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Nexxus Backs ‘Shear Genius’

Bravo’s new competition show “Shear Genius” will be sponsored by Nexxus Salon Hair Care. Allure magazine also has joined as publishing partner, sharing editorial expertise and marketing assets.Nexxus will be integrated into the series both on-air and online. Nexxus will…

Fox’s ‘Winner’ Posts Solid Debut

Fox’s new half-hour comedy “The Winner” made a solid debut Sunday night, earning a 3.5 rating among adults 18 to 49. That’s up 21 percent over the 8:30 p.m. time period’s recent average, though the new series’ second episode, airing…

Rockefeller Wants FCC to Regulate TV Violence

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller is calling on Congress to give the Federal Communications Commission authority to regulate violent TV programming, declaring the content “has reached dangerous levels” and is “only going to get worse.”As the FCC readies a report on…

Cities Challenge FCC on Cable Franchise Order

The formal publication of an FCC order intended to jump-start competition by making it easier for phone companies to obtain local cable franchises has kicked off a major battle with the nation’s cities that could tie up the FCC’s order…

Wallace Takes Reins of ‘NBC Nightly News’

The day-to-day reins of “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams” are in the hands of Alex Wallace, the NBC News VP charged with oversight of the newscast since January 2006.Ms. Wallace was named “Nightly” executive producer Monday morning by NBC…

Lucas Embraces Television

George Lucas declared the “future is in television” Saturday, reaffirming his commitment to working in the medium. The “Star Wars” creator plans to bring the film franchise to the small screen as two series — one 3D animation and one…

Viral Video: The Real Thing

TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. Visit TVWeek.com to view the latest. The setup: We’ve all wondered about someone’s, ahem, assets before. Tyra Banks just says what was on our minds…

Viacom Getting All Joost Up

Viacom is enlisting an ally in its copyright battle with video-sharing site YouTube. The media company, which generates scads of content with cable networks such as MTV and the Paramount film studio, has rushed to embrace Joost, a new online…

Cold Warms Up Syndie Ratings

Talkers Strong in 2nd Sweeps Week

Viewership Moves Out of Living Room

Report Sees Young Media Consumers Leading the Way to On-Demand World