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TV’s No. 1 network is likely to kick off upfront week by announcing a new schedule marked by stability—and maybe a surprise or two. Fox, which is finishing its fifth season as the top-rated network among adults 18-49, is taking over NBC’s traditional Monday kickoff slot this year at the advertising market...
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“Lost” led the way at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films’ 35th annual Saturn Awards nominations. The ABC show received 11 nominations, followed by “Heroes” with six nominations and “Battlestar Galactica” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” with four nominations apiece...
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For 10 years, Tommy Boyer has supplied equipment for the wardrobe departments of feature films like “The Pink Panther” and “Confessions of a Shopaholic.” Robert De Niro is a frequent customer. But since the state program providing tax credits for film and TV production ran out of money last month, business...
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The William S. Paley Television Festival will host panels celebrating shows including “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Mentalist,” “90210” and a combined evening for “Battlestar Galactica” and prequel “Caprica.” The full lineup, announced today by the Paley Center for Media, also features panels for “The...
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Some might say the beginning of the 2008-09 broadcast TV season marked a return to business as usual. With the writers strike a distant memory, the broadcast networks are back in the business of providing quality, regularly scheduled programming with new episodes of old favorites and the debuts of new...
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The 26th annual William S. Paley Television Festival will honor new series “Fringe” and “True Blood.” The full schedule, featuring 10 more panels with cast and creative teams, will be announced Feb. 18. An all-inclusive PaleyFest09 Premium Pass that includes one guaranteed ticket for premium seating...
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The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for its annual awards in the television, news, radio, graphic animation and promotional writing categories. Nominees in the dramatic series category include the writing teams for Showtime’s “Dexter,” NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,” ABC’s “Lost,” AMC...
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Mon, Dec 8 2008
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It’s still November, but Fox’s Preston Beckman already has his mind on next fall. According to the network’s scheduling guru, the massive midseason changes Fox announced late last week aren’t about boosting short-term ratings. Instead, they’re designed to help Fox in its perennial mission to boost ratings...
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There is a correlation between program type and the level of digital video recorder playback a show gets, according to a new analysis by a leading media agency. Steve Sternberg, executive VP at Magna Global, said nearly all action and sci-fi drama show above-average DVR playback so far that season. That...
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CBS’s “The Mentalist” and Fox’s “Fringe” are the two standout new shows of the season so far, according to media agency Magna Global. On the other hand, NBC’s “Knight Rider,” “must be a disappointment for the network,” the agency said. Second-year series “Pushing Daisies,” “Private Practice” and “Dirty...
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Fox is feeling fine about “Fringe,” ordering a full season of the freshman series from creators J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The network has ordered nine additional episodes of the sci-fi thriller, for a total of 22. The Bad Robot/Warner Bros. TV-produced series has averaged a 4.2/11...
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It could have been a lot worse. That’s the bottom line from the first few days of the 2008-09 television season, which got under way last week amidst a higher-than-normal level of angst among network suits. With so many shows taking nine-month hiatuses due to the writers strike, and fewer newcomers than...
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Sun, Sep 28 2008
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On the cusp of the official start of the 2008-09 season, Fox and The CW are enjoying a few perks for having been out of the gate ahead of the pack. Fox’s “Fringe” skyrocketed 59% week-to-week in its ratings, while The CW’s “Gossip Girl” has steadily improved its numbers from its record-setting premiere...
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Fox captured the ratings crown Tuesday night, averaging a 5.3 rating/14 share in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic, thanks to the return of “House” and an invigorated “Fringe,” up two whole ratings points from its premiere last week. Here are some of the high points from the night: “Fringe” drew a 5...
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Fox and The CW came out of the starting gate early this season, giving them a wide-open field to strut much-hyped programming like “Fringe” and “90210.” But the advance launches were met with mixed ratings results. The CW, which began its new season on Labor Day, has two full weeks of data to analyze...