Showtime has picked up its lesbian-themed drama “The L Word” for a third season, making the announcement before next month’s premiere of the show’s second season.The announcement was made by Robert Greenblatt, Showtime’s president of entertainment, at the Television Critics…
Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for 2004 in the television categories of dramatic series night, comedy series, musical variety, daytime serial and children’s…
Propelled by the finale of weight loss reality series “The Biggest Loser” and “Law & Order: SVU,” NBC won Tuesday night in both the adults 18 to 49 demographic and in total viewers.“SVU” was the top-rated show for the night…
Snapple, a subsidiary of Cadbury Schwepps, has signed on as a presenting sponsor for Food Network’s new “Iron Chef America,” the network announced Wednesday. The series is set to premiere Jan. 16.
CNN announced a complete overhaul of its Headline News prime-time lineup at the Television Critics Association’s semiannual press tour Wednesday–including the addition of an entertainment news show.Dubbed “Headline Prime,” the nightly slate breaks from the traditional Headline News format of…
SOAPnet has ordered a second season of its one-hour reality series “I Wanna Be a Soap Star,” a contest where viewers compete for a slot on ABC’s “All My Children.”The announcement was made by SOAPnet General Manager Deborah Blackwell at…
FX President of Entertainment John Landgraf announced he has picked up the surgical drama “Nip/Tuck” for two more seasons. Speaking at the Television Critics Association’s press tour, Mr. Landgraf said the show will return for its third season in the…
Showtime has elected not to go to series on its pilot “Hate,” starring Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden. (TelevisionWeek profiled the making of the pilot in its Jan. 3 issue.) The series was about hate crimes units of the New…
E! will partner with British Sky Broadcasting to produce half-hour daily courtroom re-enactments of the upcoming Michael Jackson child molestation trial.The announcement was made by E! President and CEO Ted Harbert at the semiannual Television Critics Association press tour late…
Comcast on Wednesday said that it promoted Amy Banse to senior VP of content development and executive VP of content development for its Comcast Cable unit, as the company embarks on a plan to create content for a multitude of…