Justine Bateman will guest star on one of the final episodes of Fox’s comedy series “Arrested Development,” which stars her brother Jason Bateman. Ms. Bateman begins shooting her episode this week, which is scheduled to air Monday, Jan. 9. In…
E! Networks on Thursday named Salaam Coleman Smith senior VP for the Style network as part of a corporate restructuring designed to create a dedicated management team for Style. Ms. Smith had been senior VP of E! Networks, overseeing programming…
All three of the first-season nationally rated strips were up for the third full week of November sweeps, with Twentieth Television’s “Judge Alex” again outpacing the other debuting first-run competition in households.For the week ended Nov. 27, the syndicated courtroom…
FX has ordered a six-part documentary series examining race relationships, the network announced Wednesday. In “Black. White,” an African American family and a Caucasian family will be given makeovers that make them appear to be of a different race. The…
NASCAR has announced new eight-year television rights deals with Fox, ESPN/ABC and Turner Sports worth $4.48 billion. ESPN and ABC return to the NASCAR field, replacing NBC on the roster. Additional changes have also been made involving which races are…
ABC’s Dec. 6 40th anniversary rebroadcast of the animated holiday classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” won the 8 p.m. (ET) hour in total viewers, all key adult demographics, teens and kids.“Charlie Brown” garnered 15.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media…
Ad spending on network television totaled $16.2 billion for the first three quarters of 2005, down 1.9 percent from the same time period last year, TNS Media Intelligence reported Wednesday. Spending on cable TV was up 12. 2 percent to…
ESPNU announced Wednesday that it has signed four charter sponsors: Allstate, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cisco and Energizer.The sponsorship packages include marketing rights exclusivity for the sponsor’s category and tailored, integrated media and marketing opportunities across many of ESPN’s branded media…
“Late Show With David Letterman,” “CSI,” “Survivor” and CBS News broadcasts and breaking news are joining the movement toward cellphones under a deal announced Wednesday by CBS and Verizon Wireless V Cast.Beginning a rollout this month is a broad array…
The Caucus for Television Producers, Writers & Directors will present its Chair Award to Comedy Central President Doug Herzog during the organization’s 23rd annual black-tie gala Jan. 15. Mr. Herzog has overseen many of Comedy Central’s critical favorites, including “The…