CBS announced Thursday that Cybill Shepherd will once again portray Martha Stewart in a made-for-TV movie. Ms. Shepherd will portray Ms. Stewart in a film tentatively called “Martha,” which sources say CBS is targeting for May sweeps. The movie will…
Fox announced Thursday its cooking reality show “Hell’s Kitchen” will premiere Monday, May 30, at 9 p.m. (ET).Adapted from a British reality series of the same name, “Kitchen” follows 12 contestants competing to become a top chef and run their…
Adelphia Communications is said to be close to reaching a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice in which the cable operator will pay around $725 million to settle claims tied to a massive accounting…
“Wall Street Week” has hit the end of the road.The weekly PBS business show created by Louis Rukeyser 35 years ago will air its final episode June 24, closing the chapter on a show that has been rife with controversy…
ABC announced Thursday it will air an American version of the BBC reality series “Strictly Come Dancing,” where eight celebrities paired with professional dancers train and compete in a live dance competition. The six-episode series will feature a new title,…
Fox’s supernatural drama “Tru Calling” returns for its second season with a special two-hour broadcast Thursday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (ET). “Tru Calling” is from 20th Century Fox Television and Original Television. Jon Harmon Feldman (“Dawson’s Creek,” “American Dreams”)…
Josh Howard, executive producer of “60 Minutes Wednesday” when it aired a flawed report on President Bush’s National Guard service, resigned Tuesday, CBS said. In the wake of the report, based on documents that were not authenticated, CBS in January…
KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas, has won nine Edward R. Murrow regional awards for excellence in electronic journalism from the Radio-Television News Directors Association. This year marked the highest number of submissions to the association. Additional multiple award-winners include KARE-TV, Minneapolis;…
Twentieth Television has promoted Joanne Burns to the newly created position of executive VP of sales marketing, research and new media, effective immediately. The announcement was made Wednesday by Bob Cook, Twentieth Television’s president and chief operating officer.Ms. Burns will…
Nielsen Media Research said Wednesday it is committed to implementing many of the recommendations of a task force created last year to examine the issue of undercounting of minorities in television ratings. The findings and recommendations of the task force,…