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ESPN Names ‘MNF’ Broadcast Team

ESPN on Tuesday named its broadcast team for “Monday Night Football,” which moves to the cable network in 2006. ABC’s Al Michaels, who had been in talks with NBC, will be in the booth with ESPN Joe Theismann, and Suzy…

OLN Sets Ratings Mark With Tour de France Coverage

OLN drew its highest rating ever with its live coverage Sunday of Lance Armstrong capturing his seventh Tour de France. OLN drew a 2.08 household rating and its coverage was seen by an average of 1.7 million viewers. OLN also…

Jerry Lewis to Receive ATAS Governors Award

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ board of governors has selected Jerry Lewis to receive the Governors Award, the organization announced Tuesday. The comedy legend will receive the award from during the prime-time Emmy broadcast Sept. 18. The award…

TV Guide to Slash Listings, Circulation Guarantees

TV Guide announced Tuesday that it is slashing its listings and its circulation guarantees to advertisers, boosting the number of pages devoted to stories about stars and shows and expanding to a full-size, full-color format effective with the Oct. 17…

Task Force Chair Decries Lack of Diversity at Senate Hearing

Cardiss Collins, the former Democratic congresswoman from Illinois who chairs the Independent Task Force on Television Measurement, is not pleased with the lack of ethnic diversity among the six people invited to appear at Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate Commerce…

McPherson: ABC Building on Its Assets, Rethinking ‘Dancing’ Voting

Following the success of last year’s first-season hits “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives,” ABC will continue to focus on its assets and building off its current schedule, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson said Tuesday at the network’s Television Critics Association press…

Fox News Promotes Kelly to White House Correspondent

Fox News Channel has promoted Washington-based Greg Kelly to White House correspondent. Mr. Kelly, a Marine Corps Reserve officer and former Marine fighter pilot, joined Fox News in 2002 as an Atlanta-based correspondent.

Discovery’s Shark Week Lures Viewers

Discovery Channel’s 18th edition of Shark Week drew its largest household audience since 2001, according to figures released by the network. The week of shark-themed programming, which ran July 17-21, garnered an average prime-time household rating of 1.5. The week…

TLC to Rebroadcast Martha Stewart’s New Show

Martha Stewart’s new daytime syndicated show will be rebroadcast on TLC under a deal between Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Discovery Communications announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, MSO will also develop a 13-part original home-improvement series that will air on…

Costas Extends Contract With NBC Sports

Bob Costas extended his contract with NBC Sports through 2012 and will host NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” studio show, the network said Tuesday. The new six-year deal will extend Mr. Costas’ relationship with NBC Sports to 31 years and lines…