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‘Idol’ Continues Winning Streak

Fox conquered Wednesday with “American Idol” up a tick versus last week, paired with procedural drama “Bones.” “Idol” scored a 10.8 among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsens, with lead-in “Bones” earning a 3.0 to win the 8…

‘Gilmore Girls’ Run Comes to End

The CW will not renew veteran drama “Gilmore Girls.” The final episode of the 7-year-old series, which originally launched on The WB, will air May 15. The most recent four episodes of the show averaged a 1.8 rating among adults…

Cablevision Narrows Loss

A day after announcing that it has accepted a bid to be acquired by its founding family, Cablevision Systems Corp., said it narrowed its first-quarter loss. On the company’s earnings conference call Thursday, Cablevision president and CEO James Dolan said…

Cable Operators Run Free Advertising for New Orleans Tourism

A consortium of the nation’s largest cable operators have joined together to donate at least $12 million in advertising time to help the city of New Orleans promote tourism to the area. The group includes cable interconnect Adlink along with…

CBS Reports Q1 Earnings Drop

Charges associated with the sale of 34 radio and nine TV stations and lower syndication revenues helped drive first-quarter profits for CBS Corp. down 6 percent. However, television revenues for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $2.6 billion, up…

Exclusive Podcast: ‘Idol’ Producer Says Tonight’s Episode is Far From Shocking

After raising almost $70 million (and counting) in last week’s fund-raising event, “American Idol” is back to the chopping block, playing catch-up with two eliminations.In

Networks Wait to Start Breaks in Dramas

Pausing for Effect

Traffic Cop on the Set

As Liaison to Carat Clients, Jones Keeps Busy

Nat Geo Airs Tragic Green Beret Special

Doing a show about the Green Berets turned out to be dangerous for a television crew from the National Geographic Channel. National Geographic Channel was following a special forces team in Afghanistan in October for “Inside the Green Berets” when…

Groups Challenge Murdoch License Renewals

Rupert Murdoch’s ownership of the New York Post should bar his continuing ownership of New York TV stations WWOR-TV and WNYW-TV, according to the United Church of Christ and the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. They are asking the Federal Communications Commission to…