“The Young and the Restless,” the most-watched daytime drama for nearly half of its 32 seasons on the air, will remain on the CBS lineup for another five years under an extension announced Tuesday by CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler…
Fox News executive VP Jack Abernethy has been named CEO of Fox Television Stations, the division that includes 35 News Corp.-owned and/or operated stations and Twentieth Television. Mr. Abernethy, 48, will report to Lachlan Murdoch, the deputy chief operating officer…
The watchdog Parents Television Council on Tuesday announced that it is asking Congress to investigate Federal Communications Commission practices in accounting for indecency complaints. PTC is alleging that the FCC is undercounting complaints by lumping together all of the thousands…
The passing of the anchor baton from Tom Brokaw to Brian Williams made the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 3 a good one for “NBC Nightly News.” According to data from Nielsen Media Research, “Nightly” averaged 12.38 million viewers, compared with…
Lifetime’s “The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember” averaged 3.6 million viewers (3.0 household rating) yesterday, making it the network’s second-most-watched special. “The Nanny Reunion” special trailed only “The Golden Girls Reunion,” which drew 4.2 million viewers and a 3.7…
Making it official, Federal Communications Commission Democratic member Jonathan Adelstein on Tuesday announced that he has been officially sworn in for a new term at the agency that runs through June 30, 2008. Administering the oath in one of his…
In a week featuring special holiday fare from “Frosty the Snowman” to “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” to the Rockefeller Center tree lighting, CBS maintained its No.1 position among total viewers and in the adults 18 to 49 demo.CBS’s “CSI: Miami”…
Star Jones Reynolds will host E!’s 10-hour live coverage of the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16, the network announced Tuesday.“The View” co-host led the E! red carpet team at the Emmy Awards in September, replacing Joan and Melissa Rivers,…
CBS and Worldwide Pants announced Tuesday that actor/comedian Craig Ferguson will take over as permanent host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show.” Mr. Ferguson replaces Craig Kilborn, who stepped down as host of the late-night talker in August. “The Late…
Twentieth Television on Tuesday confirmed that it is developing a contemporary version of the groundbreaking newsmagazine strip “A Current Affair” for a 2005 launch in first-run syndication (TelevisionWeek, Oct. 18).The new program will be executive produced by Peter Brennan, who…