“There is such a wide spectrum of talk formats, from network to syndication to cable, it’s impossible to characterize them all together. Hosts, guests and topics range from the sublimely thoughtful and thought-provoking to the ridiculously provocative, trivial or offensive….
PBS flagship station WGBH-TV in Boston unveiled a digital asset management center earlier this month that is designed to serve as a test lab for the television industry.The multimillion-dollar facility is also critical to the future of WGBH because it…
If you need a few laughs to get in the seasonal spirit, this comic quintet is part of “The Nick at Nite Holiday Special” airing Nov. 28. The show is set in a lodge on a snowy night, when a…
CBS may have been left without its big sweeps event last week after pulling its two-night miniseries “The Reagans,” but that didn’t seem to hurt the network. CBS is still the only broadcast network up year to year in total…
If “Bachelor” Bob has his way, the next ladies he’ll try to swoon will be on daytime.Bob Guiney, who conquered prime time as star of the most recent edition of ABC reality show “The Bachelor,” could host a daytime vehicle…
Can’t you just picture the wall of monitors and the temporary labels stuck on them in a TV news control room: Baghdad, Istanbul, London, Neverland Ranch? The news capitals of the world, not necessarily in order of importance. The news…
FX has secured the long-sought-after rights to Ken Follett’s epic best seller “Pillars of the Earth,” with “Gladiator” director Ridley Scott attached as executive producer. The script-development deal calls for Mr. Scott to produce the historical saga as a six-hour…
Viacom Going All Out to Market Super Bowl For CBS’s upcoming Super Bowl, which will air Feb. 1, 2004, the network will get help from all Viacom companies in a marketing effort, according to one executive close to the company….
‘Monk’ Heads Back to ABC ABC will replace the canceled “L.A. Dragnet” with repeats of USA cable network’s hit show “Monk.” “Monk” will air on Saturdays at 10 p.m., starting Jan. 17. In a unique deal with USA, ABC has…
Congress Ready to Roll Back Station Cap The Federal Communications Commission rules passed in June that increased the percentage of U.S. TV homes any one broadcast company can reach from 35 percent to 45 percent would be rolled back for…