Following a six-week test run last summer, Warner Bros. Television Group’s upcoming talk show “Bethenny,” starring Bethenny Frankel, is on track for a 2013 launch. The show has been picked up by Fox Television Stations, it was announced by Frank…
Netflix will have a new competitor in streaming video by the holidays, reports Bloomberg. The new entry in the space comes from Redbox and Verizon Communications, who are preparing a joint challenge, the story reports. Called Redbox Instant by Verizon,…
TV stations stand to make a lot of money on the presidential election if they happen to be located in certain areas, NPR reports. The story cites as an example Colorado Springs, Colo., where four years ago — when the…
ABC appears to be turning Robin Roberts’ illness into a promotional opportunity for "Good Morning America," according to a column in the Chicago Sun-Times by prominent television critic Tom Shales. "On every edition of ‘GMA,’ there are shout-outs, warm wishes…
Memories of “Must-See TV” are growing ever more distant. NBC unveiled its new Thursday night programming lineup last night, only to see it greeted by a less than stellar turnout among viewers. Citing Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the entire…
Lifetime has given a renewal to a long-running drama series, Deadline.com reports. Premiering in 2013 will be season seven of “Army Wives.” The network ordered 13 episodes. Season six, in which the series delivered an average of 3.2 million viewers,…
MSNBC is having a good week in the ratings, and the reason is clear, according to Bill Carter, writing in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Chalk it up to news of a hidden video of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney…
Major League Baseball is closing in on new television deals with major players Fox and TBS, and it appears that Fox will be gaining a higher profile in the sport while TBS will see its role substantially cut back. The…
Travel Channel has announced that it has renewed five series, including Andrew Zimmern’s "Bizarre Foods America," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Freshman series "Baggage Battles," "Hotel Impossible," "Trip Flip" and "Toy Hunter" were given second seasons. "Bizarre Foods America" will…
Wednesday was a “passing the baton” night for two CBS reality series, with “Big Brother” handing off to “Survivor.” But neither show was able to match the ratings for “The X Factor,” which gave the win for the night to…