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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NBC is tweaking its weekend schedule a bit, shifting "Lipstick Jungle" to an earlier Friday night timeslot and moving desert island drama "Crusoe" to Saturdays. Starting Friday, Dec. 5, "Jungle" will move to 9 p.m. Fridays, airing an hour earlier than it does now, a NBC...
NBC is pulling the plug on its highly touted fall drama "My Own Worst Enemy" as well as sophomore hour "Lipstick Jungle." According to a person familiar with the situation, the network has decided not to order any additional episodes of the two shows, both of which are produced by...
NBC is shaking up its lineup, with “Life” trading slots with “Lipstick Jungle,” while the premiere of the Ryan Seacrest-produced “Momma’s Boys” gets pushed back until December. “Life,” which had solid showings behind “Heroes” on Monday but hasn’t done much in terms of ratings in its regular Friday 10...
The Writers Guild of America’s strike released its grip on Hollywood more than eight months ago, but its effects still are trickling through television. Several sophomore series whose first seasons were cut short by the work stoppage late last year are feeling the aftershocks of the strike now. Among...
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‘X-Files’ Movie Marks Fox’s Interactive DVD Debut “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” will be Fox Home Entertainment’s first interactive DVD when it’s released in December. The film’s BD-Live features will allow Internet-connected watchers to access special features as well as create an avatar that competes...
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NBC will debut on Hulu the season premieres of new show “Knight Rider” and returning programs “Lipstick Jungle,” “Chuck,” “Life” and “30 Rock” a week before those episodes air on broadcast TV, according to Hulu’s blog . NBC confirmed that the shows will also air on NBC.com a week in advance of their...