Spike TV’s first homegrown hit, “The Joe Schmo Show,” will return to the cable network, sources said, possibly as early as May. The second season is expected to receive more hype than the original runs of the series, which aired…
‘Blue’ Renewed for 12th and Final Season ABC renewed “NYPD Blue” for a 12th season, which will be its last. The show launched in 1993 and has consistently been one of ABC’s highest-rated dramas. Creator Steven Bochco routinely pushed the…
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, a conservative with a pronounced deregulatory bent, last week announced his campaign to succeed Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., as head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.The panel has chief authority over legislation affecting the broadcasting…
In addition to commercials, Food Network is serving a new advertiser entire episodes of some of its popular shows.As part of a unique deal with World Kitchen, worth between $1 million and $2 million over two months, Food Network has…
Flush with the success of January’s convention, NATPE board members met last week to discuss the organization’s next step and all eyes are now on a return to Las Vegas.Sources confirmed that executives agreed to return to Las Vegas next…
Children’s daytime animation offers some surprisingly adult-friendly fare. Parents and Emmy voters alike would be well advised to check out PBS Kids’ “Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks” a 3-D CGI-animated series following the rural misadventures of a spunky young…
Donald Trump, Mark Burnett and Jerry Bruckheimer were the three stars of the first night of sweeps last Thursday.Mr. Trump and Mr. Burnett’s “The Apprentice” helped NBC shore up a Thursday lineup that was increasingly soft in the middle in…
Getting on the ballot may be the easy part for respected actor and three-time Daytime Emmy nominee Christian LeBlanc, who, as morally challenged attorney Michael Baldwin, always turns in a winning performance on “The Young and the Restless.” Choosing which…
Advertising & AgenciesJohn Harper to executive VP, sales and client services, Ocean Bridge International Advertising Group, Santa Monica, Calif., from VP, sales, PIC-TV, Los Angeles.Julie Ottmar to media coordinator, McKee Wallwork Henderson, Albuquerque, N.M., from production coordinator, Wright Edge Advertising,…
Anyone who has kept up with “The Young and the Restless” in the past year might describe Eileen Davidson with superlatives, but the actress who plays troubled business executive Ashley Abbott Carlton has barely had time to relax and enjoy…