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OPINION

Stewart's Right: Screeching CNBC Is Whacked

Shouting heads are
so very far off base

Mar 11, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - It should come as no surprise to fans of Jon Stewart, but CNBC is as hysterical as he says—and worse, Gabriel Winant writes in Salon. After 12 hours watching the network "I was huddled in the corner of my couch, wondering why the angry faces were yelling at... More »

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Barack Obama • CNBC • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • network television • fiscal crisis • economic crisis • Bill Maher Grid

 Conan Trades Up to 
 Tonight But Can't 
 Shake Leno  

As 'Late Night' winds down, the landscape of network television moves as well

Feb 19, 09 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - As Conan O'Brien gets ready to move from Late Night to the Tonight Show—tomorrow is his last post-midnight show before he decamps for LA—the value of the coveted 11pm slot has been seriously undercut. With current Tonight host Jay Leno heading not into the sunset but into the... More »

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NBC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • Late Night • network television

NBC Denies Channeling $1M to Octuplet Mom

NBC denies any money was exchanged

Feb 12, 09 10:19 AM CST
(Newser) - When octuplet mom Nadya Suleman's reps named the price for footage of the birth—$1.2 million—NBC was the only outlet to indicate interest. The network denies paying for her exclusive sit-down with Ann Curry, but an insider tells the New York Post NBC used an intermediary to deliver... More »

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television • NBC • baby • gossip • network television • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Ann Curry

(Newser) - Wisteria Lane's population is going to shrink by one. Nicollette Sheridan, who plays Edie, is leaving the show, reports E! Online. A new script is in the works about Edie's demise, probably a car accident of some sort, but there's no word on when it will air. ABC confirmed the... More »

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ABC • Desperate Housewives • network television • Nicollette Sheridan

Local TV Stations Could Go Off the Air

Networks consider jumping straight
to cable

Feb 10, 09 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - For decades, local TV stations ruled the airwaves and were treated with deference by the likes of ABC, CBS, and NBC, which needed them to reach their audiences. But as the recession has pummeled advertising revenue, most have been forced to make drastic cuts, and the networks are contemplating doing... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • advertising • cable TV • Jeff Zucker • Leslie Moonves • broadcasting • local TV stations • network television

TV Review

Dollhouse
Is Weird, Rich, and Risky

Buffy creator offers another layered, super-powered heroine

Feb 9, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Joss Whedon likes to mash up unexpected genres, so after creating teen soap-meets-vampire noir Buffy, it's hardly surprising that new show Dollhouse is a provacative sci-fi procedural "bubbling with Philip K. Dickish mind games." It's too bad it probably won't last, writes Emily Nussbaum in New York, because... More »

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television • network television • Joss Whedon • Eliza Dushku • Dollhouse

(AP) - Congress has decided to give people four more months to prepare for the upcoming transition from analog to digital TV. The House voted today to postpone the end of analog TV signals until June 12. The Senate passed a similar measure last week, so it now goes to President Obama,... More »

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Congress • digital broadcasting • analog networks • network television • bill • President Obama

 Reality Show to Feature Arranged Marriage

Brains behind Top Chef, Project Runway team for venture

Feb 2, 09 3:37 PM CST
(Newser) - A series following arranged marriages is CBS’ next big reality-TV venture, James Hibberd writes on his Hollywood Reporter blog. The show, from the producers behind Project Runway and Top Chef, will follow four unlucky-in-love singles whose friends and family select a spouse; cameras will then continue to follow the couples... More »

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reality TV • CBS • marriage • love • arranged marriage • network television

Teen Sex on ABC Family Sparks Debate

Parents complain Secret Life situations are too risqué for kids

Feb 1, 09 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Edgier programming  by the Disney-owned ABC Family channel may have boosted ratings and advertising, but many parents are angry about the changes. New series, particularly The Secret Life of the American Teenager, have sparked debate about whether the offerings are truly family programming, reports the Los Angeles Times. Parents concerned... More »

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programming • family values • teen sex • network television • ABC Family • The Secret Life of the American Teenager

(Newser) - ABC is exploring the idea of moving Jimmy Kimmel's show to 11:35 later this year, in place of Nightline, so he can compete directly with Conan O'Brien, the New York Times reports. ABC denies it, and the speculation all comes from anonymous sources. But those sources say that ABC ... More »

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NBC • ABC • Jimmy Kimmel • Jay Leno • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • network television • Nightline

 ABC Delays 
 Canceled Dramas' 
 Finales Till Summer 

Network bumps final shows of popular series in ratings grab

Jan 16, 09 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Dying to know how the recently canceled series Eli Stone, Pushing Daisies, and Dirty Sexy Money will end? Come back in the summer, says ABC. The network, which originally scheduled the final episodes of Daisies to start airing last week, has more ratings-friendly plans for the time slots, E! ... More »

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television • ABC • TV ratings • network television • Pushing Daisies • Dirty Sexy Money • Eli Stone • season finale

(Newser) - NBC today made official what everyone expected: The network renewed 30 Rock and The Office for the 2009-10 TV season. The Biggest Loser also got picked up for another run, though the fates of fan favorites such as Heroes, Chuck, Lipstick Jungle, Friday Night Lights, and Life are on shakier... More »

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NBC • The Office • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • network television

Bird-Flipping Globes Could Cost NBC With Feds

Wrestler director Aronofsky's on-air gesture may be worst violation

Jan 15, 09 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The decency police are on NBC’s tail for Sunday’s obscenity-speckled Golden Globes. The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing the program after receiving 18 complaints, the Los Angeles Times reports. The most flagrant violation was probably when The Wrestler director Darren Aronofsky jokingly flipped off actor Mickey Rourke as... More »

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television • NBC • FCC • indecency • Tina Fey • award show • Communications Decency Act • Golden Globes • network television • Mickey Rourke • Darren Aronofsky

(Newser) - John Mayer has bought an engagement ring for Jennifer Aniston, Star magazine reports. The singer is having it custom-made and plans to give it to her for her birthday next month. Meanwhile, Mayer also is working with CBS to develop a variety show, though it's still unclear whether it's a... More »

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CBS • John Mayer • network television

OBITUARY

 Ricardo Montalban Dead at 88 

Mexican-born actor was best known for role on Fantasy Island

Jan 14, 09 4:08 PM CST
(AP) - Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV's Fantasy Island, died today at his California home at age 88. A generation of TV watchers knew Montalban as the faintly mysterious, white-suited Roarke, who presided over a... More »

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obituary • network television • Ricardo Montalban

OPINION


 Thanks for 
 the Memories, 
 Bob, 'Cuz 2008 
 TV Stunk 

The golden age of TV may have died this year

Dec 28, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Today's golden age of TV lost a little shine this year, Heather Havrilesky writes on Salon. Twelve quick months gobbled up all of the momentum and promise from years past, leaving “a haze of crappy, unoriginal new programming, lackluster sophomore shows, flaccid sitcoms and pointless cable comedies.” Old... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • cable TV • ABC • HBO • Showtime • Fox • USA • network television

Leno Doesn't Know When
You Go to Bed

Sorry Jay, Americans aren't turning in earlier —quite the opposite

Dec 17, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite what Jay Leno may think, Americans aren't going to bed earlier, the blog TV by the Numbers reports. Nielsen ratings confirm that more people watch TV at 10pm than later on, but that's nothing new. "What the data shows is a decreasing trend of viewership between 10 and... More »

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NBC • Nielsen Ratings • Jay Leno • network television • prime time

Leno Looking Forward to Earlier Nights

NBC aims to
snag viewers in
prime-time experiment

Dec 16, 08 2:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Jay Leno isn't losing any sleep over his upcoming exit from the late-night world, he tells the New York Times. The announcement by the Tonight Show host that he's moving to the 10 pm spot at NBC stunned many who expected him to switch to ABC. Leno's excited about the... More »

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NBC • ABC • Jay Leno • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • network television • prime time

 Grey's to Lose Another: 
 'George' Wants Out 

As role diminishes, Knight moves on

Dec 9, 08 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - It's not time to turn off the lights just yet, but TR Knight is the latest actor to leave Grey's Anatomy. His character has been twiddling his thumbs this season, making it a good time to move on, insiders tell Entertainment Weekly. Knight's departure, date TBA, supposedly isn't linked... More »

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television • Grey's Anatomy • actor • network television • T.R. Knight

 NBC Flatlines ER 

The last patient will be rushed into County General on March 12

Dec 5, 08 4:52 AM CST
(Newser) - NBC will pull the plug on ER’s 15-season run with a March 12 series finale, reports Access Hollywood. The long-running medical drama, created by the late Michael Crichton, will be replaced by Kings—a series chronicling the life of King David in modern times and starring Deadwood's Ian McShane.... More »

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television • NBC • network television • Michael Crichton • network dramas

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