"Idol" judge Cowell plans new TV talent show (Reuters)
March 27, 2006
Reuters - Simon Cowell, the brutally honest
judge on Fox television's smash hit "American Idol," said on
Monday he will open auditions next month for a new TV talent
contest he is bringing to rival network NBC.
Cowell Goes for Variety With New TV Show (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Simon Cowell's new TV talent show promises to be a real circus.
"Extreme Makeover" Targets the Tragic (E! Online)
March 27, 2006
E! Online - Run of the mill misfortune apparently just isn't going to cut it
anymore on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Congress May Take Up Nationals' TV Impasse (AP)
March 27, 2006
AP - Congress could hold hearings on the impasse preventing the Washington area's largest cable provider from carrying Washington Nationals games, Rep. Tom Davis said Sunday.
TV Producer Dan Curtis Dies at 78 (AP)
March 27, 2006
AP - Dan Curtis, a producer and director who brought the epic miniseries "The Winds of War" and "War and Remembrance" to television and created the offbeat soap opera "Dark Shadows," died Monday. He was 78.
'Extreme Makeover' Has Specific Needs (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - If your family has multiple children with Down Syndrome, a parent with skin cancer or was robbed in a home invasion, ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" may be looking to build you a house.
Seeking "Extreme" Tragedy
March 27, 2006
Run of the mill misfortune apparently just isn't going to cut it anymore on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
As casting for the next season of the heartstring-tugging show approaches, producers have come up with a list of truly tragic conditions and scenarios that would presumably make for better television than the mere poverty and woe that has affected families in past episodes.
"Extreme Makeover" Targets the Tragic (E! Online)
March 27, 2006
E! Online - Run of the mill misfortune apparently just isn't going to cut it
anymore on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Friedman to Oversee Morning TV at CBS (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Veteran TV executive Steve Friedman, who logged two stints as a top executive at the "Today" show and developed "The Early Show" for CBS, is getting back into morning television for CBS News.
FEATURE: Daytime talk becoming brand new game (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - Time was when the key to success in the daytime TV talk arena was finding a host with an engaging personality, good diction and the ability to think fast on his or her feet. Nowadays, the most successful daytime stars are not merely TV personalities but brands unto themselves.
Daytime show in the works at NBC TV stations (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - A new daytime TV show is in the works at the NBC Universal Television Stations group, and sources said a pilot has been shot in Orlando with "Access Hollywood" personality Tony Potts involved in some capacity.
Cable's USA Network enjoys clean sweep in Q1 (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - USA Network has captured the primetime crown in all key demographics among basic cable channels for the first quarter, which ended Sunday.
The Late Dana Reeve Hosts PBS Documentary (AP)
March 27, 2006AP - Dana Reeve would be alive only about three more months when she taped an introduction to the two-hour PBS documentary "The New Medicine."
Time Warner in talks on instant TV reruns - NYT (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - Time Warner Inc.'s Time Warner Cable has begun talks with the four biggest U.S. broadcast networks about testing a service that would offer viewers instant reruns of the most popular television programs, the New York Times said on Monday.
'Charmed' witch switches sisters (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - Kaley Cuoco, who plays a young witch on the WB's "Charmed," has joined ABC's untitled comedy pilot about two sisters who live together despite having grown up under different circumstances -- one rich, one poor.
Oliver Hudson makes plans for 'The Weekend' (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - Oliver Hudson has been cast in CBS' comedy pilot "The Weekend," about three male friends. Hudson will play Julian, one of the friends. The other two friends are played by Kevin Hart and Chris O'Dowd.
'Happy Days' mom gets 'Community Service' at ABC (Reuters)
March 27, 2006Reuters - Marion Ross, best known for her role as Marion Cunningham on ABC's "Happy Days," has joined the cast of NBC's comedy pilot "Community Service."