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Struggling Soaps Seek New Niche; Nets Work to Maintain Audiences, Ratings and Quality.
Jun 01, 2009; ... Byline: Sergio Ibarra Soap operas may be borrowing from one of their favorite plot linespatient is in a coma, on life support, hanging on by a threadbut they aren't dead yet, and networks and studios are working to find ways to keep the genre viable. Most recently, ...
VIRAL VIDEO.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: GREG BAUMANN The setup: Susan Boyle, the woman from a small village in Scotland whose performance on "Britain's Got Talent'' became the fastest-growing viral video phenomenon of all time, is still in the hunt for a win on the show. In this rendition of "Memory'' from ...
CBS Seeking a Return to Form; Network Looks for Consistency, Ratings Over Quirky Shows.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Brian Steinberg Over at CBS, offbeat is off the schedule. In the past few years, CBS used upfront week to unveil something a little off-kilter, experimental or quirky. It tested a singing Hugh Jackman in "Viva Laughlin,'' a small town grappling with nuclear ...
TVWeek Goes Online as Market Changes; A NOTE TO THE READER.
Jun 01, 2009; ... I'm Chuck Ross, the editorial director and publisher of TelevisionWeek and TVWeek.com. If you're reading this in our print edition, it's the last column I'll write, as today we publish the last regularly scheduled print edition of TelevisionWeek. If you are reading this at TVWeek.com, it's ...
KEEPING HIS EYE ON DIVERSITY.
Jun 01, 2009 ... O. Ricardo Pimental, president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, is editor of the editorial pages of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a position he has held since June 2004. Before joining the Sentinel, Mr. Pimental held editorial positions with the Sacramento ...
61ST PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Deadline to return nominating ballots: Friday, June 26, 5 p.m. Nominations announced: Thursday, July 16, at 5:35 a.m. PDT, Academy of Television Arts & ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: "30 Rock'' (NBC) Other likely nominees: "The Office'' (NBC), "Two and a Half Men'' (CBS), "Entourage'' (HBO), "Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (HBO) Solid picks: "The New Adventures of Old ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: Glenn Close, "Damages'' (FX) Other likely nominees: Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters'' ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters'' (ABC) Other likely nominees: Katherine Heigl, ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: Tina Fey, "30 Rock'' (NBC) Other likely nominees: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (CBS), Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds'' (Showtime), Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?'' (ABC) Solid picks: Toni Collette, "The ...
TVWeek, and TV Itself, Are Ready for a Fight.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: GREG BAUMANN Everything is going to be fine. In fact, it's going to be excellent. Perhaps it's the promise of spring. Perhaps it's the optimistic rhetoric of President Barack Obama. Perhaps it's ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty'' (ABC) Other likely nominees: Jenna Fischer, "The Office'' (NBC), Wanda Sykes, "The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (CBS), Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds'' (Showtime) Solid picks: Conchata Ferrell, ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock'' (NBC) Other likely nominees: Tony Shalhoub, "Monk'' (USA), Steve Carell, "The Office'' (NBC), Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: Michael C. Hall, "Dexter'' (Showtime) Other likely nominees: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad'' (AMC), Jon Hamm, "Mad Men'' (AMC), Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment'' (HBO), Hugh Laurie, "House'' (Fox), ...
AT A GLANCE.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Leading contender: "Dexter'' (Showtime) Other likely nominees: "Mad Men'' (AMC), "Lost'' (ABC), "House'' (Fox), "In ...
NEWS BRIEFS.(MyNet Lineup for fall)("Better Off Ted" new episodes)(Patrick Younge to step down as Travel Channel president)
Jun 01, 2009; ... MyNet Announces Fall Lineup "Deal or No Deal,'' "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' and "The Unit'' are rounding out MyNetworkTV's fall 2009-10 schedule, the network announced last week. MyNet, which is moving away from original programming and toward a "programming service ...
Blink.
Jun 01, 2009 ... NBC Takes Its "Office' to the Licensing Show Don't be surprised to see an office that looks a lot like "The Office'' on the floor of the Licensing International Expo this week at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. That's because the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper ...
Where Is Hispanic TV on Web? High-Media-User Latino Audiences Underserved by Industry So Far.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sergio Ibarra Hulu last week rolled out a batch of new initiatives to make the Web-video site appealing to more users. One group of users that was left out: Spanish speakers. That oversight may not be surprising, given the television advertising industry's ...
A NIGHT FOR THE DON OF LIVE TV.(Don Mischer interview)(Interview)
Jun 01, 2009 ... When it comes to live television eventsconcerts, music specials, Super Bowl half-time shows, Olympic openings or closings and award showsone of the most honored and respected producers in the industry is Don Mischer. Mr. Mischer, who will be producing the 61st Primetime Emmy ...
TV's Singular Sensation; Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS, Has Been a Model of Success.
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Chuck Ross Leslie Moonves was annoyed. His top executive in charge of alternative programming, Ghen Maynard, wouldn't stop bugging him about some cockamamie new show idea. Mr. Maynard had already come into Mr. Moonves' office telling him he'd just heard a ...