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Emmycast Top-Rated Program for the Week

NBC’s telecast of the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was easily the highest-rated program among adults 18 to 49 for the week ended Aug. 27, but that wasn’t enough to prevent CBS from winning the week in the demo.According to…

‘Prison Break,’ ‘Vanished’ Up Over Debuts

Ratings for Fox’s new Monday night lineup grew in the adults 18 to 49 demographic from its premiere last week, with sophomore drama “Prison Break” and debuting series “Vanished” winning the night for the network in the demo.At 8 p.m….

Jacksonville Fox, CBS Affiliates Get New VP, GM

Diana Wilkin took over Tuesday as VP and general manager of Clear Channel Television-owned Fox affiliate WAWS-TV and CBS affiliate WTEV-TV in Jacksonville, Fla.Ms. Wilkin comes from Clear Channel’s CBS-affiliated KGPE-TV in Fresno, Calif., where she had been VP and…

Lycos Adopts Blinkx Web Video Search Technology

Lycos is incorporating technology from Blinkx into its Web site to improve the portal’s video search capabilities.Lycos’s decision to partner with Blinkx highlights the critical role that video search is playing among Web portals competing for visitors. Lycos and Blinkx…

Ovation Cable Channel Bought by Hubbard, Weinsteins

Ovation, the 10-year-old arts cable network, has been acquired by Hubbard Media Group, the Weinstein Co. and a group of other investors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Ken Solomon, chairman and CEO of the Tennis Channel, was named…

NBC Developing ‘Wedding Crashers’ Into Reality TV Series

NBC is developing a reality series, “The Real Wedding Crashers,” inspired by the 2005 New Line Cinema comedy feature film “The Wedding Crashers.”The series will be produced by New Line Television and Ashton Kutcher’s (“Punk’d”) Katalyst Films and will feature…

Martha Stewart to Begin Season With Giveaway

“The Martha Stewart Show” will begin its sophomore season giving away much more than tips about how to keep home and garden in perfect condition. Ms. Stewart will give away a designer KB Home valued at up to $400,000 in…

Federline Gets Guest Spot on ‘CSI’

Performer, rapper and Britney Spears spouse Kevin Federline will guest star on an episode of CBS’s top-rated procedural drama “CSI” sometime in October.Mr. Federline will portray a teenager, Cole Tritt, who harasses the CSI team as they investigate a series…

ABC Renews ‘Kimmel’

ABC has renewed “Jimmy Kimmel Live” for a fifth season in late-night. The announcement from the network makes this a happy fall for Mr. Kimmel, who also has a prime-time special, “Jimmy Kimmel Live’s All-Star Salute to Jimmy Kimmel Live!,”…

What’s Ahead for Piven?

By TVWeek Staff“Entourage” creator and executive producer Doug Ellin is discussing the future of actor Jeremy Piven, who plays the character Ari Gold on the show, and coincidentally was fired on last night’s episode.In his weekly “Producer Shop Talk” briefing…