Sean Young heads to rehab after DGA awards spectacle

Actress Sean Young has entered rehab for alcohol abuse following an incident at the Directors Guild of America awards. The 48-year-old actress, in the...

Wilkos renewed in more than 85% of US

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution reports that "The Steve Wilkos Show" has been renewed in more than 85% of the US for its second...

Msnbc.com #1 source for online political news

In a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, more consumers stated that they got their political news from msnbc.com than any other...

More Judy on order

TVBR readers know that “Judge Judy” is consistently the #1 or #2 ranked show in syndicated television, so it is hardly a surprise that...

Bob Schieffer sets retirement

Veteran CBS News correspondent Bob Schieffer says he’ll retire as host of “Face the Nation” when a new US President is inaugurated in January....

Belo TV revenues grew in 2007

Despite it being an off-year for elections, Belo Corporation’s TV division grew revenues 0.8% in 2007, although Q4 revenues were, predictably, down, but only...

“Idol” leads broadcast to sweep of top 50

“American Idol” topped the Nielsen ratings for the past week in the key 18-49 demo. No surprise there. But the weekly number crunch by...

Backhand trifecta for Michigan cable

Howard & Howard Attorneys PC have put together a study of Michigan wireline MVPDs called the"Cable Competition Index," a new survey introduced a year...

Pediatricians ballistic over ABC autistic episode

The plot of an upcoming episode of ABC's "Eli Stone" gives the impression that a child developed autism after being given a mercury-based vaccine....

VCI Solutions upgrades autoXe MC

VCI Solutions announced the latest release of their autoXe MC automation system is the ‘Real Deal’ and is now available.  autoXe MC eliminates the...

Landmark moving to sell TV stations

Landmark Communications says it has completed the strategic review of its broadcasting assets and has decided to sell its two television stations, KLAS-TV (Ch....

NBC O&O division buys LX.TV

NBC Local Media, the division of NBC Universal that operates its local O&O television stations, has acquired LX.TV, describes as a “leading producer of...

Marie Osmond signed for talker

Program Partners announced a deal to have Marie Osmond host a new entertainment/lifestyle TV talk show. It’s name? “Marie.” The hour-long talker is set...

CBS finds scripted series in Canada

CBS has ordered 13 episodes of “Flashpoint,” the working title for a new police drama about an elite big city Strategic Response Unit (SRU)....

LIN reaches retrans agreement

KASA-TV (Ch. 2, Fox) Albuquerque was never pulled from Cable One systems, as threatened last month (1/14/07 TVBR #243), due to a last-minute interim...