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Fox Cancels Raising Hope

Convergent TV

Fox on Monday said “nope” to a fifth season of Raising Hope. The network will air a two-part series finale on Friday, April 4, thereby bringing an end to the [...]


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Mark and Mindy: ‘NCIS’ Juggernaut Squashes Tuesday Night Competition

Convergent TV

The networks on Tuesday night presented a Whitman’s Sampler of new and returning series, and while the ever-popular varieties were predictably gobbled up, some novelty flavors were nibbled and discarded.

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Reilly Upped to Entertainment Chairman at Fox

Convergent TV

On the eve of a new TV season, Fox Broadcasting programming chief Kevin Reilly has been elevated to chairman of entertainment.

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Social Messages Seek Out New Tactics for Teens

Brand Marketing

In the March 20 episode of Raising Hope, called “Poking Holes in the Story,” the mom, Virginia Chance, played by Martha Plimpton, borrows from her own experience as a teenage [...]

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Oops!…Fox Did It Again

Convergent TV

It was perhaps the worst kept secret in the business, but when Simon Cowell on Monday afternoon introduced Britney Spears as one of The X Factor’s new celebrity judges, the [...]

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Beefcake Repairmen, Mock Olympics and Yet More Dragons

Convergent TV

Quick, read every television programming story written in the last week. Actually, now that you're done, it's the week after and you're really behind. Or, as an alternative, just start [...]