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A week after enduring major college basketball pre-emptions, syndicated strips in prime access mostly improved or were even for the week ended April 3, while the majority of daytime strips trended downward.The two top shows in syndication, both access stalwarts,…
Warner Bros. Television Distribution’s rookie syndicated talk strip “The Larry Elder Show” is not coming back for a second season, sources said.“Elder” premiered in September with a 1.1 weekly household rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. For the week ended…
Reminding ad buyers that it was the number-one network reaching African-American viewers at its upfront presentation Tuesday in New York, BET showed off the stars of its new, original programs. The presentation, marred by audio difficulties, also included performances by…
Oxy Acne Solutions on Tuesday was announced as an associate sponsor of the Dew Action Sports Tour, the new pro-action sports outfit owned by NBC Universal and Clear Channel Entertainment. As an associate sponsor, Oxy will receive an integrated marketing…
In what could be a major break for cable TV, Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said Tuesday he wants to put off until at least next year consideration of any legislation that would subject cable and satellite TV to indecency regulation.Over…
The Museum of Television & Radio will honor TV pioneer Merv Griffin at its annual fund-raising gala Thursday, May 26, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
For the third week in a row CBS has taken the top spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and total viewers, but ABC walked away with the highest-rated program in both demos. For the week ended April 10,…
Veteran daytime personality Linda Dano is joining CBS’s “Guiding Light,” the longest-running daytime drama on TV. Beginning Friday Ms. Dano will play a murderess who shares a jail cell with Harley Cooper (“Guiding Light” longtime cast member Beth Ehlers).The Emmy-winning…
The live finale of “The Ultimate Fighter” last Saturday on Spike TV drew 2.6 million viewers, making it the second-most-viewed original program in Spike’s history, trailing the last episode of the first season of “Joe Schmo.” The 2½-hour presentation drew…
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked MTV Networks Vice Chairman Bill Roedy to lead a committee of media executives in the fight against HIV/AIDS. On Tuesday in Cannes, France, Mr. Annan and media executives laid out plans to increase…