Cable

Sarah Palin a Ratings Hit

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s debut Tuesday as a Fox News contributor drew 3.954 million total viewers to “The O’Reilly Factor,” the Huffington Post reports. That was more than CNN, MSNBC and HLN combined during the 8 p.m. hour. –Elizabeth…

Charlie Sheen Gets Shy About Being on Camera–in the Courtroom, That Is

TV stars are not usually shy about being on camera. But it looks like that depends upon the venue. Charlie Sheen’s attorney asked a Colorado judge to bar TV cameras from the Aspen courtroom next week when the CBS star…

No S_ _ _! Appeals Court Doesn’t Appear to Buy FCC’s Indecency Ruling

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City heard arguments between the FCC and Fox Wednesday, Jan 13th, over swearing on live TV and the consensus among observers was that the judges weren’t buying the FCC’s argument, B&C reports….

Is Starz Set to Cancel ‘Crash’?

With a new president at the network and one of its stars being treated for prostate cancer, “Crash” may not make it to a third season on Starz, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The pay cable network declined to comment, except…

Comcast Launches New ESPN Channel

ESPN On Demand, a new service from the sports giant, began running on Comcast today, reports B&C. The On Demand channel will rebroadcast the films from ESPN’s "30 for 30" documentary series, and will feature the latest content from the…

TV News Mobilizes to Cover Haitian Disaster

American TV news divisions rushed to cover the earthquake that rocked Haiti on Tuesday, with CNN’s Anderson Cooper the first major anchor on the scene, reports Hal Boedeker in the Orlando Sentinel. CBS’s Katie Couric and NBC’s Brian Williams are…

News Corp. Confirms New Cable Management Structure

Fox’s entertainment chairman Peter Rice is adding oversight of News Corp.’s FX and Fox Movie Channel, and Fox Sports chairman David Hill will oversee News Corp.’s 19 regional sports networks, as well as Fuel TV, Speed Network and Fox Soccer…

In Conan’s Own Words: ‘I May Soon Be Available for Children’s Parties,’ & ‘I Remember Watching Johnny Carson and Thinking, Someday I’m Going to Host that Show For Seven Months.’ Ouch!

Conan O’Brien was on fire during his show last night, exhibiting a funny, sarcastic anger and bitterness over his plight. As ABC News reports, "O’Brien, seemingly uninterested in currying favor with NBC, let one of his staff writers, Deon Cole,…

New York Times’ Maureen Dowd Goes After Zucker in Column About the Latenight Debacle

New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd goes after NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker in her column about the NBC Leno/O’Brien drama. Dowd writes, "In a town where nobody makes less than they’re worth, and most people pull in…

‘People of Earth’ Largely Support Conan

Conan O’Brien’s open letter to “People of Earth” explaining why he won’t continue on if NBC moves his “Tonight Show” to a 12:05 a.m. start time evoked support for the host among online commentators, The New York Times reports. The…