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Monica Neal has been appointed vice president of emerging markets and partnerships for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies. Ms. Neal will oversee a team charged with creating consumer-centric, integrated marketing campaigns for the networks’ acquired and original programming. Ms. Neal previously served...
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Tuesday night’s winter premiere of “Nip/Tuck” on FX was the most-watched telecast on basic cable for the night, with 3.1 million total viewers. It also was the top-rated show on cable for the night among viewers 18-49 (1.8 rating/5 share) and households (2.1/4), according to Nielsen Media Research. The...
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TNT, looking to increase the amount of original programming it airs, has ordered two new series, the network said Wednesday. One new series is “The Line” from Jerry Bruckheimer. The other is “Time Heals,” starring Jada Pinkett Smith. “We’re excited to add ‘The Line’ and ‘Time Heals’ to a lineup that...
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Turner Entertainment Networks promoted Michael Wright to executive VP and head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies. Mr. Wright had been senior VP in charge of Turner Entertainment Networks’ content creation group, responsible for all original programming. In his new job he adds oversight...
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TNT’s series premiere of “Leverage” drew almost 5 million viewers Sunday night. The debut was followed by the premiere of the original film “The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice,” which drew 5.4 million viewers. “Leverage” debuted with 2.1 million viewers among adults 18-49, becoming the network...
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Jeff Margolis Productions will produce the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for the 11th consecutive year. Executive producer Jeff Margolis will be joined by the entire team of producers and artists behind the past two SAG Awards ceremonies. Kathy Connell will serve as producer, while Gloria Fujita...
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TNT is launching a new promotional campaign and revamped on-air graphics to highlight its plans to increase original programming to three nights by next year. The changes are the first since TNT debuted its “We Know Drama” tagline in 2001. Back then, the network needed to tap movie stars to convey the...
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Turner Sports declined to extend its TV rights with European golf body the R&A. TNT’s telecast of the 2009 British Open Championship, to be held in Turnberry, Scotland, in July, will be the last event to be covered by Turner Sports under its current seven-year deal with the R&A. “We are disciplined...
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TNT will air the first outdoor NBA match-up in the U.S. on Oct. 11. The AutoTrader.com Open preseason game between the Phoenix Suns and the Denver Nuggets will be broadcast exclusively from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif., with Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller and Marv Albert serving...
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TNT’s new series, Steven Bochco’s “Raising the Bar,” set a record for cable by attracting 7.7 million viewers for its premiere. The premiere outpaced the previous mark set by USA Network’s “The 4400,” which drew 7.4 million viewers in 2004. The biggest launch so far this season was USA’s “In Plain Sight...
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TNT said it has sold special sponsorships for its new series “Raising the Bar” to Focus Features, Nissan and Quiznos. “Raising the Bar,” the legal drama from Steven Bochco, is set to premiere Sept. 1. The second episode of the series will feature an extended trailer for Focus Features’ new film “Burn...
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Brett Weitz has been tapped as TNT’s vice president of series development, based in Los Angeles. He will oversee scripted drama series development for the network. Mr. Weitz previously was vice president of creative affairs for 20th Century Fox Television’s fox21 Studios division. Before that he was...
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Monday night’s season premieres of “The Closer” and “Saving Grace” earned TNT cable ratings highs for the year, with “Closer” drawing in 7.8 million viewers to become basic cable’s top telecast for the year-to-date in viewers, household ratings and adults 25 to 54. “The Closer” scored a 5.2 household...
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Christina Ricci will guest-star on the hit TNT drama “Saving Grace” for a three-episode arc, TNT announced today. “Saving Grace” stars Oscar winner Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko, an intense Oklahoma City police detective juggling her wild personal life and her police job. Ricci’s feature film roles...
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Beginning this week, Turner Sports and PGA.com will present 28 hours of television coverage of the British Open championship on TNT. They also will offer live online video with the Open Championship Live player broadcasting directly from the tournament during the first two days of play. “Turner Sports...