Showtime skeds ATAS nods
Showtime has finally committed to an airdate for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' (ATAS) 13th Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony, skedding the pre-taped event for March 9 at 8 p.m.
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Letterman leads Leno with Olympics boost
CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman" carried the Olympic torch into latenight this week, notching wins against NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and ABC's "Nightline" in Nielsen's 38…
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CBS games get cold reception from auds
CBS' Nagano Olympics continued to underperform the past two Winter Games and Wednesday registered the lowest Wednesday primetime rating for a Winter Olympics in 30 years.
Hollywood hoops fans tell all
On an unusual NBC special Sunday, called "NBA Hollywood," viewers can hear Jerry Seinfeld say, "I can't believe guys go for the head fake -- I was doing that when I was 7 years old."
Easter Seals go syndie
Easter Seals is going Hollywood. The nonprofit org for the disabled is forgoing its traditional telethon this year in favor of a two-hour syndie spec, "Hollywood Salutes Easter Seals."
Cable helps save music
Viacom-owned music cabler VH1 is taking its VH1 Save the Music campaign national, partnering with cable systems across America with the goal of raising $100 million worth of instruments for music…
Griffith TV bound in fall
EXCLUSIVEActress Melanie Griffith has signed on to star in a new CBS sitcom for fall from Witt-Thomas and CBS Prods. "Me & George," Griffith's first TV series, is about a single mother of a young…
Review: ‘The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon’
Tony Danza goes from "Taxi" to taxi squad in this formulaic "Wonderful World of Disney" production that assures us it's far better to be a humble garbage collector than a conceited placekicker…
RAI invests in Beeb’s ‘Fair’
The British Broadcasting Corp. has succeeded in persuading RAI, the Italian pubcaster, to invest in its latest costumer, a $12.8 million adaptation of Thackeray's "Vanity Fair."
Review: ‘Motown 40: The Music Is Forever’
At its pinnacle, Berry Gordy's record label delivered mass appeal music in an uncommon personal manner -- every listener believed they were being addressed as an individual, whether sharing a…
Band Apart inks helmers for ad unit
EXCLUSIVEFeature helmers John Woo ("Face/Off"), Kevin Reynolds ("187"), Peter Segal ("Tommy Boy") and George Tillman Jr. ("Soul Food") have inked with A Band Apart Commercials to churn out TV ads in…
