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Rosario T. Calabria on June 29, 2010 at 7:33 pm
USA Network has picked up the off-network rights to the hit ABC comedy series Modern Family. The show will debut in syndication on the network in fall 2013.
USA Network has reached an agreement with Twentieth Television, acquiring the exclusive syndication rights to the critically acclaimed ratings hit MODERN FAMILY. The announcement was made today by Jane Blaney, USA’s executive vice president, programming, acquisitions and scheduling and Steve MacDonald, EVP, General Sales Manager, Basic Cable of Twentieth Television. Under the agreement, USA will strip the series Monday through Sunday beginning Fall 2013.
Full press release after the jump.
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Rosario T. Calabria on March 31, 2010 at 3:18 pm
The ABC comedy Modern Family, the FOX musical dramedy Glee, the HBO drama series In Treatment and CBS’ Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson were among the 36 winners of this year’s winners of the Peabody Awards. Head on over the jump for the complete press release.
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Rosario T. Calabria on January 31, 2010 at 12:01 pm
With her DGA award last night for Outstanding Direction of a Feature Film, The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the award and now makes The Hurt Locker the favorite for this year’s Academy Awards. On the television front, Modern Family and Mad Men won their respective categories.
Looking back in history, only 6 times in the last 60 years has the DGA winner not gone on to win the Oscar for Best Picture and in 58 of the last 60 years, the DGA winner has won the Oscar for Best Director. And in my opinion, that’s unfortunate.
I’m sorry, but I’m not one to think The Hurt Locker is deserving of all the praise. It was a good film sure, but at no time was I blown away by anything presented. I fear, but am still hopeful, that this will be yet another year at the Oscars where one of the lesser-deserving films (which I qualify as being one that has a large discrepancy between critical and fan reception–which The Hurt Locker fits perfectly) will go on to win. Head on over the jump for the complete list of winners in television and film.
Continue reading 62nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards Winners
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Rosario T. Calabria on October 9, 2009 at 2:15 am
On Wednesday, CBS announced full season pickups for NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife. On Thursday, ABC followed suit, announcing full season pickups for Modern Family, Cougar Town and The Middle. The three shows comprise 3/4th of the network’s 8-10:00 p.m. Wednesday comedy block and have performed well in the ratings (more-so Cougar [...]
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Rosario T. Calabria on May 19, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Head on through the jump for video clips from eight of ABC’s new 2009/2010 shows: Cougar Town, V, Flash Forward, Happy Town, Hank, The Forgotten, Modern Family, The Middle. Continue reading Video Clips from ABC’s 2009/2010 Shows
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Rosario T. Calabria on May 19, 2009 at 6:11 pm
ABC today announced their 2009/2010 slate of new programming, with 11 pickups. The network picked up six new dramas (The Deep End, Eastwick, Flash Forward , The Forgotten, Happy Town, V), four new comedies (Cougar Town, Hank, The Middle, Modern Family) and one alternative series (Shark Tank).
Meanwhile ABC confirmed the cancellations of comedy According to Jim and drama Cupid.
Head on through the jump for the network’s fall and midseason schedules and details of all the new shows. Continue reading ABC Announces 11 New Shows for 2009/2010 Schedule; Cancels According to Jim and Cupid
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Rosario T. Calabria on May 11, 2009 at 10:50 pm
ABC has given an early series pickup to the sci-fi drama Flash Forward. The green light isn’t much of a surprise given that the network has already begun marketing it via a series of viral spots that ran during episodes of Lost. Flash Forward is ABC’s second early series order, following up on the [...]
