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VH1 Greenlights Docu-Series

VH1 has greenlighted a new docu-series, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The half-hour show will focus on celebrity stylist June Ambrose. "The June Ambrose Project" will track Ambrose and her assistants as they work on established…

Early Returns on ‘Two and a Half Men’: Hot, Hot, Hot (And Another Hotly Anticipated Show: Not, Not, Not)

CBS’s eagerly awaited season premiere of the retooled “Two and a Half Men,” with Ashton Kutcher taking the place of longtime star Charlie Sheen, appears to have hit it out of the park in the ratings. The numbers are preliminary,…

Fall TV Season Shifts Into High Gear

Now that the Emmys’ look back is out of the way the focus shifts tonight to the immediate future of television and what the fall season will bring. No fewer than 60 season premieres and series premieres are on tap…

NBC Names Ann Curry’s Replacement on ‘Dateline’

“Dateline NBC” will have a new host when it kicks off its 20th season later this week, the AP reports. Taking over the spot vacated by Ann Curry will be Lester Holt, the story reports. Holt will also reportedly keep…

Hulu Auction Could Be in Trouble

The possible sale of online-streaming site Hulu is at risk of running aground even as bids continue to come in, Reuters reports. The news service reports: “Among the issues are conflicts over complicated digital rights, a wide bid-ask gap, and…

Preliminary Ratings Show Emmys Down … and No Match for the Other Big Show on Sunday Night

Early returns on the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmys, televised Sunday night on Fox, are not particularly encouraging, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The broadcast averaged 12.4 million total viewers, the second-lowest tally on record, according to the report. Only the 2008 show on…

Broadcast News Icon Reportedly in Talks to Join New NBC Newsmag

One of the iconic figures of broadcast news for more than three decades is said to be in talks with NBC News to join its upcoming newsmagazine “Rock Center with Brian Williams,” TVNewser reports. Citing a Wall Street Journal report,…

CBS Chief Leslie Moonves Defends Wife, Julie Chen, Over Allegations of Behind-the-Scenes Threats on ‘The Talk’

CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves defended his wife, Julie Chen, against allegations that she threw his name around to threaten her co-hosts on “The Talk," reports Newsweek.com. Responding to a report that Chen allegedly told co-hosts, "My husband can fire…

Which Network Has the Most Affluent Audience?

A new survey breaks down which broadcast networks and which cable networks reach the most viewers in affluent households, reports Jon Lafayette in B&C. ABC came in at No. 1 among broadcast networks, reaching the most viewers in affluent households,…

‘Modern Family,’ ‘Mad Men’ Top Emmys; Some Surprises in the Acting Categories. See the Complete List of Winners

ABC’s “Modern Family” was the big winner of the night and AMC’s “Mad Men” continued its stranglehold on TV’s top drama prize at Sunday night’s 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, broadcast live from Hollywood on Fox. “Modern Family” won the Emmy…