NBC has issued a statement confirming the appointments of Angela Bromstad and Paul Telegdy to new positions overseeing scripted and unscripted programming, respectively, at the network and studio levels. The combination of operations at NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios…
TNT’s series premiere of “Leverage” drew almost 5 million viewers Sunday night. The debut was followed by the premiere of the original film “The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice,” which drew 5.4 million viewers. “Leverage” debuted with 2.1 million…
Jimmy Fallon, gearing up to host NBC’s “Late Night,” is set to launch nightly video blogs starting tonight at www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com. The blogs will take viewers behind the scenes as the “Saturday Night Live” veteran prepares to take over “Late Night”…
“Clark Howard” will premiere on Headline News Jan. 3. The program will air Saturdays and Sundays at 6 a.m., noon and 4 p.m., and will feature syndicated radio show host and money coach Clark Howard. Two 30-minute shows will air…
Ed Zuckerman is replacing Robert Nathan as one of the executive producers and showrunners of Dick Wolf’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” Mr. Nathan’s depature comes less than a year after he was named head writer and showrunner for the…
Strong viewership for “The View” helped ABC take the daytime crown among women 18-49 for the fifth consecutive November sweeps period. ABC averaged a 1.4 rating (903,000 viewers) among women 18-49 during the November sweep. In the same demographic, NBC…
Highly leveraged Tribune Co. announced Monday that it is seeking protection under Chapter 11 while the media empire voluntarily restructures its $12 billion in debt obligations, among which is a $512 million principal payment due in June. In the announcement…
The Sportsman Channel and DirecTV have made a distribution deal. The network will be available to DirecTV customers in the Choice Xtra package by the end of January. The Sportsman Channel is owned and operated by InterMedia Outdoors, which also…
Lifetime’s original film “Flirting With Forty,” starring Heather Locklear, drew 4 million viewers in its premiere Saturday night. The film, in which Ms. Locklear plays an older divorced mother who begins dating a much younger man, ranks among Lifetime’s most-viewed…
Wolf Blitzer has renewed his contract with CNN. Mr. Blitzer will continue to anchor “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” weekdays from 4-7 p.m. Additionally, CNN has tapped John King to lead the Sunday news block from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,…