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Noth to Return to ‘Law & Order’ Franchise

NBC is expected to announce today that Chris Noth will return to the “Law & Order” franchise next season.Mr. Noth will reprise his character, Det. Mike Logan, which he originated on “Law & Order” in 1990, for the franchise spinoff…

‘Danza’ Officially Back for Second Season

Buena Vista Television is renewing its talk strip “The Tony Danza Show” for a second season. The announcement was made Tuesday by Janice Marinelli, president of Buena Vista Television. The live daytime talker has station renewals in 115 markets, representing…

NATAS to Hold Emmys En Español June 3

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will stage the first Emmys En Español during its annual trustees dinner June 3 in San Antonio. Six or seven leading Hispanics in the Spanish-language television business in the United States, some…

ABC Family Orders ‘Beautiful People’

ABC Family has ordered eight episodes of an original one-hour scripted series called “Beautiful People” (working title). The Sony Pictures Television series follows a single-parent family moving from a small town to New York. The series is slated for a…

CBS, Raycom Sign Affiliation Agreement

CBS and Raycom Media have signed new long-term affiliation agreements covering seven Raycom-owned CBS affiliates: WOIO-TV in Cleveland; WTVR-TV in Richmond, Va.; KOLD-TV in Tucson, Ariz.; KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Mo.; KSLA-TV in Shreveport, La.; WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, La.;…

Dissident Disney Shareholders to Withhold Vote Friday

The truce between a group of dissident shareholders and The Walt Disney Co. appeared to be fraying Tuesday after two former Disney board members who last year led a revolt against CEO Michael Eisner said they would withhold their votes…

‘Desperate,’ ‘CSI’ Score SAG Awards

ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” and CBS’s “CSI” took top honors at the 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Saturday, with the women and men of Wisteria Lane winning a best comedy ensemble award and the Las Vegas forensic team winning best…

News Corp. Extends Deadline for FEG Shareholder Stock Exchange

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. on Monday extended for the second time the deadline for an exchange offer that would return full ownership of Fox Entertainment Group to News Corp., citing as reason for the extension a hearing next month to…

Kristin Davis Joins ABC’s ‘Soccer Moms’ Pilot

Former “Sex and the City” series regular Kristin Davis has closed a deal with Touchstone Television to star in the drama pilot “Soccer Moms” for ABC. Ms. Davis will star as Brooke, one of two suburban housewives who team up…

Super Bowl Scores Big Ratings

The Super Bowl drew a 41.1 rating and a 62 share, according to fast national ratings released this afternoon by Nielsen Media Research. With a total audience of 133.7 million, the game was the fifth-most-watched program in TV history and…