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‘Martha,’ ‘Tyra’ Drop on Day 2; ‘Alex,’ ‘Eye’ Hold Steady

In their second day in syndication, talk strips “Martha” and “The Tyra Banks Show” saw slight declines while new courtroom strips “Judge Alex” and “Eye for an Eye” remained even from their debuts.NBC Universal’s “Martha” scored an average 2.3 household…

Katrina Telethon Raises $30 Million

Preliminary unaudited tallies from phone and online contributions indicate that the Sept. 9 telethon “Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast” raised an estimated $30 million for the American Red Cross’s and Salvation Army’s efforts to assist…

Rehr Appears in Line to Lead NAB

The National Association of Broadcasters is reportedly close to naming David Rehr, a partisan Republican who is currently president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, as the organization’s new president and CEO. Sources said Wednesday that the NAB is close…

Thomson Makes Deal for ABC News Content

Educational material supplier Thomson Higher Education has made a multiyear deal that gives it access to ABC News content including program highlights and more than 40 years of raw footage. The announcement Wednesday by ABC News VideoSource said the deal,…

FCC Moves Meeting to Atlanta

The Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday that it has decided to shift the venue for its regularly scheduled agency meeting Thursday from Washington to Atlanta. The meeting, which is supposed to focus on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, will begin at…

ABC, Fox Tie for Weekly Win in Demo

ABC and Fox tied for the No. 1 spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic for the week ended Sept. 11, while ABC took the clear lead in total viewers.ABC’s Monday night “NFL Season Opener” featuring the Oakland Raiders…

‘Wife Swap’ Improves ABC’s Monday

The second-season premiere of ABC’s “Wife Swap” helped the network improve its pre-football performance, with the family relationship reality series performing better than last season’s time period holder, reality competition series “The Benefactor.”“Wife Swap” scored a 2.6 rating in the…

Broadcast Nets Rearrange Lineups for Thursday Bush Speech

President Bush’s request for TV time to address the nation from Louisiana at 9 p.m. (ET) Thursday has the broadcast networks rejiggering their prime-time lineups and scheduling updated editions of their flagship newscasts for the time zones in which the…

Biography Channel Named Unscripted Sponsor

The Biography Channel has become a sponsor of Unscripted, the Jacob Burns Film Center’s intergenerational documentary production program for student filmmakers. The films focus on senior citizens who live in the students’ communities and are entirely filmed and edited by…

Premiering ‘Martha’ Up Over 2004 Time Period

NBC Universal’s high-profile syndicated talk strip “Martha” debuted Monday with a 40 percent improvement over its time period average from last year, while Warner Bros.’ debuting talker “The Tyra Banks Show” was down slightly in its metered market performance.“Martha” scored…