Fox News Channel marked a milestone Tuesday when the cable channel outdrew each of the Big 3 broadcast networks’ coverage of the key speeches on the second night of the Republican National Convention.From 10-11 p.m., when California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger…
ESPN2 plans to launch three and a half hours of new shows over the next year as part of an effort to create an identity for the network independent of ESPN. Mark Shapiro, executive VP, programming and production, said ESPN…
The WB announced Wednesday its new Thursday night lineup of “Blue Collar TV,” “Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show” and repeats of “One Tree Hill” will premiere on Oct. 7. Programming for the 9 p.m. time slot has in question since…
Ken Solomon has resigned as president of the Scripps-owned Fine Living to pursue “new entrepreneurial opportunities,” according to a statement released by the network Wednesday. Mr. Solomon joined Scripps Networks in 2001 and led the launch of Fine Living in…
NBC’s “Father of the Pride” debuted well Tuesday, winning the night among households and all the 18 to 49 demos.According to Nielsen Media Research’s Fast National Ratings, the special commercial-free premiere of the DreamWorks Television CGI-animated series garnered a 7.0…
Start-up gaming network CGTV has signed a deal with a United Kingdom production company to acquire its poker library and to co-produce new programming, the company announced Wednesday. CGTV-which stands for Casino and Gaming TV-partnered with Flextech Television, the programming…
Lifetime has ordered a pilot for a spinoff of its veteran medical drama “Strong Medicine,” sources said. “Strong Medicine: First Response” is billed as a more edgy and younger-skewing version of the original. Lifetime recently ordered a sixth season of…
Alleging that Fox’s WDCA-TV and Paxson Communications’ WPXW-TV in Washington have failed to meet their children’s television obligations, watchdog groups today petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to deny license renewals for the stations. Under the FCC’s children’s TV rules, stations…
ESPN said today it plans to produce special editions of “SportsCenter” originating in front of American troops in the Middle East for a week starting Sept. 12. “We want to give something back to the men and women who are…
Golden Globe-nominee Bitty Schram has left the USA Network series “Monk,” the network said Tuesday. Ms. Schram has been with the series since it debuted in 2002, portraying “Sharona,” an assistant to lead actor Tony Shalhoub. “Bitty Schram and USA…