Singer Michelle Williams, Black Eyed Peas’ Taboo and choreographer Brian Friedman will make up the panel of judges on “MTV’s Top Pop Group.” The competition series, which is hosted by Mario Lopez, premieres Sept. 11. Celebrity mentors will be announced…
Broadcast television networks swelled for Thursday’s closing night of the Democratic National Convention, and the historic speech by presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research. NBC ended the week four-for-four as the dominant broadcast…
Barack Obama’s presidential acceptance speech on Thursday, not surprisingly, brought in the biggest ratings of the Democratic National Convention. NBC’s coverage of the speech from Invesco Field in Denver landed a 5.0 rating/8 share, according to Nielsen Media Research preliminary…
Total Audience Falls from Tuesday
Mun2 and E! Entertainment Television are joining other networks in airing the charity special “Stand Up to Cancer” on Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. “Stand Up to Cancer,” put together by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, will air live simultaneously on…
The American Society of Cinematographers is calling for entries in the episodic and movie/miniseries/pilot television categories for its annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards. Cinematographers can submit programs with a U.S. premiere broadcast date between Nov. 1, 2007, and Nov. 30,…
Bob Schieffer will anchor CBS’ “Face the Nation” this Sunday from the Xcel Center in St. Paul, Minn., where the Republican National Convention is being held. He will be joined by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Sen. Joseph…
Suddenly, the Big Ten Network is very popular with cable operators. After being shunned by most cable operators during its first year, the Big Ten Network racked up its third major carriage deal this week as Mediacom Communications announced reaching…
Broadcast television network audiences declined for Wednesday night’s coverage of the Democratic Convention, falling off from both the previous news cycle and the comparable night four years ago, according to preliminary national ratings data from Nielsen Media Research. NBC finished…
Possibly the third most important man in the race for president sits quietly at his desk in Denver looking around, fumbling papers, readying for another night at the Democratic National Convention. Then the music begins, the cheers start and Jon…