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AMC will make all 17 episodes of the original 1960s series “The Prisoner” available on its Web site, amctv.com. In addition to full episodes in full screen, the Web site will feature one-minute versions of the episodes, full-episode recaps, behind-the-scenes photos, trivia and a fan forum. The Web site...
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TV critics and Emmy voters don’t always see eye to eye, but when it comes to the delights of Don Draper, the two camps are completely copacetic. Avoiding any signs of a sophomore slump, AMC’s “Mad Men”—which in September snagged the drama series Emmy—soared to the top of TelevisionWeek ’s semiannual...
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AMC has added “Rectify” to its series development slate. The hourlong legal drama stars Walton Goggins, who also will be a co-executive producer. The show was created and written by Ray McKinnon, who will executive produce the series alongside Mr. Goggins, Stephen Kay and “Breaking Bad” executive producer...
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Charlie Collier has been promoted to president of AMC, Rainbow Media announced Monday. Under Mr. Collier, who had been executive VP and general manager of the cable network, AMC successfully increased its original drama series with award-winning shows “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad.” In his new position...
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Cablevision Systems, the New York-area cable company, said today that it turned a third-quarter profit as it increased revenue per subscriber by boosting the number of digital video, high-speed Internet and telephone subscribers. Shares fell today as the company lost subscribers and earnings lagged analyst...
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The second season finale of “Mad Men” on AMC drew 1.75 million viewers, up 20% from its season average, according to fast national figures from Nielsen Media Research. The Emmy Award-winning drama was up 75% from last season’s average. Over the course of three airings Sunday night, the finale accumulated...
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AMC has decided to preempt the next new episode of “Mad Men,” which was slated to air opposite the Primetime Emmy Awards this Sunday. The episode, “Sixth Month Leave,” will instead air Sept. 28, with a repeat of this season’s fourth episode filling in the Sept. 21 slot. The season finale of “Mad Men...
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The season-two premiere of “Mad Men” drew nearly 2 million viewers Sunday night, up from an average of 915,000 for its 13-episode first season, the network said citing fast national figures from Nielsen Media Research. The series, which has been showered with awards—including the Golden Globe for best...
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If Emmy voters had a message for the broadcast networks this year, it was this: No more excuses. The breakthroughs by basic cable’s AMC and FX—along with strong showings by ad-supported networks such as TNT, USA, Bravo, Sci Fi and A&E—demonstrated that you can make a creative splash even...
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AMC, not so long ago a humble cable channel running classic movies, racked up the most Emmy nominations of any ad-supported cable network with 20. The nominations came not only for the already widely acclaimed “Mad Men,” but for Bryan Cranston and “Breaking Bad” as well, making the network two for two...