The CW's pretty-people dramas '90210' and the new 'Melrose Place' will anchor Tuesday nights in the fall, the network said at the upfront advertising market. Spook-themed shows "Supernatural" and "The Vampire Diaries" take over Thursdays. The network is returning...
The 2009 TV Critics Association summer press tour is a firm go, though a couple of broadcast networks are cutting back their time commitment to the event. TCA President Dave Walker Tuesday told members that the summer powwow will run July 28 though Aug. 8, with cable kicking off the 12-day media event...
The Sinclair-owned television stations in Las Vegas rolled the dice on a Feb. 17 digital switchover—and so far, the bet seems to be paying off. Mike Brown, director of engineering for Sinclair duopoly KVCW and KVMY, said that as of 3 p.m. local time, the station had gotten “very few calls” about the...
The CW has finally settled on a premiere date for “13—Fear Is Real,” its horror-themed reality series from “Spider-Man” czar Sam Raimi. “Fear” will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. starting Jan. 6, a person familiar with the network’s plans said. It will spell “America’s Next Top Model,” which is currently in...
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, stars of CW’s “Gossip Girl,” are going political in an ad for the MoveOn Youth Vote program that supports the election of Barack Obama. In a parody of the White House’s anti-drug advertising, the 30-second spot features youths discovering that their parents have—horrors—a...
The CW is moving forward with “Light Years,” an hourlong dramedy being described as “Juno” meets “Gilmore Girls.” Liz Tigelaar (“What About Brian,” “Brothers & Sisters”) will write the pilot, while Gary Fleder (“Life on Mars”) will direct. Both will executive produce via ABC Studios. “Light Years...
Tribune-owned CW affiliate KPRL-TV in St. Louis is shifting its prime-time lineup to reach out to a new local news audience. It’s also targeting younger viewers it feels are abandoned at the end of networks’ evening lineups when they help their affiliates collect the 25- to 54-year-olds essential to...
As the CW prepares for next month's launch of its super-hyped drama "90210," the leaders of parent companies CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. are offering an emphatic vote of confidence in the network. In a letter to CW employees and affiliates delivered this morning, the executives—Barry...
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CW reality executive Jennifer Bresnan is shifting to sister network CBS, replacing Ghen Maynard as head of the Eye network's alternative programming division. The appointment represents a meteoric rise for Ms. Bresnan, who was named to her current position as senior vice president of alternative...