company Liz Claiborne as group president, NBC Universal said Monday.An NBCU spokeswoman said the company does not plan to replace Ms. Thomas-Graham, as the position was created specifically…
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An investment group led by financier Carl Icahn said last Monday it will nominate one or more people to serve on the board at Time Warner. It was the latest move in Mr. Icahn’s attempt to trigger a strategy change…