DirecTV’s broadcast of the season premiere of “Friday Night Lights” may have only attracted 400,000 of the satellite TV service’s viewers, but the airing still marks a win for the show, the New York Times reports. “FNL’s” audience is down…
In Demand, a company owned by several major cable companies, says it will shut down its high definition service Mojo HD, TelevisionWeek reports. Mojo was intended to bring high-def programming to cable subscribers, but now that many channels have begun…
Marvel is gearing up for its new animated series “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Marvel Animation is beginning production on the project, produced by Film Roman, and aims to have it ready for broadcast in 2011….
The first round of baseball’s postseason didn’t go well for Turner Broadcasting, which has exclusive rights to the divisional series. Viewership on TBS slid 25% from last year for the games that were played, and only two of the four…
Calling the latest debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates a relic of the past, CNN is taking it upon itself to bring them into the 21st century, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The presidential debates look like they’re…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer appeared on NBC’s “The Today Show” again today after controversially encouraging investors to sell stocks the day before on the program – a day that saw the Dow Jones drop below 10,000 points. In an interview with…
After a two-season run, FX has given the ax to the drama “The Riches,” Daily Variety reports. Low ratings were the reason behind the decision. The total number of viewers dropped 44% during the show’s second season in the 18-49…
ESPN and MLB Network have acquired broadcast rights for the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. The second international tournament, scheduled for March 5-23, 2009, will feature baseball players representing 16 different countries and territories competing for the top spot. As…
Despite showing an 8% increase in its net income last quarter over a year earlier, cable company Comcast is hiking cable television prices, Wired reports. The company cites increasing costs in gas, health insurance, technology and service improvements as the…
TBS has renewed its original sitcom “My Boys” for a third season. Nine new episodes are expected to premiere in the first quarter of 2009. The series’ second season attracted more than 1.5 million viewers, a 14% increase over its…