Nellie Andreeva

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Obama Sets State of the Union Address Date

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The White House on Monday set Jan. 27 as the date for President Obama’s latest State of the Union address. Because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, broadcast networks [...]

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NBC Picks Up Adam Carolla Pilot

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NBC has given a pilot order to an untitled comedy starring Adam Carolla. The single-camera project hails from Universal Media Studios, BermanBraun and Jackhole Industries, Carolla’s company with his longtime [...]

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24-Vet Raver Joins Grey’s Anatomy

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Kim Raver is taking up permanent residence at Seattle Grace. Raver has been upped to a regular on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy only two months after she joined the medical drama [...]

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Fox, Time Warner Cable Agree to ‘Brief Extension’

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Football is saved—for now! Minutes before Fox and several News Corp. cable channels, including FX and Speed, were to go dark on Time Warner Cable’s East Coast systems, the two [...]

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ABC’s World News Steady With Diane Sawyer

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ABC’s World News has held steady under new anchor Diane Sawyer. In its first three days on the air last week, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer averaged 8.6 million [...]

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Tyra Banks Show Coming to End

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Another daytime talk show is coming to an end: The Tyra Banks Show will wrap its five-year run in the spring. Warner Bros., which is producing the hourlong talker, confirmed [...]

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CBS’ Nancy Tellem Taking On New Role

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CBS Network TV Entertainment Group president Nancy Tellem is transitioning into a new role at CBS Corp. The 12-year CBS veteran is shedding day-to-day responsibilities to become senior adviser to [...]

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ABC’s FlashForward Grinds to Halt

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ABC has pushed the Pause button on Flash Forward. The network has stopped production on the freshman drama series for this week. The six-day hiatus had been built into the [...]

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ABC’s Cougar Town Halts Production

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Production on ABC’s freshman comedy series Cougar Town was shut down late last week to accommodate star Courteney Cox. In a statement, the network confirmed the work stoppage, noting that [...]

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BBC America’s President Garth Ancier Exiting Post

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Garth Ancier is stepping down as president, BBC Worldwide America after three years. Ancier, who will exit in March, will continue to be associated with the company in a consulting [...]