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Comedy Central Announces Development Slate, Orders ‘Ugly Americans’

Comedy Central has greenlit the animated series “Ugly Americans.” Seven episodes have been ordered for a premiere in the first quarter of 2010. The series, executive produced by David Stern, chronicles an alternate-universe New York City, in which horror...

Published Thu, May 14 2009 1:46 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, Jamie Foxx, Joan Rivers, Andy Dick, Ron White, Secret Girlfriend, Tosh.0, Michael & Michael Have Issues, Ice Cube, Judah Friedlander, Ugly Americans, Jeff Dunham, David Stern, Jason Sklar, Randy Sklar
TV News' 10 Most Powerful

It’s time again for TelevisionWeek ’s list of the 10 Most Powerful in TV News. This year’s report card comes at an awkward time: Election-year performances can’t be ignored, and yet they already seem a distant memory, as the industry is roiled by the...

Published Sun, Apr 19 2009 10:20 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, Phil Griffin, Univision, Print Edition, CNN, Jon Klein, NBC News, Comedy Central, Sean McManus, Fox News Channel, Steve Capus, ABC News, Stephen Colbert, CBS News, Jeff Zucker, Jon Stewart, Roger Ailes, Newspro, Jim Walton, Ken Jautz, Huffington Post, David Westin, Fox Television Stations Group, N.S. Bienstock, Mark Hoffman
Dish Adds BET, MTV Channels in HD

Dish Network has made an agreement to add HD feeds for several of MTV Networks’ and BET Networks’ channels to its roster. CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV and VH1 now are available in HD at no additional cost to Dish customers with the...

Published Fri, Apr 10 2009 5:13 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Nickelodeon, BET, HD, Dish Network, MTV Networks, MTV, Spike TV, Comedy Central, VH1, CMT, BET Networks
Comedy Central Plans to Roast Joan Rivers

Comedy Central said comedian Joan Rivers will be next on the spit for one of its roasts. Ms. Rivers will be roasted in Los Angeles July 26 for a special to air Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. “I’m thrilled to be doing this for Comedy Central. The last time I was roasted...

Published Wed, Apr 8 2009 12:55 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, Joan Rivers
Comedy Central Commits to Stand-Up Specials

Comedy Central signed a multi-year, multi-platform deal with Levity Entertainment for a series of stand-up specials by comedians including Christopher Titus, Gabriel Iglesias, Pablo Francisco, Jim Breuer, Mitch Fatel and Pete Correale. The specials featuring...

Published Tue, Apr 7 2009 1:01 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, Pete Correale, Jim Breuer, Pablo Francisco, Levity Entertainment, Christopher Titus, Gabriel Iglesias, Mitch Fatel
‘Colbert’ to Film Episodes in Persian Gulf

Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” will travel to the Persian Gulf. The show will record one week of shows in front of U.S. troops as part of a USO entertainment tour. The shows will be broadcast on Comedy Central on dates to be announced. “Colbert...

Published Wed, Mar 18 2009 5:30 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, The Colbert Report, Persian Gulf
Comedy Central Feels Ratings Heat With Roast of Larry the Cable Guy

Comedy Central got it done as its “Roast of Larry the Cable Guy” became the network’s most-watched and highest-rated show of the year in total viewers and adults 18-49, the network announced today. The roast drew 4.1 million viewers and averaged a 2.3...

Published Tue, Mar 17 2009 5:40 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, TV Ratings, Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Stewart-Cramer Confrontation Draws ‘Daily’s’ Second-Biggest Audience of ’09

Jon Stewart’s faceoff with CNBC’s Jim Cramer Thursday night gave “The Daily Show” its second biggest audience this year. The media-hyped event was seen by 2.3 million total viewers on Comedy Central. That trails only the Inauguration Day episode of “The...

Published Fri, Mar 13 2009 6:41 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, The Daily Show, TV Ratings, Jon Stewart, Jim Cramer
Comedy Central, Paramount Get ‘Ghosts/Aliens’

Viacom units Comedy Central and Paramount Vantage acquired the rights to develop the Trey Hamburger book “Ghosts/Aliens” into a television pilot and film script, respectively. Comedy Central has brought in Phil Johnston, whose screenplays include “A Friggin...

Published Thu, Mar 5 2009 12:10 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Viacom, Comedy Central, Ghosts/Aliens, Paramount Vantage, Trey Hamburger
Comedy Central Orders ‘Michael and Michael’

Comedy Central has greenlit the series “Michael and Michael Have Issues,” starring Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. The network has ordered seven episodes of the series, which will feature sketches interspersed through the narrative, which follows...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 2:07 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black, Michael and Michael Have Issues
‘Top Chef’ Still Cooking for Bravo

Bravo’s “Top Chef” reigned supreme among cable shows Wednesday night, taking the top spot and matching its previous season high. At 10 p.m., “Chef” scored a 1.8 rating/5 share among adults 18-49 and drew 3.3 million viewers, according to national ratings...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2009 6:16 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, ESPN, Bravo, Comedy Central, TBS, TV Ratings, Chocolate News, House of Payne, South Park, Top Chef, Important Things With Demetri Martin
Column: Old, New Media Linking Hands

Can programming producers survive on revenues derived from Web distribution alone? The overwhelming evidence seems to say no. Last week production shop Generate struck a multiyear television development and production deal to create scripted broadcast...

Published Sun, Feb 1 2009 10:46 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, CBS, Daisy Whitney, Daisy's Digital Diary, Print Edition, Column, Comedy Central, Generate, LonelyGirl15, Chocolate News, 60 Frames, Harper's Island, EQAL
Inauguration Gives ‘Daily Show’ a Boost

Tuesday night’s inauguration-themed episode of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” was the most-watched telecast on cable in its 11 p.m. timeslot among viewers 18-49. The episode drew 1.5 million viewers in the demographic and 2.6 million overall. The show...

Published Thu, Jan 22 2009 4:06 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Comedy Central, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, TV Ratings
Rounding Up HD News: Comedy Central Goes HD; CBS Plans HD Inauguration Coverage

Comedy Central Goes HD Comedy Central has made the move to high definition on Cablevision, with HD coverage reaching Cox and DirecTV viewers by the end of the month, TelevisionWeek reported. The HD channel will make available the last 30 episodes of ...

Published Thu, Jan 15 2009 6:00 AM by News

Filed under: Digital, CBS, HD, FiOS, Verizon, Sony, Comedy Central, Inauguration, Nine Inch Nails
Comedy Central Launches HD Channel

Comedy Central is going high-definition. Comedy Central HD will launch on Cablevision over a three-day period beginning today and on Cox and DirecTV later this month. More HD launches are expected throughout the year. As part of its programming, Comedy...

Published Tue, Jan 13 2009 12:59 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, HD, Cablevision, DirecTV, Comedy Central, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Cox, The Colbert Report, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, The Sarah Silverman Program, South Park, Comedy Central HD, Reno 911!

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