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UPN Reschedules Thursday Comedies

Before it even premieres, UPN is shuffling its Thursday lineup of comedies, moving the debuting “Love, Inc.” into what is expected to be the valuable “Everybody Hates Chris” lead-out position.The high-profile “Chris” will stay in its previously announced 8 p.m….

Ross Promoted at Arbitron

Kathleen Ross has been promoted to the newly created position of chief administrative officer for Arbitron Inc. Ms. Ross, who joined Arbitron in 1991 and who most recently was executive VP for organizational effectiveness and public relations, will oversee and…

Fox Wins Demo With Returning ‘House,’ Debuting ‘Bones’

Fox’s debuting Tuesday night lineup won the network the night in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, with the second-season premiere of the medical mystery “House” at 9 p.m. (ET) coming in as the highest-rated Tuesday night show in the…

‘Martha,’ ‘Tyra’ Drop on Day 2; ‘Alex,’ ‘Eye’ Hold Steady

In their second day in syndication, talk strips “Martha” and “The Tyra Banks Show” saw slight declines while new courtroom strips “Judge Alex” and “Eye for an Eye” remained even from their debuts.NBC Universal’s “Martha” scored an average 2.3 household…

Katrina Telethon Raises $30 Million

Preliminary unaudited tallies from phone and online contributions indicate that the Sept. 9 telethon “Shelter From the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast” raised an estimated $30 million for the American Red Cross’s and Salvation Army’s efforts to assist…

Rehr Appears in Line to Lead NAB

The National Association of Broadcasters is reportedly close to naming David Rehr, a partisan Republican who is currently president of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, as the organization’s new president and CEO. Sources said Wednesday that the NAB is close…

Thomson Makes Deal for ABC News Content

Educational material supplier Thomson Higher Education has made a multiyear deal that gives it access to ABC News content including program highlights and more than 40 years of raw footage. The announcement Wednesday by ABC News VideoSource said the deal,…

FCC Moves Meeting to Atlanta

The Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday that it has decided to shift the venue for its regularly scheduled agency meeting Thursday from Washington to Atlanta. The meeting, which is supposed to focus on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, will begin at…

ABC, Fox Tie for Weekly Win in Demo

ABC and Fox tied for the No. 1 spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic for the week ended Sept. 11, while ABC took the clear lead in total viewers.ABC’s Monday night “NFL Season Opener” featuring the Oakland Raiders…

‘Wife Swap’ Improves ABC’s Monday

The second-season premiere of ABC’s “Wife Swap” helped the network improve its pre-football performance, with the family relationship reality series performing better than last season’s time period holder, reality competition series “The Benefactor.”“Wife Swap” scored a 2.6 rating in the…