CBS, Fox Stations and CW Plus Pick Up More 'Made in Hollywood'

Household clearance over 90% for series and its spinoff, ‘Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition'

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/7/2012 3:30:57 PM

Connection III Entertainment Corp. has sold an eighth season of its behind-the-scenes entertainment newsmagazine Made in Hollywood and a seventh season of its spinoff Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition to CBS and Fox stations, as well as CW Plus.

That brings the household clearance to over 90% for both series.

The CBS O&O's renewed both series in Los Angeles (KCBS/KCAL), Philadelphia (KYW/WPSG), Dallas (KTVT/KTXA), San Francisco (KPIX/KBCW), Sacramento (KOVR/KMAX) and Pittsburgh (KDKA/WPCW).  CBS also renewed Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition in Boston (WSBK), Atlanta (WUPA), Detroit (WKBD), Tampa (WTOG), Seattle (KSTW) and Miami (WBFS), while WCBS in New York renewed Made in Hollywood

Fox's WFLD/WPWR (Fox/MNT) in Chicago renewed both series while New York WNYW/WWOR (Fox/MNT), Washington DC WTTG/WDCA (Fox/MNT), Houston KRIV/KTXH (Fox/MNT), Phoenix KSAZ/KUTP (Fox/MNT), Minneapolis KMSP/WFTC (Fox/MNT), and Austin KTBC (Fox) renewed Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition.

Connection III also sold the franchise to other U.S. broadcast station groups including Sinclair, Newport, LIN, Hearst and Gannett.