NBC Gives 'Joey' a Full-Season Pickup
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LOS ANGELES - "Joey" is doing OK without all those friends, so NBC gave the "Friends" spinoff a full-season pickup Thursday.    The network ordered at least nine additional episodes of the sitcom starring Matt LeBlanc, who moved over to his own show after "Friends" wrapped its decade-long run...
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If an athlete's true test is  improving each time on the field, television network NBC is due  for laurels when the Athens Olympics end on Sunday, but its  greater challenge will be launching new shows like "Joey" in  coming weeks.
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LOS ANGELES  - The WB Network has given  a full-season vote of confidence to its new Sunday drama "Jack  & Bobby."
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LOS ANGELES  - NBC's Wednesday comedies   are on the move again.
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NBC Universal said on Wednesday it  will offer episodes of some of its new prime-time shows for  free online viewing on personal computers in a bid to build an  audience for its fall schedule.
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The CW has picked up the  comedy pilot &quot;Eight Days a Week&quot; to series with a 12-episode  midseason order.
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Actor Matt LeBlanc found millions of new pals as his television show, &quot;Joey,&quot; won strong viewership for the NBC network, which hopes the spinoff will help rebuild its Thursday night lineup after the departure of longtime hit
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LOS ANGELES  - CBS has given a full-season order to its Emmy-winning comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
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NBC is messing with the unwritten rules that the &quot;official&quot; start of the new TV season isn&#39;t until Sept 20. That&#39;s when the other traditional networks -- ABC and CBS -- will debut new and returning series.
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LOS ANGELES  - Led by the premiere of  "Joey," NBC topped the Labor Day holiday week ended September  12.
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Led by the premiere of "Joey," NBC topped the Labor Day holiday week ended September 12.
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Fox is betting on "House" for the rest of the season.
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Finally, beleaguered NBC has something to sing about.
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NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly Thursday signed a multiyear deal with the U.S. television network.  The contract has been anticipated since January when NBC Universal Chief Executive Officer Jeff Zucker expressed his desire to keep Reilly, Variety said Thursday.
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Based on its series premiere, Joey Tribbiani is missing a few viewers along with his "Friends." An estimated 18.6 million people watched the first episode of "Joey" Thursday, the spinoff of "Friends" that NBC was counting on to keep its Thursday night lineup strong, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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The WB Network's sketch comedy "Blue Collar TV" has solidified its slot on the network's schedule with a full-season 22-episode order.
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NBC Universal said Tuesday that it will shake up its ad sales and take a year-round approach to the television season, which has traditionally been tucked into nine months.