Stargate SG-1 To Be Continued Via Direct-To-DVD Films October 11, 2006 8:22 pm
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Executive producer Brad Wright told TV Guide that MGM has given him the green light and enough money to film two SG-1 movies, which likely would be made available by DVD.
FOX Sets Premiere Date for “The Rich List” October 9, 2006 7:30 am
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A new game show in which teams create lists of information to win prices will premiere November 1st (Wednesday) at 9:00 PM. following Bones on FOX.
The Rich List will be hosted by British morning show host Eamonn Holmes.
William Shatner Tapped To Host New Game Show for ABC October 9, 2006 7:00 am
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William Shatner of Star Trek (and more recently Boston Legal) fame has been chosen by ABC to host a new game show titled Show Me The Money for the network.
“Bill was the guy we wanted from day one to host ‘Show Me the Money,'” said David Goldberg, president of Endemol USA. “More than anything, we were looking for a great showman, and in addition to being an instantly recognizable entertainer to audiences of all ages, Bill’s got a naturally warm and witty presence that is simply perfect for the material.”
Produced by Endemol USA, the company responsible for the NBC hit Deal or No Deal, Show Me the Money has not yet been given a release date.
Who Wants To Be A Superhero Renewed For A Second Season October 6, 2006 9:12 pm
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Sci Fi Wire is reporting that the Sci Fi Channel has ordered a full second season of its original reality series, expanding the show from 6 episodes to 10 one-hour episodes.
“Who Wants to Be a Superhero? was a success for us on many levels last summer,” Mark Stern, SCI FI’s executive vice president, original programming, said in a statement. “The show garnered great reviews, attracted a record-breaking number of younger viewers to the channel and held its own against some very stiff competition on Thursday nights.”
The first season of the show averaged a 1.1 household rating, good enough for an average of 1.5M viewers per week.
TV Notes: Scheduling Changes & Cancellations (10/6/2006) October 6, 2006 6:10 pm
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Scheduling Changes:
It appears Kidnapped hasn’t been canceled just yet. Starting October 21st, NBC will move the show from its current time slot (Wednesday @ 10:00 PM) to Saturdays at 10:00 PM.
Cancellations:
Smith has been pulled from CBS’s schedule, repeats of CSI and Criminal Minds will be used to fill the show’s slot.
13 episodes of the show were ordered by CBS, with the series being pulled as its seventh episode was being filmed.
Smith premiered with 11.00M viewers on September 19th, with its second episode dipping to 9.67M and the third episode to 8.43M viewers.
ABC sets “Big Day” Premiere Date October 6, 2006 12:53 am
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Knights Of Prosperity was originally going to have the Tuesday at 9:00 PM time-period, but that show has been put on hold (ABC apparently feels it has been lost in the shuffle of new show promotions and will hold on to it a bit longer).
TV Notes: Schedule Changes and Episode Orders – (10/5/06) October 5, 2006 1:05 pm
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Back-Nine Orders:
- New Adventures of Old Christine
- The back-nine have been ordered for this sophomore show, which is averaging a respectable 12.10M viewers up to last week.
- The Unit
- Same as Old Christine. Through two episodes, this series is averaging 11.88M viewers up to last week.
- Heroes
- Picked up for a full season order. The series premiered to a strong 14.10M.
Scheduling Changes:
- The Class / How I Met Your Mother
- These comedies will swap time-periods, with How I Met Your Mother (Mon at 8:00 PM) leading into The Class (Mon at 8:30 PM) instead of the opposite.
- Justice
- Moving from Wed at 9:00 PM to Mon at 9:00 PM (out of Prison Break).
- Vanished
- Moving from Mon at 9:00 PM to Fri at 8:00 PM starting Oct. 27th (replacing Nanny 911).
- The CW Monday & Sunday Night line-ups flip places .
- Everybody Hates Chris, All of Us, Girlfriends and The Game will now air on Monday from 8-10 PM. (Starts October 16th).
- 7th Heaven and Runaway will now air from 8-10 PM on Sunday. (Starts October 15th).
Kidnapped Canceled? October 5, 2006 12:27 pm
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According to sources (being reported on as early as yesterday) the first casualty of the new season has been announced. Kidnapped, the critically acclaimed by lowly viewed series, has apparently been canceled by NBC (NBC has yet to confirm this).
According to sources, the show will wrap after the original 13 episode order. A decision on where and if NBC will air the remaining 10 episodes should be known sometime today.
The series premiered September 20th to a disappointing 7.6M viewers. The second episode dipped further to 6.3M and the third episode, which aired last evening, dropped even further to about 5.2M viewers.
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