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‘Queer Eye’ Spinoff Plummets

Seems the Gal Pals don’t have the charm of the Fab Five. The second episode of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Girl,” which aired Wednesday night, suffered a ratings plummet by 48 percent. The drop was even steeper among…

ASC Announces Award Nominees

The American Society of Cinematographers on Wednesday announced nominees in the three television categories for the organization’s 19th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. HBO leads the pack, nabbing a total of four nominations. The categories are episodic series, movies/miniseries/pilots produced for…

Twentieth’s ‘Judge Alex’ Reaches 50 Percent Clearance

Twentieth Television has cleared its new court strip “Judge Alex,” hosted by former police officer, attorney and current Florida Circuit Court Judge Alex Ferrer, in 50 percent of the United States. The announcement was made today by Paul Franklin, executive…

Cablevision Declines Comment on Alleged Voom Sale Memo

A Cablevision Systems spokeswoman said Thursday the cable operator continues to examine its options for its floundering satellite service Voom, but declined to comment on a document that appeared briefly on a Web site and that was described as an…

Fox News Channel Shifts Beats in D.C.

The second inauguration of President Bush brought the announcement of beat changes for two of Fox News Channel’s most familiar reporters. Jim Angle, who joined Fox in 1996, has been named chief Washington correspondent after covering the White House for…

Bernath to Join Comedy Central

David Bernath is leaving BBC America to join Comedy Central as senior VP of programming, replacing Kathryn Mitchell, who is leaving the network to become general manager of BBC America. Mr. Bernath had been VP of programming at BBC America….

‘Idol’ Wins Big Again, Helps ‘Point Pleasant’ Debut

The second outing of the fourth season of Fox’s music performance reality series “American Idol” once again delivered for the network, winning its 8 p.m. (ET) time period in total viewers and in all major adult, female and male demos….

Interpublic Group Acquires Stake in Endeavor Marketing

Ad agency holding company, The Interpublic Group, has acquired a minority stake in Endeavor Marketing, the corporate entertainment marketing division of talent agency Endeavor, and has entered into a consultancy agreement with Mark Dowley, the division’s chief executive. Endeavor Marketing…

Prime Access Strips Show Ratings Growth

Spurred by coverage of the upcoming Michael Jackson trial and the release of Amber Frey’s book profiling her relationship with convicted murderer Scott Peterson, entertainment newsmagazine strips led the way for overall prime access ratings growth for the week ended…

NBC Wins Week in Adults 18 to 49; CBS Wins in Viewers

With help from its regular scheduled programming, the recently debuted drama “Medium” and the yearly telecast of the Golden Globes awards ceremony, NBC skated by CBS to win the week in adults 18 to 49. CBS was still able to…