Oprah Winfrey’s new prime-time reality show on ABC was a big hit last night, with the program finishing first in total viewers, adults 18-49, and in households, despite the fact critics ultimately panned the show (so much for that extra promotion – but does the queen of daytime TV really even need them?) Meanwhile, Fox’s The Simpsons scored the highest […]
Hyper talk show host Tyra Banks took a lie detector test on her show yesterday with Mark Walberg from Fox’s new hit series The Moment of Truth. The results: – Asked if she was jealous of Oprah, Tyra said no, and the lie detector buzzed wrong. – Asked if she made nice with Naomi Campbell, the lie detector buzzed correct. […]
Oprah’s production company (Harpo) and Discovery Networks have announced a joint venture to launch OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.Oprah Winfrey Network replaces Discovery Health, which now joins Nick GAS, Court TV, and The Tube as digital and/or cable networks in the trash bin in the past year. The network will be chaired by Oprah Winfrey in the joint venture. It […]
Oprah No. 1; Family Guy and Two and a Half Men tie for No. 10; CBS dominates list TV Week’s annual 10 Most Bankable Syndication Stars issue is out this week, and it boasts a few surprises: – Oprah Winfrey’s star power continues to shine as she repeats at No. 1. (well, that’s not a surprise), thanks to her public […]
Inside Radio founder Jerry del Colliano thinks Oprah Winfrey could be just the person to turn around the radio business if she had the chance (as long if it’s her and not Tyra Banks.) It’s a great post, and one every radio programmer should read (especially those at Clear Channel.) Read the comments section below on the post. An absolute […]
Interesting tidbits from the world of broadcast TV: – New Jersey residents aren’t happy with New York area WWOR-TV and accuse the Fox-owned station of backpeddling on its commitment of public service and giving the residents of the state the short shrift. WWOR is the only commercial VHF station in New Jersey. The FCC will hold a hearing tonight in […]
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