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[10/11/07 - 04:27 PM]
Dan Waters to Develop Pilot for Sci Fi Channel
This comedic pilot about three humanoid aliens stranded in middle America "explores the themes found in such classics as 'Stranger In A Strange Land,' 'The Day the Earth Stood Still,' and 'Starman,' but with a healthy dose of 'South Park'-like satire."
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[10/11/07 - 04:26 PM]
Sunday Night Originals Score Big for Oxygen
Oxygen spins the numbers for Sunday, October 7.
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[10/11/07 - 03:10 PM]
NBC Universal Leads the Pack in Diversity Efforts with the Second Annual Comedy Short Cuts Film Festival
A blind script commitment with Universal Media Studios was presented to the "Yoga" filmmakers Tajamika Paxton, former film executive at MTV Films, and Gregory M.T. Colleton.
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[10/11/07 - 03:09 PM]
NBC Universal Announces Long-Term Plan to Create West Coast News Headquarters and Content Center in Los Angeles
The West Coast facility will be modeled after the NBC News World Headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, which is being unveiled today and opens later this month.
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[10/11/07 - 03:05 PM]
Lifetime Networks Partners with Starz Media to Produce and Distribute Original TV Movies Globally
The deal kicks off with three new originals: "True Confessions of A Hollywood Starlet" starring JoJo and Valerie
Bertinelli; "Queen Sized" starring Nikki Blonsky; and "Wisegal" starring
Alyssa Milano and Jason Gedrick.
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[10/11/07 - 01:30 PM]
CBS Orders Six One-Hour Episodes of "Million Dollar Password" from Fremantlemedia North America
The new primetime game show will be a modernized version based on the Goodson/Todman classics "Password," "Password Plus" and "Super Password."
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[10/11/07 - 01:29 PM]
TV Land Relaunches TVlanD.com as Ultimate Entertainment Site for Baby Boomers
TVLand.com is the first
official website to license full-length, free, streaming episodes of
classic television series' "The Andy Griffith Show," "Leave It To Beaver"
and "Gunsmoke."
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[10/11/07 - 01:28 PM]
LifetimetV.com Teams with Paltalk to Launch Weekly Online Chats with Popular Medium/Clairvoyant Lisa Williams Beginning Friday, October 12 from 10-11pm (Edt/Pdt)
Last season's Lisa Williams text chats were extremely popular,
resulting in LifetimeTV.com's most trafficked single hour in history.
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[10/11/07 - 01:27 PM]
Powerhouse "Top Model" and Growing New Hit "Gossip Girl" Lift the CW's Signature Wednesday
The CW spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 10.
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[10/11/07 - 01:03 PM]
Victoria Eliminated from "America's Next Top Model" on the Cw
The CW details the latest "America's Next Top Model" elimination.
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[10/11/07 - 12:17 PM]
Criminal Minds Tops "Bionic Woman" and "Private Practice" in Viewers for the Second Straight Week
CBS spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 10.
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[10/11/07 - 12:15 PM]
Quick Take for Wednesday, October 10, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 10.
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[10/11/07 - 12:14 PM]
ABC News to Offer Paid Internships Beginning January 2008
ABC News previously offered academic credit for semester-long internships.
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[10/11/07 - 12:05 PM]
NBC News' Matt Lauer to Interview Senator Larry Craig in an Exclusive "Matt Lauer Reports" Primetime Special on Tuesday, OcT. 16 and on "Today" Wednesday, OcT. 17
The one-hour special will pre-empt "The Singing Bee" and cut "The Biggest Loser" to one hour next week.
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[10/11/07 - 12:05 PM]
Disney-ABC Television Group Casting Presents Its Sixth New York Actors Showcase
The showcase, the sixth one to be held in New York, will take place at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street between Park Row and Gold Street, on Monday, October 22.
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[10/11/07 - 11:14 AM]
ESPN.com's "The Sports Guy" Bill Simmons Joins E:60 as Special Contributor
He joins the previously announced team of award-winning ESPN journalists - Jeremy Schaap, Lisa Salters, Tom Farrey, Rachel Nichols and Michael Smith - who serve as the show's correspondents.
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[10/11/07 - 10:57 AM]
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution Has Sold Hit NBC Primetime Series "Heroes" to Cable Networks G4 and Mojo for Initial Off-Network Run
The multi-season strip deals with G4 and MOJO debut in fall 2010, and include a repurpose window of current season episodes the week following NBC's initial airings starting in 2007.
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[10/11/07 - 09:06 AM]
Tivo Announces Premiere Week Ratings
The ratings, generated using TiVo's Stop||Watch(TM) service, revealed that "Grey's Anatomy," with a total
rating of 27.2%, was the most watched show in Total and Time-shifted
viewing during premiere week.
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[10/11/07 - 09:03 AM]
Molly Shannon ('Year of the Dog,' 'Saturday Night Live') and Steven Weber ('Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,' 'Wings') Star in the Lifetime Original Movie 'More of Me'
The movie, due on November 17, is a
"whimsical, lighthearted and touching comedy about an overworked and
overextended wife, mom and career woman who splits into three separate
versions of herself with distinct personalities in order to manage her
chaotic life."
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[10/11/07 - 09:01 AM]
'The Salt-N-Pepa Show' and 'Gotti's Way' Premiere on VH1 on Monday October 15th Beginning at 10:00pm*
Two new VH1 series will reveal
personal journeys of hip hop celebrities Salt-N-Pepa and Irv Gotti on
Monday nights beginning on October 15th.
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[10/11/07 - 08:55 AM]
NBC Universal Announces Long-Term Strategic Plan for West Coast Operations
Additional plans are underway for the renovation and expansion of Stage One on the Universal lot, where a live audience theater will be the new home of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" in 2009.
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[10/10/07 - 10:42 PM]
Nbc, CBS Stand by Their Newcomers
NBC's "Bionic Woman," "Chuck," "Life" and "Journeyman" as well as CBS's "Cane" get the go ahead to pen additional scripts.
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[10/10/07 - 04:25 PM]
It's Party Time! Comedy Central Records(R) Releases "Nick Swardson: Party" on Tuesday, October 23
Swardson co-wrote and starred in the Happy Madison-produced films "Grandma's Boy" and "Benchwarmers."
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[10/10/07 - 04:23 PM]
Comedy Central(R) Announces Comedian Mo Mandel of San Francisco Grand Prize Winner of "Open Mic Fight," Network's Multi-Platform Stand-Up Competition
Mandel's "Open Mic Fight" grand prize consists of an appearance in a Comedy Central stand-up show, featured video exposure on comedycentral.com and more!
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[10/10/07 - 04:15 PM]
NBC Universal and Mastercard Team Up for 'Uncovering Evidence of Life' Marketing Initiative
The pod busters began with the show's second episode on October 3 and will air for a total of six consecutive episodes, ending November 7.
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[10/10/07 - 04:14 PM]
CBS Interactive Launches Original Web-Based Series "How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills"
On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays now through October 25, two new episodes of HOW TO SURVIVE A HORROR MOVIE will stream online (a total of 6 episodes per week for three weeks..."666").
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[10/10/07 - 01:16 PM]
NBC Announces Tim Vincent as Host of Intriguing Live Competition Series 'Phenomenon'; Identities of the 10 Carefully Selected Mystifying Contestants Revealed
The series will premiere on Wednesday, October 24 (8-9 p.m. ET) airing its five-week run Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET, with a special two-hour live episode on Halloween night, October 31 (8-10 p.m. ET).
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[10/10/07 - 11:50 AM]
Run's House Season 4 Premieres Thursday, October 25th @ 10pm (ET/PT)
Throughout the season each episode will also be available day after air at iTunes Store, Amazon Unbox, Walmart Video Downloads, Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360, and Bit Torrent.
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[10/10/07 - 11:47 AM]
Quick Take for Tuesday, October 9, 2007 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 9.
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[10/10/07 - 09:04 AM]
'It's My Party' (Wt) and 'Matt Titus: Matchmaker' to Join 'How to Look Good Naked' on Lifetime Television's New Friday Night Reality Programming Block
Premiering Friday, January 4, 2008, "How to Look Good Naked," starring
Carson Kressley, will air at 9PM, followed by "The Matt Titus Dating Show"
at 9:30 PM and two back-to-back episodes of "It's My Party" from 10-11 PM.
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[10/09/07 - 05:01 PM]
The CW's Top Comedy, "The Game," Scores Double-Digit Year-To-Year Gains
The CW spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.
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[10/09/07 - 04:19 PM]
Hallmark Channel Begins Fourth Quarter on a High Note - Network Ranks #5 in Prime Time for Week of October 1
Plus: four new original holiday movies will premiere this season: "A Grandpa for Christmas" (11/24), "All I Want for Christmas" (12/1), "The Note" (12/8) and "Love's Unfolding Dream" (12/15).
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[10/09/07 - 04:18 PM]
Sexy Alien Encounters and the Return of a Former Torchwood Member as BBC America's Hit Sci-Fi Series Continues
Plus: From October 15 through October 26, fans can go to a special web page and vote for the cover they want to see on the DVD box set that hits stores on January 22.
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[10/09/07 - 03:48 PM]
HBO Enters Into Exclusive Overall Development Deal with Emmy(R) Winning Actor and Director Charles S. Dutton
"I'm excited to renew my long-standing relationship with HBO," said Dutton. "I look forward to developing other projects that will have the same stamp of excellence as our previous collaborations."
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[10/09/07 - 03:48 PM]
Monday Night Football: Cable's Biggest Household Audience of 2007
ESPN spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.
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[10/09/07 - 03:47 PM]
Acclaimed Drama Gossip Girl First New Series Picked Up for Full Season
The netlet confirms our previous report about the full-season order.
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[10/09/07 - 01:27 PM]
Fox, TBS Shift Mlb Coverage on Monday
The news means that FOX will pre-empt both "Prison Break" and "K-Ville" on October 15.
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[10/09/07 - 12:36 PM]
Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of October 1, 2007 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)
ABC spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.
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[10/09/07 - 12:27 PM]
2007 American Music Awards Nominees Announced
For the first time in American Music Awards history, winners will be determined by online voting at ama.abc.com (votes will be collected from Oct. 9 to Nov. 1).
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[10/09/07 - 11:27 AM]
NBC Ties for #1 in 18-49 for a Second Week in a Row and Remains Tied for the Season-To-Date Lead
NBC spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.
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[10/09/07 - 11:24 AM]
How I Met Your Mother, "The Big Bang Theory" and "Rules of Engagement" Post Week-To-Week Growth
CBS spins the numbers for Monday, October 8.
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[10/09/07 - 11:21 AM]
CBS Wins Week Two in Viewers and Adults 25-54
CBS spins the numbers for the week of October 1-7.
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[10/09/07 - 11:09 AM]
The CW's "Gossip Girl" First to Reach Full Season
"Girl's" September 19 launch was the top draw in its time period among women 18-34 (3.1/9), teens (2.8/10) and female teens (5.2/17).
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[10/09/07 - 11:02 AM]
Sci Fi Takes Viewers Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
SCI FI's three-part, six-hour original miniseries event, Tin Man, will premiere on Sunday, December 2, 2007 @ 9-11pm ET/PT, and air over three consecutive nights.
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[10/09/07 - 09:48 AM]
The Ladies Return! Bravo's "Real Housewives" Is Back for Season Three
The third season, due on November 6, will feature original real-life "housewives" Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough and Lauri Waring as well as second season's Tammy Knickerbocker.
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[10/09/07 - 08:04 AM]
NBC Universal to Acquire Oxygen Media
Under the agreement, NBCU will acquire Oxygen for $925 million.
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[10/08/07 - 05:03 PM]
The Premiere of "Survivor: China" Is the #1 Most Dvr'D Program of the Week
CBS details the final Nielsen final live plus 7-day ratings for the week of September 17-23.
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[10/08/07 - 04:39 PM]
MTV Predicts Pink Is the New Black for the Fall Season with the Premiere of "Legally Blonde the Musical" on Saturday, October 13th at 1pm ET/PT
Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port of "The Hills" will also host the broadcast's "pink carpet."
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[10/08/07 - 04:17 PM]
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Dee Dee Dees! Comedy Central's(R) "Mind of Mencia: Season 3 Uncensored " DVD to Hit Stores on Tuesday, October 23
Bonus materials are completely uncensored and include audio commentary and over 30-minutes of deleted scenes.
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[10/08/07 - 04:16 PM]
This Halloween, Get Freaky with Comedy Central(R) During "Halloween Freak-For-All" Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28
"Halloween Freak-For-All" will be sponsored by the Lionsgate film "Saw IV."
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