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‘Battlestar’ Ends With 2.4 Million Viewers
The highly anticipated finale of “Battlestar Galactica” on Sci Fi drew 2.4 million viewers, the largest audience in three years for the series. Friday night’s two-hour wrap-up of the space saga drew a 1.7 household rating. It also had 1.5…
PBS Kids Go! Adds Games to Video Player
PBS Kids Go! has expanded its online video player to include in-video gaming. The new games target early elementary school children with games designed to foster greater learning comprehension. “Arthur,” “Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman,” “Cyberchase” and “Wordgirl: The Electric Company”…
Adalian Column: Liguori Deserved Better, Even If Rice Is Good for Fox
Murdoch’s Move May Prove Unnecessarily Risky in Tough Times
AP Releases Iraq Unit Photos, Video
The Associated Press has released a photography and video package profiling a unit of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment’s 3rd squadron based in Ford Hood, Texas. The release of the “Killer Blue: Baptized by Fire” package comes as this week…
Homes Unprepared for DTV Down to 3.4% of U.S., Nielsen Says
The number of households unprepared for the digital transition has declined slightly since the beginning of March, Nielsen Media Research reported today. Improving by about 350,000 homes since March 1, the percentage of homes completely unprepared for the digital transition…
IFC Brings Back ‘Media Project’
IFC has renewed “The IFC Media Project” for a second season. The documentary series, which examines how news gets made, will return May 3 with host Gideon Yago. The new season will follow a journalism school graduate’s trip to Russia…
Ratings Flash: Obama Lifts Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’
President Obama has joined Johnny Carson, Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of “Cheers” in the pantheon of guests who have given Jay Leno his best “Tonight Show” ratings. Thursday’s presidential appearance—the first by a sitting president on a late-night talk…
CBS Pilot ‘The Whole 19 Yards’ Combines Trivia With Obstacle Course
CBS is going all the way with “Kid Nation” alum Scott Einziger and Endemol USA. The network has greenlit a pilot for “The Whole 19 Yards,” a one-hour action-oriented game show to be executive produced by Mr. Einziger. Production began…
ABC Appoints Kennedy Senior VP of Research
Charles Kennedy has been named senior vice president of research at ABC. Mr. Kennedy will be responsible for ratings analysis and forecasts, brand and program research and providing support for sales, marketing, syndication and affiliate strategies. In addition, he will…