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Column: Rest Assured, TV Will Survive Tough Times

I love this stuff. That, in five words or less, sums up why I consider myself beyond blessed to have spent virtually the whole of my adult life getting paid to write about television. True: At this very moment, things are glum in the land of make-believe...

Published Sun, Apr 26 2009 11:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, John Landgraf, How I Met Your Mother, Chuck, Print Edition, Mike Darnell, Josh Schwartz, Nina Tassler, Medium, Lauren Zalaznick, Glenn Gordon Caron, Peter Roth, Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Susan Zirinsky
CBS Orders 4 More Scripts for ‘Mother,’ Boosting Likelihood of Renewal

CBS is giving “How I Met Your Mother” a big vote of confidence, ordering four additional scripts of the Monday night hit. The scripts are for the 2009-10 season, and the early order is designed to give producers a head start on planning the show’s fifth...

Published Wed, Mar 11 2009 2:48 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, CBS, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine
CBS Sitcoms Thrive, Fueling Studios, Syndie

Blockbuster comedies such as “Friends” and “Seinfeld” left prime time years ago, but Must-See TV is alive and well. It just moved to CBS. While many in the industry have been wringing their hands (and flapping their jaws) about the supposed death of the...

Published Mon, Mar 9 2009 12:00 AM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, CBS, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Print Edition, Chuck Lorre, Nina Tassler, Two and a Half Men, Gary Unmarried, The New Adventures of Old Christine
CBS Execs on Doing Funny

Starting with “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Nina Tassler and Wendi Trilling have been instrumental in CBS’s comedy comeback. The duo first began working together in 1997, when Ms. Tassler came to CBS with Leslie Moonves. Ms. Trilling was already at the network...

Published Sun, Mar 8 2009 11:55 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, CBS, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Print Edition, Q&A, Chuck Lorre, Nina Tassler, Two and a Half Men, Everybody Loves Raymond, Wendi Trilling
NATPE: ‘Marie,’ ‘Mother’ Sales News

At a NATPE convention that has been light on news about new syndicated television shows for 2009, new sales for “Marie” and “How I Met Your Mother” made headlines at the show. What future do you see for the NATPE show? Vote in TVWeek's online poll...

Published Thu, Jan 29 2009 9:03 AM by News

Filed under: Syndication, How I Met Your Mother, NATPE, Twentieth Television, Program Partners, Marie
Twentieth’s ‘Mother’ Clears 75% of Syndie Markets

Twentieth Television has cleared “How I Met Your Mother” for broadcast syndication in 75% of the country, on stations including WNYW in New York, KTTV in Los Angeles and WFLD in Chicago. More than 100 markets have been added to the comedy’s roster, including...

Published Wed, Jan 28 2009 5:26 PM by News

Filed under: Viacom, Syndication, How I Met Your Mother, Twentieth Television, Tribune, Hearst-Argyle, Fox Television Stations, Cox, Raycom, Hubbard, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Bahakel, Belo
A Lifetime of Drama

JoAnn Alfano is starting to put her stamp on Lifetime. Ms. Alfano, who in September joined the top-rated women’s network as executive VP for entertainment, earlier this month put the original series “Drop Dead Diva” into production. She said the show...

Published Sun, Jan 25 2009 10:00 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, How I Met Your Mother, Print Edition, Lifetime, Army Wives, JoAnn Alfano, Rita Rocks, Drop Dead Diva, DietTribe, Reba
Katz Backs ‘Oz’ for Syndicated Success

Among the thin lineup of fresh programming heading into syndication next year, Sony Pictures Television’s “Dr. Oz,” with its Oprah-backed pedigree, is getting a hearty recommendation from TV consulting firm Katz Television Group. According to a report...

Published Sun, Jan 18 2009 10:20 PM by News

Filed under: Syndication, The Wendy Williams Show, How I Met Your Mother, Print Edition, Dr. Oz, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Marie, Katz Television Group, Street Court
Adalian Column: Eight for ’08: The Stories That Shaped TV

Is it over yet? Queen Elizabeth famously described 1992 as her “annus horribilis.” For the rest of us, including much of the TV industry, 2008 no doubt will merit a similar epitaph. The year began with the Writers Guild of America still on strike, and...

Published Fri, Dec 19 2008 6:58 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Showtime, HBO, CBS, NBC, Pushing Daisies, How I Met Your Mother, Katie Couric, Print Edition, Heroes, Rachel Maddow, WGA, The Jay Leno Show, Stike, Reality TV
‘Office,’ ‘L&O: SVU’ Headed to Fall ‘09

Off-network syndication offerings for 2009 are slim, but with syndicators and stations concerned about the tough economy, the segment’s importance will grow considerably in the next couple of seasons. Along with being the network’s top-rated show, NBC...

Published Sun, Dec 14 2008 10:06 PM by News

Filed under: Syndication, The Office, Grey's Anatomy, NBC Universal, How I Met Your Mother, Print Edition, Sci Fi Channel, Lifetime, Twentieth Television, My Name Is Earl, Ion Television, CSI, Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Medium, Disney-ABC, CBS TV Distribution, Ghost Whisperer, Bones, Everybody Hates Chris, Trifecta Entertainment & Media, The Hills, Laguna Beach, Cold Case Files, Numb3rs, CBS Domestic Television, CSI: NY
20th Team Celebrates Cable Wins

Twentieth Century Fox Television Co-Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden celebrated their first pickup of the fall season last week—but it wasn’t for a series at one of the Big Five broadcast networks. Instead, they broke out the Champagne for the second...

Published Sun, Oct 12 2008 11:45 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Dollhouse, Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, Print Edition, Sons of Anarchy, Do Not Disturb, The Ex List, Cleveland Show, Twentieth Century Fox Television, Gary Newman, Beauty and the Geek, Dana Walden, Fox 21
Adalian Column: Networks Could Use Some Laughs

Now that the U.S. government has gotten into the bailout business in a big way, is it too much to ask that Congress next consider legislation to shore up the small screen’s sorry sitcom industry? OK, as the sentence above suggests, my joke-writing ability...

Published Fri, Oct 3 2008 6:00 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, How I Met Your Mother, Print Edition, Sitcoms, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Prime-Time Ratings Keep Angst at Bay

It could have been a lot worse. That’s the bottom line from the first few days of the 2008-09 television season, which got under way last week amidst a higher-than-normal level of angst among network suits. With so many shows taking nine-month hiatuses...

Published Sun, Sep 28 2008 11:45 PM by News

Filed under: Fringe, Broadcast, Ratings, Grey's Anatomy, Dancing With the Stars, How I Met Your Mother, 90210, Print Edition, Heroes, Knight Rider, The Mentalist, Do Not Disturb, Worst Week, Boston Legal, Criminal Minds, Two and a Half Men
Fox, CBS Stations Sign on for Syndie 'Mother'

After steady seasons of rising popularity on CBS, "How I Met Your Mother" now has closed key deals in syndication, where it will launch in fall 2010. Series distributor Twentieth Television has locked up deals with Fox-owned stations in the...

Published Tue, Sep 16 2008 7:39 PM by News

Filed under: Fox, CBS, Syndication, How I Met Your Mother, Twentieth Television
LATV Video: NBC’s Hunter on Genre Fatigue, Worst Pitch EVER

Jamila Hunter , NBC’s new senior vice president of programming and development, alternative and digital, said the biggest challenge facing creators and networks with reality series is “fatigue with the genre.” “Viewers have gotten so used to seeing three...

Published Fri, Aug 1 2008 4:10 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, NBC, Bravo, How I Met Your Mother, Project Runway, LATV Festival, 20th Century Fox Television, Jamila Hunter, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, My Name Is Earl

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Column: Rest Assured, TV Will Survive Tough Times

CBS Orders 4 More Scripts for ‘Mother,’ Boosting Likelihood of Renewal

CBS Sitcoms Thrive, Fueling Studios, Syndie

CBS Execs on Doing Funny

NATPE: ‘Marie,’ ‘Mother’ Sales News

Twentieth’s ‘Mother’ Clears 75% of Syndie Markets

A Lifetime of Drama

Katz Backs ‘Oz’ for Syndicated Success

Adalian Column: Eight for ’08: The Stories That Shaped TV

‘Office,’ ‘L&O: SVU’ Headed to Fall ‘09

20th Team Celebrates Cable Wins

Adalian Column: Networks Could Use Some Laughs

Prime-Time Ratings Keep Angst at Bay

Fox, CBS Stations Sign on for Syndie 'Mother'

LATV Video: NBC’s Hunter on Genre Fatigue, Worst Pitch EVER