The amount of original programming on advertising-supported cable networks hit an all-time high during the fourth quarter of 2008, the Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau said Monday. The CAB counted 1,837 original cable shows, which account for two-thirds of all ad-supported cable…
TNT said it renewed its original series “Leverage” for a second season. The show’s first season is currently airing Tuesdays at 10 p.m. It has been averaging 3.2 million total viewers and 1.4 million adults 18 to 49. The second…
Sunday night’s telecast of Super Bowl XLIII, in which the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, was watched by 89.2 million viewers from 7-10 p.m. EST. For updated viewership info, click here. In prime time among households, the game averaged…
GoDaddy.com saw its first Web traffic spike during the Super Bowl about 15 minutes after its first commercial ran, Web technology firm Akamai reported Sunday night. Traffic to the site jumped to 433,206 visitors per minute at 7:30 ET, then…
Joss Whedon loves TV. He’s about to find out if it still loves him back. On Feb. 13, Fox will premiere “Dollhouse,” a sci-fi/action drama starring Eliza Dushku, which marks the acclaimed writer and showrunner’s Mr. Whedon’s first stab at…
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Amy Poehler’s new comedy seems to have a title: “Parks and Recreation.” NBC hasn’t officially announced the show’s title, but the network did air a promo for the series featuring that title during Sunday night’s post-Super Bowl edition of “The…