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UPN Makes Play for Thursday with Chris Rock Comedy

UPN will premiere the semi-autobiographical single-camera comedy “Everybody Hates Chris” from executive producer Chris Rock on Thursdays at 8 p.m. (ET) next fall. The move is part of an effort to be more competitive on a night when the network…

Rainbow Inks Movies Deal With Weinsteins

Cablevision’s Rainbow Media Holdings has inked a deal with Bob and Harvey Weinstein, under which Rainbow and the Weinstein brothers will co-own a movie library that will be distributed on television and home video.Terms of the multiyear agreement were not…

Fox Adds Five Dramas, Two Comedies for Fall, Sets January ‘Idol’ Schedule

Fox picked up seven new shows for fall, scheduling four debuting dramas at 9 p.m. (ET), one new drama at 8 p.m. and two new comedies at 8:30 p.m. In addition, Fox announced a January schedule for the return of…

Adelphia Gets Initial Approval for Settlement

The legal troubles swirling around bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications moved one step closer to resolution Wednesday when a federal judge approved a $715 million settlement related to the accounting scandal involving the founding Rigas family.The approval is one of…

CBS Cancels ’60 Minutes Wednesday’

CBS News President Andrew Heyward was working the phones early Wednesday morning to pass along the grim, though not altogether surprising, news to his staff and talent that the network is canceling “60 Minutes Wednesday” for the 2005-06 season. It…

CBS Goes Younger for Fall, Cancels ‘Judging Amy,’ ‘Joan of Arcadia’

CBS picked up four new dramas and two comedies for its fall schedule, choosing projects with younger-skewing casts and themes in place of shows that were among the oldest-skewing series on the network. CBS’s new schedule was announced Wednesday by…

‘Raymond’ Breaks Records

Monday night’s series finale of “Everybody Loves Raymond” was seen by more than 32 million viewers, the largest audience in the series’ nine-year history, according to CBS. Supporting shows “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami” also posted record-breaking…

FCC Revives Cable Ownership Issue

The Federal Communications Commission announced Tuesday that it is seeking a new round of comment on long-pending proceedings to set limits on the ownership of cable TV systems–restrictions originally mandated in the Cable TV Act of 1992. Previous agency regulations…

The WB Moves ‘One Tree Hill’ to Wednesday, Shakes Up Thursday

The WB is breaking up its successful Tuesday drama lineup for fall 2005, moving “One Tree Hill” from Tuesdays at 9 p.m. (ET) to Wednesdays at 8 p.m. The announcement was made at The WB’s upfront presentation Tuesday in New…

‘Lost’ Finds New Time Slot

ABC’s mysterious island drama “Lost” will move to 9 p.m. (ET) Wednesdays from its current 8 p.m. spot as part of the network’s fall 2005 lineup, it was announced Tuesday by Stephen McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment. The new Wednesday…