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Most Bankable Stars: Judge Judy Sheindlin

Last year’s ranking: 3 To put it simply: “Don’t even think of taking her off the list,” said one expert. As the only veteran first-run strip to improve over last year’s rating, despite a long run on the air, Judge…

Most Bankable Stars: Rachael Ray

Last year’s ranking: 5 America’s favorite cook held her spot this year against hefty competition, despite the series being only halfway through its second season. “This girl-next-door has found the recipe for a cooking show that is pure entertainment,” said…

Cox Tries Texting in Ads

Cable Giant Adds Mobile Marketing

Most Bankable Stars: Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa

Last year’s ranking: 4 “Live With Regis and Kelly” continues to trounce the morning competition, even after “Live’s” 20 years on the air, which it celebrated last summer. “Regis and Kelly together have made ‘Live’ the perfect morning chat show,…

NBC Focuses on Power of Out-of-Home

Media Giant Plans Separate ‘Upfront’ for Public Platforms

Most Bankable Stars: ‘Family Guy’/’Two and a Half Men’ (tie)

Last year’s ranking: Unranked The real winner here could be the Tribune station group, which picked up the shows that landed in the first-ever tie in the “Most Bankable” list. The tie is fitting, however, as both series debuted this…

Newsmakers

Close Up: Arthur Minson Time Warner Cable has promoted Arthur Minson to executive vice president and deputy chief financial officer. In this role, Mr. Minson will provide oversight of Time Warner Cable’s accounting, financial planning and analysis. Mr. Minson, previously…

Most Bankable Stars: Jerry Bruckheimer

Last year’s ranking: Unranked The ever-popular prime-time series “CSI” made its mark first on the networks, then on cable and now in syndication, with “CSI: Miami” dominating the off-net weeklies with a 4.0 average. This season Mr. Bruckheimer’s “Cold Case”…

QuickTakes: Would you rather watch Letterman with writers or Leno without?

“Without taking anything away from the writing staffs, the talents of David Letterman and Jay Leno have been honed over enough decades of comic professionalism that we watch the one we have developed a familial attachment to as personalities, regardless…

Most Bankable Stars: Meredith Vieira

Last year’s ranking: Unranked It took five years, but the continued success of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” in syndication has finally landed host Meredith Vieira in the rankings for “Most Bankable Stars.” “It’s a rock-solid game, and Meredith…