Fox reschedules Fall premieres

Fox had originally planned to get a really early jump on the Fall season, debuting many of its series the week of August 26th. Now, that’s been moved to the week of September 1st.

Judy's run continues

Once again, "Judge Judy" is tops in syndicated television, still leading "Wheel of Fortune." "George Lopez" returns to the top 10 in the latest...

Judge tosses lawsuit against Fox News Channel

The anchors of “Fox & Friends” may not appreciate a federal judge referring to them as “gullible news program hosts,” but at least they’re...

Wilmington getting the message

A survey of television households in DTV laboratory case Wilmington NC reveals that almost 90% are aware that the DTV transition is imminent. But...

Good news for CBA from Radio Shack

Ubiquitous consumer electronics outlet Radio Shack, with 4.5K O&O stores and another 1K+ dealer locations scattered throughout the US, has just introduced a new...

Tribune pressing CBS to improve The CW

Asked by a bond analyst how much of Tribune Broadcasting’s revenue is attributable to The CW network, Tribune COO Randy Michaels replied that “darn...

Summertime…and the viewin' is reruns

As the summer TV season began, CBS was still attracting viewers with reruns of its hit scripted shows. The most watched show was the...

Even the Olympics are tough to sell this year

The official line from NBC Universal is that sales are on track for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The New York Post, however, quotes unidentified...

Successful retrans deal

Sinclair Broadcast Group announced a three-year extension of its retransmission agreement for analog and digital carriage with Insight Communications, covering four Sinclair stations in...

CBS in Yahoo! video deal

Yahoo! TV has gained access to CBS content its latest deal to become an online clearing house for popular video. The CBS Audience Network...

L&O:SVU hits 70%

We haven’t even gotten to Fall 2008, but NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution is looking to Fall 2009. It has already sold Dick Wolf's...

“The Simpsons” returning for 20th season

If animated characters aged like the rest of us, Bart Simpson would be turning 30. Instead, the forever-10-year-old will be back for a 20th...

SAG strike seen as unlikely

That’s the view of Wachovia analyst Marci Ryvicker after talking with folks involved on all sides in Hollywood – but she doesn’t rule out...

CBS celebrates “Saturday Night Fights” ratings

Despite being preempted in about 5% of the country by the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, CBS says the inaugural “CBS ELITEXC Saturday Night Fights”...

Minisodes to keep “Rescue Me” top of mind

“Rescue Me” was a victim of the writers strike, delaying the start of its 5th season on FX until next spring. But, to maintain...