'No Angels' Set to Nurse U.S. Viewers
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The edgy British television drama "No Angels," featuring nurses who work hard by day and play hard by night, is up for translation into a Stateside version under Ben Silverman's Universal-based Reveille banner, it was announced Monday.
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LOS ANGELES - The increasing popularity of HBO was evident at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, with the American cable network&#39;s drama series The Sopranos and the miniseries Angels in America dominating the awards gala.
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(InfoWorld) - A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors, and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009. The groups, collectively known as the Digital Television Transition Coalition, will use a variety of means, including public service announcements and community-based campaigns,Â to educate TV viewers about the transition from analog broadcasts. An estimated 20 million U.S. homes, containing 90 million TV sets, that don't have cable or satellite service will need to buy converter boxes or new TV sets to continue to receive over-the-air digital broadcasts. People with analog TV sets will no longer receive over-the-air signals after the Feb. 17, 2009, deadline. Congress has approved $1.5 billion for vouchers for residents to buy converter boxes in a bill passed last year. The bill requires U.S. TV stations to move off radio spectrum in the upper 700MHz band with that highly coveted spectrum going to public safety agencies and commercial bidders. Cable and satellite viewers will not need to buy converter boxes or new TVs. Starting this week, all television sets shipped across state lines in the U.S. must be capable of receiving a digital signal. "Part of our job ... will to be to help many people understand that, while they may think they have a problem, in reality, they are already well equipped to deal with the transition and enjoy the benefits," said Marc Pearl, executive director of the Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition. "It is essential that nobody loses a TV signal due to a lack of accurate information." Many of the people affected by the transition will be poor or elderly people, said Nancy Zirkin, vice president and director of public policy at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. The coalition needs to "make sure that this audience knows before the switch that they are eligible for federal vouchers," she said. The coalition launched a Web site to help educate TV viewers on the switch to DTV. In a recent survey of over-the-air viewers, the National Association of Broadcasters found that 56 percent of respondents reported that they have "seen, read, or heard nothing" about the transition to digital television, and only 10 percent were able to pinpoint 2009 as the year. The upper 700MHz band would allow wireless signals to travel four to five times as far as existing mobile phone signals, advocates of the digital televisionÂ transition say. That makes the spectrum valuable for mobile broadband providers and for police and fire departments that want to communicate with regional counterparts. Among the coalition members are the Association of Public Television Stations, the Consumer Electronics Association, and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association.
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LOS ANGELES  - There will be less "Dirt" and "Riches" on FX's schedule this year. In a sign of what's in store for TV series whose production was affected by the writers' strike, FX has opted not to produce more episodes for the two series' second seasons.
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Not many did. The FCC, ABC, CBS and NBC all seem to agree democracy works best when no one is watching. One hour a night -- and not a moment on opening night.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 16  /PRNewswire/ -- The critically acclaimed teen drama, South of Nowhere will return for a third season on The N, the nighttime network for teens, it was announced today by Sarah Tomassi Lindman, SVP and General Manager, The N.
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A television benefit show for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar pledged.
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Counting to 100 used to be so much easier for TV producers. The Hollywood Reporter is dedicating a 108-page issue Thursday to explore TV programs that have reached that benchmark, which determines whether the show will live on in syndication heaven after its network run.
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Newborns who are visited by nurses at home shortly after their mother&#39;s return from the hospital are less likely to require emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.
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NBC is delivering on its  promise to do more straight-to-series orders -- without the  intermediary step of making pilots for shows -- with a  six-episode pickup for the comedy "Kath & Kim."
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American TV audiences may not have the Simpson family to kick   around much longer.
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LOS ANGELES - "Without a Trace" scored an unprecedented win over "ER," becoming the first drama to beat an original episode of the long-running NBC medical drama in total viewers.    In the Thursday night showdown, the CBS crime drama drew 21.5 million viewers, compared with 19.7 million for "ER" in the 10 p.m...
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An estimated 14 million viewers watched the triumphs of HBO&#39;s The Sopranos and Angels in America on the Emmy Awards on Sunday night on ABC - an alarmingly low number for what is supposed to be television&#39;s big night.
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Madonna, Diana Ross, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige are among the performers who are joining the NBC Universal benefit special "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope." The program, which will benefit the American Red Cross, will air Saturday on NBC, and NBC cable properties, Telemundo and PAX.
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LOS ANGELES  - The title of this extraordinary six-part BBC America drama series (they don't call them miniseries in the U.K.) may prove a bit misleading because a show titled "The Street" in America would no doubt surround the lives of cops of some sort.
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With new episodes of ABCâs âGreyâs Anatomyâ and CBSâs âCSIâ at 9 p.m. on Thursday, both networks surged to the top of the nightâs ratings. âCSIâ attracted the largest audience, 18.1 million, Nielsen estimated. But âGreyâs Anatomyâ (17.6 million) led among viewers ages 18 to 49, putting ABC on top in that demographic. CBSâs "Without a Trace" won at 10 p.m. in total viewers (13.8 million), while âERâ on NBC (9.1 million) ranked first in the hour among the 18-to-49 group. For the night, NBC ranked third in that age group, with âThe Celebrity Apprenticeâ at 9 (8.1 million), âMy Name is Earlâ (7.7 million) and â30 Rockâ (6 million).
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The San Diego auditions of âAmerican Idol,â with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the nightâs ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the showâs third installment is down 4.6 million from the same night a year ago, it still had more than double the audience of any other network broadcast. Foxâs rerun of âHouseâ came closest, leading the 9 oâclock hour after âAmerican Idolâ with 14 million viewers. NBCâs âBiggest Loser,â meanwhile, trailed both programs as runner-up during 8 to 10 p.m. among adults 18 to 49, averaging a modest 8.9 million viewers. NBC ranked second for the night, leading at 10 with âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (13 million). CBS was third, and ABC finished fourth.