Shorter season would liven up Series
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A year ago baseball was toying with the ill-conceived idea of expanding the playoffs by adding two wild-card teams - one from each league.
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Although DVD sales are down this year, television series on disc have fared better than other categories, and sales of complete seasons are registering growth.
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Imagine getting more than a dozen seasons of Homer and Bart all on one disc. Or, sure, you could back up a terabyte of corporate data.
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Wednesday nightâs episode of this PBS mini-series has one sequence that could be particularly helpful, or perhaps just frustrating, for current late-night talk show hosts.
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TV viewers hooked on cliffhanger episodes of hit shows such as "Heroes" and "Grey's Anatomy" could be left dangling if writers walk off the job.
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A few group shows have jumped the gun with a splash of stylish fizz, a knotty theme, a soak in strangeness, something special to catch the eye at seasonâs end.
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Oh, sure, you may think fall is a long way off. Likewise, the networks' new fall shows.
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By LYNN ELBER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Sometimes a TV series needs a tuneup. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion, and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
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Lifetime Television has  green-lighted a second season of its hit drama &quot;Army Wives.&quot;
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UPN is adding "Cuts" to its midseason schedule.
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Networks hope to rejuvenate the genre by experimenting with new formats and unconventional storylines.
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Since rotations are usually shorter during preseason games, players have to get accustomed to extended daylight. This puts a burden on their physical condition as well as their ability to maintain concentration.
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Fox Broadcasting Co. has  extended its online streaming experiment to three more series.
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By JAYNELLE RAMON, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  REMOTE CONTROLLED  It's a great time to be a TV watcher -  big shows coming back from long hiatuses and no repeats until summer.
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By Mark McGuire, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 18--Soon, as in next season, it will be OK to miss your new favorite show for a week or two.   Critics watch a lot of television. Not a complaint, just a fact.
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By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK -- Scalpels and damaged doctors at 10 paces: an interesting duel of medical shows is emerging for the second half of the television season.
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Mark Burnett is a  producer who believes in planning ahead. Knowing that the  &quot;Survivor&quot; season ends with the May sweep, he was prepared with  a new series.