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NBC Shuffles Tuesday, Bringing Back ‘Joey,’ Extending ‘Office’

The former Thursday night comedy and “Friends” spinoff “Joey” will return to NBC’s schedule with original episodes starting Tuesday, March 28, at 8 p.m. (ET).“Joey” replaces the reality series “Fear Factor,” which is slated to return to the network’s schedule…

Fox to Premiere Reality Game Show ‘Unan1mous’

Fox is launching a reality game show, “Unan1mous,” in which nine strangers will be locked in a bunker until they unanimously vote on which one of them is worthy of a $1.5 million prize. The show will premiere Wednesday, March…

New First-Run Strips Down as ‘ET’ Hits 500-Week Landmark

The three rookie first-run strips were all down for the week ended Feb. 5, while first-season off-network strips were uniformly flat. The week was also a milestone for Paramount’s “Entertainment Tonight,” which clocked its 500th consecutive week as the top-rated…

Coleman, Davis Named NATPE Co-Chairs

Emerson Coleman, VP of programming for Hearst-Argyle Television, and Stephen Davis, president of mobile and online media for InfoSpace, have been elected by the National Association of Television Program Executives’ board of directors as co-chairmen of NATPE. Mr. Coleman and…

NBC Wins Ratings Gold in Viewers, Adults 18-49

With help from the first three days of the Winter Olympics, NBC was the top network for the week ended Feb. 12 in total viewers and the adults 18 to 49 demographic, but the No. 1 show in both demos…

CW Affiliation Talks to Begin This Week, Letter Confirms

More than 200 owners and executives of TV stations throughout the country received their first communiqués Tuesday under the slate-blue letterhead of The CW making it official that conversations with potential affiliates of the new network are to commence this…

AT&T Asks FCC to Streamline Local Cable Franchising System

AT&T has asked the Federal Communications Commission to streamline the nation’s local cable TV franchising system so phone companies can launch competitive video operations within 30 days of an application. In a filing with the FCC, AT&T said that under…

Nielsen to Include Out-of-Home College Students in People Meter Sample Next Year

Nielsen Media Research will begin including data on the viewing habits of college students living away from home in its early 2007 National People Meter Sample, the research company announced Tuesday. Nielsen will collect the data from students who are…

Turner Gets Network Premiere Window for ‘King Kong’

Turner Broadcasting agreed to license the network premiere window for the 2005 remake of “King Kong” from NBC Universal, the companies said Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The film will premiere on TNT or TBS in…

Expanded Alliance Makes BellSouth DSL Service Available to DirecTV Subs

Telephone company BellSouth said Tuesday it has extended its bundling relationship with satellite operator DirecTV Group and expanded the alliance to make DSL service available to DirecTV customers in BellSouth’s markets.The partnership announced Tuesday builds upon one struck between the…