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ABC’s “NFL Monday Night Football” won the night among adults 18 to 49, but CBS’s Monday comedy block and “CSI: Miami” gave the network a win in total viewers.According to Nielsen Media Research preliminary fast nationals, “CSI: Miami” was the…
Cablevision Chairman and CEO James Dolan on Tuesday reiterated his company’s promise to complete the spinoff of Cablevision’s satellite business sometime in the fourth quarter, saying the cable operator is continuing to work with the Securities and Exchange Commission to…
E! has renewed its plastic surgery reality series “Dr. 90210” for a second season, the network announced Tuesday. An undisclosed number of the half-hour weekly episodes has been ordered for a season debut in March. “‘Dr. 90210’ has resonated very…
MTV on Tuesday announced an election-themed special called “Chat the Planet: Baghdad 2-Way,” which links Kent State University students to an online discussion with young people in Iraq for an uncensored discussion about the war. The special, which will premiere…
Threatening to turn up the legislative heat on CBS News, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Texas, said Tuesday he might hold hearings after the elections into how major news organizations check their facts. In the immediate aftermath…
Federal lawmakers will continue to fight media industry consolidation, even though powerful broadcasting industry lobbyists are likely to defeat legislation aimed at thwarting their business interests. That was the assessment offered by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., at hearings today before…
Ken Wilkey has been named senior VP, TV stations and cable stations, for NBC Universal. The new assignment adds responsibility for engineering and operating oversight for the stations owned by NBC Universal to his previous duties of overseeing engineering operations…
Discovery Channel has ordered a feature-length documentary from a newly formed division of Lions Gate Entertainment, the parties announced Monday. Lions Gate has established a documentary film division and its first project will be the two-hour “Grizzly Man,” about the…
After recently airing a series of U.S.-based specials, Food Network will create a spinoff of its popular Japanese acquisition “Iron Chef,” the network announced Tuesday. “Iron Chef America” will premiere in January and feature “Good Eats” chef Alton Brown as…
Touchstone Television’s Julia Franz, executive VP, creative affairs, announced Monday promotions and new hires in the comedy and drama departments at Touchstone Television. In the comedy series department, Nina Howie and Jodie Platt have both been promoted to VP, from…