Leno and Conan to return 1/2
After two months of repeats, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will resume broadcasting all-new episodes beginning Wednesday,...
Anchor charged with slapping cop
KYW-TV (Ch. 3, CBS) Philadelphia news anchor Alycia Lane was arrested over the weekend in Manhattan and charged with slapping an undercover New York...
Big numbers for “Survivor”
CBS is crowing that “Survivor: China” won its time period in viewers and key demos in every broadcast this season. Sunday’s finale, which saw...
The N takes teen scene around the clock
No longer sharing a cable schedule with Noggin, aimed at the pre-school set, The N goes 24 hours a day beginning at 6:00 am...
ABC unveils midseason lineup
Fans of “Lost” now have only a little over a month to wait. The series returns to the ABC schedule on Thursdays, beginning January...
Scripps re-ups Rachael Ray
Scripps Networks has nailed down Food Network star Rachael Ray for an additional two years. She’ll do 60 more episodes of her daytime show,...
Insurance sale assures TV buy
Fisher Communications peddled 23.3% of its share of Safeco Insurance stock, raising cash to go towards its acquisition of KBAK-TV Bakersfield (CBS/29) anh related...
Trebek ready to play
Alex Trebek expects to be back hosting “Jeopardy” when taping of the “Teen tournament” begins on January 14th. Trebek was released Saturday from Cedars-Sinai...
Comcast sues NFL Network
It’s back to court for the ongoing battle between the NFL Network and cable giant Comcast. In the latest round, Comcast has filed suit,...
Mystery voice for “NBC Nightly News”
A new announcer will debut this evening on the "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" – and NBC is keeping his/her identity a closely...
Scripps names post-split bosses
You already knew that Richard Boehne would become President and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company (newspaper/TV) after its cable networks are spun off...
Letterman may be set to settle
“The Late Show with David Letterman” could be returning to the air with new shows and WGA writers as soon as early January. The...
Writers strike still impacting late night ratings
Carat Programming’s Broadcast and Video Beat reports ratings for the late night talk shows continue to be depressed since the writers strike began 11/5....
WGA files unfair labor practices complaint
The Writers Guild of America has filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board claiming studios violated federal law by...
Latest details on WGA strike impact on programming
Carat Programming announced it would also like to see both parties get back to the negotiating table and work out a fair and equitable...