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J.J. Abrams to Direct NBC's Undercovers Pilot?

J.J. Abrams wants to take a hands-on approach to Undercovers, his Warner Bros. pilot at NBC.

TNT Picks Up Off-Net Syndication Rights to The Mentalist

TNT, the home of quality scripted dramas, has acquired the exclusive off-network syndication rights to The Mentalist from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.

CBS Rev. Down; Network TV Ads See Improvement in Q3

CBS Corp. revenue was down, but profits rose for both the third quarter and the first nine months of the year, the company reported Thursday after the markets closed.

World Series Most Watched Since 2004

With an average delivery of 19.4 million viewers, the six-game series outdrew last year’s Rays-Phillies set by 38 percent

Oprah Departure to OWN Rumor Heats Up

That decade old rumor about Oprah leaving first-run syndication is back in full force with new speculation about the Queen of Talk exiting stations in daytime in 2011 for an exclusive run on her upcoming new cable network, OWN: the Oprah Winfrey Network, a joint venture with Discovery Communications.

Mediaweek TV: Fox Goes Late-Night With Wanda Sykes

Grey's Anatomy, Fringe Get Lift in DVR Usage

NBC Looks to Develop 'Zeroes' Drama

Fox Draws 22.8 Million for Game 4 of World Series

Fox Rains Fans for Game 3 Yankees' Win

Ratings Roundup: Fox, CBS Atop Leader Board

Fox Phil-led With Joy Over Initial World Series Numbers

Mark Burnett to Be Honored With Lear Award

Stephen Moss to Head National Public Media

Yankees Clincher Delivers for Fox

AFTRA Board Approves Videogame Deal

Cash Cab Heads to Off-Net Syndication

Mediaweek TV: Gay TV Now

Fox's ALCS Game 4 Scores 10.3 Million Viewers

Fox to Retool Struggling Friday With House, Bones

Early Game Three of ALCS Still Gets on Base for Fox

SAG Suspension Comes Too Late for Some

Fox's Fringe, Dollhouse Get Big Lifts Via DVR

Despite the Cold, Fox's MLB Coverage Hot Off the Bat

C3 Ratings Bring Good News, But Erosion Persists

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Freshman Series Update

2009-11-06

Two new series to-date, NBC's Mercy and The Vampire Diaries on The CW, have been given their walking papers. Ten, meanwhile, have been renewed for the full season. We have the full scoop here.

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Mr. TV: Putting the 'V' in DVR

Other than Lost, the last science fiction show I really got into was cheesy daytime serial Dark Shadows, and that was 40 years ago. Full disclosure: I was actually a member of a local Dark Shadows fan club.

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