The WB has given a full season order to its new Tuesday night horror drama “Supernatural.”The show, which premiered before the official start of the 2005-06 season Sept. 13, scored a 2.4 among adults 18 to 49 in its most…
Walt Disney Co.’s newly installed CEO Robert Iger will receive a base annual salary of $2 million and receive a bonus of at least $7.25 million, according to the terms of his new employment contract, details of which were submitted…
NBC will broadcast a live episode of the political drama “The West Wing” during the November sweeps, featuring a debate between the show’s fictional presidential candidates. The Nov. 6 episode will have Congressman Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) and Senator Arnold…
The late ABC newsman Peter Jennings will be honored by the Radio-Television News Directors Association at the organization’s annual awards dinner scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 17, when the Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism will be presented.Mr….
The WB has canceled its new Monday night lawyer buddy drama “Just Legal” after three airings.The series, which starred Don Johnson and Jay Baruchel as unlikely law partners, scored a 0.9 rating Oct. 3 in adults 18 to 49, according…
Rumors came true Thursday when Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy announced that Dennis Swanson, who had been Viacom stations group executive VP and chief operating officer since August 2002, will become president of station operations of the 35-station Fox…
MTV has greenlighted a new reality series, “8th & Ocean,” the network announced Thursday. The network is also picking up a third season of “Laguna Beach.” Like “Laguna,” the new series, in which 10 wannabe models live together in a…
Following the departure of Mark Shapiro, executive VP of programming and production, ESPN has restructured its management, putting senior executives in charge of the key areas of content, revenue and technology. George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN and ABC Sports and…
Verizon Communications said Thursday that it inked a carriage agreement with MTV Networks for channels to be broadcast on Verizon’s video service FiOS TV, adding a critical component to the telephone giant’s video product.Terms of the deal, which was signed…
NBC is ordering a new legal drama series from prolific “Law & Order” producer Dick Wolf for midseason 2005-06. The one-hour series, “Conviction,” is described by the network and NBC Universal Television Studio as a “character-oriented story focusing on young…