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Primetime Ratings: ‘Talent' Tops ‘Dance' But Fox Wins the Night
By David Tanklefsky, July 9, 2009NBC's talent search tops the night with 11.7 million viewers More -
Comedy Central Orders Sitcom From Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
By Alex Weprin, July 9, 2009‘Napoleon Dynamite's' Jon Heder to star More -
Barbara Walters Tapped For NATAS Lifetime Achievement Award
By Alex Weprin, July 9, 2009ABC journalist to receive award at News and Documentary Emmy Awards September 21 More -
'Warehouse 13' Draws 3.5 Million Viewers
By Mike Reynolds--Multichannel News, July 9, 2009Third-highest original series premiere in channel's history More -
ESPN Debuts Sophisticated Graphic for All-Star Home Run Derby
By Glen Dickson, July 9, 2009Radar-based "Ball Track" will detail flight of long balls More -
Angulo Named KTNC GM
By Michael Malone, July 9, 2009Telemundo vet running Bay Area station More -
EXCLUSIVE: Fox, Tribune Pick up ‘30 Rock' in Top Markets
By Paige Albiniak, July 8, 2009NBC Universal's Emmy-winning 30 Rock has been to sold Fox and Tribune stations in top markets, said Barry Wallach, president of NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution on Wednesday. The show will debut in syndication in fall 2011. More
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Jackson Memorial Service Draws 31 Million Viewers in U.S.
By Marisa Guthrie, July 8, 2009More than 31 million U.S. television viewers watched Michael Jackson's memorial service on 18 television networks, according to data provided by Nielsen Media Research. More -
Syndication Ratings: Jackson, Fawcett Deaths Lift Magazine Ratings
By David Tanklefsky, July 8, 2009'ET' scores best ratings since May sweeps More -
Primetime Ratings: ‘Road Trip' Debut Pulls In Second For NBC
By David Tanklefsky, July 8, 2009Peacock wins the night with strong showing of ‘Talent' More
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Online Outfits Dominate Michael Jackson Coverage
The death of Michael Jackson – he of dramatic fate and tremendous, if...
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I have been watching the pilot of every new show that has come out in the past 6...
sharon freeman– 7/9/2009 3:42:18 PM EDT
in response to 'Warehouse 13' Draws 3.5 Million ViewersFor what they probably paid someone to come up with this, they could have paid a...
Fenris– 7/9/2009 12:59:04 PM EDT
in response to Syfy Rebrand: Fans Reactit's not "amongst" themselves, it's "between" because it's two...
grammar and usage– 7/9/2009 9:20:31 AM EDT
in response to EXCLUSIVE: Fox, Tribune Pick up ‘30 Rock' in Top MarketsI am wondering when/how a show gets canceled because of ratings? Back in the...
Greg Struss– 7/9/2009 2:42:52 AM EDT
in response to Syndication Ratings: Jackson, Fawcett Deaths Lift Magazine Ratings
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B&C Schmooze July 6, 2009
Photos from around the TV industry compiled by B&C.MSNBC's Hi-Def Rollout
MSNBC launches in high definition June 29 following major overhauls to its New York City control room and Washington D.C. studio. View images of the new control room and screenshots of the new HD picture for dayside programming. (Photos courtesy of NBC Universal)OnDemand Media Summit
Scenes from the B&C and Multichannel News OnDemand Summit in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 10, 2009. Photos by Joshua Kristal (www.joshuakristal.com).Editorial
Michael Jackson's sad end says a lot about the state of electronic journalism, perhaps more than we wanted to know. Forget TMZ. The watchword (OK, watch-acronym) is TMI. Even in a world in which glitzy stories, particularly the deaths of media figures, take 24-hour news channels hostage and demand big ratings in the ransom note, Jackson may become a case study in excess. More...





