Reuters - NBC's "America's Got
Talent" was the top show among total viewers last week, fending
off a strong premiere from ABC's new obstacle-course
competition "Wipeout." -- read full article
Reuters - Early turmoil in financial
markets Tuesday was tied to a report on ABC's "World News" that
claimed an Israeli attack on Iran was possible by the end of
the year. -- read full article
AP - Dennis Haysbert likes to believe his portrayal as the first African-American U.S. president on Fox's "24" may have helped pave the way for Barack Obama.
Reuters - "NBC Nightly News" won a
tight race against ABC's "World News" in the second quarter,
taking first place in both viewership and the adults 25-54
demographic. -- read full article
Reuters - The 2008 presidential race,
which has already drawn a record number of dollars and voters,
is poised to shatter another record: the amount of money spent
on television advertisements.
Reuters - Bolstered by the
successful debut of its new crime drama "In Plain Sight," USA
Network claimed its eighth consecutive quarterly victory among
cable networks in the key primetime adult ratings demographic. -- read full article
Reuters - Spanish-language broadcaster
Telemundo is partnering with Ford for the launch of a
22-episode miniseries that will air after the 11 p.m. local
news on stations in New York, Los Angeles and Miami beginning
next Monday.
Reuters - TBS Sports said Tuesday
that it hired former ESPN analyst Harold Reynolds and Major
League Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley for Sunday's
All-Star Game selection show. -- read full article
E! Online - As far as the Academy is concerned, Christina Applegate is right up there with America Ferrera. And so is Sarah Silverman, give or take a little polarizing ethnic humor.
E! Online - As if Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams and Ricky Gervais didn't provide enough kid-friendly comic power the first time around, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is turning the funny all the way up to 11.
AP - The contract between movie and TV actors and major Hollywood studios expired early Tuesday after the studios made a final offer and the Screen Actors Guild said it would take more than a day to study it.
AP - All 13-year-old boys are on board with "Family Guy." They love this show and no wonder. It's silly, subversive and caters to a 13-year-old boy's endless craving for humor about bodily emissions.
