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CW Developing Reality Competition Shows

The CW is looking to move more aggressively into the reality genre, with the development of two competition series in familiar formats, reports The Hollywood Reporter. “One Mass Dance” will recruit dance teams from three cities to perform a “mass…

Planet Green Programs ‘Verge’

Discovery Communications’ Planet Green is launching a three-hour primetime programming block which it is calling “Verge,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The block will launch March 29 and will include, among other shows, “Future Food”; “Living with Ed,” starring Ed Begley,…

Jerry Seinfeld Becomes Guest Host for One Time Only, Tomorrow Morning

It’s no puffy shirt on "The Today Show," but it’s somewhat close. Jerry Seinfeld will fill-in for Regis on "Live with Regis & Kelly" on Thursday, March 11, reportsthe Associated Press. It will the first time Seinfeld has been a…

Former Red Sox Slugger Joins ESPN as Baseball Analyst

Nomar Garciaparra — former Boston Red Sox’s all-star shortstop — announced his retirement from the game and his joining ESPN as a baseball analyst today, reports B&C. Garciaparra had been in Major League Baseball for 14 years, many with the…

‘West Wing’ Alum Cast in NBC Legal Drama

The President is going to back to his roots as a lawyer. Former "West Wing" President Jimmy Smits has signed on to star in an untitled new legal drama series for NBC, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot concerns a Supreme…

Leno’s Post-Olympic Boost Gone as Letterman Regains Ratings Lead

Jay Leno’s five-day ratings winning streak over "The Late Show with David Letterman" ended Monday, as Letterman reclaimed the top ratings spot in late night, tvbythenumbers.com reports. Monday’s fast national numbers put Letterman at a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49,…

Ratings: ‘Idol’ Continues to Roll On Tuesday Night and ‘Glee’ Rerun Scores; NBC’s ‘Parenthood’ Slips

"American Idol" continued its domination of broadcast television by lifting Fox to another nightly ratings win, essentially keeping pace with last year’s numbers, tvbythenumbers.com reports. "Idol" posted an 8.2 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic, off 5% from last…

Major Cable Network Adds Fifth Night of Original Programming

One of NBC Universal’s cable networks is gaining a fifth night of original programming, ramping up its hours of original offerings by 20%, B&C reports. The network in questions, Bravo, didn’t say which night would receive the additional programming. Original programming currently…

Moonves Says He’d Pull Signals from Affiliates Who Won’t Share Retrans Fees; Says CBS Could be Making Over $250 Million in Retrans Fees in Two Years

CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said he’s willing to pull the signal from any affiliate who won’t share a portion of retransmission consent fees, B&C reports. Speaking at the Credit Suisse Global Media & Communications Convergence Conference, Moonves said, “I…

Starz Halts ‘Spartacus’ Production Over Star’s Cancer

Starz was so high on "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" that it renewed it for a second season before it even premiered season one, but now production has been shut down because the actor in the title character has been diagnosed…