The show will go on for a weekly syndication staple.Last week “Ebert & Roeper and the Movies” co-host Roger Ebert announced he will undergo radiation treatments for a malignant salivary gland tumor. Mr. Ebert has undergone two cancer surgeries in…
Chris Matthews has made plenty of guests sweat during interviews. Now he’s doing the same to network news roundtables.After one season in syndication, the half-hour weekend program “The Chris Matthews Show,” which NBC News produces and NBC Enterprises distributes, has…
Poker Tour Draws Second Season Another season of “World Poker Tour” is in the cards for the Travel Channel, which has been flush with increased ratings due to the Wednesday night competition show. The network also has the exclusive options…
Joe Roth Will Produce Oscarcast Joe Roth has been tapped to produce the 76th Annual Academy Awards, which will be the first to take place a month earlier than has been customary, according to an announcement. Mr. Roth, who is…
NASA Asks Court to Overturn FCC Ruling The Network Affiliated Stations Alliance on Wednesday asked the Court of Appeals in Washington to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s June 2 decision to raise the cap on national TV ownership from 35…
Giselle Fernandez departs ‘KTLA Morning News’ Less than two years after being named a primary anchor of the “KTLA Morning News” in Los Angeles, Giselle Fernandez is leaving the show as of Wednesday (Aug. 6), according to an announcement by…
“Shop & Style” is a one-hour live shopping show masquerading as a talk show that begins a one-month test run Aug. 4 on NBC-owned stations in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco. A “joint commerce programming initiative” between NBC…
In “Nets Wrangle Over Demo Study” (TelevisionWeek, July 28), the photo that appeared above the name Alan Wurtzel was not Mr. Wurtzel, president of research and media development for NBC. The picture was of Mark Wurtzel, senior VP of syndication…
“This summer’s programming is full of reality shows that I don’t care to watch. But I love watching all of the `Law & Order’ shows. I even enjoy watching the reruns. I hope they run for a long time.”Walter Carasco,…
The eleven up-and-comers profiled in the seventh annual Hot List are blazing trails as deeply drawn into the future of television as the Hot List has ever seen.There’s an agent shaping prime time who turned down a pro basketball contract…