CBS Eclipses ABC’s New Monday Night Lineup
Despite a win at 8 p.m. (ET) with its reality series “Wife Swap” and the debut of its heavily promoted new sitcom “Emily’s Reasons Why Not,” ABC took second place to CBS on Monday night in the adults 18 to…
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‘Regis and Kelly’ Plans February Sweeps Vacation Giveaways
“Live With Regis and Kelly” has upped the ante for the show’s signature travel trivia contest to be broadcast during this year’s February sweeps. Last year, “Live” took a liner full of viewers on a week-long cruise. This year’s promotion,…
NBC Makes Development Staff Changes
After a week of speculation NBC announced Tuesday a shake-up of its network development staff, with NBC Universal Television Studio’s Katherine Pope coming back to the network to run prime-time development.Ms. Pope has been named executive VP for the network,…
Food Net Hits the Street in New Series
Food Network will add a new weekly half-hour series blending food and comedy, the network announced Tuesday during the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour. In “Ham on the Street,” a comic will quiz people on the street on food-related…
AOL Acquires Video Search Company Truveo
America Online announced Tuesday that it acquired Truveo, a search engine company that specializes in finding online video, including news, sports and other content.Terms of the deal, which was inked and closed Dec. 21, were not disclosed. The purchase is…
BET Orders Original Series
BET has ordered two reality series and a religious roundtable show, the network announced at the Television Critics Association’s semiannual press tour in Pasadena, Calif. “Season of the Tiger” is a docu-drama following Grambling State University’s football team and marching…
Hunegs Promoted at Warner Bros. TV Group
Craig Hunegs is being promoted to executive VP of business management for Warner Bros. Television Group. In the newly created post, Mr. Hunegs will serve as senior business executive in the recently created Warner Bros. Television Group, which incorporates all…
‘Drake & Josh’ Do Well for Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon’s TV movie “Drake & Josh Go Hollywood,” drew the second-highest ratings in the network’s history among kids 6 to 11 and tweens 9 to 14 for a movie. Its Jan. 6 premiere racked up a 12.9 Nielsen Media Research…
Bewkes Talks About WB’s Prospects, Says Time Warner
Breakup Unlikely: Time Warner President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Bewkes said Tuesday that it is likely The WB Network will look to “restructure and improve” the agreement with WB affiliates as a way to improve the network’s financial performance.Mr….
Hearst-Agyle, EchoStar Strike Carriage Agreement
Hearst-Argyle Television said Monday that it reached a new retransmission consent agreement with satellite operator EchoStar Communications, a move that appears to signal that the broadcaster moved ahead with a deal with EchoStar even as Lifetime and EchoStar battle over…