In an upset, Mary- Louise Parker beat out all of the “Desperate Housewives” at Monday night’s Golden Globes Awards.Ms. Parker, star of Showtime’s “Weeds,” won the prize for best performance by an actress in a television series-musical or comedy.ABC’s “Desperate…
Sunday’s special two-hour season premiere of Fox’s “24” gave the real-time series its highest ratings ever in the adults 18 to 49 demographic as well as in total viewers.The program, which began late at 8:13 p.m. (ET) because of a…
NFL Network on Monday said Coors Light has agreed to be the presenting sponsor of 60 hours of Super Bowl-related programming during Super Bowl week. Coors Light is the official beer sponsor of the NFL and NFL Network, but NFL…
EchoStar, in a dispute with Lifetime Entertainment that knocked Lifetime and Lifetime Real Women off Dish Network, on Monday said it is making Oxygen available to its subscribers. The channel will be available to all 12 million Dish subscribers as…
The WB is close to finalizing its deal with the Tribune Broadcasting stations to continue distributing the network, WB Chairman Garth Ancier said Monday at the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour.“We are very, very far down the road with…
While other TV shows offer fantasy vacations, teary-eyed weddings or harmless peeks behind the scenes in sweeps ratings periods, Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly is offering viewers a chance to debate him face to face on “The O’Reilly Factor.”“Bloviate With…
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has signed Jerry Springer to a new multiyear contract and has renewed his syndicated strip “The Jerry Springer Show” in more than 85 percent of the country through the 2006-07 TV season. Barry Wallach, president…
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By Brad PomeranceSpecial to TelevisionWeek While the Emmy Awards are infamous for delaying recognition of outstanding television performers in critically acclaimed roles, “The Globe voters like hot new rookies. They are not afraid of going for the newbies and unknowns….