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Networks send SOS to Michael J. Fox, Robin Williams and other stars
If viewers are losing interest in broadcast TV, what can lure them back? Executives hope they have an answer: stars. Lifting the curtain on their 2013-14 schedules at the "upfronts" in New York this week, the networks behaved like smartphone-...Tags: ABC (tv network), Castle (tv program), Leslie Moonves, Barry Diller, NBC (tv network)
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The Gold Standard: It's time for Emmy to surprise us
Backstage at the Emmys last year, reporters were squirming — and not just because of the ill-fitting rental tuxes and too-tight gowns. As "Modern Family" rolled to its third straight Emmy win for comedy series (after earlier pulling in prizes for...
Tags: Claire Danes, Gold Standard Incorporated, Arrested Development (tv program) , Nick Offerman, Bacon
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Watch trailers for ABC's new comedies: 'Mixology,' 'Trophy wife' and more
ABC released trailers for its new comedies on Tuesday afternoon. They are: "Back in the Game," "The Goldbergs," "Mixology," "Super Fun Night" and "Trophy Wife." "Super Fun Night" is getting top billing by nabbing the prime post-"Modern Family" slot on...Tags: ABC (tv network), Entertainment, Dancing With the Stars (tv program), Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program)
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The gestation of a sitcom, stretch marks and all
No wonder sitcom creators liken getting a series on the air to creating a child; months or years of development need to combine with patience, love and the willingness to modify and tweak a concept until it hurts. Here, we talk with some of TV's top...
Tags: United States of Tara (tv program), Two and a Half Men (tv program), Rob McElhenney, Raising Hope (tv program), Television
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Critic's picks: It's fun to be stuck in 'The Middle'
"The Middle" -- Too long have the hilarious and down-rent relatable Hecks lived in the shadow of their upscale-yet-seeming-unemployed neighbors on"Modern Family." Patricia Heaton's Frankie and Neil Flynn's Mike remind us on a weekly basis that fatigue and...Tags: ABC (tv network), Eden Sher, NBC (tv network), The Newsroom (tv program), PBS (tv network)
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Espionage, comedy veterans touted for upcoming U.S. TV season
ReutersBy Liana B. Baker NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - The big four U.S. broadcast networks, in need of new TV hits to turn around slumping ratings, are betting espionage programs and old comedy stars will convince advertisers to spend about $9 billion during...Tags: ABC (tv network), Central Intelligence Agency, NBC (tv network), Netflix Inc., Television
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Espionage, comedy veterans touted for upcoming TV season
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The big four U.S. broadcast networks, in need of new TV hits to turn around slumping ratings, are betting espionage programs and old comedy stars will convince advertisers to spend about $9 billion during the so-called upfront selling...Tags: ABC (tv network), Central Intelligence Agency, NBC (tv network), Netflix Inc., Satellite and Cable Service
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'Modern Family' upstages 'American Idol' finalists
Staff writer"Modern Family" beat "American Idol" in a big way Wednesday, ABC happily noted Thursday. The Emmy-winning sitcom was the first program to beat a Wednesday "Idol" finale in the 18-to-49 age group. And that group is most important to advertisers. "Idol"...Tags: ABC (tv network), The CW (tv network), American Idol (tv program), Chicago Fire (tv program), NBC (tv network)
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Original sitcoms coming to USA network for the first time
AP Television WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The USA television network is looking for laughs, and announced Thursday it will premiere its first-ever situation comedies next winter. The two new series are set to debut around the same time USA begins showing reruns of ABC's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, ABC (tv network), Television Networks, Rescue Me (tv program), Media Industry
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ABC primetime schedule 2013-2014
Channel Guide MagazineABC announced its 2013-2014 prime time schedule on Tuesday, adding fourteen new shows and a Disney/Pixar special to its programming roster. “We are taking some big swings with groundbreaking shows this season, and staying close to our roots with... -
Emmy campaigning is more competitive than ever
When the producers of "Modern Family" claimed in a full-page Variety ad two years ago that curvaceous star Sofia Vergara would run naked down Sunset Boulevard if the ABC sitcom won the Emmy (it did, and she didn't), it may have seemed as if award...
Tags: ABC (tv network), AMC (tv network), Sofia Vergara, Nurse Jackie (tv show), NBC (tv network)
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Ratings: 'American Idol' Performance Finale Grows; 'Modern Family' Inches Up for Win
ReutersMay 16 (TheWrap.com) - Fox's "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" both had significant growth and pushed the network to an overall win Wednesday night, but ABC's "Modern Family" enjoyed a modest ratings climb that made it the night's top-rated...Tags: ABC (tv network), The CW (tv network), American Idol (tv program), Chicago Fire (tv program), NBC (tv network)
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