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Obama TV Advertising: More Spots, Longer Spots

It’s turning out that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s fundraising advantage over Republican John McCain isn’t just fueling more Obama ads—it’s also fueling longer Obama ads. As the Obama campaign continues to expand its purchases on national network and cable…

Palin to Make ‘SNL’ Appearance

It’s apparently official. The Associated Press is reporting that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is set to appear on “Saturday Night Live” this Saturday. “SNL” is hosted this Saturday by Josh Brolin, who plays President Bush in Oliver Stone’s new film…

Redstone Holding Company in Debt Talks After Viacom, CBS Fall

Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements movie theater circuit said it is in discussions with its bankers and other noteholders about the company’s debt as a result of the sharp drop in the value of the CBS and Viacom stock it holds….

Captain to Run TODAYshow.com

TODAYshow.com has named Catherine Captain as the site’s general manager. In the newly created role, Ms. Captain will oversee marketing, planning and content partnerships for the NBC morning show’s Web site. “TODAYshow.com has emerged from MSNBC.com as a popular, branded…

ABC Pulls ‘Opportunity Knocks’ From Schedule

ABC has pulled its prime-time reality game show “Opportunity Knocks” from its schedule, according to a source at the network who asked not to be named. The network will air special “Dancing With the Stars” recap episode next Tuesday, Oct….

‘Entourage’ Podcast: Catching Up With Doug Ellin

In the latest podcast with “Entourage” creator and showrunner Doug Ellin we catch up on the last three episodes. In the installment that debuted on Sunday, Oct. 12th, “The ReDOMption,” Doug talks about how it came to pass that champion…

Williams to Interview McCain, Palin on NBC’s ‘Nightly News’

NBC News’ Brian Williams will interview Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin on the “Nightly News With Brian Williams.” The interviews from the campaign trail will air Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 on NBC, less than two weeks before…

56.5 Million Tune In for Final Obama-McCain Debate

An estimated 56.5 million people watched the last of the three debates between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, according to Nielsen Media Research. Wednesday night’s audience is smaller than the 63.2 million who watched the Oct. 7 presidential…

Debate Hurts Fox’s Baseball Playoff Numbers

With a short series, a weekday afternoon game and competition from a presidential debate, Fox’s coverage of Major League Baseball’s National League Championship Series averaged 7.4 million viewers, down 35% from last year, when Fox aired the American League Championship…

TheWB.com to Debut Corddry’s ‘Childrens’ Hospital’

TheWB.com will debut its upcoming original Web series “Childrens’ Hospital” from “The Colbert Report” veteran Rob Corddry and Warner Bros. TV Group’s digital arm, Studio 2.0, in December. “Hospital” stars Mr. Corddry along with Lake Bell, Ken Marino, Erinn Hayes,…