ABC gives “Ugly Betty” A Full Season Order October 13, 2006 8:28 pm
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“Ugly Betty” joins “Heroes” and “Jericho” as the only new shows of the season to be given a full season commitment.
ABC announced today in a press release.
The series has shown strong performance in three weeks on the air, averaging 15.3M viewers and a 4.7/13 A18-49 rating.
Follow the link to read the press release.
TV Notes: Schedule Changes/Orders October 12, 2006 9:12 pm
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Schedule Changes
Medium
Starting November 15th, “Medium” will air in “Kidnapped’s” former time-period (Wednesday at 10:00 PM).
Last season, the show averaged 11.1M viewers a week, with a 4.1/10 A18-49 rating.
3 lbs.
Previously rumored, now confirmed by CBS, the new drama “3 lbs.” will be placed in the schedule starting Tuesday, November, 14th. It will occupy the now vacated time-period of the canceled “Smith”.
Back Nine Orders
Jericho
CBS has given a full-season order to the successful new drama “Jericho”.
The show is currently averaging 11.3 million viewers a week and a 3.4/10 A18-49 rating.
It is only the second new series this fall to receive a full season commitment (the other being “Heroes”).
TV Notes: Schedule Changes/Additions (“Medium”, “3 lbs.”) October 11, 2006 8:25 pm
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“Medium” may be tapped to fill in for the time-period now vacated by “Kidnapped”, according to sources. From Broadcasting & Cable:
NBC is expected to bring back Medium to replace the relocated Kidnapped Wednesdays at 10.
While NBC isn’t commenting, sources with knowledge of the situation said the network is planning on bringing the veteran drama back onto the schedule in coming weeks, though it will continue to monitor Dateline in that slot.
CBS is also said to be mulling over a decision to put their new drama 3 lbs (starring Stanley Tucci and Mark Feuerstein) about surgeons in the time-period where “Smith” was airing; Tuesday’s at 10:00 PM.
Neither report has been confirmed from the networks involved.
Little Mermaid DVD Sells 4M Copies October 11, 2006 8:25 pm
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The two-disc Platinum Edition DVD of the 17 year old animated classic debuted to more than four million units in its first week of release. The movie had been placed in Disney’s “vault” for the past seven years.
That mark makes it the top selling animated movie release for October ever, and surpassed all previous Platinum Edition releases (included classics such as “Beauty and the Beast” and “Lion King”).
Creator-Exec Producer of “Entourage” Pitches New HBO Show October 11, 2006 8:24 pm
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Doug Ellin (creator-exec producer of “Entourage”) has sold HBO his next comedy series.
Currently unnamed, the half-hour comedy has been presented as a “mature version of ‘Entourage’ set on Wall Street”.
NBC To Premiere Late-Night Poker Show October 11, 2006 8:24 pm
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Scheduled to begin airing at 2:05 AM Eastern on January 2nd, “Poker After Dark” will pit six poker pros against each other, vying for a top-prize of $125,000 every week.
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TV Land Continues “High School Reunion” October 11, 2006 8:24 pm
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TV Land has brought back the series which ran for three seasons on The WB, greenlighting six new episodes from executive producer Mike Fleiss (of “The Bachelor”).
Production will begin on the new episodes early next year with an expected launch set for the 3rd or 4th quarter.
CNN Extends Lou Dobbs Program With Weekend Editions October 11, 2006 8:23 pm
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CNN, just in time for the November elections, will be expanding “Lou Dobbs Tonight”from 5 nights a week to 7. Adding a Saturday and Sunday broadcast.
The changes will go into effect starting October 28th.
Bionic Woman To Be Re-Imagined for NBC October 11, 2006 8:23 pm
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David Eick (co-executive producer on Battlestar Galactica) will re-invent “The Bionic Woman”, serving as executive producer along with film writer Laeta Kalogridis for NBC, Variety reported.
Eick told the paper that the series will be “a complete reconceptualization of the title. We’re using the title as a starting point, and that’s all.”
The series, produced by NBC Universal Television Studio, has been given a script commitment by NBC.
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.
“Rambo IV” Ready To Go October 11, 2006 8:21 pm
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Sylvester Stallone will replay the lead role of John Rambo in “Rambo IV: In The Serpent’s Eye”.
With production set to begin in January of 2007 Stallone will star, produce and direct the film from a screenplay of which he wrote.
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