NBC is touting Jay Leno’s new prime-time program, which will make its debut Sept. 14, as an innovative, DVR-proof move, but buyers say the new talk show will draw fewer viewers than ABC and CBS on any given night, and…
By Josef Adalian Right now, the first star of the modern reality TV era– "Survivor" meanie Richard Hatch– is holed up somewhere in a Pennsylvania halfway house, serving out the remainder of a four-year prison sentence for tax evasion. Meanwhile,…
Fox’s “Mental” will pay tribute to the late David Carradine at the end of next week’s episode, even as tributes pour in for the late “Kung Fu” star and preparations begin for his funeral. Thai police believe that the Carradine…
It’s been three months since Conan O’Brien hosted his last "Late Night." While he’s been off the air, he’s hardly been out of the spotlight. Following the lead of predecessor Jay Leno, Mr. O’Brien spent a big chunk of his…
As previously announced, this is the last regularly-scheduled print edition of TelevisionWeek. From now on the publication will exist exclusively on the Web at its Web site, TVWeek.com. The site has been given a complete redesign, with several new features,…
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