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Report: Veteran TV Exec Mel Karmazin Is on the Way Out at Sirius XM

Mel Karmazin is reportedly on the way out at Sirius XM, with John Malone’s Liberty Media getting ready to replace him, reports the New York Post. As soon as Karmazin’s contract expires at the end of this year, Liberty will…

Tuesday Ratings: In a Two-Horse Race, NBC Wins the Night

NBC notched a ratings win Tuesday night, but it wasn’t all roses for the network. “The Voice” was down three-tenths of a ratings point from Monday’s premiere with a 3.9 average rating in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen…

Daytime Veteran Restores Order, Crushing the Competition in the Ratings

Amid this week’s splashy debuts for a number of new daytime shows, a veteran showed them all who’s boss. Notching a big rating for her talk show was Ellen DeGeneres, whose season premiere handily eclipsed the numbers for newcomers such…

USA Network Expected to Cancel Drama Series

USA Network will likely cancel a drama series, with the show’s executive producer and showrunner moving on and the actors’ options ending, reports Deadline.com. The series is the freshman police drama “Common Law.” Craig Sweeny, the showrunner, has joined CBS’s…

Fox Finally Hears a Reality Pitch It Can Refuse From Gordon Ramsay

With four Gordon Ramsay reality shows currently on its airwaves, Fox may have finally reached its limit. The network took a pass on a pitch from the celebrity chef for a U.S. version of his British show "Gordon Behind Bars,"…

Jennifer Lopez Joins Cable Net as Stakeholder, Programmer

Jennifer Lopez has joined a cable network as a minority stakeholder and programmer, Bloomberg reports. The network is NuvoTV, an English-language net geared to Latino viewers. Lopez and her Nuyorican Productions will contribute programming, aid in marketing and work on…

Glenn Beck Returning to Television

Glenn Beck, who left television after a run on Fox News and has been focused on an Internet-only distribution model since the summer of 2011, is headed back to TV, The New York Times reports. Dish Network has signed a…

Key NBC Series Has Its Lowest-Rated Season Premiere

A series that has been one of the few ratings bright spots for NBC had a not-so-bright premiere Monday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “The Voice” opened with a 4.1 average rating in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights —…

CBS Changes the Parameters of Prime Time

CBS is redefining its prime-time block in an attempt to resolve a situation that has developed into a problem on one night of the week. Deadline.com reports that the network is implementing a change to its Sunday lineup, with prime-time…

Will Tomorrow’s iPhone Unveiling Affect the Presidential Election? The Answer May Surprise You

Apple’s big announcement planned for tomorrow — universally presumed to be the introduction of the eagerly awaited iPhone 5 — may have an impact well beyond the tech sector, The Wall Street Journal reports. The new iPhone, the piece says,…