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Lifetime Movie Will Air After Channel Wins Emergency Appeal

The Lifetime cable channel scored a court victory today on an emergency appeal, clearing the way for its television movie “Romeo Killer: The Christopher Porco Story” to air as planned Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The decision…

While Fox’s ‘Idol’ Continues to Erode — But Also Continues to Win the Night — Other Broadcast Shows Have More Serious Ratings Problems

Fox’s “American Idol” continued to slip in the ratings Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights, but it still had enough drawing power to lift Fox to a comfortable win for the night. Meanwhile, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that a couple of ABC…

NBC Fills Key Entertainment Post

NBC Entertainment today named a new executive vice president and chief financial officer. NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt announced the promotion of Bradley Melnick to the post. “Melnick advances from his previous role as senior vice president and chief financial…

Nation Is Spared a Saturday ‘Execution’

A nationwide “execution” of sorts that had been scheduled for Saturdays has been called off. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Postal Service has been denied permission to kill off mail delivery on Saturdays. The service “doesn’t have the legal authority…

Pink Floyd, Simon & Garfunkel, Artie Shaw Among Musical Artists Whose Recordings Will Be Preserved in Library of Congress — Here’s This Year’s Full List, Which Goes All the Way Back to 1918

Among the artists whose work will be added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress are Pink Floyd, the Ramones, Simon & Garfunkel, Ornette Coleman and Big Brother and the Holding Company. This year’s list of 25…

ABC Unveils Lineup of Season Finales, Summer Premieres

ABC has taken the wraps off its schedule of season finales, along with its summer premieres. TVLine reports that the network plans expanded finales for “Suburgatory” and “Revenge.” The report notes: “The finale date for ‘Happy Endings’ — which returns…

‘Mad Men’ Star Ordered to Wear Underwear

One of the stars of the hit AMC drama series “Mad Men” has apparently created a distraction by going without underwear on the set. The Huffington Post reports: “Jon Hamm’s not-so-private parts are reportedly causing quite the stir on the…

‘The Office’ Writer Dies at 46

A television comedy writer who worked for four seasons on NBC’s "The Office" has died. Deadline.com reports that Lester Lewis died Tuesday night at 46. The report did not provide a cause of death. Lewis worked as a consulting producer…

With Fallon Anointed as Leno’s Replacement, NBC Focuses on Timing of ‘Tonight Show’ Handoff; Meanwhile, an ‘SNL’ Regular Surfaces as Contender for Fallon’s 12:35 a.m. Spot

Now that the successor to Jay Leno as host of NBC’s “Tonight Show” appears to be decided, key players at the network have turned their attention to deciding when to pull the trigger on the transition — and the battle…

Hasselbeck Getting Interest From Cable News Channel

With talk that her days on ABC’s "The View" are numbered, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is receiving interest from another network, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. CNN boss Jeff Zucker is interested in hiring her, the story reports. While "The…