May 27th, 2009 | 4 Comments
MyNetworkTV’s fall lineup includes the syndicated run of former CBS drama The Unit and NBC’s Law and Order: Criminal Intent, along with the syndicated versions of NBC game show Deal or No Deal, Fox’s Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. MyNetworkTV will also carry the 10th season of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
The network recently announced it was changing format to follow a syndication model. This program lineup allows MyNetworkTV to take advantage of the popularity of established shows that viewers are used to in primetime.
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May 20th, 2009 | 143 Comments
CBS, the only major broadcast network to grow its audience in all key ratings this season, announced today the addition of four new series to strengthen its already top rated primetime lineup for the Fall 2009-2010 season.
The new series include three dramas and one comedy. Chris O’Donnell and LL COOL J star in NCIS: Los Angeles, a spinoff from the hit drama NCIS; The Good Wife stars Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies in a legal drama about a steadfast wife and mother who boldly returns to work as a lawyer when her husband is imprisoned for a high profile political scandal; Three Rivers, a medical drama that stars Alex O’Loughlin as the head of a renowned transplant surgery team, and Accidentally On Purpose stars Golden Globe Award winner Jenna Elfman in an ensemble comedy about a successful, single journalist who accidentally gets pregnant by a much younger man.
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May 19th, 2009 | 27 Comments
After CBS announced the cancellation of The Unit after four seasons, the studios’ syndication arm Twentieth TV announced that the show has been sold in syndication for a fall 2010 launch. The military drama starring Dennis Haysbert has been cleared in 56% of country, including the Fox Television stations and, ironically, CBS stations for Fall 2010 debut. The series from David Mamet and Shawn Ryan has been sold in all top 15 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas and San Francisco.
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May 19th, 2009 | 0 Comments
CBS has picked up Cold Case, Numbers, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Rules of Engagement and Gary Unmarried. CBS is looking in to potentially acquiring the recently-canceled NBC drama Medium, which is produced by CBS TV Studios. CBS opted not to renew Without a Trace and The Unit and freshman 11th Hour.
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May 19th, 2009 | 33 Comments
CBS has canceled long-running Sunday night action-drama The Unit while NBC has canceled Thursday night comedy mainstay My Name Is Earl and the supernatural Medium. But not all is lost for two of the shows.
My Name Is Earl studio 20th TV is talking to Fox and ABC about possibly picking up the show. ABC in particular has been receptive to picking up rival shows, having taken Scrubs after NBC canceled the series last year and committing to take on The New Adventures of Old Christine should CBS cancel the series.
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April 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Welcome to the Spoiler Roundup, the most comprehensive weekly spoiler wrapup on the internet. We scour the web for all the best spoilers on some of the most popular shows on the air.
This Week: 24, 90210, Bones, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, CSI, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, Desperate Housewives, Dollhouse, Entourage, Fringe, Gary Unmarried, Ghost Whisperer, Glee, Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes, In Plain Sight, Lie To Me, Lost, NCIS, Numbers, Prison Break, Psych, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, Smallville, Sons of Anarchy, Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory, The Closer, The Mentalist, The Office, The Unit, True Blood, Two and a Half Men, Weeds and Without A Trace.
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