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Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, January 8, 2007

Fox’s coverage of the BCS National Championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Florida Gators gave the network an easy win, taking care of its competition much like Florida took care of theirs. Still though, the game was down from last season’s BCS game.

Apple showcases TV service and iPhone [Updated]

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, unveiled a new set-top box that allows users to stream video from their computers to their tv’s, as well as a new mobile phone that downloads and plays music.

Both devices were announced and showcased by Steve Jobs during his keynote at Macworld. It was also announced that Apple [...]

Cameron’s “Avatar” dated for summer 2009

According to the Hollywood Reporter, James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have announced a planned summer 2009 release for the $190 million 3-d Sci-Fi epic.

That puts a 12 year gap between Cameron’s last feature film, the box office smash Titanic which holds the all-time box office record both domestically ($600 million) and world wide ($1.8 [...]

Shyamalan tapped for possible “Avatar” film franchise

According to The Hollywood Reporter, M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) has signed a three-picture deal with Paramount’s MTV Films and Nick Movies for a big-screen adaption of the popular Nickelodeon TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Shyamalan is signed on to write, direct and produce for the live-action project.

Source: [The Hollywood Reporter] — Element [...]

Next Real World will take place in Australia

The next installment of the Real World (Season 19) will be filmed and take place in Sydney, Australia.

Production for The Real World: Sydney begins in Q1 of 2007.

Bob Woodruff returns to ABC News in February

ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, who was severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq last year, will return during the last week of February Sweeps period with a one hour special “To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports”.

The program wil air Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00 p.m. ET on ABC.

A&E announces slate of original drama series

A&E, coming off the heels of the recent addition of The Sopranos, is getting even more involved in the realm of drama, announcing a slate of six new shows:

Florida Gators dismantle the Ohio State Buckeyes

Those questioning whether or not the Florida Gators belonged in the BCS Championship game with the Buckeyes have been silenced.

The Gators handedly defeated the Buckeyes 41-14 in the championship game. It took an entire half just for the defense of the Buckeyes to adjust to the offensive onslought, while their offense never truely seemed to [...]