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“Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader,” “Deal or No Deal” and “The Unit” are rounding out MyNetworkTV’s fall 2009-10 schedule, the network announced today. MyNet, which is moving away from original programming and toward a “programming service model” next season, announced a partial lineup earlier this...
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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...
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The optimism with which some MyNetworkTV affiliates are greeting the network’s transformation to a programming service is partly attributable to a slate of shows that they think will be easier to sell to sponsors. MyNet stations, though, are withholding their final blessing until they see the rest of...
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The broadcast networks are making Friday nights a little more interesting this season. Once home to some of TV’s biggest shows—think “Dallas” or ABC’s “TGIF” comedy hits—Friday has fallen out of favor at the networks in recent years. The night has become home to cheap reality fare, newsmagazines and...
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MyNetworkTV is reformulating its business model for the 2009-10 season, moving toward a “programming service model” featuring syndicated material and the WWE, the network announced today. The network will continue to air “WWE Friday Night Smackdown” on Fridays, plus a two-hour block of NBC Universal...
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Last week's presentation of "WWE Friday Night Smackdown" set viewership records for MyNetworkTV. Jan. 9's telecast of the wrestling series drew 3.9 million viewers, the most ever for any telecast in the network's history. "Smackdown" also matched the network's highest...
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Propelled by awards shows and the WWE, MyNetworkTV last week continued its streak as the only broadcast network to show household ratings growth year-over-year for every week this broadcast season. The network averaged a 1.0 household rating, an 11% increase over last year. It was the 15th consecutive...
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It’s a Chrismukkah miracle: 2008 will end with at least one of the major networks showing year-to-year viewer growth. The sorry story of the television season to date has been one of decline almost from the moment the first shows premiered in September. But now, 13 weeks into the ratings race, CBS has...
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The broadcast networks are looking for a do-over. After an awful autumn that saw the Big Five shed a stunning 12% of their collective audience year-to-year, the networks are planning radical surgery on their prime-time schedules next year. More than a dozen newcomers will have their debuts between next...
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Sun, Dec 7 2008
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This year’s November sweeps ratings period, buffeted by economic upheaval and declining statistical relevance to networks, saw ABC and CBS on top in adults 18-49 and total viewers, respectively. Only smaller networks The CW and MyNetworkTV avoided audience erosion in their target demographics. At press...
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Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of Fox News and chairman of Fox Television Stations, has signed a new five-year contract with parent company News Corp. Mr. Ailes will continue his duties overseeing Fox News, Fox Television Stations, Fox Business Network, MyNetworkTV and Twentieth Television under his new...
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Twentieth Television will host a memorial service Nov. 21 for executive Matthew Rodriguez, who died Nov. 14 in Los Angeles of cancer. The service for the Twentieth TV and MyNetworkTV senior vice president of marketing and creative will be held at 11 a.m. at the Zanuck Theater on the Fox Studios lot....
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MyNetworkTV will kick off the holiday season Tuesday with a collection of holiday-inspired movies and specials. NFL legend and Fox NFL Sunday analyst Howie Long will host the special “Heroes at Home” on Nov. 11, which is Veterans Day. The special celebrates six military heroes around the United States...
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MyNetworkTV has added an affiliate in Salt Lake City, serving much of Utah. Southwest Media-owned KCSG-TV will become known as MyKCSGTV on Aug. 18, when it begins carrying MyNetworkTV’s lineup of 12 prime-time hours. “KCSG is excited about the opportunity to be affiliated with MyNetworkTV. Being with...