Sunday, May. 17, 2015

Television's next big hit may have been revealed during last week's annual orgy of schedule presentations to advertisers by the biggest networks.

Or not. One certainty is that many of the new programs won't be around long enough to make an impression...

Sunday, May. 10, 2015

NBC is turning to some proven players for next year’s schedule, resurrecting its “Heroes” franchise, bringing back Craig T. Nelson as “Coach” and turning to veteran producer Dick Wolf for a medical drama based in Chicago.

The network is also trying...

Thursday, Apr. 16, 2015

When Jimmy Fallon sought to turn the popular lip sync competition feature from the "Tonight" show into a television series, NBC turned down one of its biggest stars — a decision that at least initially seems like an embarrassing mistake.

Fallon and...

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

Kenya Barris, creator of ABC's "black-ish," was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family's efforts to honor its heritage in part by the unreality of what he grew up watching on television.

"I saw 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld' and thought, 'What part of New York is this...

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014

NBC has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy that was under development and TV Land will stop airing reruns of "The Cosby Show," moves that came a day after another woman came forward claiming that the once-beloved comic had sexually assaulted her.

NBC...

Monday, Aug. 18, 2014

With TV viewers awash in choices, how can a network bolster a freshman hit's chances of repeating its success in year two? Plot a marketing extravaganza that's nearly inescapable.

For NBC's top-rated drama "The Blacklist," the network has devised a...

Monday, May. 19, 2014

One day into the annual week where television's biggest networks reveal their future programming plans and it was clear what the buzzword was going to be: Eventize.

No matter whether it's a word or not, broadcasters talked frequently about their...

Sunday, May. 11, 2014

NBC, which rebounded this season from a stubborn ratings slump, will try to build on its gains with a dozen new series that include dramas starring Debra Messing and Katherine Heigl and a pair of comedies produced by Will Ferrell.

In the 2014-15...

Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014

NBC Universal's Sochi performance is partly measured in gold, too.

Televising the Olympics is a complex, multi-million dollar business venture that seems to have more riding on it every two years. Beyond attracting millions of people to the broadcast...

Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014

Creators of two of the most indelible dramas on network television last decade, "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives," are making programs for cable networks now, and they speak with the zeal of the happily converted.

"Now that we're all here together,...

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