Nets Not Throwing Away Their Shots
The slimmed-down but still prolix sales-and-shows shuffle delivered highlights and low-lights aplenty
Issue 20
No Midlife Crisis for 'Family Feud'
40-year-old version remains a syndication leader with Steve Harvey hosting
TV Feels Its Oats
Some media buyers are pushing back against networks’ double-digit ad price jumps
Broadcasters Say Channel Bundling Is Pro-Competitive
ABC, CBS and Fox reps met with FCC officials
NBCU Throws a Few Elbows, Widens Tent in First Unified Pitch
NBC will use 'Superstore' to get more laughs; Arnold rules 'Celebrity Apprentice'
Dungey Leads Plunge Into Comedy, Diversity
New sitcoms teed up, Jimmy Kimmel wins three more years and President Kiefer is hoping for 10
Fox: Familiar Franchises Make Easier Sell to Viewers
Television Group chiefs Walden and Newman note they still have 'Empire,' and they plan to use it
CBS Pushes Comedy Stars Like It’s 1999
Kevin James, Matt LeBlanc to carry new sitcoms for this fall; network executives tout the Eye’s stability and top-flight programming
CW Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary With ‘Super’ Gift
Holding out for a hero, junior network gets its wish
Broadcast Steps Into A Time Machine
Television’s founding fathers favor what’s worked before—and shows from their own studios
Affiliates Encouraged By Nets’ Upfront Slates
Station executives say they see most improved programming lineups in several years
Editorial: White ‘Knight’
Knight Foundation joins forces with Columbia University to protect a free press
Networks Shoot the Gaps In Big Five’s Big Week
ESPN insists it has ‘swagger’; Turner touts fewer ads on its channels; Univision flips the SVOD script
Twitch’s Swanson: eSports an Opportunity for Broadcasters
Streaming platform VP sees ‘birth of a new entertainment experience’
Broadcasters Take Long View With eSports
From ESPN to Turner, networks seek a growing, non-traditional market: people watching other people play video games