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ABC Picks Up David E. Kelley Pilot ABC has picked up a pilot from David E. Kelley and Jason Katims for next season. The show, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, is a family drama about three 20-something sisters who…
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‘Top Model’ Struts for UPN “America’s Next Top Model” returned to UPN with a bang last night. It scored a 2.2 Nielsen Media Research rating and 6 share in adults 18 to 49 and 4.9 million viewers-the second-largest audience ever…
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‘Friends’ Aims for Low-Key Finale The finale of “Friends” will be treated as a regular episode and not aim for a big high-concept finish, “Friends” producers Marta Kauffman, David Crane and Kevin Bright said at a Television Critics Association press…
Super Bowl Spots Up 7%
The average price of a 30-second spot on the Super Bowl has jumped 7 percent to a record-breaking $2.25 million, solidifying the game’s role as the centerpiece of the marketing year.CBS has sold 54 in-game spots for the Feb. 1…
Katz Group Selects Series
Though few syndicated series are officially on the market, Katz Television Group Programming is unveiling its annual pre-National Association of Television Program Executives fall 2004 program reviews this month to its more than 350 Katz Television Group client stations. New…
TVWeek’s Got NATPE News
TelevisionWeek will present daily television coverage of the National Association of Television Program Executives convention for the 21st year.“NATPE News TV” will begin airing Sunday, Jan. 18, and will continue through Monday, Jan. 19 in Las Vegas. It will be…
The Most Bankable Stars in Syndication
The crown jewels of station lineups have only gained in value, as indicated by TelevisionWeek’s 2004 list of the Most Bankable Stars in Syndication.Human money machines may be more and more difficult to find in an age when formats are…
Make That ‘GSN’
After weeks of second-guessing among cable insiders about the Game Show Network’s rebranding, the network last week revealed its new name: GSN.“During the last two years we brainstormed dozens of names-Game TV, Gamevision-a lot of names with the word `game’…
Satellite Growth Bigger Threat for Small Cablers
The difference between large and small cable operators is about to get bigger.With News Corp. in the process of putting its stamp on No. 1 satellite operator DirecTV, analysts predict that size and system location will be even stronger factors…
The Ratings Wizard
Monday, Dec. 29, 2003-Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004TV Season Week No. 15Football was very good to ABC, which won the week in adults 18 to 49 (4.9/14) and total viewers (13.9 million) with a lineup of college football bowl games and…