From Campaign US: As you read this, a small horde of TV executives, dizzy from screening pilot episodes, are gathered in a conference room somewhere in Midtown Manhattan staring at a large scheduling board and a handful of erasable markers. Their job is to figure out where, or if, these new series belong on the […]
From Campaign US: Let me begin with a suggestion for Bill O’Reilly: Call ABC and book yourself on the next season of “Dancing with the Stars.” “Papa Bear” kicking up his heels with a dancer half his age could be just what the disgraced blowhard needs to redeem himself following the many accusations of sexual […]
[socialpoll id=”2435654″] From Campaign US: Once upon a time, summer was a TV dead zone, a vast expanse of reruns, game shows and leftovers infomercials that drew the paltry numbers it deserved. That all started to change about 15 years ago, when the influx of scripted shows on cable began creeping into the post-Memorial Day […]
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[socialpoll id=”2434351″] From Campaign US: Another day, another scandal at Fox News. I am talking, of course, about Bill O’Reilly, and the news last week that he and his employer have paid $13 million to five women who accused him of sexual harassment or verbal abuse. Since the New York Times broke the news, more than […]
The upfront season means its decision time. And a perennial question broadcast networks face is what to do with a primetime series that is just not delivering—enough. The primary deciding factor used to be Nielsen ratings, but today many other considerations come to play in determining the fate of a show, including streaming viewership, social […]
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From Campaign US: Quiz: How do you know it’s upfront season? Simple: Despite the rise in fragmentation and the record number of new programs expected across every imaginable platform, no executive can open his or her mouth without uttering the word “growth.” And the implied message from every suit is the importance of monetizing the […]
Chuck Barris, host of the game show “The Gong Show” and creator of “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” died Tuesday, Mar. 21 in Palisades, New York at the age of 87 from natural causes, according to publicist Paul Shefrin. “The Gong Show,” which ran from 1976-80 and was a forerunner for such recent […]
