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Fox Focuses on Stability in Upfront

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...

Published Fri, May 15 2009 6:28 PM by News

Filed under: Fringe, Broadcast, Fox, Dollhouse, Cleveland, Print Edition, Glee, American Idol, Preston Beckman, 24, Lie To Me, House, Bones, Upfront, More to Love, So You Think You Can Dance?
‘Prison Break’ Series Finale Set for May 15

Fox will air the two-hour series finale of “Prison Break” on Friday, May 15, the network announced Wednesday. Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced the show’s end back in January. At the time, the network indicated “Break’s” final round of...

Published Wed, Apr 8 2009 4:17 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, Dollhouse, Prison Break, Mad TV, Talkshow With Spike Feresten
Adalian Column: What Do CNBC Blowhards, Ashton Kutcher and Craig Ferguson Have in Common?

Channeling Larry King once again… CNBC's Rick Santelli Rick Santelli, the CNBC blowhard who moronically lashed out at President Obama’s mortgage rescue plan last week in a much-publicized rant , certainly had every right to speak his mind as he did...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2009 6:45 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Fox, Dollhouse, DTV, NBC, SAG, Chuck, Print Edition, Lost, Friday Night Lights, American Idol, Rick Santelli, Patric Verrone, Craig Ferguson
Complete PaleyFest Lineup Revealed

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...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 12:55 PM by News

Filed under: Fringe, Broadcast, Cable, Digital, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Pushing Daisies, Desperate Housewives, The Big Bang Theory, 90210, Swingtown, The Mentalist, Paley Center for Media, True Blood, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Battlestar Galactica, The Hills, Big Love, Caprica, PaleyFest
Networks Balance Costs, Ratings on Fridays

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...

Published Sun, Feb 15 2009 9:50 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Fox, Dollhouse, ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW, Deal or No Deal, Life, MyNetworkTV, Flashpoint, Friday Night Lights, Preston Beckman, Moonlight, Lipstick Jungle, Crusoe, TV Ratings, The Ex List, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, WWE Friday Night Smackdown, Howie Do It, Pring Edition
Viewers Give Warm Welcome to Whedon's 'Dollhouse'

Weeks of marketing and years of pent-up interest from Joss Whedon fans helped Fox's "Dollhouse" score a solid welcome Friday night. The much-anticipated drama notched a 2.0 rating/6 share among adults 18 to 49 during its 9 p.m. Friday premiere...

Published Sat, Feb 14 2009 11:34 AM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Joss Whedon, Fox, Dollhouse, Ratings, Terminator, Friday
Whedon’s ‘Dollhouse,’ ‘Dr. Horrible’ Join PaleyFest Lineup

The William S. Paley Television Festival will host panels for Joss Whedon’s TV series “Dollhouse” and the Internet musical “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.” Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Zack Whedon, Felicia Day and Jed Whedon will participate in the panel...

Published Mon, Feb 9 2009 1:48 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, Joss Whedon, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Felicia Day, Paley Center for Media, PaleyFest09, Nathan Fillion, Jed Whedon, Zack Whedon
‘Buffy’ Creator Admits He’s Not That Fond of Vampires, but He Loves ‘Battlestar’

Joss Whedon is finished sucking blood—at least for a while. While the undead are currently red-hot in Hollywood, the man behind two of TV’s biggest vampire dramas (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”) tells TelevisionWeek Deputy Editor/Columnist Josef...

Published Fri, Feb 6 2009 12:39 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Joss Whedon, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, The Office, Print Edition, Felicia Day, Moonlight, Neil Patrick Harris, True Blood, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica, Twilight, Firefly, Eliza Dushku, Angel, Nathan Fillion, Buffy
Joss Whedon Returns to TV After 'Dr. Horrible'

Joss Whedon loves TV. He’s about to find out if it still loves him back. On Feb. 13, Fox will premiere “Dollhouse,” a sci-fi/action drama starring Eliza Dushku, which marks the acclaimed writer and showrunner’s Mr. Whedon’s first stab at launching a series...

Published Sun, Feb 1 2009 11:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Joss Whedon, Fox, Dollhouse, Print Edition, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
20th Century Fox TV Cuts Production Budgets

News Corp.-owned 20th Century Fox Television is implementing across-the-board production cuts at all of its series, joining a growing list of companies trimming budgets in the wake of the economic downturn. All 20th producers have been told to reduce...

Published Tue, Dec 16 2008 3:03 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Dollhouse, NBC Universal, ABC Studios, Life on Mars, CBS Corp., 20th Century Fox Television, 24, Family
Fox’s Slate Shuffle a Long-Term Strategy

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...

Published Sun, Nov 9 2008 10:31 PM by News

Filed under: Fringe, Broadcast, Fox, Dollhouse, Print Edition, American Idol, Preston Beckman, 24, House, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Bones
‘Dollhouse’ Halts Production Amid Creative Concerns

Production has halted on the Joss Whedon drama “Dollhouse” amid indications that some executives inside Fox are deeply concerned about the creative direction of the series. The last day of filming on “Dollhouse” was last Thursday, a spokesman for the...

Published Wed, Sep 10 2008 7:57 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Joss Whedon, Fox, Kevin Reilly, Dollhouse, Peter Liguori
Whedon Reshooting ‘Dollhouse’ Pilot

Joss Whedon has decided to shoot a new pilot episode for his Fox drama “Dollhouse.” In a post to the fan Web site Whedonesque.com, Mr. Whedon said that, while he’s happy with how the original pilot turned out, it wasn’t the perfect template to introduce...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2008 2:01 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Joss Whedon, Dollhouse, Whedonesque, Pilot
TCA Video: Fox’s Reilly on ‘Fringe,’ ‘Dollhouse’ Fans

Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly knows the network is sitting on a double-edged sword with the hype preceding J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” and Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse”—with expectations high. a disappointment can sour rabid fans. “It does create higher...

Published Mon, Jul 14 2008 5:05 PM by News

Filed under: Fringe, J.J. Abrams, Broadcast, TCA, Joss Whedon, Fox, Kevin Reilly, Dollhouse

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