Tag Archives: TBS

“Cleveland Show”: In or Out?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by T Dog | Permalink 0

Is it in or out? That’s what many in the industry were asking Wednesday when word surfaced The Cleveland Show was canceled. However, Fox strongly denied this assertion. [..]

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“Arrow” gets solid sampling

Posted on October 12, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

New dramas Nashville, Chicago Fire battle it out head-to-head Put a hold on The CW’s funeral, poindexter. Arrow, the new highly-anticipated drama based on the DC Comics character [..]

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T Dog’s Grab Bag: ReUp

Posted on September 21, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

Today’s Bag O’ Stuff includes new deals for Major League Baseball and Tom Skilling: – Fox and TBS have renewed their deals for Major League Baseball, but under [..]

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ESPN re-ups with Major League Baseball

Posted on August 31, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

(Editor’s note: the wrong draft of this article was posted earlier. This is the correct version. -T.H.) It’s been the mantra for the last couple of years now: [..]

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Winning With “Anger”

Posted on August 30, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

Oh Oh. Charlie Sheen’s “winning” again. FX and Debmar-Mercury announced on Wednesday the ninety-episode pickup of  Sheen’s new sitcom Anger Management, with production beginning in September and new [..]

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“Mike & Molly”, “2 Broke Girls” head to WCIU for off-net syndication

Posted on June 20, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

In a sale that could alter the power structure among which station groups purchase off-net sitcoms – and other programming in the future, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution [..]

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Turner, USA unveil new projects at upfronts

Posted on May 19, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

Turner and USA Network unveiled their projects to advertisers during the broadcast networks’ upfront week. Usually, most cable networks hold their upfronts well in advance – BET held [..]

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The Grab Bag: Mendete returns to Philly; Khloe’s out in Dallas

Posted on May 11, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

Here’s what in The Grab Bag on this Friday: – One day after Merlin Media re-launched WKQX as an Alternative Rock outlet, the company launched a new news/talk [..]

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The Grab Bag: Conan, “Archer” receive contract extensions

Posted on February 25, 2012 by T Dog | Permalink 0

  – One up, one down: Archer just received a vote of confidence from FX as the cable net green-lighted the animated series for a fourth season for [..]

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Bears-Lions tackles competitors onto turf

Posted on October 12, 2011 by T Dog | Permalink 0

ESPN’s Monday Night Football tilt between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions was a success for ESPN and the city of Detroit – but not for the Bears. [..]

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“Simpsons” renewed for two more years

Posted on October 8, 2011 by T Dog | Permalink 1

              The Simpsons has been renewed for two years. Let’s go to Moe’s to celebrate! That is, if he let us… In [..]

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Stay up late with… Clarissa?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by T Dog | Permalink 0

              But you no longer can’t with Monique and soon, you won’t be able to with George Lopez, either. (Editor’s Note: This [..]

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T Dog’s Six (Nine) Pack: Upfronts edition

Posted on May 26, 2011 by T Dog | Permalink 0

It’s an special edition of T Dog’s Six Pack – a supersized one with nine items related to last week’s upfronts in New York as advertisers, media buyers, [..]

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T Dog’s Six Pack: Needing some extra “support”

Posted on March 26, 2011 by T Dog | Permalink 0

Ah, lucky Providence, R.I. They get to see women in bras in the prime access hour. We Chicagoans get Bill Kurtis and Walter Jacobson. You know, it’s hard [..]

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Meredith takes over Atlanta’s Peachtree TV

Posted on January 21, 2011 by T Dog | Permalink 0

Des Moines, Ia. –based Meredith Corp., owner of CBS affiliate WGCL-TV in Atlanta, has agreed to take over day-today operations of Turner Broadcasting’s WPCH-TV (aka Peachtree TV) in [..]

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