Celebrities will be programming Turner Classic Movies during the month of November. The stars, ranging fromDanny DeVito, Matt Groening and Brian Dennehy to Donald Trump, Martha Stewart and Maria Menounos, will co-host their lineup with TCM’s Robert Osborne. For example,…
The season finale of Lifetime’s “Army Wives” was the most-watched series episode in the network’s 23-year history. Sunday’s episode drew 4.1 million total viewers and finished the year as the network’s highest rated original scripted drama in households, women 18…
Going the next step in the controversy over food advertising targeting children, the producer of NBC and Telemundo’s three-hour Qubo block of kids shows is pledging to limit any food ads running during the programs to more nutritious products. Ion…
“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone extended their deal with Comedy Central for three years in an agreement that calls for the pair to form a digital development studio. It’s one of the highest-profile deals to make a…
Carlos Mencia of Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia” has been named host of the 2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, to be presented Sept. 8 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Creative Arts Emmys cover 75 awards, including…
Technical difficulties forced the trimming of a scene from this week’s “Entourage” episode, “No Cannes Do.” Talking with TelevisionWeek managing editor Melissa Grego, creator Doug Ellin said Anna Faris’ firing of Eric was not supposed to happen off-screen. The scene…
ESPN is going interactive with a new promotional campaign for its Saturday morning pre-game football show “College GameDay Built by the Home Depot.” The new campaign, which launches today, features show’s cast—Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Chris Fowler—preparing for the…
Preseason football, which rarely features star players in the huddle for more than a quarter or two, saw continued declines for the week ending Aug. 19th. All four networks which showcase the NFL saw declines for the second week of…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin may have offered an apology, but it appears not to have helped. Some minority groups are still angry about his comments, which they said suggested cable company donations helped tailor the groups’ stance about…
New HD Studio Expects to Receive Green Approval