Advertisers this season have made adjustments to their TV ad spending commitments later than the broadcast networks have ever seen-which has some executives expressing anger. “Advertisers were still making adjustments as of last week,” said one senior cable ad sales…
Regarding “The Reality of Honoring Reality” (TelevisionWeek, Sept. 15), about ABC’s proposed award show: I have to comment on a quote attributed to Bertram van Munster, creator and executive producer of “The Amazing Race.” “Hopefully, something like this has legs,…
That’s very drunk French movie star Gerard Depardieu singing with the Glenn Miller Band as winners, losers and schmoozers networked their way through the two-level official Emmy after-party at the Shrine Auditorium. Jon Stewart had glittering awards in both fists…
A pair of national syndication debuts on NBC owned-and-operated stations were hit by midweek pre-emptions due to coverage of the 9/11 anniversary and a decline in overall daytime viewership across the country.For the week ending Sept. 14, Telepictures’ “The Ellen…
Throwing a monkey wrench into the congressional effort to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership deregulation, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has put a hold on appropriations legislation that would roll back the cap on national TV ownership to 35…
Show: The Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire”Date of birth: Sept. 28, 1987Place of birth: HoustonLength of time in current gig: Began filming “Lizzie McGuire” at age 13, in September 2000. She left the production after 65 episodes, which continue to roll…
The Fab Five-Kyan Douglas, Carson Kressley, Thom Filicia, Jai Rodriguez and Ted Allen of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”-just capped off a week of public cavorting and private posturing with a potential deal on the table from Bravo…
Show: Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” Length of time in current gig: 3 monthsBreakout moment: The Fab Five made the cover of Entertainment Weekly (Aug. 1) two weeks after their show debuted. Name: Ted AllenPlace of birth: ChicagoPrevious…
Show: Food Network’s “Unwrapped” and “Trivia Unwrapped”Length of time in current gigs: “Unwrapped” premiered July 2001 and is still on the air; “Trivia Unwrapped” premiered in August.Date of birth: Nov. 11, 1951Place of birth: Indianapolis, Ind.2003 breakout moment: Booking a…
As A&E Networks nears its 20th birthday this December, there is growing unease about what the future may bring for the group of three basic cable networks that has earned a lot of critical praise over the years.In the past…