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…
In Depth
Close-up: Cyma Zarghami
Cyma Zarghami has been promoted to the newly created position of president, Nickelodeon Television. Ms. Zarghami will oversee all Nickelodeon Television operations, including Nickelodeon’s digital services, Noggin/The N, Nickelodeon Games and Sports and Nicktoons, and will continue to oversee all…
News Briefs
Following a lackluster November book, Buena Vista axed “The Wayne Brady Show” in its second season and Tony Danza now appears set to move in. “Wayne Brady” will remain in production through the rest of the year, with original episodes…
Shanghaied, Redone & Loving It!
Makeover shows have been the rage throughout the cable and prime-time television landscapes for years, but their popularity arguably achieved new highs last year, when series such as “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and “Extreme Makeover” took off. As…
Close-up: John Lansing
John Lansing has been named executive VP for Scripps Networks. Scripps Networks, a division of The E. W. Scripps Co., operates Home & Garden Television, Food Network, the DIY-Do It Yourself Network and Fine Living. Mr. Lansing is being appointed…
Life Looks Good on Billy Campbell’s Planet
Billy Campbell and his mother were watching “Today” on NBC together shortly after New Year’s Day, though they were many miles apart. The president of Discovery Networks had just returned to his home in Washington from Greenville, S.C., where he…
Dimond Back on Jackson’s Case
Diane Dimond, Court TV’s “Hollywood at Large” anchor and freshly signed analyst for NBC’s “Today,” is back in California. She is on the case in Santa Barbara, where pop star Michael Jackson is due to be arraigned Thursday, Jan. 15,…
Syndie Shows Hit Holiday Doldrums
An unfortunate annual TV tradition for syndicators continued the week ending Dec. 28, as viewing levels declined sharply during the holidays. The audience was down by more than 4 million viewers Christmas Day, according to Nielsen Media Research data.While most…
All Eyes on Fox as Grushow Departs
The Fox Television Entertainment Group may have lost Sandy Grushow’s leadership last week, but not much will change because Entertainment President Gail Berman is capable of running her own show, analysts and TV industry executives said. By not replacing the…
Editorial: Interview Flap Mars Media Credibility
CBS News and The New York Times are world-class media organizations with well-deserved reputations for the quality of their journalism. However, we believe neither did itself proud in the recent flap over pop star Michael Jackson’s “60 Minutes” interview and…