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Nearly 51.2 million viewers in the United States watched President Bush and Sen. John Kerry meet Wednesday night in the third and last 90-minute presidential debate before the Nov. 2 election, according to Nielsen Media Research data. Nielsen figures also…
Twentieth Television announced Thursday it has cleared the Fox Network drama “24” on 18 major market stations, representing 34 percent of the United States, for a fall 2005 launch in off-net syndication. The announcement was made by Paul Franklin, Twentieth…
TMC Entertainment announced Thursday that it began principal photography in late September in Turkey and Israel on two PBS miniseries, “Walking the Bible” and “Abraham,” which are based on the books of Bruce Feiler.Mr. Feiler and Avner Goren, a biblical…
TBS plans to turn to the video-on-demand platform to promote its upcoming reality show “The Real Gilligan’s Island” as the network launches its first VOD slate with Comcast Oct. 15.The reality show premieres Nov. 30 on TBS, and for the…
The ongoing tussle between NBC Universal and Paxson Communications took another turn Thursday after the struggling network denied NBCU’s charge that it was low-balling the value of NBCU’s 32 percent stake in Paxson.Answering a claim filed by NBCU in August,…
King World once again dominated the top four spots in syndication for the week ended Oct. 3, thanks to game show stalwart “Wheel of Fortune,” talker “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” quiz show “Jeopardy!” and off-net sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond.”“Wheel of…
Blackbelt TV said Thursday it has signed a distribution agreement with Comcast Cable covering both a linear channel and a video-on-demand service. Terms were not disclosed.Blackbelt president Joshua Wexler said the timing of the rollout was still being negotiated. He…
ABC’s “The Benefactor,” the Monday night reality competition starring billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, is losing two of its originally scheduled episodes. The show, which was scheduled to run for eight episodes, will conclude Oct. 25, for a total…
The NFL has named Don Mischer Productions to produce the halftime show for the 2005 Super Bowl. Performers for the show, to be sponsored by Ameriquest Mortgage, will be announced later. This year’s halftime show drew a huge amount of…
Chris Rock has been named to host the 77th Annual Academy Awards, which take place Feb. 27, 2005, and will be broadcast in the United States on ABC.Best known for his stand-up comedy, Mr. Rock, 39, has appeared in a…