Elisabeth Hasselbeck Joins 'Good Morning America'
October, 07, 2010 3:10 pm | Comments On #ABC, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, good morning america, Morning Shows, Television, The View
"The View" co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck is joining ABC's "Good Morning America" starting Oct. 11. According to the official ABC press release, she will be "covering hot-button family, lifestyle and child-rearing issues."
Hasselbeck joined the view in November, 2003. She first gained notoriety as a contestant on the second season of "Survivor." Over the years, Hasselbeck has generated attention and controversy for her outspoken conservative politics.
Hasselbeck's first report for "Good Morning America" will look at children and tattoos.
“I am thrilled to join the ‘Good Morning America’ team, and I am thankful...
Read MoreRatings: ABC's 'The Whole Truth' Flickers; NBC's 'Undercovers' Fades
October, 07, 2010 12:01 pm | Comments On #ABC, Better With You, CBS, Fox, Law & Order: L.A., NBC, ratings, Television, The Defenders, Undercovers
Two new Wednesday night shows in danger of cancellation -- ABC's legal drama "The Whole Truth" and NBC's married spy thriller "Undercovers" -- did little to help their chances survival.
-- CBS and Fox were tied on top of the primetime ratings charts Wednesday night. Technically, it's a tie, but CBS gets a slight edge because they run with an 8-11 p.m. schedule and Fox has a two-hour primetime lineup.
Both networks averaged a 3.1 rating/9 share in the key adults 18-49 demographic. Fox aired a two-hour episode of Gordon Ramsay's kitchen competition "Hell's Kitchen" that was the show's most-watched telecast so far this season. CBS' lineup consisted of "...
Read MoreFox News, MSNBC 'Not Interested' in Rick Sanchez, Even Post-Apology
October, 06, 2010 1:35 pm | Comments On #Apologies, cable news, CNN, Fox News, Jon Stewart, MSNBC, Rick Sanchez, Television
Rick Sanchez broke his silence Wednesday with a standard apology, but it won't be enough to land him a job at Fox News or MSNBC, which are "not interested" in hiring the disgraced news anchor, TheWrap has learned.
Six days after the satellite radio interview that got him fired from CNN, Sanchez called his comments "inartful," adding: "I sincerely extend this apology to anyone else whom I may have offended."
Still, despite ...
Read MoreChannel 4 Buys UK TV Rights to 'Camelot'
October, 06, 2010 10:56 am | Comments On #acquisitions, Camelot, Channel 4, Europe, GK Films, GKtv, Graham King, international, Starz, Television, uk
GK-tv, the television production arm of Graham King's GK Films, sold the UK TV rights to its Knights of the Round Table drama "Camelot" to Channel 4.
"Camelot" will premiere on Channel 4 in 2011.
Here in the States, "Camelot" debuts on Starz starting in the first half of 2011. The cast includes Joseph Fiennes as Merlin and Bond girl Eva Green as Morgan. Jamie Campbell Bower stars as Arthur.
"Camelot" is a co-production between the Irish company Octagon and Canada's Take 5 Productions. It is executive produced by King, Douglas Rae of Ecosse Films, Tim Headington and Craig Cegielski,
Channel 4's...
Read MoreRatings: 'Glee' Gets 3 Straight Wins, 'Biggest Loser's' Littlest Audience
October, 06, 2010 10:29 am | Comments On #ABC, CBS, Detroit 1-8-7, Fox, Glee, NBC, NCIS, NCIS: LA, No Ordinary Family, ratings, Television, The Biggest Loser, The Good Wife
Fox and CBS topped the ratings charts Tuesday night. "Glee" was the night's number one show with a 4.5 rating/13 share in the key adults 18-49 demographic.
-- "Glee" was down 24 percent from last week's record-setting Britney Spears-themed episode, but its numbers were still good enough to put Fox on top for the third straight Tuesday. "Glee" was followed by "Raising Hope," which was down 16 percent from last week with a 2.6/7, and "Running Wilde," which was basically flat with last week at a1.8/5. "Running Wilde" is starting to hover near the cancellation...
Read MoreMSNBC and BermanBraun Launch Blog on 'The Celebrity Side of Politics'
October, 06, 2010 9:40 am | Comments On #BermanBraun, blogs, BLTWY, cable news, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun, Media, MSNBC, Television, websites
MSNBC + TMZ = BLTWY?
BermanBraun and MSNBC announced Wednesday morning that they are teaming up for a new site called BLTWY that will focus on the "celebrity side of politics." In other words, coverage of sex scandals, Washington fashion and plenty of Palins.
BLTWY's content comes from its own editorial team and the MSNBC Digital Network. The image-centric site was designed by BermanBraun.
MSNBC and BermanBraun previously partnered together to launch the Hollywood gossip site Wonderwall in 2009. BLTWY's design is quite similar to that site as well as BermanBraun's previous venture...
Read MoreMSNBC Embraces Liberal Identity With New 'Lean Forward' Brand Campaign
October, 05, 2010 6:45 pm | Comments On #Ad Campaigns, ads, cable, cable news, Lean Forward, marketing, MSNBC, spike lee, Television
MSNBC is set to launch a new comprehensive brand campaign that alludes to the channel's left-leaning identity.
The network's new "comprehensive branding initiative" is built around the slogan "Lean Forward." It will include print and online ads as well as a series of TV commercials directed by Oscar-winner Spike Lee.
Technically, MSNBC's ads don't overtly identify the channel's liberal slant, but the TV commercials include several subtle signals that the network is firmly in Blue State territory. Lee's "Lean Forward" spots include clips of JFK and gay weddings. The ads are also filled with imagery and quotes...
Read MoreWarner Bros. and TV4 Group Sign Scandinavian TV Distribution Deal
October, 05, 2010 3:22 pm | Comments On #Europe, international, Scandinavia, TV4 Group, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has signed a multi-year output deal with the TV4 Group that gives the Scandinavian broadcaster the free-TV and basic cable rights to a slew of WB programming.
TV4Group licensed new TV shows from the 2011-12 season and several recent films including "Inception," "Sherlock Holmes" and the "The Blind Side." The deal also gives TV4 Group the license to broadcast some older films and TV shows as well as some upcoming film releases including "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Parts I and II),” “The Hangover 2” and “Green Lantern.”
The deal was...
Read MoreLeaks Could Sink Justin Bieber on 'Punk'd'
October, 05, 2010 1:24 pm | Comments On #Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg, Justin Bieber, Katalyst, Katalyst Films, Katalyst Media, MTelevision, Punk'd, Television
Presuming that leaked reports of Justin Bieber hosting a new "Punk'd" are not themselves an elaborate Hollywood prank -- color us skeptical here -- producers of the MTV franchise have already run into a problem.
Everybody now knows the Biebs is doing it, which will make it all the harder to pull off.
Former "Punk'd" host Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg will executive produce through their company Katalyst Media, with the pint-sized teen pop phenom as host, according to Vulture and...
Read MoreRatings: Fox Does Better Without 'Lone Star'; 'Event,' 'Chase' Falter
October, 05, 2010 11:20 am | Comments On #ABC, CBS, Chase, Dancing With the Stars, Fox, How I Met Your Mother, Lie to Me, Lone Star, Mike & Molly, NBC, ratings, Television, The Event, Two and a Half Men
Well, Fox did a whole lot better without "Lone Star"
Monday night's ratings news was also good for ABC, which won its third straight Monday with "Dancing With the Stars." NBC's new shows "The Event" and "Chase" both continue to drop.
-- "Dancing With the Stars" posted a 4.3/11 in the key adults 18-49 demo, down 10 percent from last week, but still good enough for the victory. Following "DWTS," "Castle" closed out the night strong for ABC with a 3.0/8 from 10-11 p.m., up 7 percent from last week.
-- Fox canceled "Lone Star" after it averaged an abysmal 1.2/3 in its first two weeks on air. Its replacement, "Lie to Me,"...
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