Buena Vista Television’s Scrubs has been picked up for a seventh and final season by NBC, with only 18 episodes, according to TV Guide (a TV Guide blogger that is…). Meanwhile Sony’s ‘Til Death has been picked up for season deux by Fox, plus was able to sell ABC a new drama, Cashmere Mafia, from the creator of 90210 and […]
It looks like momentum to save Internet Radio is tilting to our side: Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sam Brownback (R-KS) introduced legislation on Thursday to save the fledging medium. The Internet Radio Equity Act would vacate a recent ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board that would have boosted fees for webcasters anywhere from 300 to 1200 percent, essentially putting […]
NBC picked up the struggling freshman show for another 22 episodes plus it will continue to film in and around Austin, TX.
Paula Madison is stepping down as general manager of NBC’s KNBC-TV in Los Angeles to devote full-time to her duties as Vice President of Diversity. Ms. Madison became the first African-American to run a TV station in the nation’s second-largest market, when she landed the position in late 2000. She also inherited the duties of regional general manager of two […]
Dance Factory, a biweekly show spotlighting dance music that airs Friday and Saturday Nights on Nine FM, is now going to be “stripped” – seven nights a week. Starting Monday, the Newsweb-owned triplecast -WKIE/WDEK/WRZA -FM, will strip Dance Factory weeknights and Sundays at 9 p.m and Saturday Nights at 8 p.m. What’s unusual is that Dance Factory skewes younger than […]
Gather around my children, and let me tell you a story about when journalism jumped the shark…. A month ago, radio personality Don Imus was fired for racially insensitive comments about the mostly black Rutgers’ womens’ basketball team, and it opened a debate on race as well as an examination of the radio industry. But it was ten years ago […]
Interesting how Fox O&O KSTU labeled a debate between Fox News’ Sean Hannity and Salt Lake City Mayor Democrat Rocky Anderson “Smackdown” – a debate on the Iraq War that turned into a debacle while a similarly-titled show, WWE Friday Night Smackdown, was airing at the same time on the CW on local affiliate KUCW-TV). (Wait a minute. A Democrat […]
Dumb question, isn’t it? Maybe Matt and Trey know the answer for sure….
Comcast is adding college sports network CSTV to its digital sports tier on its Chicago and South Bend systems, beginning on June 27. Meanwhile, for those of you who live on Chicago’s South Side, you better get your digital box by June 5 – that’s when Comcast is converting its systems to digital.
The NBC show produced by CBS (yes, you heard me), has been picked up for a fourth season. Now if they can only move it to the 9:00 p.m. slot (CT) after Heroes….
April from Chicago, who is 24 years old, 5’9″, and 32-24-34. She beat out 15 other girls who particatped in the classic rock station’s annual model contest at 115 Bourbon st. in south suburban Merrionette Park (The bar is located right across the street on the border of Chicago’s Mount Greenwood neighborhood, near 115th and Homan.) April will be paid […]
Starting in January, ABC’s “Lost” will air 16-episode arcs for three years straight with no repeats. Last time they granted a three-season renewal to anything was to the inane Drew Carey Show. Will the quality continue to suffer? Stay tuned right here on Lame Duck Theater.
Diane Wets of Newsday says that tonight’s “laugh n’ sniff” promotion of tonight’s My Name Is Earl is a joke (of the pathetic sense) and today’s sitcoms are hardly the caliber of past Must See TV sitcom successes. When you think about it, the state of the sitcom is pretty much like the state of the Chicago Blackhawks – Both […]
The girls are sent a packin’ after seven seasons…. The program averaged a 1.8 ratings in the money demo (A 18-49), which is strong for the CW, but doesn’t cut it for a REAL network (which it needs to be.) As for who will replace the Gilmores- Let the speculation begin. Get your message boards ready…
Internet radio is safe – for now. Larz is reporting on his website that The Copyright Royalty Board published its “Final Determination of Rates and Terms”, and its notes that payments are due 45 days after the publication of the “final” determination. In other words, the payments are due on July 15, instead on May 15. But keep in mind […]
ABC ABC-Owned Stations ABC 7 Chicago American Idol CBS CBS Chicago CBS Media Ventures CBS News And Stations Chicago Bears Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Bulls Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox ESPN Family Guy FCC Fox Fox 32 Fox Television Stations Los Angeles Milwaukee NBC NBC 5 NBC Owned Television Stations NBCUniversal Syndication Studios New York City Nexstar Media Group Radio Ratings Sinclair Inc. Syndication The Big Bang Theory The CW The Simpsons Tribune Media Warner Bros. WBBM-TV Chicago WCIU Chicago WFLD Chicago WGN-TV Chicago WGN Radio WLS-AM Chicago WLS-TV Chicago WMAQ Chicago WPWR Chicago