Archive for May 19th, 2009

The CW formally announces its schedule Thursday, but the pieces of its murky 2009-10 show roster are finally falling into place. The network officially picked up “Melrose Place,” “Vampire Diaries” and “The Beautiful Life” for the fall lineup, confirming prior reports about staffing orders for the drama pilots.  The three new series beat out the... »

Though the bulk of WWE-related media attention has focused on its arena struggles in Denver, the company did receive a piece of very good news Tuesday. Ratings have recently faced their typical—and expected—post-WrestleMania decline, and WWE has been looking for a positive signal of viewer interest.  It might have received it this week. WWE RAW posted... »

Ahead of its upfront presentation, CBS has officially put an end to one of its veteran dramas. News broke Tuesday that the network has officially decided to cancel “The Unit.”  A four-year veteran on the network, the move is not surprising–of the three “bubble dramas” at CBS leading up to the final scheduling decisions (”Cold... »

In a press release that addresses the controversial issue of running “The Jay Leno Show” five nights a week at 10PM, NBC touts that its new schedule features “more original programming than ever before.” Released in conjunction with its upfront presentation, the new schedule features active programming rotation that enables NBC to highlight its scripted... »

ABC officially revealed its fall schedule on Tuesday, confirming that “Dancing with the Stars” will remain its flagship program with three hours of weekly programming. “Ugly Betty,” meanwhile, has finally lost its Thursday spot. As reported exclusively by Headline Planet earlier this morning, ABC instead has opted to debut its new “Lost”-esque drama “Flash... »

Ahead of its upfront press conference, scheduled for Tuesday morning at 8AM EST, ABC revealed the tentative timeslots for its new shows in a bulletin for the television media. ABC’s announcement appears on track to confirm all reports over the weekend–ten new original, scripted series will make the air this year. Premiering series on the fall... »