Fox Believes in ‘Lie’
Fox is adding another drama to its midseason arsenal, formally handing out a 13-episode series order to the drama “Lie to Me,” starring Tim Roth. The Imagine/20th Century Fox TV project, which has been in the works as a pilot…
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The CW Settles Into ‘90210’
The CW’s “90210” received a full-season order, or 22 episodes, today. The “Beverly Hills, 90210” update set several records during its premiere earlier in the month, scoring the highest rating in the network’s key women 18- to 34-year-old demographic with…
Judge Says Part of Rather’s Suit May Proceed
Former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather can continue with his $70 million breach-of-contract suit against CBS, New York Supreme Court Justice Ira Gammerman ruled Monday. However, he cannot sue Viacom, CBS’ former parent company, the judge ruled. CBS had…
WGA East Foundation Creates Screenwriting Fellowship
Ten U.S. colleges and universities will compete in the Writers Guild of America East Foundation’s first Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting. Each school will nominate one student who plans to pursue a career in screenwriting. The winner of the…
‘Maddow’ Bests ‘Larry King’ in 2nd Week
“The Rachel Maddow Show” continued to show strong appeal in its second week on MSNBC, beating CNN’s “Larry King Live” in total viewers and in the 25-54 demographic that is key in news programming ad sales. The ratings boost lifted…
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TelevisionWeek was on the red carpet as the stars and executives headed into the Nokia Theater for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. Among those who stopped by to talk about what’s coming up on their shows and in the industry…
CW/Honda Sweepstakes Dubbed Broadcast’s Biggest
The CW and Honda are teaming up for what they call the largest sweepstakes in broadcast history. To enter, all one must do is watch The CW’s prime-time schedule from Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 to have an opportunity to…
Ion Adds Warner Bros. Movies to Lineup
Ion Television and Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution have inked a multiyear film acquisition deal. From this fall through summer 2010, the network will broadcast selected films made by the Warner Bros. studio. “Our deal with Warner Bros. is part…
Lifetime Pushes ‘Rita’ Debut All Week Long
Lifetime Television will premiere its first original prime-time comedy, “Rita Rocks,” with five episodes airing in one week. A new episode will air every day at 8:30 p.m. from Oct. 20-25 before the show debuts in its regular Tuesday at…