John Consoli
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Shaun Sipos Joins CW’s ‘Life Unexpected’
Former “Melrose Place” actor heads to another CW series this fall
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World Cup Final Draws Combined 24.3 Million Viewers to ABC, Univision
It’s the most-viewed men’s World Cup Final game ever on broadcast; third most-viewed telecast of any kind on Univision
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YES Network’s First 3D MLB Telecasts a Technical Success
John Filippelli, president of programming and production at YES, says 3D baseball telecasts will not take as long as HD did to become a television staple
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Kanakaredes Leaving ‘CSI: NY’ After Six Seasons
CBS TV and CBS Studio issue a statement saying they wanted her to return
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ABC Renews ‘Rookie Blue’ After Just Three Weeks
Freshman cop show is hugely outperforming last year’s summer occupant of the 9 p.m. Thursday slot, “Grey’s Anatomy”
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TV Guide, Warner Bros. TV Collaborate on Special Comic-Con Issue
The 88-page section will have content solely about Warner Bros. TV shows, with four different covers, and be distributed at Comic-Con before going on sale nationally
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Teens’ Choice: ‘Twilight’ Films, With 17 Nominations
Fox’s “Glee” and Miley Cyrus are next with 13 nominations, followed by Taylor Lautner with 11, for the awards show to be televised Aug. 9 on Fox
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Can Emmy Wins by ‘Friday Night Lights’ Save the Series?
Insiders at NBC Universal says it’s highly unlikely but still a possibility
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Mike Darnell Reups for Three More Years as Fox’s ‘Mr. Reality’
Darnell, who has overseen unscripted programming at Fox since 1994, is rewarded with three more years as president of alternative entertainment
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ABC’s ‘GMA’ Gets Only Broadcast Interview With LeBron James
“Good Morning America’s” Robin Roberts will interview him tonight after his ESPN special, but the interview will be taped to air Friday orning
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Give DirecTV Credit for Putting ‘Friday Night Lights’ on Academy’s Radar
The mailing of all 13 episodes to all Academy members clearly helped Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton get the exposure they needed to have their performances recognized
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ABC to Premiere Most of Its Fall Shows Sept. 21-26
Network will use “Dancing With the Stars” special to lead into new drama “Detroit 1-8-7” and delay premiere of new drama “No Ordinary Family” by a week
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‘Lost’ Producers Glad to See Veteran Cast/Crew Recognized
Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, themselves nominated for a writing Emmy, say it’s gratifying that all nominees from the show have been there for its entire six-year run
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ESPN Signs Exclusive 12-Year Rights Deal for ACC Sports
Deal includes football, men’s and women’s basketball, regular season and conference championships across ESPN television, digital and mobile platforms
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Conan’s In, Leno’s Out, and TBS is Ecstatic
TBS mounted a tongue-in-cheek Emmy campaign for Conan while NBC stood idly by