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ABC Family Gets ‘Kicked Out’

ABC Family has ordered a half-hour reality series where slacking 20-somethings are booted from their homes and into the real world. Eight episodes have been ordered of “Kicked Out,” which is produced by High Noon Entertainment.High Noon is a new…

Here! Reaches Carriage Agreement with Charter Communications

Here! said Thursday it had reached a carriage agreement with Charter Communications that will make its content available to the multiple system operator’s 1.3 million customer who receive Charter on Demand as part of their digital service. Subscribers will pay…

Gretchen Carlson Joins Fox News Channel

After three years of co-anchoring “The Early Show” Saturday edition for CBS News, Gretchen Carlson is joining Fox News Channel as an anchor starting June 20.

Clear Channel Promotes Perry to Exec VP and COO

Clear Channel Television veteran Donald Perry has been promoted to the newly created position of executive VP and chief operating officer. Mr. Perry, who was a longtime general manager and regional VP with the group, will oversee its six regional…

FCC Tightens Digital Tuner Requirements

In a defeat for the Consumer Electronics Association, the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Thursday to reject a CEA request to throw out a requirement that manufacturers include digital TV tuners in half of the midsized sets sold in the…

Malone Steps Down from Cablevision Board

Liberty Media Chairman John Malone stepped down this week as a director of Cablevision Systems, saying that his remaining on the Cablevision board would be a conflict of interest given Liberty’s and Cablevision’s respective ownership of cable channels.Mr. Malone joined…

Numbers Are Down for ‘Six Feet Under’ Premiere

The season premiere of HBO’s “Six Feet Under” drew 2.6 million viewers Monday, down from 3.7 million for its premiere last year, according to Nielsen Media Research figures. Last year “Six Feet Under” premiered on Sundays, traditionally HBO’s night for…

McInerney Named ‘Inside Edition Weekend’ Co-Anchor

Diane McInerney has been named co-anchor of “Inside Edition Weekend” and substitute anchor for Deborah Norville on the weekday version of “Inside Edition” was announced today by executive producer Charles Lachman. Ms. McInerney will continue as a correspondent for the…

NBC Wins Week in adults 18 to 49, ‘Hit Me’ Top Show in Demo

The first full post-May sweeps week was dominated by repeats, but NBC’s new music reality series “Hit Me Baby One More Time” helped the network take the top spot in the adults 18 to 49 demographic for the week ended…

Not-So-Great Ratings for ‘American’

Three years in the making, Discovery Channel’s ambitious “Greatest American” countdown series debuted to disappointing ratings Sunday. The three-hour premiere was seen by an average of 949,000 viewers and generated a 0.6 household rating, barely building on its “American Chopper”…