The CBS 75th anniversary special, “CBS at 75,” lovingly produced by Gil Cates, gathered an impressive group of stars, including Alan Alda, Loni Anderson, Carol Burnett, Martin Landau, Mary Tyler Moore, Tom Selleck and the Smothers Brothers as well as…
Paul Hewitt has been named VP, communications, for UPN. His responsibilities include handling UPN’s corporate media relations and communications as well as executive speechwriting for CBS and UPN. Mr. Hewitt joined UPN in May 2001 as director, UPN corporate communications….
During the six decades that he held sway over Hollywood, the late Lew Wasserman used his influence and even a bit of fear to put off would-be biographers by telling them that he saw no value in personal publicity. As…
“If what women want to see are young, white middle-class men being their quasi-perfect selves, yes, there is an impressive set of variations on that theme. If what women want to see are shows where they have leading roles, do…
Conservative Commentator Tucker Carlson Joins PBS Taking an apparent turn to the right, PBS has announced development of a new public affairs program to be hosted by Tucker Carlson, a well-known conservative author and commentator who is also a featured…
ABC Cancels ‘L.A. Dragnet’ ABC has canceled “L.A. Dragnet,” which has been languishing on Saturday nights at 10 p.m. following its incompatible “Wonderful World of Disney” movie lead-in. In its last airing, “Dragnet” scored a 1.5/5 in adults 18 to…
D.L. Hughley to Host ‘Liar’ Comedian D.L. Hughley has signed to host “Liar,” a game show for CBS based on a United Kingdom format. In the show, six contestants claim to have had a common experience but five of them…
NBC Officially Axes ‘Boomtown’ NBC has cancelled the critically-acclaimed sophomore drama “Boomtown.” “Boomtown,” produced by DreamWorks and NBC Studios, aired two episodes in its new Friday 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. time slot before NBC put it on hiatus. In…
Amid an ongoing battle over sports rights fees, Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator, reported a strong third-quarter financial performance last week, thanks to a one-time gain from the sale of QVC to Liberty Media. Cox Communications reported a larger…
Scripps-owned ABC affiliate WCPO-TV in Cincinnati plans to move into a new 60,000-square-foot digital facility in June. It’s the fourth new facility that Scripps has built in the last decade for the 10-station group, and WCPO will be on the…