Media Decoder Blog: ABC Worked for Months to Get Marianne Gingrich Interview
According to the network, she declined to be interviewed in December when her ex-husband was high in the polls.
Networks Embrace Cable’s Way of Introducing New Shows
Networks are considering introducing initial episodes of their shows through outlets like YouTube before they have their premiere on their own schedules.
Media Decoder Blog: CBS Begins to Redefine What’s News in the Morning
A revamped CBS morning show is meant to emphasize hard news - a quick study of the first day shows some differences between it and its competitors.
At Radio and TV Outlets, a Little-Known Trove of Kudos and Complaints
For decades, television and radio outlets in New York have put complaints in “public files,” a little-known but rich trove that each must maintain and make available for public viewing.
Arts, Briefly: ABC Daytime Chief to Leave Network
Brian Frons, the ABC executive who angered many soap opera fans this year by canceling “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” will leave the network when his contract expires next month.
Broadcast of Good Deed Becomes Casualty of N.B.A. Lockout
ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” wary of legal barriers, deleted scenes of Ray Allen’s visit to Springfield, Mass., to comfort a bereaved 8-year-old.
Media Decoder Blog: Head of ABC’s Daytime Programming Is Leaving
Brian Frons canceled the soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." But the change doesn't mean the network is rethinking its daytime focus on nonscripted lifestyle and health programming.
New Life, Surprisingly, for ABC Prime Time
The overachieving network has surprised critics who expected its season to be dominated by the demise of venerable shows like “Desperate Housewives.”
TV Stations Scramble for Shows to Fill N.B.A. Spots
With talks between the N.B.A. and the players’ union at a standstill, television stations are scrambling to put together a prime-time schedule without professional basketball.
The TV Watch: Regis Philbin Says Goodbye on ‘Live!’
Regis Philbin promised not to cry amid all the tributes on his “Live! With Regis and Kelly” finale, and he didn’t.
Media Decoder Blog: ABC Plans Midseason Replacements of ‘Man Up’ and ‘Pan Am’
The new schedule will include a drama, "GCB," for "Good Christian Belles," and a cross-dressing comedy and new reality shows.
