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Tag Archives: ABC
Legendary network executive Fred Silverman dies
Career spanned ABC, CBS, NBC plus his own production company Media watchers are mourning the death of Fred Silverman, an executive who re-invented CBS and took ABC to [..]
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ABC, Al Fraken, All in the Family, CBS, Charlie's Angels (1976), Diagnosis Murder, Diff'rent Strokes, Father Dowling Mysteries, Fred Silverman, Gimme A Break!, Happy Days, Hello Larry, In The Heat Of The Night, Jake And The Fatman, Laverne & Shirley, M*A*S*H, Matlock, MGM, NBC, Perry Mason., Pink Lady and Jeff, Real People, Saturday Night Live, Scooby-Doo, Supertrain, The Facts of Life, Thicke of the Night, Three's Company, WGN-TV, WPIX
“Millionaire” returns to ABC to celebrate (belated) 20th anniversary
Jimmy Kimmel takes over with new format Well, that didn’t take long. Just mere months after airing its final episode in syndication, ABC announced Wednesday at the Winter [..]
The Media Notepad: Marquee’s future getting on Dish looks very bleak
Also: Big 3 add overnight news repeats; Fox renews three daytime shows; Disney + signs ten million users; two prime-shows pink-slipped We have an update on the latest [..]
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25 Words or Less, ABC, Beverly Hills 90210 (2019), Bonanza, Buffalo, CBS, CBS All-Access, CBS Evening News, CBS Television Distribution, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland, Constance Wu, Cult, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Debmar-Mercury, Dish, Dish Nation, Disney Plus, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, Divorce Court, Eric Zorn, Fox, Fox 32, Fox First Run, Fox-owned, Fresh Off The Boat, Hulu, King World, Lester Holt, Love American Style, Marquee, My50, NBC, NBC Nightly News, NBC Sports Chicago, Norah O'Donnell, Pittsburgh, Rhoda, Room 222, Simpsons, Sinclair Broadcasting, The CW, Twentieth Television, Wendy Williams, WFAA, WGRZ, WKYC, World News Tonight, WPWR, WTAE
Broadcasters, cable news networks prepare for impeachment hearings
Viewers, syndicators prepare for regular daytime TV schedules to be disrupted (Editor’s Note: This post will be continuously updated with any information on who is carrying the impeachment [..]
The Media Notepad: Dish drops NBC Sports Chicago
Also: Fox32/My50 goes up Schitt’s Creek; stunning fall from the top for The Mix; ABC closes Grand Hotel As expected, Dish has pulled the plug on NBC Sports [..]
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ABC, CBC, CBS Television Distribution, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, DaVinci's Inquest, Debmar-Mercury, Dish, Eva Longoria, Grand Hotel, Hangin' In, Marquee, NATPE, NBC Sports Chicago, Orbis Communications, Pop, Republic Of Doyle, Ron Parker, Schitt's Creek, The Mix, V103, WGN-AM, WLS-FM, WTMX, WVAZ
Disney, DirecTV the latest to battle over retransmission consent
Companies upping ante in retrans dispute; ABC 7 could be off DirecTV by Saturday The latest entity to go toe-to-toe with a satellite and cable provider is the [..]
‘Family Feud’s” Canadian expansion
Classic game show to get Canadian version. But I have news about James Holzhauer! (keep reading below; does contains spoilers.) Question: What American game show in getting its [..]
Toronto Raptors head to the NBA Finals – but not on Canada’s broadcast networks (updated)
NBA Finals only on cable in Canada despite Raptors’ appearance The Toronto Raptors advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in their 24-year history as they [..]
25 years ago: The deal heard around the world
25 years ago this week, Fox’s Rupert Murdoch changed the TV world by inking a deal to trigger the biggest affiliation switch in history. It goes back to [..]
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ABC, Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, CBS, Chris-Craft, Cleveland, Connie Chung, Dan Rather, David Letterman, Denver, Detroit, Disney, Fox, Gabrielle Carteris, Group W, Indinapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, KDNL, KNTV, KRON, KYW, Laurence Tisch, Miami, Milwaukee, NBC, New Orleans, New World, NFL, Peoria, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham, Rupert Murdoch, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Scripps, South Bend, Tampa-St. Petersburg, The CW, The WB, UPN, WAGA, WBRC, WCAU, WCIX, WDJT, WFOR, WGPR, WITI, WJBK, WJW, WJXT, WSVN, WTVJ, WTVT, WVUE, WWJ-TV
Upfronts review: More legal dramas, less multi-cam laughs
Also: fewer new shows The 2019-20 season is going to be more dramatic and less comedic. That’s the analysis of the five major network’s fall schedules, containing perhaps [..]
T Dog’s Think Tank: “It’s not you, it’s me”
WPWR-CW breakup illustrates how some affiliate partnerships don’t work The major networks have enjoyed long, prosperous relationships with their affiliates. For example, Milwaukee’s WTMJ, St. Louis’ KSDK, and [..]
Industry Pieces, T Dog's Think Tank
ABC, Birmingham, CBS, Charlotte, Cincinnati, CW, Fox, Fox Kids, Fox-Owned Stations, Indianapolis, KDNL, KFMB, KGTV, KJZZ, KMSP, KNLC, KPTV, KSDK, KSWB, KTVI, KUSI, Larry Miller, Memphis, Milwaukee, My Network TV, NBC, New World, Portland OR, Raleigh-Durham, Rupert Murdoch, Salt Lake City, Sam Zell, San Diego, Sinclair Broadcasting, St. Louis, T Dog's Think Tank, Telemundo, The CW, Tribune Media, Univision, UPN, Utah Jazz, WATN, WBMA, WBMG, WBRC, WCCB, WCIU, Weigel Broadcasting, WFAA, WGBO, WIAT, WJZY, WLFL, WLMT, WLWT, WPTY, WPWR, WRAL, WRAZ, WSNS, WSOC, WTMJ, WTTV, WWE Smackdown, WWL, XETV
Media Notepad: CBS 2 drops Rob Johnson, Marissa Bailey
Also: ABC revives a pair of game shows; WGN-TV rolls out welcome wagon for Nexstar bosses In a stunning move, CBS 2 (WBBM-TV) has parted ways with anchor [..]
