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Webster Sentencing Postponed so Court Can Review Documents

A judge delayed the sentencing hearing for Steve Webster, the former VP of Publicity for FX, on Tuesday after deciding there was too much paperwork that needed to be reviewed before issuing an appropriate sentence. Judge Norm Shapiro ordered the…

Fox Announces January Premieres

Fox announced Tuesday the January premiere dates of two new drama series and the return of its reality comedy series “The Simple Life.” The network announced that Warner Bros. Television’s “Johnny Zero,” a drama about an ex-con who has recently…

Freccero Exits Sundance Channel

Paola Freccero, Sundance Channel’s senior VP of film programming, is leaving the network to become an independent consultant, the network said Tuesday. She remains at Sundance Channel though the end of the year. Through her new venture, Ms. Freccero will…

Discovery to Launch Military Channel

Discovery Communications announced Tuesday that it will rebrand its Discovery Wings Channel as the Military Channel on Jan. 10. While Discovery Wings Channel focused on aviation, the Military Channel will feature a broadened programming mission, as well as an all-new…

Sci Fi Renews ‘Ghost Hunters’

Sci Fi has ordered an additional 13 episodes of its paranormal reality show “Ghost Hunters,” which has averaged 1.4 million total viewers since its premiere (a 37 percent time-slot increase). The show follows a team of paranormal investigators as they…

CBS Wins Week 10, but ‘Housewives’ Reigns

CBS once again was the top network in terms of total viewers and among the adults 18 to 49 demographic, but for the week of Nov. 22-28, ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” was the No. 1 show in total viewers and the…

FX Orders ’30 Days’

FX has placed a six-episode order for “30 Days,” a reality series by “Super Size Me” director Morgan Spurlock, the network announced Tuesday. The show will place a person in an environment that is “antithetical to their upbringing, beliefs, religion…

Ebersol Family Issues Statement After Son’s Death

The family of NBC Universal Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, who was injured in a plane crash Sunday that claimed the life of his son Teddy, 14, issued a statement Tuesday. Another son, Charlie, pulled his father from the burning wreckage.“In…

Ken Jennings’ ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Ends

King World announced in a press release Tuesday that “Jeopardy!” contestant Ken Jennings’ 74-episode winning streak, the longest in TV history, has finally ended. The longest winning streak in game show history finally wrapped up when Mr. Jennings lost on…

NBC Signs Metcalf to Three-Year Deal

NBC announced Monday that it has promoted Mitch Metcalf to executive VP of program planning & scheduling after signing him to a new three-year contract extension that will allow him to oversee NBC’s entire long-range broadcast schedule in all dayparts…