CBS confirmed it has ordered two more cycles of Mark Burnett’s landmark reality series “Survivor.” With the show continuing to bring in big numbers on Thursday nights, CBS on Thursday confirmed that it has given the the go-ahead to the…
Bill Sammon has been named Fox News’ vice president of news and Washington managing editor. Also, Fox News has appointed Bryan Boughton as Washington bureau chief. Mr. Sammon, who takes over for Brit Hume as Washington managing editor, will oversee…
Univision Network has enlisted AT&T, JCPenney, State Farm and Maybelline New York and Garnier Fructis as returning sponsors for the third installment of “Nuestra Belleza Latina” (Our Latin Beauty). The title sponsors will be integrated into the beauty competition program…
Fox ordered two more seasons of the animated comedy series “The Simpsons,” extending the longest-running primetime series in history into its 22nd season. The News Corp. unit ordered 44 more episodes of the show, which debuted in January 1990 after…
As expected, Discovery Communications on Thursday officially announced the appointment of Laura Michalchyshyn as president and general manager of its Planet Green network. The network will have offices in New York and Silver Spring, Md., where Discovery is based. Ms….
CBS is close to ordering two more cycles of “Survivor,” ensuring Mark Burnett’s landmark reality series will be around to celebrate its 10-year anniversary next summer. With the show continuing to bring in big numbers on Thursday nights, CBS is…
NBC is once again getting hitched to Jerry Seinfeld. The network is moving forward with “The Marriage Ref,” an unscripted comedy-reality show in which celebrities of various types will try to help couples solve real-life problems. Mr. Seinfeld is executive…
ABC sold 26 minutes of advertising time for about $72 million in its Feb. 22 Academy Awards broadcast, the most since 2004, TNS Media Intelligence says. The high number of sales came despite General Motors and L’Oreal, two major sponsors,…
More than 52 million viewers tuned in for President Barack Obama’s address to Congress Tuesday night, Nielsen Media Research said. Drawing 52.37 million, the speech pulled in more viewers than last year’s by nearly 15 million people. Although technically it…
Justin Timberlake will be a guest on Monday’s premiere episode of NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” Mr. Timberlake will join the previously announced Robert De Niro and musical guest Van Morrison on the debut show. “Fallon” also has lined…