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factsoflife

11-03-2009, 09:33 PM

Marcus Right, ace reporter for Hollywood Now Magazine recently got an exclusive interview with Guiding Light executive producer Felicia Menhi-Behr and head writer Clarie Labaine about the series upcoming revival on GEN-TV.

Marcus Right: Hello, ladies, thanks for sitting down with me; let's just get started... what do you say to fans of the show who are so appreciative about the fact that "Guiding Light" has found a new life on GEN-TV?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: I say to them, thank you for being so loyal to the series and for your endless passion and for your support, which played a big role in the show's survivial.

Claire Labaine: Just, thanks for caring about the show and for always holding us to a higher standard.

Marcus Right: How do you respond to the fears that some have that this new version of the show won't respect the history of the version that had aired for 72 years on CBS?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: Well, soap fans are known to be willing to accept many types of changes and i think the truth is most fans are just happy the show has found new life-i think most fans will be able to accept the changes we've made and will see them as very much in line with the show's history and legacy.

Claire Labaine: We've definetly taken great pains to maintain the show's core values and to make sure the characters and stories we tell stay true to the same legacy that the show stood for all these years.

Marcus Right: Let's start with the decision to move the show from Springfield to a new locale, what drove that decision?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: I believe that in order to get the story to the place we envisioned it that it was neccesary to move certain characters out of Springfield and into a new situation. In particular it was important for Lizzie and Bill to leave Springfield and get them into this new location.

Claire Labaine: It was a decision neccsitated by the direction this new storyline is going in. We believe strongly that the new location will provide a lot more possibility for interaction between characters; and that it is very much in line with the type of story that GL viewers have been known to respond to.

Marcus Right: can you confirm for us now what that new location is, much speculation has been made and yet nobody has truly confirmed anything..

Felicia Menhi-Behr: I think i'm going to let Claire respond to that one, as this new location was very much her idea... Claire...

Claire Labaine: Yes, it's okay, we can confirm that the new location or fictional setting for GL is going to be a fictional upstate New York town called Mount View. This new setting is located as a upcoming script states "just minuets from New York state".

Marcus Right: What else can you tell us about this new setting of Mount View, New York?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: Well, it's a totally mordern town, located moments from New York State (by car); but it also has a history of it's own--it's own internal political and social order that will play a big role in upcoming storylines.

Claire Labaine: It was neccessary in order for the show to work on any level to allow characters to exist in a place of their own, that has it's own rules and order; but to also allow access to the very real world of New York.

Marcus Right: Will storylines center solely on Mount View or will we see characters move back and forth between Mount View and New York?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: At least initally we'll see characters in both settings; one or more characters will work at a hospital in New York and others will live in New York; but the main action will be centered in Mount View.

Claire Labaine: The main focus of the show will be the characters in Mount View, but we'll fit New York into stories whenever it feels organic and natural to the show.

Marcus Right: and what about Springfield, will we see any characters in springfield ever?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: Initally yes, but ultimately no; in order to get the story and characters into Mount View, New York we do have to do some clean-up work in Springfield, we feel in order to give fans closure on the old show and old characters at least a few episodes will revolve around Bill and Lizzie saying good-bye to Springfield and this will allow us to end the story of some characters (for example; Reva and Josh or Alan).

Claire Labaine: For the first three or four episodes we will be in Springfield closing up shop on those characters and stories and then we'll actually see Bill and Lizzie along with Dinah move onto Mount View, New York.

Marcus Right: Some fans are understandbly upset by the decision to reunite Bill and Lizzie instead of keeping Bill with Ava; what transpired that made that decision viable?

Claire Labaine: It was simply a matter of which stories we wanted to tell and based on the outlines we had and the ideas we had going it only made sense that Bill and Lizzie had to be together.

Felicia Menhi-Behr: For me the decision was easy to make because i am a big fan of Lizzie and Bill as a couple; so that made the decision easy to make. For us it was a matter of which couple on the show we could take and transplant into this new world; other couples were considered but they all came with a lot of baggage or issues we couldn't work through so Bill and Lizzie seemed like a natural choice.

Marcus Right: Can you explain to me, the decision to kill off core characters like Reva, Josh, Vanessa, Bill Lewis Sr., and Alan in the first three episodes on GEN-TV?

Claire Labaine: In order to get the story to a point where Bill, Lizzie and Dinah want to leave Springfield it was important to give them a reason to leave Springfield and for Bill we felt the loss of his entire family made for a perfect reason that he could leave town; if he felt he no longer had ties to the town he would feel free to leave and start his own life.

Felicia Menhi-Behr: It was simply a matter of once we knew who was staying with the show and which characters we needed to keep alive for the transition we were free to do whatever we wanted and several characters we felt would provide some inital buzz if we killed them off.

Marcus Right: Going on that theory one can understand the need to kill off Bill Sr., and Vanessa but why Reva and Josh? and why Alan?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: The decision to kill Reva and Josh was not taken lightly at all, but i believe once fans see why and how they die that everybody will understand and accept it.

Claire Labaine: It was a matter of moving story forward; we needed to make Springfield a place of sadness and despair in order to allow Bill and Lizzie and Dinah (as well as a few others) the motivation to leave Springfield.

Marcus Right: can you preview for fans how Reva and Josh as well as Alan and others die?

Claire Labaine: All i can say is that each death is done in the most respectful way we could; we really wanted to respect the characters history. I can say that Josh and Reva's death takes place moments after they got into the car back in September and that we'll see how they die and then flashforward a few months to current time as people in Springfield mourn them. As for Alan's death and Vanessa and Bill Sr., i wish to keep those top secret.

Felicia Menhi-Behr: It all happens for a reason and i believe will provide ample storyline for the future.

Marcus Right: Now much confusion has happened about who exactly is staying with the show, can you clear that up?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: Yes, the confusion is understandable as initally much of the cast had signed on to say, including Crystal Chappell and Jessica Luccia; and we had gotten Michael O'Leary to stay put; but as the shows new direction developed certain characters no longer felt needed so they were cut. And in the cast of Crystal Chappell other, outside sources made it less than viable for her to stay. Plus, GEN-TV's budget required some cast slashing.

Claire Labaine: of the previous cast memebers the only people returning long-term are Daniel Cosgrove (as Bill Lewis), Marcy Rylan (as Lizzie Spaulding Lewis), Grant Aleksander (as Philip Spaulding) and Gina Tognoni (as Dinah Marler). Character-wise we also have Ross Marler returning, in the form of James De Pavia.

Marcus Right: How are you going to explain Ross being alive again?

Claire Labaine: Well, we feel that his death never felt offical and that it always had the door open to his return some point in the future. We have a way of explaining it that will work for the storyline...

Felicia Menhi-Behr: His presence is needed in the story we want to tell so we have a very nice way of him returning to the show.

Marcus Right: Can you preview some of the new characters you have coming in?

Felicia Menhi-Behr: For sure; well we've mentioned before in interviews about Claudia Mason played by Lynn Herring; she is an OBGYN nurse that works at Mount View Hospital who will play a big role in Lizzie and Bill's attempts to have a baby (in episode 1 we'll reveal that Lizzie had a misscarriage and is since unable to get pregnant). and Then we have Finola Hughes coming on as Nadine Wilson-Mahler; she's going to be Ross's new wife who is probally going to be one of the most controversial characters in the new show; mostly because Nadine is not a very nice person and has a lot of emotional baggage coming with her.

Claire Labaine: We also have Alexandra Chando coming on as Nadine's daughter Miranda who will provide a lot of story for Finola and for James De Pavia as Ross. We have also Stephen Schetzner (best known as Cass Winthrop on Another World) coming in as a new character George Stevenson; who is the CEO of the largest company in Mount View; the company that Bill will be working for; he will be part of that internal order in Mount View that will be so intergal to the show's plost. Lastly, we have Colleen Zenk-Pinter as Charlene Stevenson, the wife of George who will have a lot of stuff to overcome in the first few weeks of the show.

Marcus Right: Initally when the show was picked up by GEN-TV you made a big announcement about casting Linda Dano, what exactly happened there?

Claire Labaine: Several factors contributed to Linda being dropped; mostly the evolution of the story we had in mind changed and she was no longer needed. She was originally cast as Vanessa but we no longer needed Vanessa on the canvas so we unfortunately no longer needed her. Believe me though we exhausted every possibility before dropping her.

Felicia Menhi-Behr: We had even considered casting her in a different role; at one point she was thought of to play the Charlene character but that didn't pan out at all and we were weary of casting her as Stephen Schetzner's love interest given their imense history together as "Another World" we didn't want people to think we were trying to recaputre something that is in the past.

"Guding Light" returns to television on November 12th at 3pm on GEN-TV...

LEGAL DISCLAIMER-------------------This entire post is fictional and is about a fictional tv network. Please do not think that i represent anybody mentioned in the article. This is a fictional article and is NOT a real interview. There is to my knowledge no such magazine as Hollywood Now and Marcus Right is not a real person... this is all for the purpose of a fictional tv network game. this is not real.----------

factsoflife

11-03-2009, 09:40 PM

Exactly one week from now, Guiding Light will be on GEN-TV and we can now offically confirm the entire cast that will be featured on the show.

Daniel Cosgrove as Bill Lewis (Regular)
Marcy Rylan as Lizzie Spaulding (Regular)
Gina Tognoni as Dinah Mahler (Regular)
Finola Hughes as Nadine Wilson –Mahler (Regular)
Stephen Schetzner as CEO George Stevenson (Regular)
Lynn Herring as Claudia Mason (Recurring)
James De Pavia as Ross Mahler (Regular)
Alexandra Chando as Miranda Wilson –Mahler (Regular)
Colleen Zenk-Pinter as Charlene Stevenson (Recurring)
and Grant Aleksander as Philip Spaulding (Recurring)
Kim Zimmer as Reva Shayne Lewis (Guest Star; First episode only)
Robert Newman as Joshua Lewis (Guest Star, First Episode Only)
Ron Raines as Alan Spaulding (Guest Star, First Episode Only)
Maeve Kinkaed as Vanessa Chamberlain Lewis (Guest Star, first episode only)
Jordan Clarke as Harlan Billy Lewis II ( Guest star, first episode only)
Marj Dusay as Alexandria Spaulding (Guest Star, first episode only)

factsoflife

11-03-2009, 10:05 PM

Going Into the holiday season most networks start airing reruns of their most popular shows in order to conserve episode counts for later in the season. GEN-TV on the other hand, will be airing mostly original episodes of their series as they just launched a new schedule.

Here is a night by night breakdown of what shows will be original and what will be reruns from now (November 3, 2009) through the end of December.

Monday Programming:
November 9, 2009: All shows air original episodes
November 16, 2009: All shows air original episodes
November 23, 2009: Getting Over It (original episode), Starting from scratch (original episode), Life's Facts (rerun), Me, My Wife & Our Mothers (rerun)
November 30, 2009: All shows air original episodes
December 7, 2009: All Shows air original episodes
December 14, 2009: Getting Over It (original episode), Starting from scratch (original episode), Life's Facts (original episode), Me, My Wife & Our Mothers (rerun)
December 21, 2009: All shows air original episodes
December 28, 2009: All shows air reruns

Tuesday Programming:
November 3, 2009: All Shows air original episodes
November 10, 2009: All Shows air original episodes
November 17, 2009: One Of These Days (Rerun), This Time Around (original), The Huntress (original)
November 24, 2009: All shows original
December 1, 2009: All Shows original
December 8, 2009: This Time Around (original), One Of These Days (rerun), The Huntress (Rerun)
December 15, 2009: All Shows air original episodes
December 22, 2009: One Of These Days (rerun), The Huntress (rerun), This Time Around (original)
December 29, 2009: All shows air original episodes

Wednesday Programming:
November 4, 2009: All shows air original episodes
November 11, 2009: Clue and Pefection (rerun), The Story Of Jacob (original episode), Without A Trace (original episode)
November 18, 2009: all shows air reruns
November 25, 2009: all shows air original
December 2, 2009: Clue (rerun), Perfection (rerun), The Story Of Jacob (rerun), Without A Trace (original episode)
December 9, 2009: Clue (original episode), Perfection (original episode), The Story of Jacob (original episode), Without A Trace (rerun)
December 16, 2009: all shows air original episodes
December 23, 2009: All shows air reruns
December 30, 2009: all shows air reruns

Thursday Programming:
November 5, 2009: all shows air original episodes
November 12, 2009: all shows air original episodes
November 19, 2009: all shows air original episodes
November 26, 2009: Chelsea Handler's Take On Life (original episode), Samantha Who (rerun), Teacher's Pet (original episode)
December 3, 2009: Chelsea Handler's Take On Life (original episode), Samantah Who (original episode), Teacher's Pet (rerun)
December 10, 2009: all shows air original episodes
December 17, 2009: Chelsea Handler's Take On Life (rerun), Samantah Who (original episode), Teacher's Pet (rerun)
December 24, 2009: All Shows air reruns
December 31, 2009: all shows air original episode

Saturday Programming:
November 7, 2009: Ivy Halls (original episode), Movie Of The Week (Pre-empted)
November 14, 2009: Ivy Halls (original episode), Movie Of The Week (Pre-empted)
November 21, 2009: Ivy Halls (original episode), Movie Of The Week (rerun)
November 28, 2009: All Shows Air Original episode
December 5, 2009: Ivy Halls (rerun), Movie Of The Week (original episode)
December 12, 2009: all shows air original episode
December 19, 2009: all shows air original episode
December 26, 2009: Ivy Halls (rerun), Movie Of The Week (original episode)

factsoflife

11-03-2009, 10:22 PM

The newly launched Monday night schedule got off to a strong start for GEN-TV last night. The network posted double digit increases in three of it's four timeslots over the previous week and scored it's highest monday night viewing ever for a 9pm series.

At 7pm a rerun of "The Game" posted 7.8 million viewers and a 2.4 share, up nearly 10% over the previous week's episode of "Frasier". At 730pm, a rerun of "My Wife & Kids" was seen by 8.4 million viewers, up over 10% from last week's episode of "The King Of Queens". In the 18-49 demographic both shows were up a stunning 15% over last week.

At 8pm the series premire of Heather Locklear in "Getting Over It" was a solid hit with 11.2 million viewers tuning in, up 23% over last week's episode of "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers". In the 18-49 demographic the series scored a 3.9, placing as the #2 show in the demographic for both the hour and the night. At 830pm, the series premire of Kirstie Alley and Doris Roberts in "Starting From Scratch" was also a solid hit with 10.59 miilion viewers tuning in, in demographics it scored a 1.9, which was enough for 3rd place for the hour and 4th place for the night.

At 9pm, a newly transplanted "Life's Facts" saw it's largest audience since it's series premire and netted 11.8 million viewers, in the 18-49 demographic it scored 1.3. At 930pm, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothes" attracted 8.3 million viewers with a 2.1 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 10pm, "The Division" was seen by 9.2 million viewers and "Canterbury's Law" at 11pm was seen by 1.2 million viewers.

Overall Monday night is being touted "a triumph, a victory for GEN-TV". A network spokesperson said "We are beyond thrilled that our new series launched to such fanfare, it is a big victory for us and a huge relife after several other series failed so epically".

Patricia Meyers-Johnston said "I am completley thrilled in the success we had last night in launching our Monday night line-up; i am equally impressed with the strong numbers for our transplanted series "Life's Facts" which rebounded in a huge way".

factsoflife

11-03-2009, 10:25 PM

GEN-TV has released a press statement clearing up some confusion. A casting notice went out several weeks ago stating that Vivica A. Fox had been cast in the drama pilot "Fear and Loathing In L.A.", and another casting noticed was released last week stating that Kristin Davis had been cast in the same role. Industry pundits want the answer to who is cast in the role. GEN-TV cleared that up today with the news that "Both are cast in the series; but in different roles. Kristin Davis will be playing Amanda Walker, the ruthless lawyer who is the head of the series and Vivica A. Fox will be playing Didi O'Neil, a sassy paralegal who works for the Amanda Walker character".

Somehow an original press release misidentified the role she would be playing as Amanda Walker.

factsoflife

11-04-2009, 12:19 AM

Tuesday night looks to be another home-run for GEN-TV. According to fast national data retrived just moments ago by the network it appears that it's line-up was a smash success. At 7pm, a rerun of "Judging Amy" attracted 7.9 million viewers, a solid effort. at 8pm, an all-new "One Of These Days" was seen by 22.8 million viewers, off slightly from it's usual numbers, but still a solid outing and enough to crown GEN-TV the #1 most watched network of the night. At 9pm, the launch of "This Time Around" at 9pm can be called a massive success; with 19.3 million viewers, the series saw a 82% rate of retention from it's lead-in and posted the largest numbers of any show in it's hour and beat out both CBS's "NCIS: Los Angeles" and ABC's "Dancing With The Stars". In the 18-49 demographic it got a 2.9 and beat CW's "Melrose Place" and NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". At 10pm, "The Huntress" attracted 18.2 million viewers, jumping up 15% from last week.

Demographic Breakdown:

7pm:
Judging Amy
7.9 million total viewers
1.2 18-49 (#2)
2.3 18-25 (#1)
2.1 25-35 (#1)

8pm:
One Of These Days
22.8 milliol total viewers
2.2 18-49 (#2)
2.3 18-25 (#1)
2.5 25-35 (#1)

9pm:
This Time Around
19.3 million total viewers
2.9 18-49 (#1)
2.6 18-25 (#2)
2.8 25-35 (#1)
#1 for the 9pm hour
82% rate of retention!

10pm:
The Huntress
18.2 million total viewers
2.3 18-49 (#3)
1.9 18-25 (#2)
2.4 25-25 (#2)
89.9% rate of retention!

factsoflife

11-04-2009, 12:26 AM

After seeing strong results for it's newest drama series "This Time Around" and successfully launching a block of comedy series on Monday nights GEN-TV has opted to offically cancel "The House Of Secrets & Lies". The series which was pulled from the schedule early this season due to low-ratings was undergoing some revamping while on hiatus; but due to the networks changed fortunes the series is no longer a priority. Matthew Knight speaking on behalf of GEN-TV said "In the television industry a networks needs can change on an almost momentary basis and that is the situation here; due to a strong group of shows coming in we no longer have room for the house of secrets and lies on our schedule; despite some excellent revamping work that was being done on it".

Offically speaking the show was set to re-launch in January after undegoing extensive revamping but the network no longer wants the series and has offically pulled the plug. The network notified producers late Tuesday night that the series had been cancelled and production was to cease immedietly.

The series had 8 episodes left of it's 12 episode order and had completed filming on 4 of the 8. The network said they have no plans to burn off the additional episodes or to stream them on-line. The cast and crew have been released from their duties.

TVgeek14

11-04-2009, 01:00 PM

The Amazing Mrs Novak (1x09) - 18.98 Million
Girls Chasing Men (1x09) - 14.09 Million
Back (1x09) - 15.45 Million

factsoflife

11-04-2009, 09:46 PM

Hollywood Now Magazine is delighted to have daytime emmy winning actress Gina Tognoni with us for an exclusive interview about the newly revamped version of "Guiding Light" that is going to premire on GEN-TV next Thursday. She sat down on a sunny Friday in New York City with Marcus Right, to discuss the series move from it's long-time home in the big apple to sunny Los Angeles and it's move from network TV to cable as well as the shocking storyline that's upcoming for her character, scheming, man hungry Dinah Mahrler.

Marcus Right: Gina, thank you so much for being here with us, we are ecstatic to have you with us.

Gina Tognoni: Thank you so much, i am always happy to discuss "Guiding Light", it's been a wonderful home to me.

Marcus Right: Okay let's get right down to it: How did you feel when you first heard that CBS had cancelled the series?

Gina Tognoni: Shocked, truthfully. We had all been told that the new production model was a big hit within CBS and that it had saved us from infinte death; we had been assured by Barbra Bloom that we had at least another two cycles left in us. When i got to work and executives from CBS were on-set to inform us that we had been cancelled i was shocked; i just couldn't believe it. Many of us were beyond devestated; i cried for an hour; but the people i felt really bad for were the people that had worked at GL for decades; people like Kim Zimmer and Tina Sloan and Beth Chamberlain---they were loosing their family and their friendships. it was awfully hard to watch.

Marcus Right: What were your thoughts when you heard that the show might get picked up by GEN-TV?

Gina Tognoni: I was hopeful but i've worked in this industry long enough to know not to get my hopes up for much.

Marcus Right: and your reaction when the deal was made public?

Gina Tognoni: i was very happy that the show would survive in some form, but i also knew it wouldn't be the same at all; i was pretty aware that a large number of the cast would not survive the move; same with the crew.

Marcus Right: How did you get to stay on-board and what informed the decision to keep Dinah on the canvas?

Gina Tognoni: Well i can't speak for the writers, i don't know why they opted to keep Dinah alive; but for me, it was about the chance to stay on the show i've called home for years and to continue playing a wonderful character that i love---and then when i heard what Claire (Labaine, head writer) had in store for the character i just couldn't say no. It was never about money for me, although to be truthful i had several offers from other shows both in daytime and outside of daytime.

Marcus Right: Can you elborate on those offers?

Gina Tognoni: Well, i was definetly in negoiations with ABC to reprise Kelly on "One Life To Live" and CBS had expressed interest to keep me on their network; "The Young & The Restless" was one possibility. I also had been told by my agent that "General Hosptial" was interested in me for the role of Sam McCall if Kelly Monaco didn't resign, but i guess she did end up re-signing. I also had an open ended offer from "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" to appear as a ADA. But for me, "Guiding Light" felt like home.

Marcus Right: Were you at all worried that all the changes the show was to undergo would undermine the integrity of the characters and the legacy that "GL" had built up all these years?

Gina Tognoni: No, no---i had total faith in the team being brought in---i have immense respect for Claire Labaine and Felicia Menhi-Behr; they are two of the finest people that have ever worked in daytime.

Marcus Right: It was recently announced that your former "One Life To Live" co-star James De Pavia will be brought on to play Ross Mahrler, Dinah's father; you used to play lovers on "OLTL" when Kelly and Max briefly dated, is it odd for you two to know be playing father and daughter?

Gina Tognoni: James and i like to laugh about that; surely it is a different dynamic we have to work off of now, we have to make sure we don't fall into the trap of Dinah looking doe-eyed or lusty at Ross because they are father and daughter; it's not Kelly and Max as lovers anymore. But so far it's been fairly easy to do.

Marcus Right: and what are your thoughts on the controverisal decision to bring Ross back from the dead?

Gina Tognoni: Well, i must say people have been wanting Ross alive for sometime and the way they are doing this is to me the best possible way they could have done it. It's going to come off as very natural and it's going to open up a lot of story for Dinah; she's going to have a lot to deal with; not only with her father returning from the dead but with his new wife and daughter in toe (played respectively by Finola Hughes and Alexandra Chando).

Marcus Right: can you tell us how or when we'll first see Ross?

Gina Tognoni: I'm not sure i am allowed to say; let's just say that the viewers will know he's alive well before Dinah does and it will be a nice cat and mouse game before Dinah realizes that Ross is who he is...

Marcus Right: and how will Dinah deal when she realizes who Ross is?

Gina Tognoni: Well let's just say she becomes very self-destructive for a period of time and isn't very pleasant to be around because she feels her father betrayed her by (faking his death). I hope i didn't just give a big plot point away by revealing that he faked his death.

Marcus Right: Is Dinah one of the people moving to Mount View, New York or will she be in Springfield?

Gina Tognoni: Dinah definetly is in Mount View, New York--she has no reason to stay in Springfield now that all the people she was close with are gone--Reva and Josh are dead, Edmund is gone, Jeffery is gone and Mallet is dead (opps i hope i didn't spoil the story by revealing that); so for her moving to Mount View is no big deal, she needs a fresh start---she of course has no idea when she's moving that she's about to come face to face with her persumed dead father now living a new life with a new wife and child... her reaction is visceral to say the least.

Marcus Right: How has the look and feel of the show changed now that it's on a small cable network?

Gina Tognoni: Well for one, the new production model is gone; we've returned to a more traditional model of production with a soundstage and standing sets and three or four cameras. No more shakey cameras and blarring music. It looks great---fresh, crisp, and it has a very organic feel for a soap opera.

Marcus Right: and how has the move from New York to Los Angeles affected the cast and the show itself?

Gina Tognoni: Well it's allowed us to be closer to the main bulk of the soap industry and the rest of the television industry---it's allowed us to work in a larger studio space, with HD capability and overall has been very positive. Of course we miss New York and our old studio; it's an adjustment not to see the same security guards and cameramen that we've seen all these years; but you win some and lose some, we are just so happy to be on the air in any form.

Marcus Right: are you positive about GEN-TV's faith in the show? are you worried that a year from now you'll be cancelled again?

Gina Togoni: well in this era that's always a possibility but so far GEN-TV is very supportive and is very optimistic and wants us to succeed so i believe we have a few years at the very least left in us.

That's all for now, "Guiding Light" returns to TV on GEN-TV on Thursday, November 12, 2009.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER---the above interview is fictional and is not real----there is no such person as Marcus Right and no magazine called hollywood now. I am not Gina Tognoni and this is FICTIONAL and just for fun.---------

yankeesrj12

11-04-2009, 10:03 PM

YTN Press Release:
Pushing Daisies Grows Among 18-34 Year Olds
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.07 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.10 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Looking for Love (R)
3.68 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

The Practice (R)
3.95 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.46 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
YTN Skews Younger Than GEN-TV; Pushing Daisies Skews Much Younger Than GEN-TV's One of These Days
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.19 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.45 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Looking for Love (R)
3.95 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

The Practice (R)
4.07 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.85 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The President of YTN says, "Tuesdays are very strong for us. When Pushing Daisies can pull a 2.2 demo with only 5.45 million viewers, thats a big plus. GEN-TV's One of These Days needs nearly 20 million viewers for a 2.2 demo. Only 11% of GEN-TV's "Days" audience is in the advertisers target demo, while 40% of Pushing Daisies audience is in that same demo. We can officially say we crushed GEN-TV tonight."

yankeesrj12

11-04-2009, 10:26 PM

YTN Press Release:
Official Series Schedule

Sunday 11/8 - Outburst! (1x10) - The Weakest Link (1x04)
Sunday 11/15 - Outburst! (1x11) - The Weakest Link (1x05)
Sunday 11/22 - Outburst! (R; 1x01) - The Weakest Link (R; 1x01)
Sunday 11/29 - Outburst! (R; 1x02) - The Weakest Link (R; 1x02)

Monday 11/9 - TAKEN (1x10) - The Streets (Series Finale; 1x10)
Monday 11/16 - TAKEN (1x11)
Monday 11/23 - TAKEN (R; 1x01)
Monday 11/30 - TAKEN (R; 1x02)

Tuesday 11/10 - Pushing Daisies (4x10)
Tuesday 11/17 - Pushing Daisies (4x11)
Tuesday 11/24 - Pushing Daisies (R; 3x01)
Tuesday 12/1 - Pushing Daisies (R; 3x02)

Wednesday 11/11 - Singles (1x10) - The New Life (1x05) - College and Roommates (2x10)
Wednesday 11/18 - Singles (1x11) - The New Life (1x06) - College and Roommates (2x11)
Wednesday 11/25 - Singles (R; 1x01) - The New Life (R; 1x01) - College and Roommates (R; 2x01)
Wednesday 12/2 - Singles (1x12) - The New Life (1x07) - College and Roommates (2x12)

Thursday 11/12 - Dr. Heart (1x10)
Thursday 11/19 - Dr. Heart (1x11)
Thursday 11/26 - Dr. Heart (R; 1x01)
Thursday 12/3 - Dr. Heart (1x12)

Friday 11/13 - Looking for Love (1x10; Love Chosen - 2 Hours)
Friday 11/20 - Looking for Love (1x11; Reunion Special)
Friday 11/27 - TBA
Friday 12/4 - TBA

Saturday 11/14 - The One (1x10)
Saturday 11/21 - The One (1x11 - Season Finale)
Saturday 11/28 - TBA
Saturday 12/5 - TBA

factsoflife

11-04-2009, 10:44 PM

TV Insider magazine, a nationally regconized industry magazine for Television critics released their annual "Critics Survey", the annual list compiled by the magazine in which they survey top Television critics on their favorite shows of the season. GEN-TV is proud to have made a giant dent on the list being named by TV critics as "Favorite Cable Network" and three GEN-TV shows were singled out as being outstanding. Critics named "One Of These Days" as "Favorite New Drama Series" and "Top Drama Series"; "Second Family" was named "Favorite Comedy Series" and "The Story Of Jacob" was named by critics as "Top Cable Series". In addition to these honors; GEN-TV also fared outstanding when the critics were asked to rank their top 100 favorite tv shows of the season; GEN-TV took 9 spots on the list; "One Of These Days" was ranked highest at number 17, "The Story Of Jacob" ranked at 23, "Second Family" ranked at 25, "Hot Tamales" ranked at 34, "The Huntress" ranked at 36, "Without A Trace" ranked at 38, "Life's Facts" ranked at 56, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" ranked at 63 and cancelled series "People I Know" ranked at the critics 69th favorite show of the season; beating out more well known fare like NBC's "30 Rock" (#78) and "The Office" (#82).

factsoflife

11-04-2009, 10:50 PM

GEN-TV announced today the return of their highly rated, critically acclaimed comedy series "Hot Tamales". The series which ended it's successful first season in September is being brought back to the schedule earlier than expected and will return in January on Thursday nights; as a companion piece for "Samantha Who". The series is replacing recently cancelled "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" in the 8pm timeslot.

"Hot Tamales" is the #1 rated sitcom on GEN-TV and was recently honored with a prestigous Peadbody Award for it's outstanding Ovarian cancer storyline. The exact return date has yet to be decided.

factsoflife

11-04-2009, 11:01 PM

YTN Press Release:
YTN Skews Younger Than GEN-TV; Pushing Daisies Skews Much Younger Than GEN-TV's One of These Days
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.19 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.45 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Looking for Love (R)
3.95 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

The Practice (R)
4.07 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.85 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The President of YTN says, "Tuesdays are very strong for us. When Pushing Daisies can pull a 2.2 demo with only 5.45 million viewers, thats a big plus. GEN-TV's One of These Days needs nearly 20 million viewers for a 2.2 demo. Only 11% of GEN-TV's "Days" audience is in the advertisers target demo, while 40% of Pushing Daisies audience is in that same demo. We can officially say we crushed GEN-TV tonight."

GEN-TV's Matthew Smith is a man with a sense of humor and that's why he doesn't take personally the "utterly baseless" claims of other networks who claim to have "crushed" GEN-TV, despite getting only 5.45 million viewers. "It is utterly ridiculous for another network to claim victory over us when their shows got only 5.45 million viewers compared to over 20 million that we got" says Smith. "They claim that because their show skewed younger (just slightly) that they are the victorious network; well truthfully that is not even close to being true; our show is the higher rated show and will be much more profitable in the long run than their shows which hasn't even cracked 6 million viewers" explained Smith.

"GEN-TV is in fine shape and we don't really believe that the demographics indicate much about "One of These days" which is doing fantastic all around; it is one of the most popular shows on television and our ad revenue is just fine--advertisers are lining up to buy space on that and all of our other shows".

Patricia Meyers-Johnston, also of GEN-TV also laughs off claims from other networks that say they crushed GEN-TV on Tuesday night "That is absolutley moronic to say that a show with under 6 million viewers crushed a show that got more than 20 million viewers. Demographics are not the be all, end all of the tv world". she went on to say "in fact sometimes younger demographics can hurt the long-term viablity of a series; look at FOX's "The O.C." which scored notriously young demos and was cancelled in four seasons; not to mention it faded from popularity among those viewers quickly---sometimes skewing slightly older provides a shows with a longer shelf-life". Andrea Wilson a media expert for Variety explained "Sometimes networks with younger skewing shows have a difficult time sustaining a long-term schedule because the younger audience looses interest in shows very quickly---this is primarly why The CW has had a difficult time launching any successful shows; "Gossip Girl" is one of their most young skewing shows and has yet to become a mainstream hit. There is a reason why CBS which skewes older has shows that last much longer than the other network shows typically do".

In either case GEN-TV maintains "we are very satisfied with the ratings for all our Tuesday night shows and believe that they are doing fine---we were not in any way crushed on Tuesday night" said Matthew Smith.

TVgeek14

11-05-2009, 03:16 PM

Masterwork (1x09) - 23.41 Million
Washington Field (1x09) - 12.00 Million
Eleventh Hour (2x09) - 11.91 Million

factsoflife

11-05-2009, 06:39 PM

Wednesday night was a solid success for GEN-TV as both "Perfection" and "Clue" got series high ratings and "The Story Of Jacob" saw triple digit gains in the 18-49 demographic.

At 7pm, a rerun of "Full House" was seen by 12.5 million viewers and at 730 a rerun of "Step By Step" was seen by 5.6 million viewers. At 8pm, "Clue" was seen by 36.7 million viewers, not only a series high, but the largest broadcast on a cable network in fifteen years. It beat out all the broadcast networks too. At 830, "Perfection" was seen by 35.6 million viewers. The good news continued at 9pm, when "The Story Of Jacob" saw it's largest audience ever with 26.4 million viewers tuning it and at 10pm, "Without a Trace" was seen by an impressive 21.3 million viewers. GEN-TV took the gold medal among both cable and broadcast networks for the evening, and was #1 among the 18-49 demographic. At 11pm, a rerun of "ER" netted 14.2 million viewers, a marvelous increase over last week.

Demographic Breakdown:

7pm:
Full House (Rerun)
12.5 million overall viewers
1.2 18-49 (#1)
1.2 18-25 (#2)
1.3 25-34 (#1)

730pm:
Step By Step (Rerun)
5.6 million overall viewers
1.0 18-49 (#3)
1.1 18-25 (#2)
1.1 25-34 (#3)

8pm:
Clue
36.7 million viewers
4.4 18-49 (#1)
3.9 18-25 (#1)
3.5 25-34 (#1)
#1 Broadcast Of The Evening For All Networks (Cable and Broadcast)
#1 among 18-49 Viewers for the hour and the evening

830pm:
Perfection
35.6 million overall viewers
3.5 18-49 (#2)
3.2 18-25 (#3)
2.9 25-34 (#3)

9pm:
The Story Of Jacob
26.4 million overall viewers---Largest Audience Ever
3.9 18-49 (#2)---Triple digit increase over last week
2.6 18-25 (#2)
2.7 25-34 (#1)---Largest Audience Ever in this demo
#1 among Female Viewers

10pm:
Without A Trace
21.3 million viewers overall
2.8 18-49 (#2)
2.3 18-25 (#2)
2.9 25-34 (#1)

11pm:
ER (Rerun)
14.2 million viewers overall
2.4 18-49 (#2)
2.2 18-25 (#3)
2.3 25-34 (#2)

Overall Patricia Meyers-Johnston says "We are thrilled with the performances of our Wed night shows, although i'm sure other networks will claim victory, even when clearly we beat them fair and square".

Mrgman

11-05-2009, 09:25 PM

MEN NET
Originals (The sports dish)
Weekdays

6:00 Cops
6:30 Fresh prince
7:00-8:00 The sports dish
8:00 Cops
8:30 Cheaters
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Knight Rider (80's only)
11:00 Miami Vice
12:00 The A Team
1:00 George Lopez
1:30 King of queens
2:00 The Bernie Mac show
2:30 Martin
3:00 The Wayans Brothers
3:30 Fresh prince
4:00 The Sports Dish
5:00 CSI
6:00 NCIS
7:00 Family Guy
7:30 Simpsons
8:00-11:00 Primetime
Monday 8-10 Monday night movie
10:00 Simpsons
10:30 Family guy
Tuesday
8:00 Supernatural
9:00 Heroes
10:00 Smallville
Wednesday
8:00 Without a trace
9:00 NYPD Blue
10:00 Law and order
Thursday
8:00 Family guy
8:30 Family guy
9:00 Martin
9:30 George Lopez
10:00 Simpsons
10:30 Simpsons
Friday
8:00-9:30 Cops
9:30-11:00 Cheaters
Saturday
8:00-10:00 Movie
10:00 Martin
10:30 Martin
Sunday
8:00 Magnum P.I (NFL Postgame in football season)
9:00 The A Team (Magnum in NFL season)
10:00 Knight rider
weekdays
11:00 Martin
11:30 Family Guy
12:00 Bernie Mac
12:30 King of queens
1:00 Cops
1:30 Cheaters
2:00-6:00 Infomercials

yankeesrj12

11-07-2009, 01:17 AM

YTN Press Release:
College and Roommates Grow; The New Life (R) Bigger Than Original
The Comedy Network Presents (R)
2.29 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Singles
6.88 million viewers
2.9 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The New Life
8.01 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

College
16.16 million viewers
6.0 (18-49)
13.7 (18-34)
2.3 (25-54)
27.9 (Kids 12-17)
19.6 (Young Adults 18-25)

Roommates
15.02 million viewers (93% retention)
5.8 (18-49) (97% retention)
13.1 (18-34) (96% retention)
2.1 (25-54) (91% retention)
27.1 (Kids 12-17) (97% retention)
18.9 (Young Adults 18-25) (96% retention)

The New Life (R; 2 Episodes)
12.75 million viewers
4.2 (18-49)
8.9 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
7.25 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
6.4 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

*Retention for NEW original programming only.*

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 8/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 2/10 episodes have aired
The One - 8/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 8/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 8/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 8/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 8/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 3/13 episodes have aired
College - 8/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 8/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 7/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 7/10 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/10 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
The Family Challenge - 0/6 episodes have aired

The Cleveland Show (Repeats) Coming to Wednesdays
YTN will air a repeat of The Cleveland Show at 10:30/9:30c every Wednesday night following a repeat Family Guy starting next Wednesday.
YTN Press Release:
Comedies Fall Against World Series Finale; Cleveland Show (R) Strong
The Comedy Network Presents (R)
2.04 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Singles
6.32 million viewers
2.6 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

The New Life
7.47 million viewers
2.7 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

College
15.10 million viewers
5.6 (18-49)
12.7 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)
25.1 (Kids 12-17)
17.9 (Young Adults 18-25)

Roommates
14.18 million viewers (94% retention)
5.4 (18-49) (96% retention)
12.0 (18-34) (95% retention)
1.8 (25-54) (90% retention)
24.0 (Kids 12-17) (96% retention)
16.8 (Young Adults 18-25) (94% retention)

Family Guy (R)
10.02 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
7.9 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R; Premiere)
9.89 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
7.7 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
6.94 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
4.1 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The President of YTN says, "We clearly beat GEN-TV in the very competitive 9pm hour. Our viewer number was around 14.50 million and a 5.5 demo, while GEN-TV averaged 26 million with a 3.9 demo. Ask the advertisers, and our show wins. In the 10pm hour, a repeat of Family Guy and The Cleveland Show were able to outrate GEN-TV's Without a Trace in the key 18-49 demo."

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 9/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 3/10 episodes have aired
The One - 9/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 9/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 9/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 9/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 9/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 4/13 episodes have aired
College - 9/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 9/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 8/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 8/10 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/10 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
The Family Challenge - 0/6 episodes have aired

yankeesrj12

11-07-2009, 01:27 AM

YTN Press Release:
Dr. Heart Continues To Slide
Bones (R)
1.83 million viewers
0.6 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

House (R)
3.03 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
10.13 million viewers
4.3 (18-49)
4.1 (18-34)
4.0 (25-54)

ER (R)
5.31 million viewers
2.5 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.93 million viewers
2.3 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Dr. Heart Grows Among 25-54 Year Olds
Bones (R)
1.99 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

House (R)
3.17 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
9.52 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
3.6 (18-34)
4.1 (25-54)

ER (R)
4.99 million viewers
2.3 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.63 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.9 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

TVgeek14

11-07-2009, 02:04 PM

Bodies (1x09) - 7.99 Million
The Ultimate Rock Band (1x09) - 7.91 Million
Without A Trace (8x09) - 15.20 Million

MikeLutton

11-07-2009, 06:13 PM

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Weekday Line Up.Monday Thru Friday
{70s 80s Era

5:00am Love Boat

6:00am Eight Is Enough

7:00am Brady Bunch

7:30am Partridge Family

8:00am Bob Newhart Show

8:30am WKRP in Cincinnati

9:00am Barney Miller

9:30am Welcome Back Kottor

10:00am Odd Couple

10:30am Taxi

11:00am Alice

11:30am Good Times

12:00pm All in The Family

12:30pm The Jeffersons

1:00pm Sanford And Son

1:30pm Chico And The Man

2:00pm One Day At A Time

2:30pm Maude

3:00pm Happy Days

3:30pm Laverne & Shirley

4:00pm Family Ties

4:30pm Growing Pains

5:00pm Charles in Charge

5:30pm Gimme A Break

6:00pm Whos The Boss

6:30pm Mr. Belvedere

7:00pm Night Court

7:30pm My Two Dads
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8:00pm Incredible Hulk

9:00pm Knight Rider

10:00pm Dukes Of Hazzard

11:00pm Starsky & Hutch

12:00am Dallas

1:00am Dynasty

2:00am Equalizer

3:00am Mike Hammer

4:00am Remington Steel

5:00am Rockford Files
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Saturday Weekend Line Up

6:00am Gi Joe Real Amercian Hero

6:30am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtels

7:00am Slimer And The Real Ghostbusters

7:30am Johnny Quest

8:00am He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe

8:30am She Ra.Princess Of Power

9:00am Thundercats

9:30am Voltron Defender Of The Universe

10:00am Transformers

10:30am Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids

11:00am Garfield And Friends

11:30am Heathcliff
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12:00pm Six Million Dollor Man

1:00pm Bionic Woman

2:00pm Fall Guy

3:00PM Charlie's Angels

4:00pm Hawaii Five 0

5:00pm Magnum PI

6:00pm Simon & Simon

7:00pm Miami Vice

8:00pm A-Team

9:00pm Columbo

10:00pm Mike Hammer

11:00pm Dallas

12:00am Mission Impossible

1:00am Perry Mason

2:00am Ironside

3:00am Highway Patrol

4:00am Sunset Strip

5:00am Green Hornet
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Sunday Weekend Line Up.

{All Day 80s Era

6:00am Morning News

7:00am 227

7:30am Amen

8:00am Archie Bunkers Place

8:30am Gloria

9:00am Three's A Crowd

9:30am Ropers

10:00am Whats Happening!!

10:30am Whats Happening Now!!

11:00am Its Your Move

11:30am Double Trouble

12:00pm Kate & Allie

12:30pm Just the Ten of Us
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1;00pm Diff Rent Strokes

1:30pm Silver Spoons

2:00pm Facts of Life

2:30pm Head Of The Class

3:00pm Perfect Strangers

3:30pm Bosom Buddies

4:00pm Mamas Family

4:30pm Empty Nest

5:00pm Webster

5:30pm Punky Brewster

6:00pm Too Close for Comfort

6:30pm Its A Living

7:00pm Newhart

7:30pm It's A Living
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8:00pm Highlander The Series

9:00pm V The Series

10:00pm Dallas

11:00pm Melrose Place

12:00am 21 Jump Street

1:00am Hunter

2:00am Tj.Hooker

3:00am Spenser For Hire

4:00am Party Of Five
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factsoflife

11-07-2009, 06:42 PM

Starting in January GEN-TV Wed nights are going to look a whole lot different. For one thing both "Clue" and "Perfection" will going on a temporary hiatus to make room for a slew of series that will be joining the line-up. On Wed, January 13, 2010, GEN-TV will air the season finales of both "Clue" and "Perfection" which will be leaving the network until next season to make room for new additions.

Patricia Meyers-Johnston, the Head Of Creative Development and Programming at GEN-TV outlined today a series of changes that will occur on Wed nights. "Both of the game shows airing on GEN-TV (Clue and Perfection) will go on temporary hiatus to accomodate more scripted fare; which at GEN-TV has always been the primary goal; to successfully launch as much original, scripted fare as possible". "We can confirm that at least one newly greenlit series will make it's way to Wed nights, medical series County General will anchor our Wed night line-up, we feel that adding County General to our already strong slate of drama's will make a big difference on Wed nights". When asked if the current line-up of "The Story Of Jacob" and "Without A Trace" would remain in-tact she said "that is unclear at the moment, we are still trying to determine which shows will pack the strongest punch; we have considered moving "Jacob" to tuesday nights and pairing it with "This Time Around" and "The Huntress" and moving "One Of These Days" over to Wed nights with "County General", but we have several shows in the works that we feel could also do very well, we are considering all options".

Over the course of the season "Perfection" has been a solid performer with an average of 25 million viewers each episode, while "Clue" has averaged 21 million viewers an episode.

factsoflife

11-07-2009, 06:53 PM

GEN-TV has confirmed today that they have ordered to series two of their current pilots. One drama and one reality series. The drama series is "Fear and Loathing In L.A." starring Kristin Davis as Amanda Walker, a ruthless, selfish and out of control divorce attorney in Los Angeles who goes to extreme measures to win her cases and whose total devotion to work has negatively affected her home life. The flashy series was created by Liz Friedman and is going to be produced by Darren Starr; who is best known for creating hit series like "Sex and The City", "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place". Kristin Davis perhaps best known for her Emmy-Nominated role as goody two shoes Charlotte Yorke on "Sex and The City" is returning to her roots as a soap opera bitch, having played the role of selfish-bitch Brooke Armstrong-Campbell on FOX's "Melrose Place" from 1994-1995. The actress said "i am thrilled to once again work with Darren Starr and to return to the kind of role that first made me well known; this is a complicated character and i look forward to exploring all facets of her personality". The series also co-stars well known actress Vivica A. Fox as a sassy receptionist who works at the law office with Amanda Walker. Playing Davis's husband on the show will be "ER" superstar Noah Wylie.

The other series being greenlit by GEN-TV is a new reality-documentary series starring Cindy Crawford called "Cindy & Randy: Happily Ever After" which documents the life of the supermodel and furniture designers life with her husband, nightclub owner Randy Gerber.

Both shows are set to debut in January. Other pilot pick ups are expected from GEN-TV as the new year approaches.

yankeesrj12

11-07-2009, 10:19 PM

YTN Press Release:
Holiday Knocks Numbers Down
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.19 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.40 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Looking For Love
5.96 million viewers
2.6 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

CSI: Miami (R)
4.22 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.37 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Looking For Love Grows Over Last Week
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.44 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.71 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Looking For Love
6.58 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
2.7 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

CSI: Miami (R)
4.74 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.53 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

11-07-2009, 11:06 PM

YTN Press Release:
Family Super Challenge
Family Super Challenge will premiere on November 10th, 2009 at 9:00/8:00c. "Family" was originally supposed to premiere last Tuesday, but was pushed a week forward in favor of a repeat of Looking For Love.

factsoflife

11-08-2009, 12:23 AM

Kim Zimmer is perhaps one of the most respected and revered names in daytime television. with 4 Daytime emmys and 11 nominations to her name, she is well-liked in the industry. It is this reasoning that everybody was shocked when she was not among the cast members asked to return to the show when GEN-TV picked it up after it's cancellation from CBS. Zimmer who has appeared in soaps since the late 1970's with roles on "One Life To Live", "The Doctors" and "Guiding Light" has a devoted group of fans who were outraged when it was announced that she would not return to the series when it debuts on GEN-TV on Thursday. Since that announcement was made several months ago the actress, always known for speaking her mind has been awfully quiet, in fact silent about her thoughts on not only her absence from this incarnation of the show, but the controversial news that her character, GL's main herione Reva Shayne Lewis will be killed off within the first ten minuets of the show's first broadcast on GEN-TV. Zimmer has finally broken her silence in a shocking interview with Hollywood Now's Holly Adams-Shepherd.

It was a rainy Monday afternoon in Manhattan, New York on a October afternoon when i met with Emmy-winning actress Kim Zimmer at a upscale Italian eatery on Manhattan's West side. The actress arrived after me, and i was already sitting down awaiting her arrival. A petite blonde she looks as if the wind will blow her away at any second, but she was well dressed and looked ready to tackle the many issues that i'm sure she knew would come up during the course of this interview. Having spent my childhood watching her as Reva Shayne Lewis on "Guiding Light" i was more nervous about this interview than i have been about pretty much any interview ever. But Kim always gracious was very kind to me and helped calm my nerves before i began the intense three-hour interview. What follows is an abridged version of that interview; edited for clarity and time.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: Kim, it is so great to meet with you, i am hugely honored to be sitting at the same table as Reva Shayne Lewis herself...

Kim Zimmer: Why thank you, i am happy to be here as well, and i'm sure Reva would be as well.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: Let's dive right into the biggest issue, how did you react to the news that the new show-runners planned to kill off Reva as well as several other beloved "Guiding Light" characters (including Joshua, Vanessa, Bill Sr, Alexandra and Alan)?

Kim Zimmer: Well at first i was sad that Reva would no longer be at the heart of the show, and that her fans would have no ability to catch up with her. But from a business standpoint i understood the need to clear the canvas and make room for a new direction. But frankly i'm upset that Reva has to die at all, i really wish that CBS hadn't cancelled us and put us all in this position.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: Do you blame CBS for the show's cancellation or do you as some fans do blame Ellen Wheeler?

Kim Zimmer: Well i'd be lying if i said i was a fan of the new production model, but i believe ultimately that it was CBS's Les Moonves that decided our fates, i don't think Ellen Wheeler or for that matter Barbara Blooms really had all that much to do with the decision. I think that it was a decision from very far up.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: Let's talk Reva's love life, Joshua Or Jeffery who does she belong with?

Kim Zimmer: Well clearly Joshua is the love of Reva's life. Jeffery was a late in life romance but that could never take the place of the Reva and Joshua romance. never.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: When you heard about how Reva was to be killed off what did you think?

Kim Zimmer: I thought that it was awful. Very disrespectful to the fans and to myself. Shooting those scenes made me sick to my stomach. Reva shouldn't die in such a disgusting and gruesome manner.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: Do you believe that fans of the CBS version of "Guiding Light" will want to tune into the GEN-TV version? will the shows have anything in common from you perspective?

Kim Zimmer: I think that the version that is coming up on GEN-TV is being directed at an entierly different audience than on CBS; i do believe many of the older viewers will be turned off based on some of what i've seen on the tapes that friends of mine have sent me and from the rumors i've heard. It's going to be a big change. But with that said, i very much trust Felicia Menhi-Behr and Clarie Labaine (Executive Producer and Head Writer of GEN-TV's version), i believe they have a lot of expierence and insight and will make the viewers comfortable in the long run.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: can you tell us how Reva dies?

Kim Zimmer: I'm not permitted to disclose, but let's just say it's bloody and disgusting and will shock many viewers.

Holly Adams-Shepherd: Months ago a script leaked in which Jeffery kills Reva's children and then Reva kills him; it caused a lot of speculation among fans as to the direction the show was going to take, but ultimately the script was declared to be a fake. what were your thoughts on that?

Kim Zimmer: Well, i knew those scenes weren't real, because they told me those were fake scenes and i had extensive discussions with several reliable sources, but if they were real i would think that would indicate a more gory version of the show than people are used too...

Holly Adams-Shephered: What's next for Kim Zimmer now that Reva is no longer a part of her daily life?

Kim Zimmer: I've moved out to L.A. and i want to find some work in primetime, i had been on a roll in primetime the first time i left "Guiding Light"; i did guest stints on various shows including "Desinging Women", "McGuyver" and later got cast in "Santa Barbara". I love primetime work and i'd love to work on a show like "Desperate Housewives" or "Grey's Anatomy"... we'll see. i'm just trying to put Reva behind me.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER--------this interview is fake, i am not Kim Zimmer and this interview is not real. There is no such person as Holly Adamson-Shepherd and no magazine called Hollywood Now. this is fictional... ---------

factsoflife

11-08-2009, 12:41 AM

In their annual stockholder's meeting held on Friday night executives at Factsoflife Corporation (FOLCORP) announced that in the second quarter of 2010 that "PRIDE TV" the gay and lesbian cable network owned by the company would be closing up shop. Michalea Williamson, the head of Finaical operations for FOLCORP said this "In this depressed economy it is our fiscal responsobility to eliminate parts of our company that are not profitable and it is our belife that PRIDE TV is a source of irresponsable fiscal spending, the network is not making money for our company". She and other executives including GEN-TV's Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston announced a five point plan to curb irresponsable spending within the company; including disolving "PRIDE TV" all-together. The cable network which started in 2004 has never turned a profit and has been among the bottom rung of cable networks since it's launch. Only recently has the network started to produce some traction in the ratings. However, according to industry experts the network has yet to turn a profit and has been operating within a deficit since it launched.

The network will be taken off the air sometime around December 2010. In the meantime the network has ordered that production on all PRIDE TV Shows cease production. Reruns of syndicated properties "Ellen", "Will & Grace", "Melrose Place" and "Party Of Five" and reruns of PRIDE TV originals "The Melissa Rivers Show", "The Rosie O'Donnell Interviews" and "The Loft" will fill the timeslots on the network until the network folds operations all-together.

This is not the first time that FOLCORP has shut down one of their lesser known networks, last year they shut down three networks: "TEEN TV", "WARP NETWORK" and "Suds TV". TEEN TV was a network devoted to teen shows, WARP network was made up of former WB and UPN shows and Suds TVwas a Soap opera network. Rumors are running rampant that another FOLCORP network, "FEMME TV" a woman's network may be next. In 2007 FOLCORP shut down "Drama TV" which was their 24-hour network devoted to scripted dramas. Rumors are that "FEMME TV" will be shut down sometime in first quarter 2011.

GEN-TV is the only network from FOLCORP that has turned a profit; since the network was launched from former network HGN early in 09 it has earned over 211 million dollars for the company. GEN-TV is currently the fourth most popular network on basic cable and is #1 among the coveted 18-49 demographic. According to industry reports the move of shutting down PRIDE TV is meant to generate more money to use on GEN-TV programming, marketing and development. An source speaking on the condition of annonymity said "It is FOLCORPS top priority to do anything they can to make GEN-TV the #1 network on TV; none of the other networks in FOLCORPS possession are important to them; they want GEN-TV to be their main focus".

Patricia Meyers-Johnston was very adamant when she said "do not take this as a sign that FOLCORP is in some kind of trouble, we are doing fantastic and this move it to assure that we continue our profitable reign for years to come---by allocating all of our resources to our most profitable networks we can expand our already successful position within the industry to another, even more powerful postion".

Pretty much none of the programming from PRIDE TV is expected to survive the cancellation of the network, with the exception of three series "The Melissa Rivers Show", "Joan & Melissa Talk Fashion" and "The Rosie O'Donnell Interviews" all of which are expected to be relaunched and retooled in some form either in syndication or for airing on GEN-TV. It is premature to speculate about that though.

yankeesrj12

11-08-2009, 02:16 AM

World News Channel Press Release:
WNC Limps Out of the Gate
*Nielsen rates only certain times*
SHOW / VIEWERS / 25-54 DEMO / PLACE (OUT OF 6)

6am-9am: WNC Morning News - 38,000 viewers (11,000) (6th place)
5pm: WNC Afternoon (Part II) - 95,000 viewers (28,000) (6th place)
6pm: In-Depth (Part I) - 87,000 viewers (25,000) (6th place)
7pm: In-Depth (Part II) - 72,000 viewers (25,000) (6th place)
8pm: Keeping You Informed - 103,000 viewers (39,000) (6th place)
9pm: International Scoop - 124,000 viewers (45,000) (6th place)
10pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part I) - 146,000 viewers (53,000) (5th place)
11pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part II) - 39,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
WNC Press Release:
Ratings For the Week of Sunday, November 1st to Saturday, November 7th
SHOW / VIEWERS / 25-54 DEMO / PLACE (OUT OF 6)
6am-9am: WNC Morning News - 12,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
5pm: WNC Afternoon (Part II) - 31,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
6pm: In-Depth (Part I) - 44,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
7pm: In-Depth (Part II) - 42,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
8pm: Keeping You Informed - 49,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
9pm: International Scoop - 57,000 viewers (9,000) (6th place)
10pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part I) - 52,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
11pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part II) - 10,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)

*N/A - Number too small for Nielsen to record

The President of WNC says, "Launching a network in this economy is tough. With the huge loss in numbers, viewers obviously don't see much in our programming. Hopefully we can improve."

yankeesrj12

11-08-2009, 02:20 AM

RUMORS ABOUT TV SHOWS
WORLD NEWS CHANNEL LOST $380,000 IN SECOND WEEK!
Just looking at the ratings for the shows on WNC (all shows averaged under 60,000 viewers) you'd know WNC was in trouble. Earlier today a report was released that said WNC lost $379,953 in it's second week on the air. That's a jump from the $195,294 lost in it's first week. If ratings keep dropping, WNC will keep losing. Let's face it, when you lose over $550,000 in two weeks, your not going to be around too long.

TVgeek14

11-08-2009, 05:15 AM

State Of Romance (1x06) - 7.90 Million
Canned (1x06) - 7.91 Million
Samantha Who (3x06) - 8.00 Million
Page 3 (1x06) - 8.01 Million
The Body Politic (1x09) - 9.18 Million

factsoflife

11-08-2009, 12:25 PM

Ivy Halls, the first ever reality series from GEN-TV had a stale showing last night. The series which aired an original episode at 8pm was seen by 5.2 million viewers, down 5% from last week and in the coveted 18-49 demographic off by 45% from last week. The series has struggled in the ratings since it's debut in October.

Demographic Breakdown:
5.2 million total viewers
1.1 18-49 demographic (#4)
1.0 18-25 demographic (#3)
1.2 25-35 demographic (#5)

Overall Patricia Meyers-Johnston says "Ivy Halls is struggling but we are 100% behind it and believe with time it will be a breakout hit".

yankeesrj12

11-08-2009, 09:54 PM

YTN Press Release:
Behind the Scenes to Premiere February 3rd
Behind the Scenes, YTN's upcoming comedy, will premiere February 3rd at 8:30/7:30c, following Singles. The current occupant of the 8:30 timeslot, The New Life, will go on hiatus and return in the Spring.

YTN Orders New Comedy
In an attempt to establish another comedy block, YTN has ordered a new 30 minute mutli-camera comedy. The Untitled Comedy is expected to debut in the spring with The New Life on Monday or Thursday.

factsoflife

11-09-2009, 02:53 PM

Due to the impending cancellation of PRIDE TV in December 2010, FOLCORP is planning to use many existing programs from PRIDE TV to launch a nationally syndicated block of programming. FOLCORP president Nadine Meyers said "With some retooling and relaunching i believe several of these shows could work well in syndication; The Melissa Rivers Show, Joan And Melissa's Take On Fashion and The Rosie O'Donnelle Interivews are all examples of shows that with some retooling for the mainstream audience can work in syndication".

So far the network has reached deals to syndicate two PRIDE TV progams nationwide; "The Melissa Rivers Show" a reality documentary series following the personal and professional life of Melissa Rivers is being sold to affilates for a Fall 2010 launch. The one hour series is being sold for both weekday and weekend syndication. Also being sold is "Joan & Melissa's Take On Fashion" the PRIDE TV series that has joan and melissa grading fashion choices of celebrities. That series is being sold for a fall 2010 launch as well strictly for Monday through Friday syndication.

At this point it is too soon to tell if anybody will buy said series, but FOLCORP is confidant that it will happen. The National Syndicators Conference where affilates and distrubtors buy syndicated programming is held in the winter of each year and this year is being held in Miami, Florida on December 15-20th.

FOLCORP is also attempting to sell another property "The Rosie O'Donnelle Interviews" into syndication, they are looking for a cable deal for that series.

We'll report more on this situation when we get any information on who will buy these series.

TVgeek14

11-09-2009, 05:40 PM

Deal Or No Deal (5x09) - 4.30 Million
Live Like You`re Dying (1x09) - 5.41 Million
Have I Got News For You (1x09) - 6.50 Million

Celebrity Expose (3x09) - 6.00 Million
Street Patrol (3x09) - 6.99 Million
Jail (3x09) - 5.91 Million
Vice Squard (2x09) - 7.31 Million
Fugitive Hunters (1x09) - 6.08 Million
Brothers & Detectives (1x09) - 28.31 Million

factsoflife

11-09-2009, 08:58 PM

GEN-TV today sent out a press release outlining several upcoming movies to air as part of their movie of the week franchise, which has been averaging 8 million viewers a week on Satruday nights. The next original installment of the movie of the week franchise will air on November 28 and it is a Thanksgiving themed movie called "A Family Gathering" starring Leah Thompson, Tim Matheson, Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner, Amanda Bynes, Stacey Farber, Joey Lawerence, Michelle Tracthenberg and Sarah Chalke. The movie centers on Maddie Shuster (Leah Thompson) a recently divorced mother of three children (Bynes, Tracthenberg and Farber) who is shocked when her ex husband (Matheson) shows up at Thanksgiving with a new, younger wife (Chalke) and a shocking announcement; that he's dying of cancer.

On December 5 the franchise shows another new installment with the daring new medical movie "H1N1" starring Kim Delaney, Jason Priestly, Blythe Danner, Luke Perry, Nancy McKeon, Teri Polo and Kerr Smith about a hospital staff treating patients during an outbreak of the deadly swine flu in their community.

On December 12th, GEN-TV presents a film aimed directly at young people with the special movie "It Was Someone She Knew" about a 15 year old high school freshmen who becomes the victim of date rape when one of her older brothers friends asks her out. The movie stars Shailene Woodley from ABC Family's "The Secret Life Of The American Teenager" as Andrea "Andie" McAbe the 15 year old girl who is raped by her 18 year old date Paul Graves (Degrassi's Jamie Johnston). Teri Polo stars as Andie's mother and high school principal.

On December 19th, GEN-TV presents "Christmas With Mom" starring GEN-TV's own Gail O'Grady as Michelle Nicols, a divorced mother of two grown children who expects to spend Christmas alone for the first time in years and is plesantly surprised when her children make time to spend with her.

On December 26, GEN-TV airs "Mixed Blessings" about a newly married couple trying to blend their families together; including their very different religious celebrations. The movie stars Courtney Thorne Smith, Ben Shenkman, Shenea Grimes, Rachel Bilson, David Henrie, Ed Asner, Cloris Leachman and Shawn Roberts.

yankeesrj12

11-10-2009, 12:07 AM

YTN Press Release:
Weakest Link Not So Weak
Roommates (R)
3.14 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
2.6 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

College (R)
3.47 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
3.2 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.09 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.9 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.17 million viewers
3.2 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
2.1 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.42 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.11 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The One Shows More Growth
The One
2.36 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

The One Renewed For Third Season
Despite below-average numbers for its second season, YTN has ordered a third season of The One. The third season will return to the shows first season format with celebrities, and will air two nights a week. The show is expected to return in January 2010.
The Weakest Link Nearly Duplicates Outburst! Numbers
Roommates (R)
3.19 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
2.6 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

College (R)
3.52 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
3.2 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.11 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.15 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.9 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.28 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.16 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The One Grows Among Viewers
The One
2.58 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

11-10-2009, 05:30 PM

YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Climbs To 2.0 Demo
Just Shoot Me (R; 2 Episodes)
1.42 million viewers
0.6 (18-49)
0.7 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.46 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.69 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.72 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

The Streets
1.81 million viewers (27% retention)
0.4 (18-49) (20% retention)
0.4 (18-34) (25% retention)
0.5 (25-54) (21% retention)

YTN Announces Repeats
During the week of November 23rd, all YTN series' will be in repeat mode despite the announcement that only the Wednesday comedies, and Dr. Heart would be a repeat during the week. YTN will also run repeats during the week of December 21st and December 28th.

The Streets - Series Finale
During the series finale of The Streets next week, viewers will get closure to the series. The President of YTN says, "Viewers hate when networks cancel shows and they don't get the final episodes or it ends on a cliffhanger. The writers and producers made sure all questions were answered, so viewers should be satisfied."
YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Stable; The Streets Series Finale Weak
Just Shoot Me (R; 2 Episodes)
1.51 million viewers
0.7 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.48 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.42 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.65 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

The Streets (Series Finale)
2.07 million viewers (31% retention)
0.5 (18-49) (26% retention)
0.3 (18-34) (19% retention)
0.5 (25-54) (21% retention)

YTN Announces The Streets Replacement
YTN will replace The Streets with a repeat of NCIS starting next Monday.

yankeesrj12

11-10-2009, 05:52 PM

TVgeek14

11-10-2009, 05:52 PM

Garrick (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 12.70 Million
Deal Or No Deal :Monday Edition (x04) - 6.00 Million
Legally Mad (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 13.70 Million

factsoflife

11-10-2009, 08:10 PM

factsoflife

11-10-2009, 08:32 PM

We are now half-way through the season and GEN-TV fans are curious about the fate of their favorite GEN-TV series, so we are ranking the chances of survival for each of the series on GEN-TV right now.

Group 1: Solid Hits (Locks or High Chance Of Survival)

"One Of These Days" is a break-out hit for the network, averaging 22 million viewers and episode and receving critical accalim. GEN-TV has already ordered a second season.

"The Huntress" this show averages 17 million viewers an episode and is among the most consistant shows on the networks schedule. Chances for renewal are high. Also boding well for it is that it's very cheap to produce. It films in Ontario, Canada where the network and studio get huge tax breaks. It's licsening fee is also one of the lowest on TV, so it's very wallet-friendly for GEN-TV.

"The Story Of Jacob" is definetly in "hit" territory. The series averages 18 million viewers a season and recently has taken off into the 20 million plus range. It's chances look bright for survival.

"Clue" has already been renewed for a second and third season.

"Perfection" has also been renewed for a second and third season, both shows average around 28 million viewers an episode and are insanely cheap to produce.

"Hot Tamales"- fresh off it's successful first season as GEN-TV's highest rated sitcom it's about to debut it's second season, barring some travesty it's chances for being reupped for a third are excellent.

"Second Family"- It was the #1 show on the network, but mid-way through it's first season it began to slip. It's schedule to return in March or April with a updated cast and changes in it's format. Only time will tell how viewers respond, but as of now chances of survival look good.

Group 2: (The Middle Range Group; Chances For Surival are Good, but not locks):

"This Time Around"- this show has aired only once, but was a solid hit. only time will tell if it holds up.

"Without a Trace'- despite solid ratings the future of this CBS transplant is questionable due to a possible spin-off, high liscening fee and a change in the direction the storyline. GEN-TV has only ordered 22 episodes of this show and nobody is discussing if it'll return next season.

"Me, My Wife & Our kids"- despite a solid start this show has begun to slip in recent weeks, going from an average of 8 million viewers to 4 million this week. The critics also haven't been kind to this show. It's chances for surival look poor.

"Life's Facts"- The series debuted to huge numbers thanks to viewer curioisity about it's premise, but it flat-lined in the weeks that followed, however a move to monday nights seems to have fixed that issue. Development issues and ratings for other shows will determine the networks needs and decide the fate of this series.

"GEN-TV Weekend Movie"- the movie of the week franchise averages 6 million viewers a week on Saturdays but is low rated in the key demographics. The fate of this franchise will be decided based on network needs. Chances are not good though.

Group 3- (Too Soon To Tell): These shows are too young to really know about yet---they have aired only a few episodes (less than 4) or no episodes:

"Samantah Who"

"Teacher's Pet"

"Getting Over It"

"Starting From Scratch"

"Entertainment Tonight Presents... REUNITED" (debuts on Friday)

"Ivy Hills" (hasn't debuted yet, may not even debut)

"County General" (debuts in January)

"Fear & Loathing In L.A." (debuts in January)

Group 4 (Chances Are Low or Unlikely for renewal):

"Ivy Halls"- The series is being crushed on Saturday nights and is espeically low in the 18-49 demographic. If this show survives it'll be a big surprise.

"People I Know"- This series was pulled from the schedule back in September and put on a temporary "hiatus"; despite network assurance that the show wasn't cancelled yet many cast memebers have accepted other offers and are now on other shows, chances for survival are less than nill.

Group 5: (Already Cancelled)

"Texas justice"

"Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"

"Julie McPherson IS Somebody"

"Kathy Griffin's Show"

"The Daily Grind"

"The House Of Secrets & Lies"

factsoflife

11-11-2009, 12:09 AM

According to GEN-TV's Patricia Meyers-Johnston the network is having a very successful development season, with a pelthora of quality shows to pick from. Speaking to the press today about the status of their development season she said "We are really, truly surprised at the quality of the pilots we've seen this development season; almost any of them could make it to the air in their current state". But for now the network which recently picked up three pilots "County General", "Fear And Loathing In L.A." and an untitled reality project starring Cindy Crawford it's time to announce the offical pick up of two new pilots.

The first pilot was a virtual "lock" for a pick-up says Meyers-Johnston, it is sultry soap opera "Napa Valley" which is written by Darren Starr and will be produced by Frank South and Carol Mendelsohn, best known for working on shows such as "Melrose Place", "Sisters", "CSI" and "Models Inc.,". The drama set inside a California Hospital explores the professional and personal lives of a group of doctors, nurses and other hospital staff in the exclusive Napa Valley region of California. The pilot has already got some high profile names attached to it, including Joan Collins, Angela Landsbury, Sela Ward and 6-time daytime emmy winner Erika Slezak (of ABC's One Life To Live). The pilot was tested for focus groups and according to Meyers-Johnston "was by far the most positively reviewed pilot of all the one's we tested". Matthew Smith chimed in and said "by the end of the showing, the test groups were salivating and seriously begged us to show the next episode- which of course we couldn't because it hasn't been filmed yet".

The other pilot being given the green-light today is a one-hour drama pilot called "Foster Care". The pilot focuses on Melanie Foster a forty-something Miami social worker dealing with her crazy professional life and her messed up personal life. The series current cast includes GEN-TV favorite Josie Bissett as Melanie Foster and Lorretta Devine as Charlotte Reston, Melanie's best friend and boss. The series is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

Both of these series are set to debut sometime in January.

factsoflife

11-11-2009, 01:00 AM

Due to increasingly low ratings GEN-TV has cancelled it's first ever reality series "Ivy Halls" after three weeks of low ratings. Despite high expectations the series has averaged under 4 million viewers all season. The series will complete airing it's 10 episode order and will air for the last time on December 26th. This also effectively kills it's planned spin-off series "Ivy Halls" focusing on students at Ivy League schools dealing with the pressures associated with that.

Come January the GEN-TV schedule will have an entirely different look and feel.

factsoflife

11-11-2009, 12:41 PM

factsoflife

11-11-2009, 01:27 PM

GEN-TV today offically announced that they have picked up three more series for their January schedule. Two sitcoms and a drama.

The first sitcom being picked up is called "Something Old, Something New" and was first developed for GEN-TV last development season, but never made the schedule. After some retooling the pilot has gotten the go-ahead for a 13-episode first season. The series revolves around Janice Adelman, a thirty-five year old Wedding planner happily engaged to her boyfriend, fellow wedding planner Steve Workman and expecting her first child when Steve's ex-fiancee from high school Trish Hart shows up on his doorstep with the news that fifteen years ago she had a baby; his baby and never told him. Now she's dying of cancer and wants Steve to raise his daughter. The pilot has already been cast. The role of Janice is being played by "Reba's" Melissa Peterman, with Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace") playing Steve and Rena Sofer ("24", "Hereos") playing Trish. Originally Sofer was cast as Trish but after some re-working of the pilot she switched roles.

The next sitcom offically getting the greenlight is "Home Again" a comedy pilot from Executive Producer Ricki Lake, who also stars in the series. The show revolves around Michelle "Mickey" Silver a former beauty queen who returns home to her small Oklahoma town a bit heavier than she was in high school, 40 pounds heavier to be exact. Now a divorcee and mother of two children Mickey must prove to everyone in town that size doesn't matter.

The drama pilot getting the okay today is "Justice For All" a legal drama starring Melissa Gilbert, Valerie Bertinelli and Lela Rochon. It is set inside a San Fransisco law firm specializes in cases related to civil rights with an intense focus on women's rights and gay rights. Wilson Cruz ("My So-Called Life") and Mackenzie Astin will take on supporting roles in the show.

According to executives several more pilots have been ordered for January but will not be announced until the full January schedule is made public at the end of December.

factsoflife

11-11-2009, 01:33 PM

GEN-TV has announced today that they have decided to pass on the reality tv project centering on former supermodel Cindy Crawford. Despite initally ordering a 13-episode first season the network has reconsidered their needs and has opted to pass on the series. No offical reason was given but speculation is that the network has opted to go in a different direction with their schedule and totally cut out reality programming all-together.

Timoth26

11-11-2009, 03:08 PM

I thought of one. How about the oldies station. This would be sort of like the oldies station on the radio except it airs older shows from the 1950's and 60's. For example it could look like this. This is the afternoon line up.

M-F: Mid afternoons to midnight.
3:00PM: I Love Lucy
3:30PM: I Love Lucy
4:00PM: The Lucy Show
4:30PM: The Lucy Show
5:00PM: Here's Lucy
5:30PM: Here's Lucy
6:00PM: The Brady Bunch
6:30PM: The Brady Bunch
7:00PM: The Andy Griffith Show
7:30PM: The Andy Griffith Show
8:00PM: I Dream Of Jeanie
8:30PM: I Dream Of Jeanie
9:00PM: Lassie
9:30PM: Lassie
10:00PM: The Munsters
10:30PM: The Munsters
11:00PM: The Adams Family
11:30PM: The Adams Family

That's just an example I came up with. This station could also air the shows in the original uncut and unedited form with fewer commercials then other stations.

Mrgman

11-11-2009, 11:27 PM

New Pilot for MENET

Lucky Louie (animated)

Starring
Louie Anderson (Louie)
Jennifer Aniston (Susan)
Mitchell Musso (Eric)
Miranda Cosgrove (Margaret)
Brad Garrett (Ralphie)
Martin Lawrence (Jordan)
Jennie Garth (Jessie)
Ed O Neill (Mr. Lawrence)

The show starts off with Louie's wife Susan leaving him and taking the kids Eric and Margaret with her. Now Louie is a single bartender trying to find his way along with his friends Ralphie Jordan and Jessie.

yankeesrj12

11-12-2009, 12:15 AM

TVgeek14

11-12-2009, 01:26 PM

The Amazing Mrs Novak (1x10) - 20.01 Million
Girls Chasing Men (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 16.22 Million
Back (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 14.04 Million

Masterwork (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 17.05 Million
Washington Field (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 13.00 Million
Eleventh Hour (1x10) - 15.50 Million

factsoflife

11-12-2009, 08:48 PM

GEN-TV continued it's impressively strong week last night with a strong showing in the ratings.

At 7pm a rerun of "Full House" attracted 13.5 million viewers and got a 1.9 in the 18-49 demographic. At 730 a rerun of "Step By Step" got 5.4 million viewers and a 1.6 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 8pm, a rerun of "Perfection" got 21.2 million viewers and a 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic. At 830 a rerun of "Clue" was seen by 21.1 million viewers, almost duplicating the numbers for "Perfection" and it got a 4.0 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 9pm, an original episode of "The Story Of Jacob" continued the momentum that it built last week and was seen by 26.7 million viewers, breaking the record it set last week for it's most watched episode. In demographics the news was even better, it built on the success it got last week. last week it pulled a 3.9 in the 18-49 demographic, and this week it got a 4.6 in the same demographic, and was able to beat both ABC's "The Country Music Association Awards" and CBS's "Criminal Minds" in the 18-49 demographic. a major triumph.

At 10pm, an original episode of "Without A Trace" saw it's typical audience of 21.3 million viewers and a 2.5 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 11pm a rerun of "ER" was seen by 11.6 million viewers and got a 2.6 in the 18-49 demographic.

Overall GEN-TV Executives are satisfied with the results they saw.

Demographic Breakdown:

7pm:
"Full House" (RERUN)
13.5 million overall viewers
18-49 1.9 (#2)
18-34 1.4 (#2)
25-34 1.3 (#3)

730pm:
"Step By Step" (RERUN)
5.4 million overall viewers
1.6 18-49 (#4)
1.2 18-34 (#4)
1.1 25-34 (#5)

8pm:
"Perfection" (RERUN)
21.2 million overall viewers
4.1 18-49 (#2)
4.3 18-34 (#2)
4.4 25-34 (#2)

830pm:
"Clue" (RERUN)
21.1 million viewers overall
4.0 18-49 (#3)
3.6 18-34 (#4)
3.2 25-34 (#3)

9pm:
"The Story Of Jacob"
26.7 million viewers overall---- LARGEST AUDIENCE EVER! (broke it's own record from last week!)
4.6 18-49 (#1) ---LARGEST 18-49 numbers ever!
4.7 18-34 (#1) ---Beat "Criminal Minds" and "The Country Music Association Awards"...
4.8 25-34 (#2)

10pm:
"Without A Trace"
21.3 million overall viewers
2.5 18-49 (#3)
2.3 18-34 (#3)
2.1 25-34 (#3)

11pm:
"ER" (RERUN)
11.6 million overall viewers
2.6 18-49 (#3)
2.5 18-34 (#2)
2.4 25-34 (#3)

factsoflife

11-12-2009, 09:19 PM

According to the lastest issue of "Soap Opera Digest" magazine GEN-TV's October broadcast of the "Soap Opera Digest Awards" was a "huge let-down, an utter dissapointment on all levels, creative and ratings". The ceremony which has been absent from television since 2003 attracted only 1.2 million viewers when it was broadcast on GEN-TV and in the 18-49 demographic which is important to advertisters it got only a 0.01 rating, which is considered "awful". Lynn Leahy managing editor of the magazine said "Overall the creative development of the show wasn't up to par. The show was rushed, the presenters seemed unprepared and disorganzied and the fans weren't allowed in the same room as the soap stars, which made the show a lot less interesting to watch".

Amelia Heniel, an actress on CBS's "The Young & The Restless" who has previously appeared on ABC's "All My Children" said "This is the worst Digest Awards i've ever seen---everything was insulting to soap viewers and to the industry as a whole".

A star of "Days Of Our Lives" who spoke on the condition of remaining unnamed said "It was a awful joke. the worst part was the winners were clearly choosen by popularity and not merit----almost all the awards were won by the same two soaps".

The winners list is below:

"General Hospital" was named Favorite Soap Opera beating out "Days Of Our Lives", "The Bold & The Beautiful", "The Young & The Restless" and "Guiding Light" which debuted on GEN-TV today after being cancelled by CBS. Though Jill Farren Phelps the Executive Producer of "General Hosptial" said "Our show was the best in 2009 we deserved it" others are not sure, Sarah Joy Brown an actress who recently vacated a role on that show for a role on "The Bold & The Beautiful" said "GH was terrible last year and it winning is a sign of vote tampering not of quality".

The CW's "Gossip Girl" was named Favorite Nighttime Soap beating out ABC's "Desperate Housewives", "Grey's Anatomy", "Brothers & Sisters" and LIFETIME's "Army Wives".

Laura Wright of "General Hospital" was named Favorite Lead Actress (Daytime) for her role as Carly Corinthos beating out Susan Flannery (The Bold & The Beautiful), Susan Haskell (One Life To Live), Alicia Minshew (All My Children), Crystall Chappell (Guiding Light), and Alison Sweeny (Days Of Our Lives). When she went up to accept the award she was booed by "Days Of Our Lives" fans who believed that Sweeny should have won. Some industry pundits agree that her win wasn't warranted, Stephanie Sloan of Digest Magazine said "Wright is a good actress but had no material in 2009 to warrant a nomination, let alone a win; other actresses including Chappell, Haskell and Sweeny all carried months of storylines and were the leads of their shows".

In the Favorite Lead Actor (Daytime Soap) category "Guiding Light" actor Daniel Cosgrove beat out Trevor St. John (One Life To Live), Joesph Mascola (Days Of Our Lives), Thorsten Kaye (All My Children), Peter Reckell (Days Of Our Lives), and Micheal Park (As The World Turns). Digest Presenter Beth Elehrs (All my Children) said "This was clearly the year that Peter Reckell or Trevor St. John should have won--- Cosgrove is great and all but he wasn't really worthy".

In the category of Favorite Supporting Actress (Daytime) the winner was a tie between two actresses from the same show, Stacey Hadiuk and Judith Chapman both of "The Young & The Restless". Industry pundits praised this win as "the only acceptable win of the evening". They beat out Kathy Brier (One Life To Live), Kelly Monaco (General Hospital), Jessica Leccia (Guiding Light) and Marcy Rylan (Guiding Light).

In the category of Favorite Supporting Actor (Daytime) Jason Thompson of "General Hospital" won the award, surprising many pundits and fans who believed his work as Dr. Patrick Drake was "boring and uninspiring". He beat out Trent Dawson (As The World Turns), Bryan Ditallo (Days Of Our Lives), John Brotherton (One Life To Live) and Grant Aleksander (Guiding Light).

In the cateogry of Favorite Villian or Villianess the award went to Stacey Haduik of "The Young & The Restless" she beat out Sarah Brown (General Hospital), Robin Strasser (One Life To Live), Elizabeth Hendrickson (The Young & The Restless) and Martha Byrne (General Hospital).

The award for Favorite Writing (Daytime Soap) went to "General Hospital" beating out "The Bold & The Beautiful", "One life To Live", "Days Of Our lives" and "Guiding Light".

Favorite Actress (Nighttime Soap) was awarded too Leighton Meester of The CW's "Gossip Girl" beating out more well known actresses Kim Delaney (Army Wives), Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy), Calista Flockharte (Brothers & Sisters) and Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters). Fans booed when her name was called, several fans shouted "ELLEN, ELLEN, ELLEN POMPEO"...

The award for Favorite Actor (Nightime Soap) was given to Patrick Dempsey of "Grey's Anatomy" beating out Penn Badgely (Gossip Girl), Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), and Matthew Rhys (Brothers & Sisters).

The Award for Faovrite Couple (Daytime) was given to Claudia and Sonny from "General Hospital" beating out teen lovers Star and Cole on "One Life To Live", Janet and Jack on "As The World Turns", Lesbian lovers Natalia and Olivia on "Guiding Light" Marty and John on "One Life To Live" and Sami and EJ on "Days Of Our Lives". When the award was given out several fans could be heard screaming "OTILLIA, OTTILIA, OTTILA" refering to the "guiding light" couple that lost the award.

Storyline of the year was awarded to "General Hospital" for the post-partum depression storyline. They beat out soaps "One Life To Live" for two storylines ("Todd/Marty Rapemance" and "Nash's Death"), "Days Of Our Lives" ("Plane Crash"), "The Bold & The Beautiful" ("Storm's Suicide").

Lastly, Breakthrough Performance Of The Year was awarded to Elizabeth Hendrickson from "The Young & The Restless". She beat out her co-star Stacey Haduik and "One Life To Live's" John Brotheron, "As The World Turns" Julie Pinson, "One Life To Live's" Brian Kerwin, and "Days Of Our Lives" Darrin Brooks.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER------This is a fictional post, this is not real. i am not affiliated with any tv network or with soap opera digest. this is for fun and is not real. there is no broadcast of the soap opera digest awards on a network called GEN-TV. This is fiction.

yankeesrj12

11-12-2009, 09:22 PM

YTN Press Release:
Comedies Fall Against World Series Finale; Cleveland Show (R) Strong
The Comedy Network Presents (R)
2.04 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Singles
6.32 million viewers
2.6 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

The New Life
7.47 million viewers
2.7 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

College
15.10 million viewers
5.6 (18-49)
12.7 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)
25.1 (Kids 12-17)
17.9 (Young Adults 18-25)

Roommates
14.18 million viewers (94% retention)
5.4 (18-49) (96% retention)
12.0 (18-34) (95% retention)
1.8 (25-54) (90% retention)
24.0 (Kids 12-17) (96% retention)
16.8 (Young Adults 18-25) (94% retention)

Family Guy (R)
10.02 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
7.9 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R; Premiere)
9.89 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
7.7 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
6.94 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
4.1 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The President of YTN says, "We clearly beat GEN-TV in the very competitive 9pm hour. Our viewer number was around 14.50 million and a 5.5 demo, while GEN-TV averaged 26 million with a 3.9 demo. Ask the advertisers, and our show wins. In the 10pm hour, a repeat of Family Guy and The Cleveland Show were able to outrate GEN-TV's Without a Trace in the key 18-49 demo."

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 9/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 3/10 episodes have aired
The One - 9/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 9/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 9/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 9/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 9/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 4/13 episodes have aired
College - 9/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 9/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 8/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 8/10 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/10 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
The Family Challenge - 0/6 episodes have aired
YTN Press Release:
All Comedies Grow, Roommates Gives Best Retention Yet
The Comedy Network Presents (R; Finale on Wednesdays)
2.12 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Singles
6.83 million viewers
2.8 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The New Life
7.57 million viewers
2.8 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

College
16.98 million viewers
6.1 (18-49)
13.2 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)
28.5 (Kids 12-17)
19.2 (Young Adults 18-25)

Roommates
16.46 million viewers (97% retention)
5.9 (18-49) (97% retention)
12.9 (18-34) (98% retention)
2.1 (25-54) (95% retention)
27.8 (Kids 12-17) (98% retention)
18.4 (Young Adults 18-25) (96% retention)

Family Guy (R)
11.37 million viewers
4.5 (18-49)
9.2 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
10.59 million viewers
4.3 (18-49)
8.9 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
7.82 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
4.5 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

The President of YTN says, "We crushed GEN-TV, no doubt about it. Just look at the viewer/demo ratio."

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 10/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 4/10 episodes have aired
The One - 10/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 10/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 10/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 10/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 5/13 episodes have aired
College - 10/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 10/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 9/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 9/10 episodes have aired
Family Super Challenge - 1/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/10 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired

College / Roommates Crossover Planned
College and Roommates are already two of the biggest comedies on television, and YTN plans to make them even bigger. In February 2010 (in time for February Sweeps) YTN plans to have a crossover between the two comedies. Details are not yet available, but its expected that the cast from College will visit their friends, the cast of Roommates.

factsoflife

11-12-2009, 09:22 PM

yankeesrj12

11-14-2009, 12:42 AM

YTN Press Release:
Dr. Heart Grows Among 25-54 Year Olds
Bones (R)
1.99 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

House (R)
3.17 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
9.52 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
3.6 (18-34)
4.1 (25-54)

ER (R)
4.99 million viewers
2.3 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.63 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.9 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Dr. Heart Grows In Viewers; Stable Among 25-54 Year Olds
Bones (R)
2.08 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.43 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
9.96 million viewers
3.5 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
4.1 (25-54)

ER (R)
4.82 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.79 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.8 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

11-14-2009, 01:00 AM

Mrgman

11-14-2009, 08:38 PM

Two more MENET Originals

Gotcha

Hosted by Kurt Angle

Viewers call up Gotcha and tell Kurt someone they want to get. Then Kurt pulls a practical joke on that person with anything we can think off. Sort of like punk'd but no celebrities. Mondays at 8:00 with reruns Thursday at 9:00 on MENET.

Anything for Money

Hosted by Jerry Springer

We take people and put them in weird positions for money. Examples are getting shot with a Taser gun, Going streaking, Getting shot by paintball guns for money. At the end of the show you get a chance to triple your money with the money stunt

Mondays at 8:30 reruns Thursday at 9:30

yankeesrj12

11-15-2009, 12:58 AM

YTN Press Release:
Looking For Love Grows Over Last Week
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.48 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.71 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Looking For Love
6.58 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
2.7 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

CSI: Miami (R)
4.74 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.53 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
2 Hour Finale of Looking For Love Hits Season High
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.48 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.98 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Looking For Love (2 Hour Season Finale)
7.29 million viewers
3.4 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
1.9 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.02 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

The two hour reunion special airs next Friday at 9/8c.

factsoflife

11-15-2009, 12:02 PM

factsoflife

11-15-2009, 12:21 PM

Here are some key ratings information from the previous week:

On Thursday night (11/12/09), GEN-TV had some very positive news to report. The GEN-TV debut of "Samantha Who" with very little publicity was seen by 14.5 million viewers, twice the number of people that saw it's ABC finale last April. At 830, one of the last original episodes of "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" was seen by a less than positive 3.4 million viewers. However at 9pm, the series premire of Cybill Shepherd in "Teacher's Pet" was seen by an impressive 15.6 million viewers.

In other news, on Friday Night (11/13/09), the series premiere of "Entertainment Tonight Presents REUNITED" was seen by a healthy 10.6 million viewers, more than impressive for a Friday night timeslot. It beat ABC's "Ugly Betty" by nearly 15% and was king in all key demographics. The first episode featured the cast of "Beverly Hills, 90210" reuniting for the first time. Here is how the press release described the episode: "Beverly Hills, 90210"- Mary Harte reunites the entire cast of "Beverly Hills, 90210" to discuss the social relevance the series had on American Culture and the impact it has had with people that watched it. Mary interviews each cast member and shows old clips from the show and from E.T. interviews with the cast. Confirmed participants: Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Gabrielle Cateries, Ian Zering, Luke Perry, Jason Priestly, James Eckhouse, Carol Porter, Joe E. Tata, Tiffani Amber Thissen, Linsday Price, Vanessa Marcil, Daniel Cosgrove, Vincent Young, Katherine Cannon, Anne Gillepsie, Matthew Laurence, Denise Dowse and Mark Kiely, with Kerri Keane, Dina Meyer, Noley Thorten, Josh Taylor and Stephaine Beachum.

factsoflife

11-16-2009, 01:44 PM

The much hyped debut of "Guiding Light" on GEN-TV was seen by 1.3 million viewers today, which is off a lot from the 2.6 million average that got the show cancelled by CBS. GEN-TV Daytime President Mary Alice Dwyer Dobbins siad "the debut of GL got around the amount of viewers we expected it too and we are positive that within a few months it will bounce back to the 2.4-2.6 range".

On Friday, the second episode of "Guiding Light" on GEN-TV scored a 1.4 in the ratings, only 1% more than on Thursday. The ratings still place "GL" as the lowest rated soap on daytime.

Here were the ratings for Soap Operas for Thursday:

1. The Young & The Restless (2.7)
2. General Hospital (2.5)
3. Days Of Our Lives (2.4)
4. As The World Turns (2.3)
5. All My Children (2.1)
6. The Bold & The Beautiful (2.0)
7. One Life To Live (1.9)
8. Guiding Light (1.4)

A spokesperson for GEN-TV said "Guiding Light is going to take time to build, but we are impressed that the show is doing this well so far".

TVgeek14

11-16-2009, 03:14 PM

Bodies (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 8.01 Million
The Ultimate Rock Band (1x10) - 6.24 Million
Without A Trace (8x10) - 15.71 Million

State Of Romance (1x07) - 7.66 Million
Canned (1x07) - 7.65 Million
Samantha Who (3x07) - 7.33 Million
Page 3 (1x07) - 8.00 Million
The Body Politic (1x07) - 9.16 Million

Deal Or No Deal (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 5.10 Million
Live Like You`re Dying (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 5.35 Million
Have I Got News For You (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 5.75 Million

Celebrity Expose (3x10) (Fall Finale) - 6.21 Million
Street Patrol (3x10) (Fall Finale) - 8.99 Million
Jail (3x10) (Fall Finale) - 6.91 Million
Vice Squard (2x10) (Fall Finale) - 8.55 Million
Fugitive Hunters (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 5.83 Million
Brothers & Detectives (1x10) - 27.87 Million

TBC has recently lashed out at GEN-TV for their Soap Opera Digest Awards ceremony last year.

"The show was a joke.I was there and many of the stars were just downright bored and fed up.GEN-TV should be ashamed"

Recently TBC will head into its Winter Schedule and during that time TBC will be deciding the fates of certain TBC Shows which have not been performing well.

factsoflife

11-16-2009, 04:44 PM

GEN-TV's resident casting genuis Nora Wilde-Smithson has been hard at work casting a slew of vital roles for upcoming GEN-TV projects and today they have confirmed the following high profile castings.

Judith Light ("Ugly Betty", "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Who's The Boss"?) has been cast in the leading role in the new GEN-TV sitcom "Press Time". She beat out a slew of well known actresses for the role including Wendi Mallick, Annie Potts, Susan Dey and Brett Butler. She will be playing the role of Syliva Wilde-Sharpe a a 40-something year old feminist icon who became famous in the 70's as "the face of feminism" during news reports during her "network days" and has since struggled to maintain her career and reputation admist achololism and the changing face of news. As the series begins we find Gail at the crossroads, she's about to break a big story that will either ruin her career for good or will make her more famous than ever. It's considered an ensemble sitcom and is getting major attention from women's groups as "possibly the best show geared towards women since Murphy Brown".

Dennis Miller (Dennis Miller Live) has also been cast in a lead role on "Press Time", he will be playing Russell Thompson; Sylvia's agent and long-time friend who unbeknowst to her is madly, hopelessly in love with Sylvia.

In other casting news, Suzanne Somers has been cast in one of the lead roles on the upcoming GEN-TV series "Like Mother, Like Daughter" about a Beverly Hills mother/daughter team who bring new definition to the term "Rich White Trash". In the series Somers will play Paulette Davies, a 50-something Beverly Hills resident who lives to shop, eat and date and whose relationship with her daughter, Nadine is at a stand still because they are both too selfish to think about the other. However, after Paulette's husband Stan dies of a heart attack and his will forces them to both get jobs their relationship will face new obstacles. The role of Nadine has yet to be cast.

factsoflife

11-16-2009, 04:52 PM

Scott Foley has signed onto play one of the lead roles in the upcoming GEN-TV series "Doctor/Patient". In the series Foley will play Dr. Lance Goodwin; the upper-crust loving and handsome fiancee of Sarah (Sara Chalke) who is his high school sweetheart and a partner in her medical practice. Things are going well for him until Sarah acts on a whim and has an affair with her slacker pool-boy and gets pregnant, even worse for Lance is that Sarah realizes she's in love with Tony (the pool boy) and breaks off her engagement to be with Tony.

The role of Tony has yet to be cast.

yankeesrj12

11-16-2009, 07:37 PM

The Weakest Link Nearly Duplicates Outburst! Numbers
Roommates (R)
3.19 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
2.6 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

College (R)
3.52 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
3.2 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.11 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.15 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.9 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.28 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.16 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The One Grows Among Viewers
The One
2.58 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
The Strong Link Is The Weakest Link
Roommates (R)
3.03 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

College (R)
3.27 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.14 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.36 million viewers
3.2 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.18 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.01 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The One Grows Again
The One
2.79 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

The President of YTN says; "With The One growing on Saturdays, the renewal a few weeks ago makes sense. The One will return to its season one format, so viewers from season one should return as well in January."

yankeesrj12

11-17-2009, 05:54 PM

YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Stable; The Streets Series Finale Weak
Just Shoot Me (R; 2 Episodes)
1.51 million viewers
0.7 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.48 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.42 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.65 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

The Streets (Series Finale)
2.07 million viewers (31% retention)
0.5 (18-49) (26% retention)
0.3 (18-34) (19% retention)
0.5 (25-54) (21% retention)

YTN Announces The Streets Replacement
YTN will replace The Streets with a repeat of NCIS starting next Monday.
YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Stable; NCIS Big Improvement Over The Streets
Singles (R)
2.09 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.86 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.44 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.51 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.58 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
4.60 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.9 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

11-17-2009, 05:59 PM

factsoflife

11-17-2009, 09:49 PM

GEN-TV has a lot to brag about as the numbers for last nights series came in and it was fantastic news for GEN-TV who saw their Monday night line-up boost the highest ratings they've gotten on Monday nights all season long. All series except for "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" posted noticeable gains and week to week triumphs.

At 7pm, a rerun of "The Game" was watched by 8.2 million viewers, up nearly 23% from last week. In the demos it posted a 3.5 in the 18-49 demographic. At 830 a rerun of "My Wife & Kids" posted 8.9 million viewers, up 10% from last week and posted a 4.4 in the 18-49 demographic.

As for original series, all the shows posted signifigant growth, except for "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" (more on that in just a bit)...

At 8pm, the second episode of "Getting Over It" with Heather Locklear grew in a big way over the previous week, with 11.9 million viewers tuning in, that's a growth of 15% week-to-week and over a million extra viewers that tuned in. In the demographics the news was spectacular for the show, as the show rated a 4.5 in the 18-49 demographic, making it the #2 show among the hour and the night for that demo.

At 830, the second episode of "Starting From Scratch" with Kirstie Alley and Doris Roberts posted huge gains, with 12.3 million viewers tuning in, up 34% over the previous week and gaining over 2 million viewers. GEN-TV amped up promotion for it's monday night line-up and Kristie Alley was featured on several talk shows this past week, including "Oprah" to promote the show so the network believes that strategy helped promote the series. In the demographics it was more great news, it scored a 3.2 in the 18-49 demographic, making it the #3 show in the demo for the night and #3 for the hour.

At 9pm, "Life's Facts" stayed solid with 12.4 million viewers tuning in, with a 99% retention rate and almost half a million more viewers watching it than it's lead-in. Among the demos, it scored a typical 2.4 in the 18-49 demo, making it the 5th ranking show among the demo.

At 930pm, the news wasn't so great as "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" faltered among stiff competion from other networks, it was watched by 4.2 million viewers and ranked a sad 1.2 in the demographics, virtually being ignored by the key demos.

At 10pm a rerun of "The Division" scored 8.6 million viewers and rated a 2.1 in the 18-49 demographic. At 11pm, "Canterbury's Law" rerun was watched by 2.1 million viewers (up almost a million viewers since last week) and scored a 2.2 in the 18-49 demo.

Demographic Breakdown:

7pm:
"The Game" (rerun)
8.2 million viewers overall
3.5 18-49 demographic (#2)
2.9 18-25 demographic (#1)
3.0 25-34 demographic (#3)

730:
"My Wife & kids" (rerun)
8.9 million viewers overall
4.4 18-49 demographic (#1)
4.2 18-25 demographic (#2)
4.6 25-34 demographic (#2)

8pm:
"Getting Over It"
11.9 million viewers overall
4.5 18-49 demographic (#2)
4.6 18-25 demographic (#2)
5.0 25-34 demographic (#1)

830:
"Starting From Scratch"
12.3 million viewers overall
3.2 18-49 demographic (#3)
3.4 18-25 demographich (#2)
3.5 25-34 demographic (#2)

9pm:
"Life's Facts"
12.4 million viewers overall
2.4 18-49 demographic (#5)
2.5 18-25 demographic (#4)
3.1 25-34 demographic (#3)

930pm:
"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
4.2 million viewers
1.2 18-49 demographic (#6)
1.1 18-25 demographic (#6)
1.4 25-34 demographic (#5)

10pm:
"The Division" (rerun)
8.6 million viewers overall
2.1 18-49 demographic (#1)
1.9 18-25 demographic (#2)
2.3 25-34 demograpich (#2)

11pm:
"Canterbury's Law" (rerun)
2.1 million viewers overall
2.2 18-49 demographich (#3)
1.2 18-25 demographich (#3)
1.3 25-34 demographich (#3)

Overall GEN-TV's Patricia Meyers Johnston believes "Monday was a fantastic success overall for our network, all our shows did much better than expected and are 100% succeess".

Last nights line-up on GEN-TV was met with resounding success. All shows posted season highs and gains in demos and total viewers!

At 7pm, a rerun of "The Game" 8.6 million viewers, a 15% increase over last week and posted a 3.8 in the demographics.

At 730, "My Wife & Kids" rerun was seen by 9.3 million viewers and posted a 4.7 in the 18-49 demographic.

The night's original series were even more successful.

At 8pm, an original episode of "Getting Over It" was seen by 12.5 million viewers an increase of 22% over last week. In the 18-49 demographic the series increased over last week's 4.5 and posted a 4.9. It was the #2 highest rated show among this demographic for the 8pm hour.

At 830, an original episode of ""Starting From Scratch" also improved over last week's performance and was seen by 12.9 million viewers overall. In the 18-49 demographic it also improved and posted a 3.4.

At 9pm, "Life's Facts" aired a new episode to 12.10 million viewers and a 2.7 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 930, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" posted a slight improvement over last week with 5.3 million viewers tuning in and it's biggest improvement was in the 18-49 demographic where it posted a 5.4 (over last week's 4.2).

At 10pm, a rerun of "The Division" was seen by 7.5 million viewers and a 1.2 in the 18-49 demographic. At 11pm, "Canterbury's Law" was watched by 1.9 million viewers and posted a 2.0 in the 18-49 demographic.

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN:

7pm:
"The Game" (RERUN)
8.6 million viewers overall
3.6 18-49 (#2)
2.7 18-25 (#3)
2.9 25-34 (#2)

730pm:
"My Wife & Kids" (RERUN)
9.3 million viewers overall
4.7 18-49 (#2)
3.9 18-25 (#3)
4.2 25-34 (#4)

8pm:
"Getting Over It"
12.5 million viewers overall
4.9 18-49 (#2)
4.6 18-25 (#2)
4.8 25-34 (#2)

830pm:
"Starting From Scratch"
12.9 million viewers overall
3.4 18-49 (#3)
3.7 18-25 (#2)
3.9 25-34 (#1)

9pm:
"Life's Facts"
12.10 million viewers
2.7 18-49 (#3)
2.5 18-25 (#2)
2.3 25-34 (#3)

930pm:
"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
5.3 million viewers overall
5.4 18-49 (#4)
3.9 18-25 (#3)
4.1 25-34 (#2)

10pm:
"The Division" (Rerun)
7.5 million overall viewers
1.2 18-49 (#5)
1.3 18-25 (#4)
2.1 25-34 (#3)

11pm:
"Canterbury's Law" (RERUN)
1.9 million viewers overall
2.0 18-49 (#6)
1.1 18-25 (#5)
1.0 25-34 (#4)

factsoflife

11-18-2009, 12:10 AM

GEN-TV quietly made a move to solidify their line-up today by renewing five of their series for the remainder of the season.

The network has picked up the option for additional episodes of their hit drama "This Time Around". The network has asked for 12 more episodes which will bring the series through the entire season, and give it 22 episodes.

The network has also asked for more episodes of new series "Getting Over It", "Starting From Scratch" and "Teacher's Pet". Each of these new sitcoms has earned solid ratings and improved dramatically in key demographics.

"Getting Over It" which stars Heather Locklear as a career woman who has to adjust her life when her sister leaves her with the job of raising her two teenage nieces has averaged 12 million viewers each episode and has improved the demographics for the networks Monday night 8pm timeslot. The network has asked for 15 more episodes of the series, making a grand total of 23 episodes for the season.

"Starting From Scratch" stars Kirstie Alley and Doris Roberts and is also doing very well in the ratings with an average of 11.5 million viewers each episode the series is a solid hit. It will be delivering 10 more episodes this season, for a total of 21 episodes.

"Teacher's Pet" stars Cybill Shepherd as a middle aged high school principal who falls in love with a young teacher that she has hired at the school; she is fifty-three, he is thirty-one. The series debuted last week to 15.6 million viewers and has been garnering critical raves for Shepherd's performance. The series also stars Jon Foster and Tiffani Thissen. Initally the series had been contracted for only 9 episodes, but the network has ordered 14 more episodes, bringing it's season total to 22.

In related news, the network has cut the order for two of their series.

"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" is a sitcom starring Matt Dillion, Garcelle Beauvives-Nilion, Aisha Tyler, Telma Hopkins, Vicki Lawrence and Brandy that debuted to strong ratings initally but in recent weeks has flat-lined; it's average in the start of the season was 8 million viewers, but lately it has only been garnering 4 million viewers. The network has cut it's 22 episode down to an order for 12 episodes. This makes it likely that the series will not be on the schedule come January.

The network has also cut the episode order for "Life's Facts", but only slightly. The network had initally asked for 25 episodes, but as of now will only ask for 22 episodes; cutting the order by three episodes. This is being seen merely as a result of scheduling demands and is not seen as a comment on the shows ratings; which have bounced back in recent weeks after a dissapointing start.

factsoflife

11-18-2009, 12:25 AM

GEN-TV is planning a full on assault of the TV schedule come January. Word is spreading like wildfire that the network plans to launch over 15 new series in January; including 11 new sitcoms, the highest number of sitcoms any network has launched since 1998 when ABC launched 9 new sitcoms (only 3 of which lasted beyond a second season). Word has it that the network is impressed with the success they've seen so far from sitcoms and is happy to produce many more. Andrea Landers a media buyer from Variety said "GEN-TV has found major success launching several sitcoms this season and they love the genre and want it to succeed, they had a great development season and the shows they plan to launch will be big hits".

On the drama front, the network is being equally aggressive, they plan to launch six new dramas; which is very risky for a network to do mid-season. Al Freemont, a media expert for the Hollywood Examiner said "Traditionally a network launches only a few shows mid-season to fill holes in the schedule where other shows failed but GEN-TV seems to be taking a new approach by constantly having shows in development and production so they can be ready at a moment's notice". He says "This can be both risky and rewarding; at the start of the season many of their shows were failing big time "People Like Us" and "Julie McPherson" were total flops, but luckily the network had other shows ready to launch "Getting Over It" and "Teachers Pet" are both big bonafide hits that filled the holes of other less successful series; but either of those could just as easily have flopped big time".

factsoflife

11-18-2009, 12:28 AM

GEN-TV has announced that hit comedy "Second Family" will not be apart of the January schedule but will instead wait until later in the season to launch. Patricia Meyers-Johnson said "Second Family is undobutedly a major hit for us, but we have opted to save this wonderful series for it's traditonal slot in the summer time". Last season the series launched in April and aired until September, the series got major ratings and the network hopes to repeat the same strategy again this season.

Rumors were the series would be ready to air in January as it's summer companion from last year "Hot Tamales" is airing in January.

yankeesrj12

11-18-2009, 05:37 PM

YTN Press Release:
Pushing Daisies Grows; Family Super Challenge Has Average Premiere
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.32 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.68 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (Series Premiere)
3.49 million viewers (61% retention)
1.5 (18-49) (68% retention)
1.6 (18-34) (67% retention)
1.3 (25-54)

The Practice (R)
3.87 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.60 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
1.9 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Pushing Daisies Up Among 18-34 Year Olds; Family Super Challenge Up From Series Premiere
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.40 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.64 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.5 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge
3.53 million viewers (63% retention)
1.6 (18-49) (73% retention)
1.7 (18-34) (68% retention)
1.2 (25-54) (86% retention)

The Practice (R)
3.61 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.39 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

factsoflife

11-18-2009, 08:09 PM

GEN-TV's Tuesday night schedule was a triumphant success on all levels.

At 7pm, a rerun of "Judging Amy" posted 10.2 million viewers and got a 3.4 in the 18-49 demographics. This is a signifigant gain over last week.

At 8pm, "One Of These Days" posted it's largest audience ever with 31.2 million viewers tuning in. In the most signifigant gain it got it's highest rating ever in the 18-49 demographic. It posted a 4.3 in the demographic.

At 9pm, a new episode of "This Time Around" more than held up from last week with 19.9 million viewers and a 3.4 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 10pm, "The Huntress" was once again a solid hit with 18.4 million viewers tuning in. In the demographics, it posted a 2.5 up slightly from last week.

At 11pm a rerun of ER posted 8.9 million viewers and a 2.1 in the demographic.

Demographic Breakdown:

7pm:
"Judging Amy" (Rerun)
10.2 million viewers overall
3.4 18-49 demographic (#2)
2.9 18-25 demographic (#2)
3.2 25-35 demographic (#2)

8pm:
"One Of These Days"
31.2 million overall viewers
4.3 18-49 demographic (#1)
4.1 18-25 demographic (#1)
4.0 25-35 demographic (#1)

9pm:
"This Time Around"
19.9 million viewers overall
3.4 18-49 demographic (#1)
3.5 18-25 demographic (#2)
3.8 25-35 demographic (#2)

10pm:
"The Huntress"
18.4 million viewers overall
2.5 18-49 demographic (#3)
2.4 18-25 demographic (#2)
2.6 25-34 demographic (#2)

11pm:
"ER" (Rerun)
8.9 million overall viewers
2.1 18-49 demographics (#4)
2.0 18-49 demograpichs (#4)
1.3 18-49 demographics (#3)

Overall GEN-TV's Patricia Meyers-Johnston said "Tuesday night was an amazing success for us, all our shows posted major gains and truly trounced the competition". Matthew Smith added "Other networks can claim victory all they want, but this week we trounced every other network in demographics and in overall ratings, we even TIED with CBS as the #1 network of the night".

Tuesday night was another massive success for GEN-TV.

At 7pm a rerun of "Judging Amy" was seen by 10.7 million viewers and posted a 3.6 in the demographics.

At 8pm, a rerun of "One Of These Days" also showed some strength with 24.5 million viewers tuning in. It got a 4.5 in the demographics.

At 9pm, a brand new "This Time Around" showed major growth over the previous week and was seen by 21.3 million viewers, and posted a tremendously successful 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 10pm, a brand new episode of "The Huntress" showed major strength and growth and was seen by 18.9 million viewers. It also showed a lot of growth in the 18-49 demographic where it posted a 2.9.

At 11pm, a rerun of "ER" was seen by 8.1 million viewers, and posted a 1.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

Overall GEN-TV is calling this night "a major success".

DEMOGRAPHICH BREAKDOWN:

7pm:
"Judging Amy" (RERUN)
10.7 million viewers overall
3.6 18-49
2.3 18-25
3.7 25-34

8pm:
"One Of These Days " (RERUN)
24.5 million overall viewers
4.5 18-49
4.3 18-25
4.6 25-34

9pm:
"This Time Around"
21.3 million overall viewers
4.1 18-49
3.9 18-25
4.2 25-34

10pm:
"The Huntress"
18.9 million overall viewers
2.9 18-49
2.6 18-25
3.2 25-34

11pm:
"ER" (RERUN)
8.1 million overall viewers
1.9 18-49
2.2 18-25
2.1 25-34

factsoflife

11-18-2009, 08:14 PM

Tuesday night was another massive success for GEN-TV.

At 7pm a rerun of "Judging Amy" was seen by 10.7 million viewers and posted a 3.6 in the demographics.

At 8pm, a rerun of "One Of These Days" also showed some strength with 24.5 million viewers tuning in. It got a 4.5 in the demographics.

At 9pm, a brand new "This Time Around" showed major growth over the previous week and was seen by 21.3 million viewers, and posted a tremendously successful 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 10pm, a brand new episode of "The Huntress" showed major strength and growth and was seen by 18.9 million viewers. It also showed a lot of growth in the 18-49 demographic where it posted a 2.9.

At 11pm, a rerun of "ER" was seen by 8.1 million viewers, and posted a 1.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

Overall GEN-TV is calling this night "a major success".

DEMOGRAPHICH BREAKDOWN:

7pm:
"Judging Amy" (RERUN)
10.7 million viewers overall
3.6 18-49
2.3 18-25
3.7 25-34

8pm:
"One Of These Days " (RERUN)
24.5 million overall viewers
4.5 18-49
4.3 18-25
4.6 25-34

9pm:
"This Time Around"
21.3 million overall viewers
4.1 18-49
3.9 18-25
4.2 25-34

10pm:
"The Huntress"
18.9 million overall viewers
2.9 18-49
2.6 18-25
3.2 25-34

11pm:
"ER" (RERUN)
8.1 million overall viewers
1.9 18-49
2.2 18-25
2.1 25-34

With 21.3 million viewers overall and a 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic, GEN-TV's "This Time Around" out-performed all the other 9pm shows and especially took down the CW's "Melrose Place" which featured the return of Heather Locklear as Amanda Woodward. That show got a 1.3 in the coveted 18-49 demographic and was seen by only 1,543 viewers overall.

factsoflife

11-19-2009, 12:57 AM

County General the hot new pilot from David E. Kelley that is set to debut on GEN-TV in January is about to undergo a series of transformations. Originally the series was supposed be set in a hospital that exclusively treats cancer patients, but GEN-TV has ordered the series producers to make some changes. According to David E. Kelley the series is going to expand it's focus into other areas of medicine too, to give the series more life. The series will now be set inside a large, state run Boston hospital that treats a plethora of conditions.

Though GEN-TV is saying this change does not reflect in any way a lack of support from the network, it is never a good sign when producers are told by a network to make major changes in the plot of a pilot.

factsoflife

11-19-2009, 01:14 AM

GEN-TV announced to the press today that in January they plan to expand their programming to include original series on the weekends and reruns of older series during the daytime hours of the weekend. This comes on heels of the news that they plan to launch more than 15 new series in January.

When the network was called "Hidden Gems Network" is routinely aired reruns of classic sitcoms during the weekend daytime hours, but when it transitioned into GEN-TV that was slowly eliminated to save money. But according to Patricia Meyers-Johnston "We want to give our viewers what they want and they've been very loud and vocal about wanting more classic shows during the weekend hours".

The bigger news is that they plan to program new, original series on Saturday nights which has become sort of a graveyard for most networks in recent years. Years ago mega-hits like "The Golden Girls", "The Facts Of Life" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" all aired on Saturday nights, but in recent years reruns have dominated this timeframe. GEN-TV is committed to giving viewers as many options for original series as they can and this is one way they plan on doing it.

yankeesrj12

11-19-2009, 04:27 PM

YTN Press Release:
All Comedies Grow, Roommates Gives Best Retention Yet
The Comedy Network Presents (R; Finale on Wednesdays)
2.12 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Singles
6.83 million viewers
2.8 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The New Life
7.57 million viewers
2.8 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

College
16.98 million viewers
6.1 (18-49)
13.2 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)
28.5 (Kids 12-17)
19.2 (Young Adults 18-25)

Roommates
16.46 million viewers (97% retention)
5.9 (18-49) (97% retention)
12.9 (18-34) (98% retention)
2.1 (25-54) (95% retention)
27.8 (Kids 12-17) (98% retention)
18.4 (Young Adults 18-25) (96% retention)

Family Guy (R)
11.37 million viewers
4.5 (18-49)
9.2 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
10.59 million viewers
4.3 (18-49)
8.9 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
7.82 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
4.5 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

The President of YTN says, "We crushed GEN-TV, no doubt about it. Just look at the viewer/demo ratio."

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 10/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 4/10 episodes have aired
The One - 10/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 10/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 10/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 10/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 5/13 episodes have aired
College - 10/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 10/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 9/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 9/10 episodes have aired
Family Super Challenge - 1/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/10 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired

College / Roommates Crossover Planned
College and Roommates are already two of the biggest comedies on television, and YTN plans to make them even bigger. In February 2010 (in time for February Sweeps) YTN plans to have a crossover between the two comedies. Details are not yet available, but its expected that the cast from College will visit their friends, the cast of Roommates.
YTN Press Release:
Singles Hits Series High; New Changes Improve Timeslots
NCIS (R; New Time)
4.09 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Singles
7.46 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
4.4 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The New Life
7.30 million viewers (98% retention)
2.7 (18-49) (90% retention)
3.9 (18-34) (89% retention)
1.6 (25-54)

College
15.74 million viewers
5.8 (18-49)
12.4 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Roommates
14.88 million viewers (95% retention)
5.6 (18-49) (97% retention)
11.5 (18-34) (93% retention)
1.9 (25-54) (95% retention)

Family Guy (R)
9.60 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
7.2 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
8.42 million viewers
3.6 (18-49)
6.4 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

ER (R; New Timeslot)
6.58 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Roommates Spinoff Pilot Coming in February
YTN announced earlier today that the hit comedy, Roommates, will get its spinoff pilot in February. The Untitled Roommates Spinoff will then get its own timeslot in the middle of March and run through May. Due to the Roommates Spinoff in February, YTN has moved the College / Roommates Crossover Event to April.

YTN Orders Two (2) Dramas
YTN has officially ordered two drama pilots for midseason. The first drama, Rule of Law, will focus on a group of lawyers facing their personal challenges, and helping their defendent. The second drama, Changing History, will follow four scientists who time travel throughout history to change what we know. Both have been picked up for 8 episodes.

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 11/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 5/10 episodes have aired
The One - 11/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 11/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 11/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 11/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 6/13 episodes have aired
College - 11/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 11/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 10/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 10/10 episodes have aired (+1 Reunion Special To Air)
Family Super Challenge - 2/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
Untitled Roommates Spinoff - 0/13 episodes have aired
The One: Ce1ebrities 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Rule of Law - 0/8 episodes have aired
Changing History - 0/8 episodes have aired

factsoflife

11-19-2009, 08:54 PM

Wendsday's episode of "The Guiding Light" on GEN-TV had the dubious distinction of reaching an all-time series low and setting a new record among daytime soaps for lowest number of viewers with .07 viewers, which translates to a loss of over 446,560 viewers since the series launched on the network on November 12th.

this particular episode being so low rated is a major blow to the show as it featured the first full day of the show's new setting Mount View, New York which replaces Springfield where the show has been set since it's inception. This episode also featured the last apperance of Ron Raines as a series regular after his character was killed off and then appeared as a ghost haunting several other cast members.

GEN-TV's Mary Alice Dwyer Dobbins said "We have every intention of sticking with "GL" for the full three year term that we have it contracted for and plan on doing everything in our power to make this series a success".

factsoflife

11-19-2009, 09:08 PM

GEN-TV Executive Mary Alice Dwyer Dobbins stunned executives and press at a secret press confrence held today when she in conjunction with Matthew Smith announced that come January 2010 the network plans to launch a morning news show to compete with NBC's "Today Show", ABC's "Good Morning, America" and CBS's "The Early Show". This would mark the networks first attempt at any news show.

It was a stunning announcement that shocked everybody in the room. Nobody expected GEN-TV to want to launch a news division so this is pretty big news.

The network has already hired a very expierenced producer to oversee production of the new show which is tentatively being called "Wake-Up, USA". No other details on the show were revealed other than that it will indeed occupy a two-hour block on the newtwork's radically revamped daytime schedule.

The biggest question raised by press was "Who will host this show and what will the format be?". GEN-TV offered no answers to those questions but did say that more information would become public at a later date.

factsoflife

11-19-2009, 09:15 PM

GEN-TV Daytime today announced that they have passed on three of the talk show pilots they have in production. The network offically passed on proposed talk show pilots from MTV Reality star Tela Tequila; which was never considered a front-runner to begin with. They also said no to talk pilots from Gayle King and from Joan Lunden.

This leaves four pilots in contention for spots on the GEN-TV daytime schedule. They are from Toni Braxton, Victoria Rowell, Lance Bass and Nate Berkus. Earlier this week the network also passed on pilots from Ricki Lake, Kirstie Alley and Rosie O'Donnelle.

The network says they plan to announce which of these talk shows will launch sometime in December.

factsoflife

11-20-2009, 06:21 PM

Here is the breakdown of ratings for Thursday night's GEN-TV line-up.

At 7pm, "Suddenly Susan" was seen by 7.3 million viewers and posted a 2.1 in the demographics. At 730, "Sex and The City" was seen by 9.4 million viewers and posted a 2.9 in the demographics.

At 8pm, "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" was seen by a depressing 3.0 million viewers and posted a dismal .01 in the demographics. This would be very dangerous for the show had it not already been cancelled.

At 830pm, a brand new "Samantha Who" was seen by 14.9 million viewers, building on last week's numbers by 10%. In demographichs it posted a 3.7 in the 18-49 range. At 9pm, a brand new "Teacher's Pet" was seen by 15.8 million viewers, also up by 10% over the previous week. In the demographics it posted a 4.2 in the 18-49 range.

Reruns of "Chicago Hope" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" were seen by 6.8 and 11.2 million viewers respectively.

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN:

7pm:
"Suddenly Susan" (RERUN)
7.3 million viewers
2.1 18-49
1.2 18-25
1.4 25-34

730:
"Sex and The City" (RERUN)
9.4 million viewers
2.9 18-49
2.5 18-25
3.2 25-34

8pm:
"Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"
3.0 million viewers
.01 18-49
.02 18-25
1.0 25-34

830pm:
"Samantha Who"
14.9 million viewers
3.7 18-49
3.9 18-25
3.7 25-34

9pm:
"Teacher's Pet"
15.8 million viewers
4.2 18-49
3.9 18-25
4.5 25-34

10pm:
"Chicago Hope" (RERUN)
6.8 million viewers
.09 18-49
1.2 18-25
1.9 25-34

11pm:
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
11.2 million viewers
2.9 18-49
2.6 18-25
2.3 25-34

factsoflife

11-20-2009, 08:54 PM

GEN-TV has signed a talent holding deal with Daytime superstar Susan Lucci. The actress who won an Emmy in 1999 after 19 consecutive nominations for playing Erica Kane on "All My Children" has signed an exclusive talent deal with GEN-TV to not only star in GEN-TV pilots but to guest star on GEN-TV series and to produce series for GEN-TV. The deal is multi-platform and covers both daytime and primetime television. Patricia Meyers-Johnston said this "Susan Lucci is one of those rare cases where everybody knows who she is and everybody loves her. She has been a beloved presence in American pop culture since she started on daytime in 1970 and we plan to help her expand her presence; we are thrilled to work with a talent of this level".

factsoflife

11-20-2009, 09:22 PM

When it debuted back in September to very little fanfare and even lower expectations "Rinnavation TV with Lisa Rinna" was meet with cynicism and doubts from critics that it could work. Most critics said the format of Lisa giving out lifestyle advice was too familar and that she wasn't a very credible advice guru. It seems GEN-TV agrees because though the series has gotten decent ratings, it's averaging 5 million viewers an episode; it's being given a total face-lift. Starting in December the series is being totally revamped and relaunched. Mary Alice Dwyer Dobbins, the head of Daytime at GEN-TV previewed some of the changes coming on the show. "For starters, we are dropping the whole concept of "rinnavavizing" your life or making better lifestyle choices, and will be moving the show into a more traditional talk-show atmospehre where Lisa will interview guests on a variety of topics, many celebrity guests". "Another big change is that we are renaming the show, we are dropping "Rinnavation TV with Lisa Rinna" and will call it simply "Lisa Rinna". The series will also be relocating to a different timeslot, later in the afternoon, where it's more adult material will be more apporpriate.

In fact, come December the entire GEN-TV daytime line-up will be heavily different. More on those changes will come at a later date.

yankeesrj12

11-21-2009, 01:45 AM

YTN Press Release:
Dr. Heart Grows In Viewers; Stable Among 25-54 Year Olds
Bones (R)
2.08 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.43 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
9.96 million viewers
3.5 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
4.1 (25-54)

ER (R)
4.82 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.79 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.8 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Thursday Ratings
Bones (R)
2.11 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.54 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
8.46 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
2.5 (18-34)
3.4 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.57 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.18 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

TVgeek14

11-21-2009, 08:23 AM

Deal Or No Deal (x05) (2 Hr Episode) - 5.08 Million
Legally Mad (R) - 4.25 Million

The Amazing Mrs Novak (1x11) (Fall Finale) - 19.51 Million
Girls Chasing Men (R) - 5.21 Million
Back (R) - 6.01 Million

Masterwork (R) - 6.10 Million
Washington Field (R) - 8.20 Million
Eleventh Hour (2x11) - 13.58 Million

The Ultimate Rock Band (1x11) (2 Hr Episode) - 6.96 Million
Without A Trace (8x11) - 15.89 Million

TBC has announced their Winter/Holiday Schedule which will begin at November 30th and end at January 10th before Mid-Season begins

Sunday
7:00 - True Crime
8:00 - Celebrity Expose
9:00 - Tornado Road
10:00- Brothers & Detectives (R)

-Celebrity Expose moves down to 8 to make way for TBC`s new News Program set to rival 60 Minutes.True Crime focuses on real life crime stories and looking for wanted criminals out in the country.Before True Crime a local version will be launched called True Crime : State Name Crime for example "True Crime : New York Crime which will be hosted by a local news reporter.
Also Tornado Road is a 6 part documentry which sees a bunch of Tornado Experts go and find the deadliest Tornados on earth.

Monday
8:00 - Superstars Of Dance
10:00-Minds

-Superstars Of Dance joins TBC on Monday followed by the remaining episodes of Minds.

Tuesday
8:00 - Blackwater
9:00 - Mind Games
10:00-Back (R)

Blackwater is a 4 part miniseries about a Southern gothic tale of the terrifying rise to power of a Water Witch. Secretly marrying into a wealthy and influential Southern family, she uses her powers to destroy her family's enemies.
Mind Games is a 6 part miniseries about a man having a nervous breakdown.
It then follows with a repeat of Back

Wednesday
8:00 - The Ultimate Rock Band
10:00- Eleventh Hour (R)

A 2 Hour URB followed by a repeat of Eleventh Hour

Thursday
8:00 - NFL Thursday Night Football
10:00-The Ulitmate Rock Band : The Results

Thursday Night Football comes to TBC as well as the results show for The Ulitmate Rock Band

Friday
8:00 - State Of Romance
8:30 - Canned
9:00 - Samantha Who
9:30 - Page 3
10:00-The Body Politic (R)

Comedies continue and repeats of Body Politic

Saturday
8:00 - NFL Saturday Night Football

Football on Saturday.

yankeesrj12

11-22-2009, 01:10 AM

YTN Press Release:
2 Hour Finale of Looking For Love Hits Season High
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.48 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.98 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Looking For Love (2 Hour Season Finale)
7.29 million viewers
3.4 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
1.9 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.02 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

The two hour reunion special airs next Friday at 9/8c.
YN Press Release:
Looking For Love Reunion Strong
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.36 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.79 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Looking For Love (2 Hour Reunion)
6.58 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
2.8 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.64 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

11-22-2009, 01:37 AM

YTN Press Release:
Your Television Network Buys The Comedy Network
In an effort to strengthen its power among cable networks, YTN has purchased TCN for an undisclosed amount of money. YTN will be able to run all programming from TCN for free, while the news isn't as good for TCN. TCN will lose the rights to The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, Gary Unmarried, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. TCN will now have to replace 4 of its 5 highest rated shows. However, TCN will now be able to air repeats of YTN hits College, Roommates, Singles, and The New Life. With repeats of YTN's hit comedies airing on TCN, its believed that their ratings will increase, and their syndication value will increase significantly.

NEW SCHEDULE:
Monday-Friday Daytime Lineup
12am - College
12:30am - Roommates
1am - Friends
2am until 6am - OFF AIR
6am - All in the Family
7am - Maude
8am - Good Times
9am - The Jeffersons
10am - The Dick Van Dyke Show
11am - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
12pm - WKRP in Cincinnati
1pm - MOVIE
3pm - Family Matters
4pm - Designing Women
5pm - The Golden Girls
6pm - Full House
7pm - Married with Children

Monday
8pm - Repeat of THE COMEDY NETWORK PRESENTS
9pm - Show starring the person featured in THE COMEDY NETWORK PRESENTS
9:30pm - Being Average (Repeat)
10pm - MOVIE

Tuesday
8pm - Friends
9pm - Being Average (R)
9:30pm - Being Average (New Episode)
10pm - Family Guy
11pm - College
11:30pm - Roommates

Wednesday
8pm - George Lopez
9pm - Hope and Faith
10pm - Less Than Perfect
11pm - Life with Bonnie

Thursday
8pm - The Comedy Network Presents: Female Comedy Stars
9pm - The Comedy Network Presents: Male Comedy Stars
10pm - Television Show Featuring Female Comedy Star
11pm - Television Show Featuring Male Comedy Star

Friday
8pm - Everybody Loves Raymond
9pm - The King of Queens
10pm - Still Standing
11pm - Becker

Saturday (Mix of Shows)
12am - Frasier
12:30am - 8 Simple Rules
1am - Home Improvement
1:30am - The Drew Carey Show
2am until 6am - OFF AIR
6am - Sabrina the Teenage Witch
7am - Who's The Boss?
8am - MOVIE
10am - Full House
11am - Friends
12pm - Caroline In The City
1pm - What I Like About You
2pm - Reba
3pm - The Nanny
4pm - Girlfriends
5pm - Smart Guy
6pm - All of Us
7pm - Half and Half
8pm - Mad About You
9pm - Family Guy
10pm - My Wife and Kids
11pm - Yes Dear

Sunday (Current Comedies)
12am - Scrubs
12:30am - The Office
1am - My Name is Earl
1:30am - Samantha Who?
2am until 6am - OFF AIR
6am - Everybody Hates Chris
7am - The Game
8am - According to Jim
9am - The Bill Engvall Show
10am - 'Til Death
11am - Singles
12pm - How I Met Your Mother
1pm - The New Life
1:30pm - Roommates
2pm - Rules of Engagement
3pm - COMEDY MOVIE
5pm - Rita Rocks
6pm - Family Guy
7pm - The Simpsons
8pm - King of the Hill
9pm - King of the Hill
10pm - Being Average
11pm - Being Average

factsoflife

11-22-2009, 10:53 PM

factsoflife

11-22-2009, 10:59 PM

On the heels of a multi-figure syndication deal with Disney/ABC comes word that GEN-TV has signed a similar syndication deal with Nickelodeon to syndicated several of the networks 1980's and 1990's properties including "Clarissa Explains It All", "Hey Dude", "Fifteen" and "The Roundhouse" among others. The deal is effective starting Spring 2010 and is good for three years (2010-2013).

The deal seems to be only to allow GEN-TV to syndicated Nickeldeon shows and does not grant Nickelodeon access to syndicate or repurpose GEN-TV programming, which is apporpriate since most GEN-TV shows are not geared towards children.

factsoflife

11-23-2009, 10:07 PM

Late last week GEN-TV announced that the December 09 daytime schedule would be drastically different. Well they have finally released the final draft of that schedule, which surprsingly includes the launch of a brand new talk show, more on that later. For the most part the schedule isn't much different from the current November schedule, with sitcoms airing from 6-830. Although which specific sitcoms it is are slightly different, we have at 730, an additonal episode of "Frasier" in-place of "Married With Children". At 9am, "Sunset Beach" relocates to the morning hours replacing "Diedra Hall" which shifts to 12pm. At 10am, "Santa Barbara" also relocates to the morning, replacing "Rinnavation TV with Lisa Rinna" which now is being called "Lisa Rinna" and shifts to 4pm. At 11am, is a classic episode of "Guiding Light" moved up from 5pm. At 1pm is the new show "The Jackie Zeman Hour" a new one-hour talk show from soap opera icon Jackie Zeman. In this new daily series Jackie will host a round-table discussion with a panel of celebrity, lifestyle and political gurus about a variety of topics. The press statements describe the series as "A new lifestyle series hosted by daytime legend Jackie Zeman which will focus on issues of health, beauty, lifestyle and politics". The series is being touted as "The venue to give Jackie Zeman fans a chance to get to know her even better". At 2pm, "The New Adventures Of Old Christine" relocates from 11am, followed at 230 by "Friends" which migrates from 6pm. At 3pm, new "Guiding Light" episodes remains, followed at 4pm by "Lisa Rinna" and at 5pm by reruns of "Cold Case" and lastly an hour of "Malcolm In The Middle" at 6pm.

Daytime (M-F)
6am: According To Jim
630: Everybody Loves Raymond
7am: The King of Queens
730: Frasier (additional airing)
800: Frasier
830: The City (new timeslot)
900: Sunset Beach (new timeslot)
1000: Santa Barbara (new timeslot)
1100: Guiding Light (classic episode, new timeslot)
12pm: Deidra Hall (new timeslot)
1pm: The Jackie Zeman Hour (new series, starts 12/1/09)
2pm: The Nanny (new timeslot)
200: The New Adventures Of Old Christine (new timeslot)
230: Friends
3pm: Guiding Light (original episode)
4pm: Lisa Rinna (New Timeslot)
5pm: Cold Case (Returns to GEN-TV)
6pm: Malcolm In The Middle (new timeslot)
630: Malcolm In The Middle (new timeslot)

Patricia Meyers-Johnston of GEN-TV said "we are thrilled at GEN-TV to have Jackie Zeman on our roster of talent, which is already so robust. Jackie is a very talented woman who has a devoted group of fans that have watched her on daytime television for the last four decades and we know that this immensly popular celebrity figure will provide great talent and energy to the GEN-TV line-up". The series debuts on GEN-TV on December 1, 2009.

Jackie Zeman has been a beloved figure on daytime television since the late 1970's when she took on the Emmy-Nominated role of Barbara Jean "Bobbie" Spencer on ABC Daytime's "General Hospital". When that soap was at it's height of fame in the early 1980's her character a villian was so hated she had to hire bodyguards to walk around with her. Now, older, wise and less frequently used on that soap Zeman is using her fame and her stature to launch a GEN-TV talk show.

"The Jackie Zeman Hour" will be a one-hour roundtable series featuring the daytime tv legend discussing various topics of interest in the worlds of politics, lifestyle, health and beauty. The actress will also discuss the world of daytime television that she has worked in for years. The series came to be by fluke. Zeman appeared as a guest on a pilot for a different talk show for GEN-TV (that was not picked up); and she appeared along with several other female hosts discussing topics ranging from stem cell research to lipstick brands. The discussions for the most part were lively and entertaining but one voice and personality stood out for GEN-TV executives, Jackie Zeman, after filming on that pilot was finished they approached her about starring in her own pilot for the network. After reaching an agreement with her agents and managers the network got to work on creating the perfect show for Jackie.

Now they have created "The Jackie Zeman Hour" a lively one-hour series featuring a rotating panel of guests discussing with Jackie topics ranging from politics to entertainment to lifestyle and healty and beauty.

Jackie Zeman brings with her a sass, wit and personality like no other!

factsoflife

11-23-2009, 10:17 PM

GEN-TV is confirming today what many already were speculating about. When the January 2010 schedule is announced in a few weeks one major sitcom will be sitting on the sidelines. The network confirms that "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" is being placed on hiatus until further notice. This is a fate that seems familar to GEN-TV viewers as another sitcom from the network "People I Know" starring Fred Savage was placed on hiatus back in September only to be cancelled offically in October. While the network is not officially saying that the show is done forever they are confirming that it will not appear on the January schedule. The series will continue to air throughout November and December but will be absent after that. The series has aired six of it's twelve episode order and will have completed it's entire order by the time January rolls around.

Networks officals released a statement saying "Being absent from the GEN-TV January schedule does not mean that Me, My Wife & Our Mothers is done forever but simply that it is being benched to make room for a bevy of other new series that will be launching. The series may still return at a later date and no decision has been made about wether or not it will be renewed for a second season".

yankeesrj12

11-23-2009, 11:39 PM

YTN Press Release:
The Strong Link Is The Weakest Link
Roommates (R)
3.03 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

College (R)
3.27 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.14 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.36 million viewers
3.2 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.18 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.01 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The One Grows Again
The One
2.79 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

The President of YTN says; "With The One growing on Saturdays, the renewal a few weeks ago makes sense. The One will return to its season one format, so viewers from season one should return as well in January."
YTN Press Release:
Outburst! and The Weakest Link Don't Disappoint In Repeat Mode
Roommates (R)
2.87 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

College (R)
3.14 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
2.6 (18-34)
0.6 (25-54)

Outburst! (R)
4.89 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link (R)
4.52 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
2.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
3.06 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
3.24 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.8 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

TVgeek14

11-24-2009, 06:59 PM

State Of Romance (1x08) - 6.00 Million
Canned (1x08) - 6.15 Million
Samantha Who (3x08) - 7.79 Million
Page 3 (1x08) - 7.75 Million
The Body Politic (R) - 4.70 Million

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factsoflife

11-24-2009, 11:16 PM

factsoflife

11-24-2009, 11:41 PM

GEN-TV, the home for the generation that was raised on television has issued the following press release detailing it's plans for broadcasting Holiday specials.

With Thanksgiving only a few days away, the network has scrapped plans to air original episodes of it's Wed night line-up tommorow, instead they have opted to pre-empt planned episodes of "Clue", "Perfection", "The Story Of Jacob" and "Without A Trace" in favor of an original thanksgiving special "Diva's Give Thanks" a musical special in which Diva's Christina Aguilera, Ciara, Rhianna, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken (a male diva) give thanks to their fans by performing songs selected by fans on the GEN-TV website. Each artist gets to perform 3 songs selected by their fans. The concert was filmed last October in Vancouver, British Coulmbia, Canada and is three hours long. The special was produced by GEN-TV Studios in assocation with MTV.

On December 1st, the Christmas celebration begins with the first part of a three part special hosted by Oprah called "Holidays Around The World". In the special Oprah travels the world to see how other countries celebrate Holidays. In this hour she travels to France, England, Iraq, The Netherlands and Germany.

On December 21, GEN-TV is pre-empting original episodes of it's Monday night series in favor of a new holiday concert special from Dolly Parton called "A Country Christmas with Dolly Parton and Friends". The special features Dolly Parton performing both hits from her catalog as well as classic Christmas songs with a slew of celebrity guests including Kenny Rogers, Carrie Underwood, Jessica Simpson, Mylie Cyrus, Keith Urban, Toni Braxton, Michelle Branch, Jason Mraz and Dierks Bentley.

On Christmas Eve, December 24, GEN-TV plans to welcome Dolly Parton back to the network with an original tv-movie called "A Country Christmas" in which Dolly stars as a lonely, middle aged college Librarian who finds true love just in time for the Holidays when she meets the father of one of her student workers who is recently widowed and in need of some loving. The movie co-stars Gerald McCraney and Joesph Gordan Levitt.

Also, on Saturday nights starting Saturday, November 28 GEN-TV is planning to pre-empt "Ivy Halls" with original, one-hour holiday specials.

Here is the schedule:

November 28: "A GEN-TV Thanksgiving Special"- In this one-hour Thanksgiving speical the casts of various GEN-TV series sit down together for a holiday meal to reflect on the past year and give thanks for the year head. Starring: Lacey Chabert ("One Of These Days"), Shannen Doherty ("The Huntress"), Heather Locklear ("Getting Over It"), Harry Hamlin ("Getting Over It" and "Starting From Scratch"), Christine Lathi ("The House Of Secrets & Lies"), Ryan Merriman ("This Time Around"), Aisha Tyler ("Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"), Chelsea Handler ("Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"), Kathleen Turner and Steve Valentine ("Julie McPherson IS Somebody") and Ty Treadway ("Clue").

December 5th: "Holiday Of My Heart with Celine Dion" a new concert special featuring Celine Dion singing love songs.

December 12th: "Christmas Memories with Mariah Carey"- Mariah Carey sings classic christmas songs. Featuring special guests Nick Cannon, Riannah and Alicia Keys.

December 19th: "Holidays Around The World"- The second hour of this Holiday special hosted by Oprah Winfrey takes viewers for the ride as Oprah travels the world to expirence Holiday celebrations all around the world and show how other countries celebrate. In this hour she travels to Brazil, Mexico, China, India and Holland.

December 26th: "Holidays Around The World"- In the third and final hour of this special Oprah travels to: Poland, Ugoslavia, Japan, Afghanastan, Canada, South Africa and Finland.

factsoflife

11-24-2009, 11:47 PM

In order to make room for various Holiday specials GEN-TV has opted to pull the remaining episodes of struggling reality series "Ivy halls" from the schedule effective immedietly. The series was scheduled to complete it's episode order in December but instead the episodes will be shelved and possibly be burned off this summer.

factsoflife

11-24-2009, 11:53 PM

GEN-TV today shocked the entire daytime industry with the stunning announcement that they have fired two of the top talents in the industry.

First off, Mary Alice Dwyer Dobbins has been fired as GEN-TV's Head of Daytime Television. The veteran executive who has worked at ABC, CBS and NBC was hired last year to oversee all levels of development and production of GEN-TV's daytime divison but has been suddenly let-go. No reason was given, but the termination is effective immedietly.

Her replacement has already been named and that shocked even more people. Angela Shapiro, formerly of ABC Daytime has been named as her replacement, effective immeditely.

In other news, GEN-TV has also fired Felicia Menhi Behr as Executive Producer of "Guiding Light" citing "low ratings" as the reason. She has been replaced by legendary soap opera producer John Conboy who worked on "GL" from 2003-2004.

Rumors are also swirling that Claire Labaine, the current head writer of "GL" may be let go as well.

factsoflife

11-25-2009, 08:15 PM

Here is the ratings for Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 for GEN-TV:

7pm:
"Judging Amy" (RERUN)
11.4 million viewers
1.6 18-49
1.3 18-25
1.4 25-34

8pm:
"One Of These Days"
25.7 million viewers
4.5 18-49
3.9 18-25
4.2 25-34

9pm:
"This Time Around"
28.4 million viewers
4.7 18-49
4.5 18-25
4.9 25-34

10pm:
"The Huntress"
21.1 million viewers
2.3 18-49
2.5 18-25
2.4 25-34

Overall Tuesday night was a big success with all shows gaining or repeating numbers from last week. not one show was a failure.

factsoflife

11-25-2009, 08:20 PM

GEN-TV has announced today that they have cancelled "Without A Trace", the hit drama series they rescued from cancellation last year after CBS expelled it. Though the series has been a solid hit since launching on GEN-TV this September the network has decided against ordering another season of the drama. Rumors are the cost of liscening fees associated with the series was the final straw for GEN-TV which has a slew of solid hit dramas on their schedule, all of which come much cheaper than "Trace" which is now ending it's 8th season.

The drama series will air for the remainder of the season and will bow out at the end of the season.

The news of the cancellation comes on the heels of news that GEN-TV was in development on a "Trace" spin-off which has since been declared "dead" by the network.

factsoflife

11-25-2009, 11:15 PM

Gen-TV today confirmed the titles and cast for all of their new comedy series set to launch as part of their January 2010 schedule. (Drama Series will be announced next week).

First up are the Comedy Series:

"Doctor Patient"
Created By: Diane English
Produced By: Shukovsky/English Entertainment, GEN-TV Studios and Columbia/Tristar Television
Executive Producer(s): Diane English and Joel Shukovsky
Starring:
Sarah Chalke as Dr. Sarah Bowman
Daniel Cosgrove as Dr. Richard Addison
Jared Padalecki as Jake Neeves
Wendi Mallick as Patricia Bowman (recurring)
Kelsey Grammar as Dr. Henry Bowman (recurring)

PREMISE: Sarah Bowman (Chalke) is an accomplished doctor; with a thriving psychology practice in the heart of Los Angeles. She has everything a girl can want, including a sexy, caring and smart fiancee, also a doctor. But despite having everything Sarah just isn't happy with her life, espeically her engagement to Richard (Cosgrove); and then she meets Jake Neeves (Padalecki) the lazy, slacker pool boy who is only twenty-two. Things grow complicated for Sarah after she lets lust take over and starts an affair with Jake. Things get even worse when Sarah realizes she's in love with Jake, and get even more upsetting when Sarah realizes that she is pregnant with Jake's baby.

"Good Sports"
Created By: Tom Werner and Marcy Carsey
Produced By: Carsey-Werner Television in assocation with CBS Television
Executive Producer(s): Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner
Starring:
Timothy Stack as Steven Harrison
Scott Speedman as Richard Jenkins
Debi Mazar as Rachael Iannielli
Joshua Gomez as Nick McHenry
Christopher Gorham as Stanley Wallerman
and featuring...
Sarah Lancaster as Holli McAdams (recurring)

PREMISE: Welcome to "Good Sports" the leading Sporting Goods store in greater Westchester, County (New York). GOOD SPORTS prides itself on reliable customer service and the best quality care specialists in the county. Or so reads the stores employee manual. But in reality Good Sports is a run-down, shoddily run and poorly managed hell hole. The store manager Steven Harrison (Stack) is a self-important, egostiscal jerk who spends most of his time hitting on the female employees and relating outlandish stories of his supposed sexual conquests instead of managing the store. Richard Jenkins (Speedman) is the high school drop-out who has been working as Stock Manager at the store since he dropped out back in 1998 and he is next in line to take over as Store Manager when Steven retires, which he announced his intention too; the problem is that is Steven continues to manage the store their may not be a store for Richard to run. Debi Mazar plays Rachael Ianellie the busty, tell it like it is head cashier who believes that she should be running the store and whose past history with Steven is nothing to brag about. Nick McHenry is a cashier at the store who secretly has a crush on Holli the head of Women's Wear at the store but is so far out of his leaque that he doesn't know how to even talk to her. Welcome to GOOD SPORTS a buddy comedy about the staff of a sporting goods store.

"Equal Partners"
Created By: Max Mutchnick and David Kohan
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios, Komut Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television
Executive Producer(s): Max Mutchnick and David Kohan
Starring:
Breckin Meyer as Theodore "Teddy" Nelson-Lautner
Kerr Smith* as Samuel "Sammy" Nelson-Hart (Series)
Fred Savage as Samuel "Sammy" Hart-Nelson(Pilot Only)
Sarah Rue as Lizzie Mullings
Kim Catrall as Amy Nelson (recurring)
Peter Horton as James Nelson (recurring)
and featuring Brian Austin Green as Lance Patrick Williams (Pilot Only)

PREMISE: Theodore "Teddy" Nelson is a hard-working 32 year old interior designer in New York City. He is part owner of Hart & Hart Designs the firm he owns with Samuel "Sammy" Hart-Nelson his business partner and lover. Theodore and Samuel are compatible when it comes to business but couldn't be more different in every other aspect of life. Theodore is an free-spirit, go by the seed of your pants kind of guy while Samuel is a uptight, planner who needs to know how things are going to transpire before making plans. They've known each other for over ten years, first meeting in college when they were roomates but never thought of each other as anything other than friends; but all that changes when Theodore's lover of five years, Lance Patrick Williams leaves him a "Dear John" note days before their civil union cermony, which leaves Samuel to pick up the pieces. As the days go by and they spend more time together something changes and Theodore thinks he may be able to fall in love again; with Samuel. how will these new feelings affect their business and will Samuel feel the same way? Kim Catrall plays Amy, Theodore's glamarous mother who is embroiled in a bitter divorce from Theodore's father, James (Peter Horton). Sarah Rue is Lizzie Mullings, the office receptionist at Hart & Hart who also happens to be Samuel's cousin and Theodore's best friend; she is the only one who knows how Theodore feels about Samuel... but will she help them get together?

"Boyfriends"
Created By: Max Mutchnick and David Kohan
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios, Komut Entertainment and Warner Brothers Television
Executive Producer(s): Max Mutchnick, David Kohan and Matthew Smith.
Starring:
Paul Rudd as Freddie Geer
Jason Bateman as Dominick O'Hara
Dean Cain as Carl Kessler
Eric Millegan as Mark LaMaura
Heather Graham as Shelia Lancaster
Sean P. Hayes ad Harold Dorman
and featuring... Delta Burke as Nancy LaMaura

PREMISE:
This sitcom takes a look at the lives of five gay men living in the gay mecca that is Los Angeles, California and the complications that arise when a group of friends expierence love and dating in the 2010's. Paul Rudd stars as Freddie Geer a long-time bacholer finally ready to settle down and unsure as to how to find Mr. Right. Jason Bateman is Dominick O'Hara a workaholich who just got out of a heated and complicated four year relationship with with Harold (Sean P. Hayes), a needy and melodramatic jerk who left him for his now ex-best friend Carl (Dean Cain). Carl is Dominick's ex-best friend from college who is trying in vain to win his best friend back after having a disastrous one night stand with Harold, despite the fact that Harold is telling everyone they are dating, Carl wants nothing to do with Harold. Because of the indescretion with Harold he has lost most of his friends and is trying to win back everybody's trust and will find himself on a journey of self-discovery. Mark (Eric Millegan) is only twenty-two years old and just moved to L.A. from Kentucky and is relying on Freddie and Dominick who live in his building to help teach him the way of love, life and friendship in the gay world. Along for the ride is hairstylist Shelia (Tori Spelling), a long-time friend of Freddie who can't seem to get over her schoolgirl crush on him, but she is also supportive and has his back no matter what. Sean P. Hayes ("Will & Grace") co-stars as Harold. Making recurring appearances is Cybill Shepherd as Nancy LaMaura, Mark's southern born, southern bred, southern baptist mother who initally comes to town to get her son home to Kentucky and back into the baptist church, but who discovers something about herself and her son in L.A. that will change her entire outlook on life.

"Made To Order"
Created By: Loyd Baum and Gail Berman
Produced By: Baum/Berman Productions, GEN-TV Studios and Telepictures Productions
Executive Producer: Loyd Baum, Gail Berman and Paul Junger Witt
Starring:
Scott Foley as Skylar Harkings
Bonnie Somerville as Hunter Wilson III
Colin Eggelsfield as Matt Roberts
Jenna Von Oy as Samantha "Sam" Tolson
Tom Selleck as Chef Antonio Markum
Premise:
This new sitcom is about four culinary students working under the most well known celebrity chef in New York and all vying for the one permante spot he offers each year.

"Press Time"
Created By: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason
Produced By: Mozark Productions, GEN-TV Studios and 20th Century FOX
Executive Producer(s): Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Harry Thomason and Patricia Meyers-Johnston
Starring:
Judith Light as Sylvia Wilde-Sharpe
Dennis Miller as Russell Thompson
Rebecca Budig as Clarice Michelle Hopkins
and featuring...
Portia De Rossi as Heather Winters

PREMISE: Sylvia Wilde-Sharpe was once the face of feminism for network news in the 1970's but due to circumstances all of her own doing she is now one of the most washed up faces in television. she is virtually unhireable because of her bad reputation and habitual abuse of booze. Luckily she has Manager Russell Thompson on her side who has managed to find her the last possible chance for a job at an all female news station. Sylvia belives she is to anchor this new news show but unbeknowst to her she is being hired as a mere correspondant and is being asked to mentor new anchor, twenty-something southern belle Clarice Michelle Hopkins who is a bombshell but has little else to offer, or so she wants others to think.

"The Fat Club"
Created By: Rosie O'Donnell
Produced By: KidRo Productions, GEN-TV Studios, Sister Lee Productions and Telepictures Productions.
Executive Producer(s): Rosie O'Donnelle and Yvett Bowser Lee.
Starring:
Andrea Anders as Andrea Mitchell
Mariss Jarrett Winokur as Casey Mendelson
Caroline Reah as Tracey Williamson
Sean McGuire as Kristopher "Kris" Steads (recurring)
and featuring special guest star...
Rosie O'Donnell as Rosie Donaldson (recurring)

"Like Mother, Like Daughter"
Created By: Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston
Executive Producer(s): Terri Turner and Bonnie Turner
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios
Starring:
Suzanne Somers as Paulette Davies
Tori Spelling as Nadine Davies
John O'Hurley as Stan Davies (Pilot Only)
Khandi Alexander as Stephanie Rossman-Roth (recurring)
and Judy Greer as Wendy Wilson (recurring)

Premise: Meet Paulette and Nadine Davies, two of the richest, most spoiled and thoughtless women in Beverly Hills, CA. They are a mother and daughter and have never worked a day in their lives. Paulette was born into wealth and inherited a fortune when her father left her his Potato Chip Company in his will. However being the ultimate slacker that she is she ran the company into the ground and settled for a life as a Beverly Hills wife when she married the owner of the law firm hired to deal with the company's bankruptcy. Nadine was born into wealth and was her fathers greatest pride and her mothers bain of existance. they never got along because Paulette is jelous of Nadine. Now that Stan has died of a heart attack they will both have growing up to do. In his will Stan has declared that neither Paulette or Nadine can touch a cent of his money or assetts until they have proven they can hold down a job for at least three years; the will also says they must live together in not the mansion that Paulette calls home now, but in a two-family house in The Valley. What happens when Beverly Hills has to downgrade to the Valley. Khandi Alexander takes on the recurring role of Stephanie Rossman-Roth, the bewildered, snotty attorney assigned to oversee the estate and who can't seem to grasp anything that Nadine or Paulette say or speak. Judy Greer recurs as Wendy Wilson, the open minded but often confused Threapist and Life Coach hired by the court to treat Paulette and Nadine and speak at hearing on their ability to hold a job and fullfill the will's specifiations.

"Sisterhood"
Created By: Joanna Johnson
Executive Producer: Joanna Johnson
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios and Warner Brothers Television
Starring:
Jennie Garth as Sarah Silvers
Ted McGinley as Charlie Stevens
Kristen Alderson as Amanda Stevens
Kelly Ripa as Faith Stevens (pilot only)
Makenzie Vega as Shelley Silvers

PREMISE: When her sister Faith dies of breast cancer, Sarah Silvers whole life is turned upside down. This neurotic, self-possessed coffeeshop owner is named guardian of her fifteen year old neice, Shelly who is the product of an affair that Faith had with Charlie Stevens, Sarah's first husband... Making matters worse, Charlie who never knew the child was his is being told for the first time, in a letter from Faith that he gets after her death... Now, Sarah is forced to raise her niece with her ex-husband who cheated on her with her very own sister... Also in the picture is Sarah's daughter, sixteen year old Amanda with her second husband, Thomas who died while serving in the army over six years ago... How will Sarah cope with Charlie, her niece and her own daughter? will this makeshift family ever survive? espeically when they learn that Faith left them a house with the condition that they all live in it together?

"Never Again"
Created By: Amy Sherman-Palladino
Produced By: SONY Pictures Television and GEN-TV Studios.
Executive Producer(s): Amy Sherman-Palladino and Matthew Smith
Starring:
Laurie Metcalf as Hillary Norbert
Fisher Stevens as Frank Norbert
Mimi Rogers as Gina Sheck
Ashley Johnson as Brenda Norbert
Ellen Muth as Sasha Norbert
Seth Green as Frank Norbert Jr.,
and Woody Harrelson as Chuck Lyons

PREMISE: Hillary Norbert is so relived to have finally sent off to college her last of three children. Having spent the last three decades raising children and being a mother Hillary is glad to have some quiet time and to return to work and find herself again. Her husband Frank is a loving man but is not enough to fulfill Hillary who misses just being Hillary. She is decidely upset when she finds out that at age 52 she is pregnant with her fourth child and even more surprised when she finds out that Frank wants to have the child! Mimi Rogers co-stars as Gina Sheck, Hillary's oldest friend in the world and her moral confidante in this world. Actresses Ashely Johnson and Ellen Muth have recurring roles as Hillary and Frank's children Brenda and Sascha. Seth Green has a recurring role as their son Frank Jr., and finally Oscar-Nominated Actor Woody Harrelson co-stars as Chuck Lyons, Frank Seniors best friend and next door neighboor who drives Hillary up the wall.

"Home Again"
Created By: Ricki Lake, Michael M. Robin and Greer Shephard
Produced By: Columbia/Tristar Pictures and GEN-TV Studios
Executive Producer(s): Ricki Lake, Michael M. Robin, Greer Shephard and Patricia Meyers-Johnston.
Starring:
Ricki Lake as Michelle "Mickey" Stevenson
John Corbett as Charlie Sullivan
Julie White as Mindy Sterling (recurring)
Courtney Thorne-Smith as Julieanne Walters (recurring)
Jane Curtain as Mrs. Waters (recurring)
Amy Pietz as Charlene "Laney" Stevenson
Lea Thompson as Patrica "Purcy" Williams-Sullivan (recurring)
and featuring...
Barbara Barrie as Grandmother Helen Stevenson (recurring)

PREMISE: Michelle "Mickey" Stevenson" was the most beautiful girl in her high school class in 1986 and was so beloved that she was voted homecoming queen every year from freshmen year until senior year and was even voted the same honor two years after she graduated. In 1994 she left her small town of Rolling Hills, Montana to conquer her love of the theater and try life in New York City. Doing so she had to quit her job as Head Of Sales for Sterling Cosmetics a mary-kay like company that mostly made face creams and sold them to the ladies of Rolling Hills. The Owner Mindy Sterling has not forgiven Mickey for this betrayl yet, mostly because she herself never had the guts to leave Rolling Hills. However now time has passed and Mickey's life is not as successful as she wished it were. She is newly divorced; her husband Charles cheated on her with another man, she is about to become a single mother as she is pregnant and her career is ruined because Charles was the owner of the theater company for which Mickey worked. Mickey has decided to return home to Rolling Springs to reconnect with her sister and her grandmother. Things won't be easy in town though because Mickey made a lot of people made when she left and she hasn't been back since... Oh and when she left Rolling Springs she also broke off her engagement to Charlie Sullivan the most sought after man in town, who is now married to Patricia "Purcy" Williams (now sullivan) one of Mickey's most bitter rivals. Oh, also the fact is that Mickey has put on a few pounds----thirty-five pounds to be exact since she left Rolling Springs... how will she overcome people's reactions?

"Something Old, Something New"
Created By: Danny Jacobson
Executive Producer: Danny Jacobson and Matthew Smith
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios, NBC Universal Television Group
Starring:
Eric McCormack as Steve Workman
Rena Sofer as Trisha Harte
Melissa Peterman as Janice Adleman
and Selena Gomez as Chantel Harte

PREMISE: Happily engaged to her sexy fiancee Steve Workman, wedding planner Janice Adleman is ecstatic to be pregnant for the first time in her life and totally in love. However her happiness is about to be crushed when Steve gets a knock on his door from Trisha Harte, his college girlfriend who has a big announcement---she had a baby--his baby--- 15 years ago and her name is Chantel. She never told him and now she wants his help raising Chantel who is a bit of a handful. The problem: Trisha is still in love with Steve and will do anything, and i mean anything to get him back.

GEN-TV will announce the cast and premise of it's Drama Series next week and after that will announce the full primetime schedule for January 2010.

yankeesrj12

11-25-2009, 11:47 PM

YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Stable; NCIS Big Improvement Over The Streets
Singles (R)
2.09 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.86 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.44 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.51 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.58 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
4.60 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.9 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Monday Takes A Tumble With All Repeats
Singles (R)
1.85 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
0.3 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.53 million viewers
0.6 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.16 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.22 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.07 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
3.84 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

factsoflife

11-26-2009, 12:22 AM

GEN-TV, the home for the generation that was raised on television has issued the following press release detailing it's plans for broadcasting Holiday specials.

With Thanksgiving only a few days away, the network has scrapped plans to air original episodes of it's Wed night line-up tommorow, instead they have opted to pre-empt planned episodes of "Clue", "Perfection", "The Story Of Jacob" and "Without A Trace" in favor of an original thanksgiving special "Diva's Give Thanks" a musical special in which Diva's Christina Aguilera, Ciara, Rhianna, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken (a male diva) give thanks to their fans by performing songs selected by fans on the GEN-TV website. Each artist gets to perform 3 songs selected by their fans. The concert was filmed last October in Vancouver, British Coulmbia, Canada and is three hours long. The special was produced by GEN-TV Studios in assocation with MTV.

On December 1st, the Christmas celebration begins with the first part of a three part special hosted by Oprah called "Holidays Around The World". In the special Oprah travels the world to see how other countries celebrate Holidays. In this hour she travels to France, England, Iraq, The Netherlands and Germany.

On December 21, GEN-TV is pre-empting original episodes of it's Monday night series in favor of a new holiday concert special from Dolly Parton called "A Country Christmas with Dolly Parton and Friends". The special features Dolly Parton performing both hits from her catalog as well as classic Christmas songs with a slew of celebrity guests including Kenny Rogers, Carrie Underwood, Jessica Simpson, Mylie Cyrus, Keith Urban, Toni Braxton, Michelle Branch, Jason Mraz and Dierks Bentley.

On Christmas Eve, December 24, GEN-TV plans to welcome Dolly Parton back to the network with an original tv-movie called "A Country Christmas" in which Dolly stars as a lonely, middle aged college Librarian who finds true love just in time for the Holidays when she meets the father of one of her student workers who is recently widowed and in need of some loving. The movie co-stars Gerald McCraney and Joesph Gordan Levitt.

Also, on Saturday nights starting Saturday, November 28 GEN-TV is planning to pre-empt "Ivy Halls" with original, one-hour holiday specials.

Here is the schedule:

November 28: "A GEN-TV Thanksgiving Special"- In this one-hour Thanksgiving speical the casts of various GEN-TV series sit down together for a holiday meal to reflect on the past year and give thanks for the year head. Starring: Lacey Chabert ("One Of These Days"), Shannen Doherty ("The Huntress"), Heather Locklear ("Getting Over It"), Harry Hamlin ("Getting Over It" and "Starting From Scratch"), Christine Lathi ("The House Of Secrets & Lies"), Ryan Merriman ("This Time Around"), Aisha Tyler ("Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"), Chelsea Handler ("Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"), Kathleen Turner and Steve Valentine ("Julie McPherson IS Somebody") and Ty Treadway ("Clue").

December 5th: "Holiday Of My Heart with Celine Dion" a new concert special featuring Celine Dion singing love songs.

December 12th: "Christmas Memories with Mariah Carey"- Mariah Carey sings classic christmas songs. Featuring special guests Nick Cannon, Riannah and Alicia Keys.

December 19th: "Holidays Around The World"- The second hour of this Holiday special hosted by Oprah Winfrey takes viewers for the ride as Oprah travels the world to expirence Holiday celebrations all around the world and show how other countries celebrate. In this hour she travels to Brazil, Mexico, China, India and Holland.

December 26th: "Holidays Around The World"- In the second hour of this special Oprah travels to: Poland, Ugoslavia, Japan, Afghanastan, Canada, South Africa and Finland.

Thanks to an outstanding showing for it's holiday special "Diva's Give Thanks" on Wed night, GEN-TV crushed YTN and all other networks with a #1 ranking for the evening! GEN-TV emerges as the most-watched network of the evening, and the special itself is beat by only ABC's "Modern Family".

The special was watched by 26.7 million viewers overall and placed #2 for the evening (after #1 ABC's "Modern Family")

Demographic Breakdown:

"Diva's Give Thanks" (Holiday Special-Original)
26.7 million viewers
(8pm-11pm)
5.6 18-49
4.8 18-25
3.5 25-34

Overall this was one of GEN-TV's most successful outings ever, with ratings for the broadcast almost duplicating the numbers for it's original game shows in the 8pm hour and doubling the season average of "Without a Trace" at 10pm.

GEN-TV spokesperson said "we are THRILLED to be the #1 show of the evening and to so clearly dominate over all other networks, espeically those that have claimed they were beating us in the demographics".

factsoflife

11-26-2009, 12:36 AM

Factsoflife Corporation (FOLCORP) is changing it's name and ownership.

Effective January 1, 2010 Factsoflife Corporation will be called GEN-TV Studios and it's stock name will no longer be FOLCORP it will be now GENTV. The change is a result of Factsoflife Corp being dissolved in order to make GEN-TV the company's primary focus.

The company's CEO and other leaders decided that since GEN-TV is their only profitable network and is the only one making any impact in the industry that it would be best to focus on that and not spread the company thin. So to reflect this change the company has opted to be known only as GEN-TV Studios. Earlier this year the company announced the termination of it's other networks "Pride TV" and "TEEN TV". They had previously cancelled this year "WARP NETWORK" and "SUDS TV".

While, "FEMME TV" remains on the air, most industry insiders are not giving that network much longer to live as it is clear that GEN-TV is the primary focus of shareholders and board-members.

Since converting HGN to GEN-TV the network has seen quadruple digit growth in stock shares and neilsen ratings. HGN was ranked as the 96th highest rated cable network and now GEN-TV is the #1 network on Cable and often-times is #1 among all network, including broadcast stations. Previously this week on Wed it beat CBS, NBC and ABC.

In addition to this news the company announced the formation of GEN-TV Studios, the newly formed Production and Distribution company that will develop and produce new series for the network as well as other networks. They will also produce series for first-run syndication.

yankeesrj12

11-26-2009, 01:35 AM

Thanks to an outstanding showing for it's holiday special "Diva's Give Thanks" on Wed night, GEN-TV crushed YTN and all other networks with a #1 ranking for the evening! GEN-TV emerges as the most-watched network of the evening, and the special itself is beat by only ABC's "Modern Family".

The special was watched by 26.7 million viewers overall and placed #2 for the evening (after #1 ABC's "Modern Family")

Demographic Breakdown:

"Diva's Give Thanks" (Holiday Special-Original)
26.7 million viewers
(8pm-11pm)
5.6 18-49
4.8 18-25
3.5 25-34

Overall this was one of GEN-TV's most successful outings ever, with ratings for the broadcast almost duplicating the numbers for it's original game shows in the 8pm hour and doubling the season average of "Without a Trace" at 10pm.

GEN-TV spokesperson said "we are THRILLED to be the #1 show of the evening and to so clearly dominate over all other networks, espeically those that have claimed they were beating us in the demographics".
YTN Press Release:
YTN Fires Back at GEN-TV
The President of YTN says; "GEN-TV is 100% wrong. We have yet to see our Wednesday ratings, but I'm sure they were still good. GEN-TV should take the time to notice we are in repeats, so original programming should be able to beat us. As this was one time programming, GEN-TV will fall back behind us next week."

*Please note this is just for fun! :)

factsoflife

11-27-2009, 01:00 AM

GEN-TV was a leading contender today when that National Association Of Diversity named it's nominees for the 2010 Diversity Awards. The group which honors media portrayls the promote and encourage tolerance and acceptance are handed out every year on Valentines day and the nominees are always announced on Thanksgiving day the year before. GEN-TV was nominated for 21 awards at this years awards, the full list of nominees is included below (thanks to our friends at the associated press). GEN-TV nominees are bolded.

Oustanding Episodic TV Episode:
"Hot Tamales"-"Hot Club In Town"- GEN-TV
"Mordern Family"- "Pilot"- ABC
"Grey's Anatomy"- "Sweet Surrender"- ABC
"The Story Of Jacob"- "Pilot"- GEN-TV
"Second Family"- "Boys Vs. Girls"- GEN-TV
"The Good Wife"- "Pilot"- CBS

Outstanding Drama Series Of The Year:
"The Story Of Jacob"- GEN-TV
"Eli Stone"- ABC
"ER"- NBC
"Grey's Anatomy"- ABC
"Brothers & Sisters"- ABC
"Criminal Minds"- CBS

Outstanding Comedy Series Of The Year:
"Hot Tamales"- GEN-TV
"Second Family"- GEN-TV
"Modern Family"- ABC
"The New Adventures Of Old Christine"- CBS
"The Office"- NBC
"Brothers"- FOX

Outstanding Daily Serial Of The Year:
"One Life To Live", ABC
"As the World Turns", CBS
"Days Of Our Lives", NBC
"The Young & The Restless", CBS
"Guiding Light", CBS/GEN-TV
"All My Children", ABC

Outstanding Reality Program Of The Year:
"The Real World: Cancun", MTV
"Ivy Halls", GEN-TV
"Top Chef", Bravo
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D-List", Bravo
"Extreme Make-Over: Home Edition", ABC
"The Amazing Race", CBS

Outstanding Actress In A Drama (primetime):
Maura Tierney, "ER", NBC
Frances Conroy, "The Story Of Jacob", GEN-TV
Marianne Jean Baptiste, "Without A Trace", GEN-TV/CBS
Angela Bassett, "ER", NBC
Gabrielle Union, "Flashforward", ABC
Melina Kanakaredies, "CSI: New York", CBS

Outstanding Actor In A Drama (primetime):
Laurence Fishburne, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation", CBS
Jonathon Jackson, "The Story Of Jacob", GEN-TV
Enrico Muricano, "Without A Trace", CBS/GEN-TV
Tom Everett Scott, "This Time Around", GEN-TV
Simon Baker, "The Mentalist", CBS
Hugh Laurie, "House", FOX

Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series (daytime):
Renee Jones, "Days Of Our Lives", NBC
Kelly Monaco, "General Hospital", ABC
Crystall Chappell, "Guiding Light", CBS/GEN-TV
Louise Sorell, "Days Of Our Lives", NBC
Erika Slezak, "One Life To Live", ABC
Robin Strasser, "One Life To Live", ABC
Jeanne Cooper, "The Young & The Restless", CBS

Outstanding Actor In A Drama Series (daytime):
Bryton James, "The Young & The Restless", CBS
Lawerence St. Victor, "Guiding Light", CBS/GEN-TV
Maurice Bernard, "General Hospital", ABC
Ricky Paul Goldin, "All My Children", ABC
Galen Gerring, "Days Of Our Lives", NBC
Brandon Beemer, "The Bold & The Beautiful", CBS
Nicolas Rodreguiez, "One Life To Live", ABC

Outstanding Actress In A Comedy:
Eva La Rue, "Hot Tamales", GEN-TV
Tamera Mowry, "Second Family", GEN-TV
Kirstie Alley, "Starting From Scratch", GEN-TV
Sofia Vegera, "Modern Family", ABC
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty", ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures Of Old Christine", CBS

Outstanding Actor In A Comdey:
Rider Strong, "Second Family", GEN-TV
Daryl Mitchell, "Brothers", FOX
Michael Urie, "Ugly Betty", ABC
Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory", CBS
Harry Hamlin, "Starting From Scratch", GEN-TV

Outstanding Network Of The Year:
GEN-TV
ABC
CBS
Bravo
CW
Lifetime

(The Winners will be announced in February).

yankeesrj12

11-27-2009, 01:14 AM

YTN Press Release:
Singles Hits Series High; New Changes Improve Timeslots
NCIS (R; New Time)
4.09 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Singles
7.46 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
4.4 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The New Life
7.30 million viewers (98% retention)
2.7 (18-49) (90% retention)
3.9 (18-34) (89% retention)
1.6 (25-54)

College
15.74 million viewers
5.8 (18-49)
12.4 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Roommates
14.88 million viewers (95% retention)
5.6 (18-49) (97% retention)
11.5 (18-34) (93% retention)
1.9 (25-54) (95% retention)

Family Guy (R)
9.60 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
7.2 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
8.42 million viewers
3.6 (18-49)
6.4 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

ER (R; New Timeslot)
6.58 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Roommates Spinoff Pilot Coming in February
YTN announced earlier today that the hit comedy, Roommates, will get its spinoff pilot in February. The Untitled Roommates Spinoff will then get its own timeslot in the middle of March and run through May. Due to the Roommates Spinoff in February, YTN has moved the College / Roommates Crossover Event to April.

YTN Orders Two (2) Dramas
YTN has officially ordered two drama pilots for midseason. The first drama, Rule of Law, will focus on a group of lawyers facing their personal challenges, and helping their defendent. The second drama, Changing History, will follow four scientists who time travel throughout history to change what we know. Both have been picked up for 8 episodes.

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 11/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 5/10 episodes have aired
The One - 11/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 11/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 11/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 11/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 6/13 episodes have aired
College - 11/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 11/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 10/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 10/10 episodes have aired (+1 Reunion Special To Air)
Family Super Challenge - 2/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
Untitled Roommates Spinoff - 0/13 episodes have aired
The One: Ce1ebrities 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Rule of Law - 0/8 episodes have aired
Changing History - 0/8 episodes have aired
YTN Press Release:
Thanksgiving Eve Hurts Comedy Repeats
NCIS (R)
3.01 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
0.7 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Singles (R)
4.23 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
3.2 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
3.64 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
2.9 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

College (R)
5.94 million viewers
2.7 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Roommates (R)
4.39 million viewers
2.4 (18-49)
3.2 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Family Guy (R)
3.83 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
2.1 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
3.27 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

ER (R)
2.24 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 11/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 5/10 episodes have aired
The One - 11/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 11/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 11/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 11/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 6/13 episodes have aired
College - 11/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 11/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 11/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 10/10 episodes have aired (+1 Reunion Special)
Family Super Challenge - 2/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
Untitled Roommates Spinoff - 0/13 episodes have aired
The One: Ce1ebrities 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Rule of Law - 0/8 episodes have aired
Changing History - 0/8 episodes have aired

factsoflife

11-27-2009, 07:14 PM

Despite it being a national holiday on Thursday, GEN-TV was able to deliver considerable ratings with it's mix of reruns and original fare.

7pm:
"Sex and The City" (RERUN)
6.8 million viewers
2.1 18-49
2.4 18-25
2.5 25-34

730pm:
"Suddenly Susan" (RERUN)
5.4 million viewers
1.1 18-49
1.4 18-25
2.1 25-34

8pm:
"Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" (Original)
4.3 million viwers
1.0 18-49
1.6 18-25
2.4 25-34

830pm:
"Samantha Who" (RERUN)
12.9 million viewers
3.6 18-49
3.5 18-25
3.9 25-34

9pm:
"Teacher's Pet" (Original)
16.7 million viewers
4.9 18-49
4.7 18-25
5.2 25-34

930pm:
"Teacher's Pet" (RERUN)
12.8 million viewers
3.5 18-49
3.7 18-25
3.9 25-34

10pm:
"Samantha Who" (RERUN)
12.2 million viewers
3.4 18-49
3.2 18-25
3.6 25-34

1030pm:
"Starting From Scratch" (RERUN)
11.9 million viewers
3.1 18-49
2.6 18-25
3.4 25-34

11pm:
"Starting From Scratch" (RERUN)
11.3 million viewers
2.4 18-49
2.5 18-25
3.4 25-34

1130pm:
"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" (RERUN)
6.7 million viewers
1.3 18-49
1.1 18-25
2.5 25-34

Overall GEN-TV is happy with the results of Thursday nights line-up, in particular the fact that the holiday didn't deter the strong results for "Teacher's Pet" which aired an original episode and still saw more viewers than YTN did and was in fact the highest rated original series to air on Thursday night.

yankeesrj12

11-27-2009, 11:55 PM

YTN Press Release:
Thursday Ratings
Bones (R)
2.11 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.54 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
8.46 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
2.5 (18-34)
3.4 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.57 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.18 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Thanksgiving Hurts Numbers
Bones (R)
1.54 million viewers
0.6 (18-49)
0.7 (18-34)
0.6 (25-54)

House (R)
2.82 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
3.95 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
2.70 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.8 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.06 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

TVgeek14

11-28-2009, 12:36 PM

Deal Or No Deal (2 Hr Episode) - 5.10 Million
Legally Mad (R) - 4.27 Million

The Amazing Mrs Novak (R) - 5.87 Million
Girls Chasing Men (R) - 4.99 Million
Back (R) - 5.12 Million

Masterwork (R) - 4.61 Million
Washington Field (R) - 5.99 Million
Eleventh Hour (2x12) (Fall Finale) - 12.25 Million

The Ultimate Rock Band (2 Hr Episode) - 9.91 Million
Without A Trace (8x12) (Fall Finale) - 16.18 Million

TVgeek14

11-28-2009, 01:19 PM

Shows In Pilot Stages

4 Shows (3 Dramas & 1 Comedy) have been ordered to pilot.

Miami 80 which is a drama about a man who gets inflicted with a virus and ends up back in the year 1980 and has to find his way back home.

Paranormal which is also a drama is about a cop who investigates in paranormal activities

and Red Battlion which is again a drama about 4 soldiers fighting in the middle
east.

The comedy that has been ordered is called

The Oldies which is about 4 single people in their 30s looking for love.

Fugitive Hunters Fate ???
TBC have announced it will not be ordering any more episodes for Fugitive Hunters and will be replacing it with 13 episodes of Howie Do It picked up from NBC.
The shows fate is unknown

NFL Dates

NFL Thursday Night Football
- 3rd December
- 10th December
- 17th December

NFL Thursday Night Football
- 24th December

NFL Saturday Night Football
- December 19th

When not on they will be replaced with repeats.

factsoflife

11-29-2009, 01:30 AM

Gen-TV today confirmed the titles and cast for all of their new comedy series set to launch as part of their January 2010 schedule. (Drama Series will be announced next week).

First up are the Comedy Series:

"Doctor Patient"
Created By: Diane English
Produced By: Shakousfky/English Productions, GEN-TV Studios and Columbia/Tristar Television
Starring:
Sarah Chalke as Dr. Sarah Bowman
Daniel Cosgrove as Dr. Richard Addison
Jared Padalecki as Jake Neeves
Wendi Mallick as Patricia Bowman (recurring)
Kelsey Grammar as Dr. Henry Bowman (recurring)

PREMISE: Sarah Bowman (Chalke) is an accomplished doctor; with a thriving psychology practice in the heart of Los Angeles. She has everything a girl can want, including a sexy, caring and smart fiancee, also a doctor. But despite having everything Sarah just isn't happy with her life, espeically her engagement to Richard (Cosgrove); and then she meets Jake Neeves (Padalecki) the lazy, slacker pool boy who is only twenty-two. Things grow complicated for Sarah after she lets lust take over and starts an affair with Jake. Things get even worse when Sarah realizes she's in love with Jake, and get even more upsetting when Sarah realizes that she is pregnant with Jake's baby.

"Good Sports"
Created By: Tom Werner and Marcy Carsey
Produced By: Carsey-Werner Television in assocation with CBS Television
Starring:
Timothy Stack as Steven Harrison
Scott Speedman as Richard Jenkins
Debi Mazar as Rachael Iannielli
Joshua Gomez as Nick McHenry
Christopher Gorham as Stanley Wallerman
and featuring...
Sarah Lancaster as Holli McAdams (recurring)

PREMISE: Welcome to "Good Sports" the leading Sporting Goods store in greater Westchester, County (New York). GOOD SPORTS prides itself on reliable customer service and the best quality care specialists in the county. Or so reads the stores employee manual. But in reality Good Sports is a run-down, shoddily run and poorly managed hell hole. The store manager Steven Harrison (Stack) is a self-important, egostiscal jerk who spends most of his time hitting on the female employees and relating outlandish stories of his supposed sexual conquests instead of managing the store. Richard Jenkins (Speedman) is the high school drop-out who has been working as Stock Manager at the store since he dropped out back in 1998 and he is next in line to take over as Store Manager when Steven retires, which he announced his intention too; the problem is that is Steven continues to manage the store their may not be a store for Richard to run. Debi Mazar plays Rachael Ianellie the busty, tell it like it is head cashier who believes that she should be running the store and whose past history with Steven is nothing to brag about. Nick McHenry is a cashier at the store who secretly has a crush on Holli the head of Women's Wear at the store but is so far out of his leaque that he doesn't know how to even talk to her. Welcome to GOOD SPORTS a buddy comedy about the staff of a sporting goods store.

"Equal Partners"
Created By: Max Mutchnick and David Kohan
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios and Sony Pictures Television
Starring:
Breckin Meyer as Theodore "Teddy" Nelson-Lautner
Kerr Smith* as Samuel "Sammy" Nelson-Hart (Series)
Fred Savage as Samuel "Sammy" Hart-Nelson(Pilot Only)
Sarah Rue as Lizzie Mullings
Kim Catrall as Amy Nelson (recurring)
Peter Horton as James Nelson (recurring)
and featuring Brian Austin Green as Lance Patrick Williams (Pilot Only)

PREMISE: Theodore "Teddy" Nelson is a hard-working 32 year old interior designer in New York City. He is part owner of Hart & Hart Designs the firm he owns with Samuel "Sammy" Hart-Nelson his business partner and lover. Theodore and Samuel are compatible when it comes to business but couldn't be more different in every other aspect of life. Theodore is an free-spirit, go by the seed of your pants kind of guy while Samuel is a uptight, planner who needs to know how things are going to transpire before making plans. They've known each other for over ten years, first meeting in college when they were roomates but never thought of each other as anything other than friends; but all that changes when Theodore's lover of five years, Lance Patrick Williams leaves him a "Dear John" note days before their civil union cermony, which leaves Samuel to pick up the pieces. As the days go by and they spend more time together something changes and Theodore thinks he may be able to fall in love again; with Samuel. how will these new feelings affect their business and will Samuel feel the same way? Kim Catrall plays Amy, Theodore's glamarous mother who is embroiled in a bitter divorce from Theodore's father, James (Peter Horton). Sarah Rue is Lizzie Mullings, the office receptionist at Hart & Hart who also happens to be Samuel's cousin and Theodore's best friend; she is the only one who knows how Theodore feels about Samuel... but will she help them get together?

"Boyfriends"
Created By: Max Mutchnick and David Kohan
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios and Warner Brothers Television
Starring:
Paul Rudd as Freddie Geer
Jason Bateman as Dominick O'Hara
Dean Cain as Carl Kessler
Eric Millegan as Mark LaMaura
Heather Graham as Shelia Lancaster
Sean P. Hayes ad Harold Dorman
and featuring... Delta Burke as Nancy LaMaura

PREMISE:
This sitcom takes a look at the lives of five gay men living in the gay mecca that is Los Angeles, California and the complications that arise when a group of friends expierence love and dating in the 2010's. Paul Rudd stars as Freddie Geer a long-time bacholer finally ready to settle down and unsure as to how to find Mr. Right. Jason Bateman is Dominick O'Hara a workaholich who just got out of a heated and complicated four year relationship with with Harold (Sean P. Hayes), a needy and melodramatic jerk who left him for his now ex-best friend Carl (Dean Cain). Carl is Dominick's ex-best friend from college who is trying in vain to win his best friend back after having a disastrous one night stand with Harold, despite the fact that Harold is telling everyone they are dating, Carl wants nothing to do with Harold. Because of the indescretion with Harold he has lost most of his friends and is trying to win back everybody's trust and will find himself on a journey of self-discovery. Mark (Eric Millegan) is only twenty-two years old and just moved to L.A. from Kentucky and is relying on Freddie and Dominick who live in his building to help teach him the way of love, life and friendship in the gay world. Along for the ride is hairstylist Shelia (Tori Spelling), a long-time friend of Freddie who can't seem to get over her schoolgirl crush on him, but she is also supportive and has his back no matter what. Sean P. Hayes ("Will & Grace") co-stars as Harold. Making recurring appearances is Cybill Shepherd as Nancy LaMaura, Mark's southern born, southern bred, southern baptist mother who initally comes to town to get her son home to Kentucky and back into the baptist church, but who discovers something about herself and her son in L.A. that will change her entire outlook on life.

"Made To Order"
Created By: Loyd Baum and Gail Berman
Produced By: Baum/Berman Productions, GEN-TV Studios and Telepictures Productions
Starring:
Scott Foley as Skylar Harkings
Bonnie Somerville as Hunter Wilson III
Colin Eggelsfield as Matt Roberts
Jenna Von Oy as Samantha "Sam" Tolson
Tom Selleck as Chef Antonio Markum
Premise:
This new sitcom is about four culinary students working under the most well known celebrity chef in New York and all vying for the one permante spot he offers each year.

"Press Time"
Created By: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason
Produced By: Mozark Productions, GEN-TV Studios and 20th Century FOX
Starring:
Judith Light as Sylvia Wilde-Sharpe
Dennis Miller as Russell Thompson
Rebecca Budig as Clarice Michelle Hopkins
and featuring...
Portia De Rossi as Heather Winters

PREMISE: Sylvia Wilde-Sharpe was once the face of feminism for network news in the 1970's but due to circumstances all of her own doing she is now one of the most washed up faces in television. she is virtually unhireable because of her bad reputation and habitual abuse of booze. Luckily she has Manager Russell Thompson on her side who has managed to find her the last possible chance for a job at an all female news station. Sylvia belives she is to anchor this new news show but unbeknowst to her she is being hired as a mere correspondant and is being asked to mentor new anchor, twenty-something southern belle Clarice Michelle Hopkins who is a bombshell but has little else to offer, or so she wants others to think.

"The Fat Club"
Created By: Rosie O'Donnell
Produced By: KidRo Productions, GEN-TV Studios, Sister Lee Productions and Telepictures Productions.
Starring:
Andrea Anders as Andrea Mitchell
Mariss Jarrett Winokur as Casey Mendelson
Caroline Reah as Tracey Williamson
Sean McGuire as Kristopher "Kris" Steads (recurring)
and featuring special guest star...
Rosie O'Donnell as Rosie Donaldson (recurring)

"Like Mother, Like Daughter"
Created By: Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios
Starring:
Suzanne Somers as Paulette Davies
Tori Spelling as Nadine Davies
John O'Hurley as Stan Davies (Pilot Only)
Khandi Alexander as Stephanie Rossman-Roth (recurring)
and Judy Greer as Wendy Wilson (recurring)

Premise: Meet Paulette and Nadine Davies, two of the richest, most spoiled and thoughtless women in Beverly Hills, CA. They are a mother and daughter and have never worked a day in their lives. Paulette was born into wealth and inherited a fortune when her father left her his Potato Chip Company in his will. However being the ultimate slacker that she is she ran the company into the ground and settled for a life as a Beverly Hills wife when she married the owner of the law firm hired to deal with the company's bankruptcy. Nadine was born into wealth and was her fathers greatest pride and her mothers bain of existance. they never got along because Paulette is jelous of Nadine. Now that Stan has died of a heart attack they will both have growing up to do. In his will Stan has declared that neither Paulette or Nadine can touch a cent of his money or assetts until they have proven they can hold down a job for at least three years; the will also says they must live together in not the mansion that Paulette calls home now, but in a two-family house in The Valley. What happens when Beverly Hills has to downgrade to the Valley. Khandi Alexander takes on the recurring role of Stephanie Rossman-Roth, the bewildered, snotty attorney assigned to oversee the estate and who can't seem to grasp anything that Nadine or Paulette say or speak. Judy Greer recurs as Wendy Wilson, the open minded but often confused Threapist and Life Coach hired by the court to treat Paulette and Nadine and speak at hearing on their ability to hold a job and fullfill the will's specifiations.

"Sisterhood"
Created By: Joanna Johnson
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios and Warner Brothers Television
Starring:
Jennie Garth as Sarah Silvers
Ted McGinley as Charlie Stevens
Kristen Alderson as Amanda Stevens
Kelly Ripa as Faith Stevens (pilot only)
Makenzie Vega as Shelley Silvers

PREMISE: When her sister Faith dies of breast cancer, Sarah Silvers whole life is turned upside down. This neurotic, self-possessed coffeeshop owner is named guardian of her fifteen year old neice, Shelly who is the product of an affair that Faith had with Charlie Stevens, Sarah's first husband... Making matters worse, Charlie who never knew the child was his is being told for the first time, in a letter from Faith that he gets after her death... Now, Sarah is forced to raise her niece with her ex-husband who cheated on her with her very own sister... Also in the picture is Sarah's daughter, sixteen year old Amanda with her second husband, Thomas who died while serving in the army over six years ago... How will Sarah cope with Charlie, her niece and her own daughter? will this makeshift family ever survive? espeically when they learn that Faith left them a house with the condition that they all live in it together?

"Never Again"
Created By: Amy Sherman-Palladino
Produced By: SONY Pictures Television and GEN-TV Studios.
Starring:
Laurie Metcalf as Hillary Norbert
Fisher Stevens as Frank Norbert
Mimi Rogers as Gina Sheck
Ashley Johnson as Brenda Norbert
Ellen Muth as Sasha Norbert
Seth Green as Frank Norbert Jr.,
and Woody Harrelson as Chuck Lyons

PREMISE: Hillary Norbert is so relived to have finally sent off to college her last of three children. Having spent the last three decades raising children and being a mother Hillary is glad to have some quiet time and to return to work and find herself again. Her husband Frank is a loving man but is not enough to fulfill Hillary who misses just being Hillary. She is decidely upset when she finds out that at age 52 she is pregnant with her fourth child and even more surprised when she finds out that Frank wants to have the child! Mimi Rogers co-stars as Gina Sheck, Hillary's oldest friend in the world and her moral confidante in this world. Actresses Ashely Johnson and Ellen Muth have recurring roles as Hillary and Frank's children Brenda and Sascha. Seth Green has a recurring role as their son Frank Jr., and finally Oscar-Nominated Actor Woody Harrelson co-stars as Chuck Lyons, Frank Seniors best friend and next door neighboor who drives Hillary up the wall.

"Home Again"
Created By: Ricki Lake, Michael M. Robin and Greer Shephard
Produced By: Columbia/Tristar Pictures and GEN-TV Studios
Starring:
Ricki Lake as Michelle "Mickey" Stevenson
John Corbett as Charlie Sullivan
Julie White as Mindy Sterling (recurring)
Courtney Thorne-Smith as Julieanne Walters (recurring)
Jane Curtain as Mrs. Waters (recurring)
Amy Pietz as Charlene "Laney" Stevenson
Lea Thompson as Patrica "Purcy" Williams-Sullivan (recurring)
and featuring...
Barbara Barrie as Grandmother Helen Stevenson (recurring)

PREMISE: Michelle "Mickey" Stevenson" was the most beautiful girl in her high school class in 1986 and was so beloved that she was voted homecoming queen every year from freshmen year until senior year and was even voted the same honor two years after she graduated. In 1994 she left her small town of Rolling Hills, Montana to conquer her love of the theater and try life in New York City. Doing so she had to quit her job as Head Of Sales for Sterling Cosmetics a mary-kay like company that mostly made face creams and sold them to the ladies of Rolling Hills. The Owner Mindy Sterling has not forgiven Mickey for this betrayl yet, mostly because she herself never had the guts to leave Rolling Hills. However now time has passed and Mickey's life is not as successful as she wished it were. She is newly divorced; her husband Charles cheated on her with another man, she is about to become a single mother as she is pregnant and her career is ruined because Charles was the owner of the theater company for which Mickey worked. Mickey has decided to return home to Rolling Springs to reconnect with her sister and her grandmother. Things won't be easy in town though because Mickey made a lot of people made when she left and she hasn't been back since... Oh and when she left Rolling Springs she also broke off her engagement to Charlie Sullivan the most sought after man in town, who is now married to Patricia "Purcy" Williams (now sullivan) one of Mickey's most bitter rivals. Oh, also the fact is that Mickey has put on a few pounds----thirty-five pounds to be exact since she left Rolling Springs... how will she overcome people's reactions?

"Something Old, Something New"
Created By: Danny Jacobson
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios, NBC Universal Television Group
Starring:
Eric McCormack as Steve Workman
Rena Sofer as Trisha Harte
Melissa Peterman as Janice Adleman
and Selena Gomez as Chantel Harte

PREMISE: Happily engaged to her sexy fiancee Steve Workman, wedding planner Janice Adleman is ecstatic to be pregnant for the first time in her life and totally in love. However her happiness is about to be crushed when Steve gets a knock on his door from Trisha Harte, his college girlfriend who has a big announcement---she had a baby--his baby--- 15 years ago and her name is Chantel. She never told him and now she wants his help raising Chantel who is a bit of a handful. The problem: Trisha is still in love with Steve and will do anything, and i mean anything to get him back.

GEN-TV will announce the cast and premise of it's Drama Series next week and after that will announce the full primetime schedule for January 2010.

Two actresses from two different upcoming GEN-TV comedy series have switched roles. Actresses Tori Spelling and Heather Graham will be switching roles. Originally cast in the role of Nadine on "Like Mother, Like Daughter" actress Heather Graham will instead be playing the role of Shelia Lancaster on the series "Boyfriends". According to producers filming on the first two episodes of the series was underway when they opted to change the direction of the character and requested a new actress in the role, their first choice was Heather Graham, who was already being used on another GEN-TV series "Like Mother, Like Daughter" playing the daughter of Suzanne Somers. Unbeknowst to them, producers of that show were also toying with the idea of changing the character of Nadine, making actress Heather Graham wrong for the role. Ironically it seems, their first choice for the role was Tori Spelling.

In a twist of fate that can happen only in Hollywood, the agents for both actresses had recieved word that their clients had been let go due to creative changes and within hours had an agreement with GEN-TV executives to swap roles. So now, Tori Spelling will be playing Nadine on "Like Mother, Like Daughter" and Graham will play Shelia on "Boyfriends".

Both actresses have released statements saying they are happy with the swap and are much happier on their new shows.

factsoflife

11-29-2009, 01:44 AM

yankeesrj12

11-29-2009, 01:54 AM

YN Press Release:
Looking For Love Reunion Strong
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.36 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.79 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Looking For Love (2 Hour Reunion)
6.58 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
2.8 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.64 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Friday Ratings
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
1.92 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
2.99 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (Timeslot Premiere; Series Premiere R)
2.64 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.8 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (R)
2.89 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.06 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

factsoflife

11-29-2009, 10:52 PM

factsoflife

11-29-2009, 11:13 PM

With the new year fast approaching us, GEN-TV has released the following press release outlining the year end ratings for their series from 2009.

NOTES: Since it is still only November, final year end ratings are not available yet, but these should provide a accurate and clear measure of what said final ratings will look like. All ratings information was double checked and verified by certified public accountants as well as GEN-TV's very own in-house accountant Melody Dwyer-Hickson.

The list is broken down into different sections:

starting with:

Group 1: The Upper Level Performers (range 34-24 million viewers)
1. Clue- Season Average: 34.7 million viewers
2. One Of These Days- Season Average: 34.4 million viewers
3. Hot Tamales- Season Average: 34.3 million viewers
4. Perfection- Season Average: 34.2 million viewers
5. The Story Of Jacob- Season Average: 34.1 million viewers
6. Second Family- Season Average: 31.1 million viewers
7. Starting From Scratch- Season Average: 25.1 million viewers
8. Getting Over It- Season Average: 24.5 million viewers
9. This Time Around- Season Average: 24.3 million viewers
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Next up is the Mid-Level to Average Performers (Range 20-13 million viewers)

10. Life's Facts- Season Average: 20.1 million viewers
11. Teacher's Pet- Season Average: 19.1 million viewers
12. Samantha Who- Season Average: 19.0 million viewers
13. Without A Trace- Season Average: 18.4 million viewers
14. The Huntress- Season Average: 18.1 million viewers
15. Texas Justice- Season Average: 15.4 million viewers
16. Entertainment Tonight Presents REUNITED- Season Average: 14.2 million viewers
17. Me, My Wife & Our Mothers- Season Average: 13.9 million viewers

The next group is the Low to Poor Level Performers (Range 13 million and down viewers)
18. The House Of Secrets & Lies- Season Average: 12.9 million viewers
19. The Daily Grind- Season Average: 12.4 million viewers
20. Chelsea Handler's Take On Life: 10.1 million viewers
21. Movie Of The Week- Season Average: 9.9 million viewers
22. Julie McPherson IS Somebody- Season Average: 7.3 million viewers
23. Kathy Griffin's Show- Season Average: 7.1 million viewers
24. Ivy Halls- Season Average: 6.5 million viewers
25. People I Know- Season Average: 4.1 million viewers
26. The Day After- Season Average: 1.0 million viewers

----NOTES:

"The Day After" was the lowest rated program on GEN-TV Primetime in all 0f 2009; with accounts for the fact it aired only once.

Despite being cancelled early in the season "Texas Justice" at 15.4 million viewers was higher rated per the entire season than longer-running shows like "Entertainment Tonight Presents REUNITED" and "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers".

Despite being very new to the line-up "Starting From Scratch", "Getting Over It" and This Time Around" all rank among the 10 highest rated shows of the season for GEN-TV.

After paying heavy liscening fee's and picking up "Samantha Who" and "Without A Trace" from other networks the results have been mild to middiling at best.

In regards to daytime ratings:

Deidra Hall not shockingly had the most viewers this season with an average of 12.4 million viewers
Rinnavation TV with Lisa Rinna was second with an average of 6.8 million viewers
Joan Rivers (cancelled after one episode) was third with 2.1 million viewers
and lastly Guiding Light was dead last with 1.1 million viewers.

Tubehead

11-30-2009, 01:45 AM

modern dAY clasics
7:00am Gilligan's Island
7:30am chico andthe man
8:00am the munsters
8:30am addams family
9:00am step bystep
9:30am family ties
10:00am family matters
10;30am maclom and eddie
11:00am the gloden girls
11;30am different storkes
12:00p m the jerffersons
12:30pm sanford and son
1:00pm King of queens
1;30pm every one loves raymond
2:00pm sarbien the teeange witch
2;30pm whos the boss?
3:00pm Charls in charge
3:30pm i dream of jennie
4:00pm bewitched
4:30pm the jeff fox worthy show
5:00pmperfect strangers
5:30pm the oddcouple
6;00pm happy days
6;30pm8 simple rules
7:00 threes company
7:30pm my two dads
8:00pm full house
8:30pm the gloden girls
9;00pm surving surbia
9:30pm hank
10:00pm gray unmarried
10:30pm worst week
11:00pm home inprovment
11:30pm Acording to jim

classic sticome tuesday
7:00amThe Andy Griffith Show
7;30am the flip wlison show
8:00am the carol burnet show
8:30am candy CAMERA
9:30am my three sons
10:00am amen
10:30am Alice
11:00am my favorite martian
11:30am court ship of eddies father
12:00pm gadit
12:30pm Facts of life
1:00pm i love lucy
1:30pm the lucy show
2:00pm the hooneymoonr
2;30pm the color hooneymoonrs
3:00pm the Abbott and costello show
3:30pm three stooages
4:00pm the twlight zone
4:30pm amazing stories 5:00pm
Classic teen tuesdays
5;:00pmCalifornia dreams
5:30pm saved by the bell
6:00pm keen and kal
6:30pm dark and Josh
7:00pm suite lifeo n deck
7:30pm i carly
8;00pmHannh montant
8:330pm all that
9:00pm soony with a chance
9:30pm wizardz of waverly place
10:00pm advturned of pete and pete
10:30pm Clarissa explains it all
11:00pm secrt world of alex mac
11:30pm the wonder years
12:00am boy meets world
12:30am family matters
1:00am are you afradi of the DARK?
1:30am goessbumps

wesndays
7:00am power ragerS
7:30am the pink panther
8;00an mighty mouse
8:30am woody wood pecker
9:00am popeye
9:30am anminces
10;00am pound puppies
10::30am care bears
11:00am eek the cat
11:30a, power puff girls
12:00pm Johhny brove
12:30pm Dextor labrioty
1:00pm heath cliff
1:30pm top cat
2:00pm graifeld and friends
2:30pm bobbys world
3;00pm doug
3:30pm honk kong phooey
4:00pm batman anmites sersies
4:30pm batman beyond
5:00pm X-mENAnimated SERIES
5:30m spider-man Animated SERIES
6:00pm swat kats
6:30pm static shock
7:00pm teeange mutant ninjaturltes 1980 cartoon
7:30pm teeange mutnat ninjaturtles 2002 cartoon
8:00pm he-man master of the uniser 1980 cartoon
8:30pm he-man master of the univser 2002 cartoon
9:00pm the flistones
9:30pm wait until your father gets home
10:00pm the jetsons
10;30pm scooby doo were are you
11:00pm a pup named scooby doo
11:30pm the surfms
12;00am the real ghost busters
12;30am super mairo brothrs super show

thursdays
7;00am The andy gritth show
7;30am Gilligan's Island
8:00AM BRANDY BUNCH
8:30AM CHICO AND THE MAN
9:00AM AMEN
9:30AM ALICE
10:00M THE JERFFERSOSN
10:30AM SANFORD AND SON
11:00AM THE ODD COUPLE
11:30AM FULL HOUSE
12:00PM PERFECT STRANGERS
12:30PM THE ODD COUPLE
1:00PM FAMILY MATTERS
1:30PM HAPPY DAYS
2:00PM HANK
2:30PM GRAY UNMARRIED
3:00PM KING OF QUEENS
3:30PM WORST WEK
4:00M UNSLOVED MYSTIERS
5:00PM PEOPLES COURT
6:00PM JUDGE JUDY
7;00PM RIPLEYS BELIVE IT OR NOT
8:00PM PRICE IS RIGHT
9:00PM ARE YOU SMARTD THEN A FIFTH GRADER
10:00PM EARLY EDIITON
11:00PM RENGAED
12:00AMFEAR FACTOR

LAID BACK FRIDAYS
7;00M POWER RANGERS
7:30A SWAT KATS
8:00AMTHE SURFMS
9:30AM THE JETSONS
10:00AM MY TWO DADS
10:30AM FAMILY MATTERS
11:00AM FAMILY TIES
11:30AM WHOSTHE BOSS?
12;00PM SPIN CITY
12;30PM SaBRIN,the teenage witch
1:00PM ARE YOU SMARTED THEN A FIFTH GRADER?
2:00PM SMALLVILLE
3:00PM NUMBERS
4:00PM AMERICAN GOT TATLENT
5:00PM SEVEN DAYS
6:00MP THE LUCY SHOW
6:30PM THE HONEYMOONERS
7:00PM SANFORD AND SON
7:30PM x-mEN Animated SERIES
8:00PM SPIDER-MAN ANIMATED SERIES
8:30PM SPECUTLAR SPIDER-MAN
9:00AM HE-MAN MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE 1980
9:30AM HE-MAN MASTERO F THE UNIVERSE 2002 CARTOON
10:00am teeange mutnat ninja turtles 1980
10:30am teeange mutnat ninja turtles 2002 cartoon
11:00am fear factor
12:00pm peoples court
1:00pm bosssom buddies
1:30pm blossom
2:00pmevery one loves raymond
2:30pm every one hates chris
3;00pm Malcolm and eddie
3:30pm famly ties
4:00pm the wonder years
4:30pm boy meets world
5:00pmthe gloden girls
5;30pm i love lucy
6;00pm price is right
7:;00pm earlyediiton
8;00pm jouany man]

factsoflife

11-30-2009, 06:59 PM

Last week GEN-TV outlined the cast and production companies for their brand new January 2010 sitcoms and now here is a list of cast and production companies for their January 2010 drama series.

“Change of Plan”
Created By: Kevin Williamson
Produced By: Gen-TV Studios and 20th Century Fox
Executive Producer(s): Kevin Williamson, Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston
Starring:
Matthew Fox as Hayden Prescott
Sharon Lawrence as Michelle Prescott
Sherry Stringfield as Lydia Holloway
Peter Krause as Charles Holloway III
McKenzie Astin as Dustin Williamson
Matthew St. Patrick as Kurt Vaughn
Holly Robinson Peete as Rhonda Jameson-Clemons
Esai Morales as Kevin Clemons
Jeremy Sisto as Salvador “Sal” Calucci
Soliel Moon Frye as Francine “Frankie” Howardson-Calucci
Jon Abrahams as Steven Meyers
Robin Christopher as Lenora St. Clair-Walters
Adrian Pasdar as Mike Walters
Kim Delaney as Stephanie Fredrick Meyers
Mel Harris as Sonya Howardson
Emily Van Camp as Nicole Silver

PREMISE: This is an ensemble drama focusing on a group of people in their late-30’s/early 40’s who have all received invitations to their fifteenth high school reunion, which prompts each of them to face a devastating secret from their past. Matthew Fox stars as Hayden Prescott, a 44 year old grocery store manager who is married to his high school sweetheart Michelle and has been harboring a major secret from her since their tenth high school reunion: He is gay and is HIV positive. Hayden believes he contracted the disease during a quickie at their tenth high school reunion when he hooked-up with a classmate of his that was on the track team with him; he can’t remember the guy’s name but he is sure he’ll know if he sees the guy. He believes also that Michelle is clueless about his condition but she’s no fool and she’s also no angel, she has a few secrets of her own to reveal. Sherry Stringfield stars as Lydia Holloway a unhappily married advertising executive whose husband Charles Holloway III; her high school boyfriend is also her boss at Holloway Advertising; she is also hiding a big secret, and one that is about to come directly into her life: that when she was fifteen she got pregnant with his child and gave it up for adoption. That child, a girl named Nicole is about to come looking for her birth mother; with a big request: she needs a liver transplant. McKenzie Astin plays Dustin Williamson a former high school geek who has made it big as a lawyer in Los Angeles and is coming back with a surprising plan; to try and win the heart of the girl that got away--- his unrequited high school crush Lenora Walters; who comes with a few scars of her own, namely an abusive ex-husband who she is about to see for the first time in three years. Holly Robinson Peete is Rhonda Jameson-Clemons a former star cheerleader who comes back to her reunion with a surprising secret of her own: when she was in high school she had sexual encounters with a number of guys; and paid the price; she contracted HIV. She has been looking for years to find the guy who infected her, knowing it had to be a classmate of hers; she’s coming to the reunion to find out who it was and to warn him and confront him. Her husband Kevin is coming to the reunion a former football star with a secret of his own; he has been cheating on his wife for years with a fellow classmate; whose identity will be revealed in a shocking way. Jeremy Sisto is Sal Calucci who is attending the reunion only to try and cheer up his wife Frankie who recently suffered a devastating loss; their five month old baby Chelsea drown in the bathtub, because Frankie left her there while answering the phone, since then she’s been depressed and suicidal. He thinks her depression is only about that, but has no idea the real truth which is about to come out in a stunning way. Lastly there is Kim Delaney as Stephanie Fredrick Meyers a former student council president who was recently diagnosed with end stage uterine cancer and is trying her best to put on a brave face for her devoted husband, Steven but can’t seem to find the will to live. Steven on the other hand isn’t as devoted as he seems; unbeknownst to her he’s not exactly the supportive husband she believes him to be.

“Fear & Loathing in L.A.”
Created By: Liz Friedman
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios and Warner Brothers Television
Executive Producer(s): Deborah Joy Levine, Patricia Meyers-Johnston and Matthew Smith
Starring:
Kristin Davis as Amanda Walker
Noah Wylie as Kyle Walker
Vivica A. Fox as Sally Pressman
Dennis Haysbert as Dorian Worthington
Timothy Olyphant as Zane Henderson
Susan Haskell as Margaret Wilcox Henderson
Paul Leyden as Connor Mason
Viola Davis as Janette Roberts
And featuring… Diahann Carroll as Gloria Baxter-Worthington
PREMISE: Amanda Walker is the most famous, dedicated and ruthless divorce attorney in Los Angeles; she will do anything or anyone to win a case and is known for having absolutely no compassion whatsoever. She is so totally dedicated to her career that her own marriage is suffering, not that she would know. Currently she runs the most exclusive divorce practice in the state of California, but if her current case is any indication her status as the best in the business may be coming to an end. Vivica A. Fox co-stars as Sally Pressman; Amanda’s sassy, tell It like it is personal assistant who has aspirations of becoming a lawyer herself, but finds herself in a very unpleasant domestic situation; she’s sleeping with a married man; a very powerful one at that, Dorian Worthington; Amanda’s partner in the firm; and a hostile partner at that; ever since Amanda represented his ex-wife Gloria in his divorce (and won) things have been very tense around the firm and talks are that Dorian wants to remove Amanda from the firm. Zane and Margaret Henderson are the big celebrity couple of the year; and they are also about to divorce, Zane is looking to end his marriage to Margaret and Amanda is desperately trying to get him to sign her as his lawyer. This is no ordinary celebrity marriage, it’s a painful, shameful, dark marriage with a lot of secrets; including multiple affairs, drug use, lies, manipulations and a secret abortion. Janette Roberts is a respected journalist working for the L.A. Times who is doing a story on Amanda and comes across a few big secrets that Amanda just might kill to keep secret. Connor Mason is a mysterious man from Amanda’s past who comes to work for the agency from the London office and has more than a few secrets ready to spill about Amanda at a moment’s notice.

“Foster Care”
Created By: Patricia Meyers-Johnston
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios, Mark Gordon Productions and 20th Century Fox
Executive Producer: Jerry Buckhiemer, Patricia Meyers-Johnston
Starring:
Charlotte Ross as Melanie Foster
Loretta Devine as Nicolette Miller
Scott Foley as Trevor Nelson
Dean Winters as Timothy Sumner
Ilene Kristen as Florida “Flo” Manchester
Perry King as Frasier Sterling
Jon Tenney as Maxwell Gordon
PREMISE: Melanie Foster is a dedicated, if not slightly workaholic social worker in the Sunshine state of Florida. She comes from a childhood of abuse and is going to make sure that she can help as many children as she can not only find good homes but get the best life they can. Unfortunately her near obsession with her work has lead her towards a life of alcoholism that she has until now been very good at covering up. Her boss and oldest friend in the world Nicolette Miller took her in when she was seventeen and could no longer take the abuse (physical and sexual) at home and has raised her ever since. She paid for Melanie’s education and got Melanie her first job. She’s always thought Melanie was very bright and a great social worker, but lately is growing concerned for her after witnessing some odd behavior. Scott Foley plays Trevor Nelson a young up and comer of a social worker in the Florida system who is assigned to observe Melanie while he completes his training but is about to get more than he bargained for with her. Timothy Sumner Is a legal expert and is Florida’s most notorious children’s rights lawyer, however he hides some very dark secrets that may just destroy his career. Florida “Flo” Manchester is Melanie’s biological mother and was very present when Melanie was being abused; they have had a rocky relationship but when she comes to Melanie asking for a big favor Melanie has a big decision to face. Frasier Sterling is a Florida state senator who has recently decided to sponsor a bill banning same sex couples from adopting children and Melanie an extreme liberal has issues with that which will become known. Maxwell Gordon is Melanie’s ex-husband, who she divorced over a year ago after realizing the cycle of abuse was starting up again, but his charming ways have brought him back into her life and this time she will have a very difficult time saying no.

“County General”
Created By: David E. Kelley
Produced By: David E. Kelley Studios, GEN-TV Studios and CBS Television
Executive Producer(s): David E. Kelley, Steve Robin and Matthew Smith.
STARRING:
Geena Davis as Dr. Harley McKenzie
Tim Matheson as Dr. Grant Ellis
Neve Campbell as Dr. Adele Soronson-Conner
Mekhi Phiffer as Nursing Assistant Joseph Ramis
Linda Blair as Nadine Gregson-Smith
Julia Ormond as Bebe Myers-Hillcrest
Victoria Rowelle as Nurse Angela Watkins
John Haymes Newton as Dr. Mark Conner
Ben Savage as Dr. Greg Wilson
Sarah Paxton as Cecelia Winston
John Leguizamo as Dr. Theodore Jacobs
And featuring… Jimmy Smits as Dr. John Hillcrest
PREMISE: Medical drama set in a Boston hospital the focuses on the staff and patients of the hospital where patient treatment is the first priority even despite some very unorthodox treatment methods. Nadine Gregson-Smith is a prominent administrator at the hospital who has always pushed cost-effectiveness over patient care but when she is rushed into the ER after suffering a mild stroke all that changes as she see’s firsthand what her cost-saving measures mean to patient care. She decides it’s time to make big changes at the hospital starting with the top, she fires Dr. Lance Wilson ( Guest Star: Mandy Patinkin) the head of surgery and hires Dr. Harley McKenzie a well known surgeon from Seattle who was recently suspended from Seattle Presbyterian Hospital from unknown reasons. Dr. Grant Ellis is the charming, womanizing, ladies man who runs the hospital’s now faltering Intern Training Program and boosts about having slept with a new intern every semester since 1997, but his latest conquest just may prove to be much more complicated than he could have ever thought; because for the first time he is falling for her. Neve Campbell is Dr. Adele Soronson, somewhat of a wonder kid who is also a legacy. Her father, Mitchell Soronson is the head of Cardiology at the hospital and sits proudly on the board of directors of the hospital; she has always worked very hard but if she wants to make it at this hospital she’ll have to work extra hard to prove she belongs there. Her love life is a bit complicated too as she is pregnant with her husband’s baby but is starting to believe that she might be a lesbian. Dr. Mark Conner is Adele’s husband of five years, whom she met during her undergraduate studies and fell in love with, but he too hides a pretty stunning secret of his own; he is also gay and is having an affair with one of his co-workers, Dr. Theodore Jacobs, a new Attending Physician brought in by Nadine to oversee the progress of a new free clinic that is going to open at the hospital; that she once was totally against having, because she wanted the hospital to service more wealthy clients but has had a change of heart about. Joseph Ramis is a nursing assistant who helps the nurses with patient care and triage and is good at his job, but isn’t very happy. Joseph was once a very well liked neurosurgeon at the hospital but after a series of life mistakes and poor choices has found himself demoted to nursing assistant and having to prove himself all over again. He also suffers from a very poor temper which will come out once again after a series of issues arise in his complicated personal life. Julia Ormond plays Bebe Meyers-Hillcrest a London-born hospital administrator who takes her job too seriously and is all about effective cost cutting measures, formerly she and Nadine saw eye to eye on everything but lately Nadine’s new attitude has been creating problems for Bebe, namely the board of directors is on top of her to make sure that Nadine isn’t hurting the hospital’s reputation with her new ideas. She is a very formal, stiff woman who believes in procedure and following the rules, so it comes as a big surprise to everyone when they find out that she has been cheating on her husband, Board of Directors President John Hillcrest with a woman, Dr. Adele Soronson-Conner. Dr. Greg Wilson is one of the hospital’s youngest doctors ever, a child prodigy he started his medical training at age 14 and became a Resident when he was only twenty-two, now he is twenty-five and is in his first year as an attending physician; he is devoted totally to his job and his only distraction is his girlfriend Cecelia Winston, an intern at the hospital that he grew up with; she loves him too but has a bad habit of sleeping around with her bosses and she’s about to fall into that pattern again when she starts a relationship with Dr. Grant Ellis, who she unexpectedly falls in love with. Things grow more complicated when Cecelia learns that she was adopted and that her father, a doctor at County General hospital may in fact be Dr. Grant Ellis as her mother Dr. Joanna Benson-Winston was once one of his conquest during his medical school days. Angela Watkins is the Charge Nurse at the hospital with sixteen years of experience at County General. She is a immigrant from the country of Somalia who came to the United States when she was nineteen and lived with her Aunt and Uncle who were both working-class stiffs but who worked hard enough to pay for her to go to medical school so she could become a doctor in the USA, like her father is in Somalia. She is a total workaholic with very little personal life, and is a very regimented person; however one big mistake is about to change her life forever and may just end her career.

“Riverside High”
Created By: Aaron Sorkin
Produced By: Aaron Sorkin Productions, Mark Gordon Productions, GEN-TV Studios and 20th Century FOX
Executive Producer(s): Aaron Sorkin and Patricia Meyers-Johnston
STARRING:
Chad Lowe as Richard Freemont
Teri Polo as Claire Baxter-Freemont
Nancy Travis as Hillary Spencer
Jon Huertas as Javier Markum
Miriam McDonald as Amy Freemont
Robert Adamson as Kyle Lewis
Penn Badgley as Michael Baldwin
Chelsea Hobbs as Miranda Wilde
And featuring… Rebecca Schull as Aunt Miriam Baldwin
PREMISE: Richard Freemont was the star basketball player at Riverside High back in the 1990-1991 season and was considered by those in town as the future of Riverside as he was poised to take over his father’s spot as the mayor of Riverside, however Richard had different plans for his life. He was going to go to University in New York and become a teacher. He did just that, he got a Masters of Education Degree from The University of New York and became a teacher in the Harlem school district. Three years after graduating he joined the Army Reserves and was deployed to Iraq where he was injured when a roadside bomb went off, crushing him under a tank. Both of his legs were amputated. But through all that he survived and went on to become Principal at PS191 in Harlem where he met Claire Baxter a fresh faced, naïve young teacher fresh off a plan from Kentucky. Together they worked together to change Harlem school district forever. Now, nearly two decades later he received word that his father has died and he is needed in Riverside to attend to the memorial service. So Richard has decided with Claire that they will take their daughter Amy and move back to Riverside County in Ontario Canada to try a new life in a small town. Things are different for Richard now, he’s no longer the beloved star athlete but a disabled war veteran with a degree from a foreign country who crushed everybody’s dreams when he abandoned Riverside for life in New York. The only job he can get now is teaching boy’s gym at Riverside High School, a job he is severely overqualified for and won’t be accepted in by the townspeople for some time now. Adding to the grief of the situation is that Amy has become somewhat of a rebellious teen with serious sexual promiscuity issues; she takes to sleeping with any boy that shows her any interest. Amy doesn’t wait to find herself a boy she likes, within minutes of moving into her new house in Riverside, Amy meets Kyle Lewis, the literal boy next door who lives in the house across the street from Amy and she falls for him instantly; because they moved in during the summer Amy and Kyle spend all summer together and fall in love; however things become crystal clear to Amy when the school year starts and she meets Kyle’s girlfriend Miranda Wilde, the most popular girl at Riverside High and Miranda has made it adamantly clear that she does not like Amy and will not allow Amy to take Kyle from her. Amy thinks things are hopeless until she meets Michael Baldwin, a handsome and slightly mysterious student in her art class with the cutest dimples in his cheeks and a smile unlike any other. Amy finds out that Michael is also a transfer student from the US coming from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and living with his Aunt Miriam after a car accident killed his mother and father. Nancy Travis plays Hillary Spencer, the principal at Riverside High who was Richard’s high school sweetheart and was among the most crushed when he left Riverside without so much as a phone call to warn her that he was leaving. She’s also among his most vocal people against his working at the school, concerned he won’t be able to perform the job functions. Javier Markum is the assistant basketball coach and will quickly become Richard’s closet friend, until the truth about himself is revealed and it throws the entire town into a state of confusion.

“Justice for All”
Created By: Melissa Gilbert and Deborah Joy Levine
Produced By: GEN-TV Studios and NBC Universal Television
Executive Producer(s): Deborah Joy Levine, Matthew Smith and Melissa Gilbert.
STARRING:
Melissa Gilbert as Hillary Adams
Valerie Bertinelli as Rachel Jones
Lela Rochon as Nicole Reardon
Wilson Cruz as Adam Scott Feldman
Robert Gant as Thomas Donaldson-Feldman
PREMISE: Justice For All is the most prominent law office in America focusing on Women’s Rights and Civil Rights cases. It’s also one of the only all female law firms in the country. Founded by Hillary Adams and her now deceased life partner Jane Hollister it takes on cases that other law firms refuse to even touch; it was the only firm in the country that took a pro-bono case about inadequate sewage systems in the Harlem Projects and turned it into a multi-million dollar winning civil rights case. It was also the only firm in the county to successful get a state to overturn a ban on same sex adoption in the state of California. This series focuses on both the procedural aspects of these lawyers lives but also their personal lives. Rachel Jones is a 44 year old attorney with two kids and a late husband who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and her prognosis isn’t good. Nicole Reardon is a projects born, self-made woman who earned her law degree by scrubbing toilets and washing windows and was the first black woman to finish in the top 10% of her class in law school. She is currently working on a case involving black students being denied scholarships in San Francisco schools . Adam and Thomas Feldman are a happily married gay couple, and the firms only male employees who are going to face a major battle together when Adam is diagnosed with AIDS and told he has only a few months left to live.

factsoflife

11-30-2009, 07:05 PM

When GEN-TV announced the list of series they were picking up for their January 2010 schedule, one big series was surprisingly absent from the list "Napa Valley'. They sudsy drama pilot from creators Darren Star and Frank South was not picked up by the network and has been "offically passed on", according to GEN-TV's Matthew Smith "at least for now". He said "as of now, Napa Valley is not among the series we will be picking up, but it remains in contention for our Fall 2010 schedule". The pilot which starred Joan Collins and Angela Landsbury as well as Sela Ward was gaining serious buzz in the industry for it's rich characters and hybrid of drama and comedy, some called it "the show that can save network television". But for some odd reason it was passed on by the network.

GEN-TV's Patricia Meyers-Johnston chimed in and said "Napa Valley is definetly a priority for our network but we felt right now was not the right time for this series".

So as they say, who knows what the story will be, but as of now, Napa Valley is not going to air on GEN-TV, but the network still holds the option for the series and has the right to use it for it's fall schedule should they so choose.

factsoflife

11-30-2009, 08:31 PM

Industry reaction is always present when a network announces the new series on their line-up and today's announcement from GEN-TV about their drama series was no different, industry insiders are reacting very much to that as well as announcements from last week about their sitcoms.

First off, Representatives for Joan Collins are supposedly "FUMING MAD" that the network passed on her big comeback vehicle "Napa Valley" in favor of another pilot, the high school reunion drama "Change Of Plan". An insider says that Ms. Collins was counting on the series to be her big comeback to American television and that she was very much looking forward to playing the "bitch" again on TV. They say that "when she heard the show was not picked up she was fuming from the mouth, like a rabid dog, she picked up the phone and called Matthew Smith directly and let him have it for about twenty-five minuets". An annonomys source at GEN-TV said "Matthew was very calm and collected towards Joan but was anything but when he hung the phone up--he was angry that an actress would speak to him in such a condescending tone".

Angela Landsbury on the other hand dealt with the news in a totally angelic manor, according to an insider she "sent matthew smith a basket of muffins and cookies with a lovely note that said, sorry the show wasn't picked up, loved working with you and look forward to future work at GEN-TV, Love Angela Landsbury".

Industry insiders have a lot to say about the choices GEN-TV made, first off, experts in media buying are calling this "a solid group of shows, a great round of series to air".

One media buyer said "GEN-TV has several new shows that look like huge hits; with great casts and solid production companies backing them".

yet another said "this group looks much stronger than the group they initally launched back in September".

Variety Magazine said "GEN-TV has a group of shows that will become very successful and will surely provide much profit from syndication, DVD and overseas sales".

Among the more popular choices with media buyers?

According to Darlene Shaw, an expert media buyer "Boyfriends is going to be a huge smash for GEN-TV, it will reach not only it's niche market of gay people, but the presence of people like Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman and Delta Burke is going to give it a lot of life. I also see Doctor/Patient being big for the network. Among the drama series, "County General" and "Change Of Plan" have the potential to be major successes. David E. Kelley is always a solid choice and "Change Of Plan" also has a lot of talent behind it."

Another buyer, Maxine Wilson had a slightly different take "I think that "Boyfriends" could blow up in GEN-TV's face, it may appeal to the gay demographic, but unlike Will & Grace which had mass appeal, this show is very firmly a niche show; it's characters are a bit too extreme for the mass audience. Something Old/Something New looks to be a solid choice as does Doctor/Patient, but i fear many of the other shows may be duds. Press Time will clearly appeal only to a small market because of it's feminist undertones and romantic storyline. Good Sports will limit itself because of it's frat-boy tone. One that might surprise is "Never Again" which has a great cast and some solid talent behind the lens".

Even some big name celebrities are talking about the shows selected.

After the pick-ups were announced, Patricia Meyers-Johnston got a very friendly phone call from Suzanne Somers, basically praising the network for picking up the series.

One star that wasn't pleased this week was Matt Dillion whose rep called the network to "ream them out for putting his show on hiatus". and it looks like the network has not made a fan in Sela Ward, who was quoted by E! Television as saying "this is the second time they've burned me, and it's the last time---i won't work with them again".

PEOPLE magazine recently sponsored a poll on their website asking viewers which of the new GEN-TV shows looked the most interesting to them and here's how the votes came in:

1. Doctor/Patient
2. Change Of Plan
3. Riverside High
4. Boyfriends
5. Good Sports
6. Never Again
7. Something Old, Something New
8. County General
9. Press Time
10. Home Again.

That is not very good news for shows like "Equal Partners" or "Sisterhood" which didn't even place on the lost of the most popular shows, also "Justice For All" was DEAD LAST with only .01% of the vote.

Other networks have also reacted to the series picked-up.

A spokesperson for CBS was quoted this week as saying that "GEN-TV is becoming a formiddable competitor, and has some very solid series, many that we tried to option ourselves". One such show was "Riverside High" which went through two rounds of negotiating before we passed on it.

A casting agent working at ABC mentioned "GEN-TV is very much like our network with similar senesability; so we view them as very stiff competition".

and a major executive at The CW said "we couldn't believe it when GEN-TV's "One Of These Days" started to beat "Melrose Place" in the demographics and then even started to out-rank both "90210" and "Smallville" in the demographics".

I guess only time will tell if any of these shows hit.

GEN-TV announces their full January schedule later this week, complete with timeslots and night by night breakdowns.

factsoflife

12-01-2009, 11:01 PM

Monday nights line-up delivered big-time thanks to original episodes of "Getting Over It" and "Starting From Scratch" which earned series high ratings and launched GEN-TV into a new straosphere on Monday nights.

At 7pm a rerun of "The Game" garnered higher than typical ratings of 11.4 million viewers, thanks to other networks airing reruns. At 730, "My Wife & Kids" also bounced up a bit to 12.18 million viewers.

At 8pm an original episode of "Getting Over It" aired to the series highest ratings ever, 13.7 million viewers and it's best 18-49 demographic ever a 5.1. at 830pm, "Starting From Scratch" benefited from it's lead-in's ratings boost and bumped up to 13.3 million viewers and also it's best demographic showing ever with a 4.8

At 9pm a rerun of "Life's Facts" garnered 12.9 million viewers followed at 930 by a rerun of "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" with 4.7 million viewers.

Demographic Breakdown:

7pm:
"The Game"
11.4 million viewers
3.4 18-49
3.3 18-25
4.2 25-34
#1 among African-American Viewers

730pm:
"My Wife & Kids"
12.18 million viewers
2.3 18-49
2.5 18-25
4.2 25-34

8pm:
"Getting Over It"
13.7 million viewers---SERIES HIGH!
5.1 18-49---ALL TIME NETWORK HIGH
4.5 18-25
4.6 25-34

830pm:
"Starting From Scratch"
13.3 million viewers
4.8 18-49--ALL TIME SERIES HIGH!
4.6 18-25
4.9 25-34

9pm:
"Life's Facts" (RERUN)
12.9 million viewers
2.5 18-49
2.3 18-25
3.4 25-34

930:
"Me, My Wife & our Mothers" (RERUN)
4.7 million viewers
1.1 18-49
1.0 18-25
1.3 25-34

10pm:
"The Division" (RERUN)
8.6 million viewers
1.2 18-49
1.3 18-25
2.4 25-34

11pm:
"Canterbury's Law" (RERUN)
0.11 million viewers
.09 18-49
.01 18-25
.06 25-34

The ratings for Monday nights GEN-TV line-up delivered in a big way yesterday. All shows showed growth over the previous week. At 7pm, a rerun of "The Game" garnered 10.95 million viewers and a 3.6 in the demographics. At 730, a rerun of "My Wife & Kids" was seen by 12.9 million viewers and posted a 2.4 in the demographics.

In primetime at 8pm, a new episode of "Getting Over It" topped it's own series high record from last week having been watched by 13.9 million viewers and topping the record it set last week for it's highest rating in the 18-49 demographic with a 5.2 in that demo, also setting a record the the highest 18-49 demographic among any show on broadcast TV this year.

at 830, a brand new episode of "Starting From Scratch" was seen by 13.6 million viewers and got a 4.6 in the 18-49 demographic. It saw growth of 10% over last week. At 9pm, a brand new episode of "Life's Facts" was seen by 13.4 million viewers, with a 86% retention and a 2.8 in the 18-49 demographic. At 930pm, a brand new episode of "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" rebounded from last week and was seen by 8.9 million viewers and got a 1.7 in the demographics.

At 10pm, a rerun of "The Division" was seen by 7.5 million viewers and a demographic posting of 1.4. At 11pm, a rerun of "Canterbury's Law" rebounded from last's weeks dismal 0.11 million viewers and was seen by 1.2 million viewers and a demo posting of 1.0.

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN:

7pm:
"The Game" (Rerun)
10.95 million viewers
3.6 18-49
3.4 18-25
3.7 25-34

730:
"My Wife & Kids" (Rerun)
12.9 million viewers
2.4 18-49
2.2 18-25
2.5 25-34

8pm:
"Getting Over It"
13.9 million viewers- NEW SERIES HIGH!
5.2 18-49----ALL-TIME SERIES HIGH! HIGHEST RATING ON ALL OF TV.
4.9 18-25
4.5 25-34

830pm:
"Starting From Scratch"
13.6 million viewers
4.6 18-49
4.3 18-25
4.2 25-34

9pm:
"Life's Facts"
13.4 million viewers
2.8 18-49
2.6 18-25
3.1 25-34

930pm:
"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
8.9 million viewers
1.7 18-49
1.4 18-25
1.3 25-34

10pm:
"The Division" (Rerun)
7.5 miillion viewers
1.4 18-49
1.1 18-25
1.5 25-34

11pm:
"Canterbury's Law" (Rerun)
1.2 million viewers
1.0 18-49
1.1 18-25
1.3 25-34

Overall this line-up is being touted as a major success by all parties.

factsoflife

12-01-2009, 11:16 PM

Today, December 1st was the start of an all-new daytime line-up for GEN-TV which included the launch of an all-new talk show "The Jackie Zeman Hour" and a total revamping of it''s timeslots.

Among the big successes today were the launch of "The Jackie Zeman Hour" at 1pm, where it competed against NBC's "Days Of Our Lives", ABC's "All My Children" and CBS's "The Young & The Restless" as well as various syndicated programs on local and cable networks. The new talk show starring former "General Hospital" actress Jackie Zeman was a resounding triumph ganering 8.6 million viewers and posting a 2.3 in the 18-49 demographich. Among all daytime shows on Tuesday it ranked as the #5 rated program of the day (#1 "The Young & The Restless, #2 "The Oprah Winfrey Show, #3, Lisa Rinna and #4 "Days Of Our lives"). GEN-TV was especially happy that reviews for the series were all positive as well, with some reviewers even claiming that this show would help Jackie win her first ever daytime emmy award.

Another hightlight was the newly revamped version of "Lisa Rinna" which dropped "Rinnavation TV" from it's title and refocused itself as a celebirty gossip and interview series. That change made a big difference as ratings shot up nearly 15% with 9.2 million viewers watching. This was enough to make her the 3rd highest rated daytime series today.

The bad news is that at 3pm an original episode of "Guiding Light" continued to sink in the ratings with only 555,000 viewers tuning in today. It's rating today were two times lower than a rerun of "Fraiser" that aired last week.

In the 2pm hour "The Nanny' which was transplanted from the early morning hours increased ratings for the hour by 10% with 10.6 million viewers tuning in.

The return of "Cold Case" to the GEN-TV line-up at 5pm was a success with 9.2 million viewers tuning in.

GEN-TV daytimes newly appointed President Angela Shapiro tweeted us and said "We are very excited to see how successful our new daytime line-up was, and in particular are excited for the successes seen today by Lisa Rinna and Jackie Zeman; as well as the continued success of Deidra Hall. We are encouraged to see we have three of the highest rated talk shows on television".

factsoflife

12-01-2009, 11:25 PM

Hollywood gossip reporter Lisa Schawartzman-Wyle is reporting today that GEN-TV may have a few interesting developments when it launches it's mid-season schedule next month. According to the gossip reporters popular website hollywoodnow.com/notarealsitejustafake the network plans to break up it's popular monday night line-up of sitcoms and scatter them across the schedule. Rumors are that "Getting Over It, Starting From Scratch, Life's Facts and Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" will be seperated in January. We already now that Me, My Wife & Our Mothers will be going on hiatus in January, but news now is that the other three highly rated sitcoms will be scattered across the schedule, in an attempt to stablize the ratings on other nights of the week where ratings are weaker. For instance, the Thursday night line-up is underperforming a bit, espeically the transplanted former ABC sitcom "Samantha Who" which is getting just above 14 million viewers a week. nobody at GEN-TV would comment on this story saying "we cannot comment on this story because the schedule has not even been finalized yet". Rumors are that "Getting Over It" will shift to Thursdays at 8pm and that "Samantha Who" would relocate to Mondays at 8pm, thus having both show's swap timeslots.

Another rumor has "Starting From Scratch" being used to launch a night of comedies on a newly revamped Friday night, but so far nobody will comment on that story.

factsoflife

12-02-2009, 12:42 AM

GEN-TV has issued a statement responding to reports that "Samantha Who" was in trouble on the network for underperforming in the ratings. The network said "Samantha Who is a strong performer for the network and is not in any trouble at all, and for the present time is in no danger of being cancelled, whatsoever".

The same however cannot be said for another GEN-TV series "Guiding Light", the soap opera which moved from CBS to GEN-TV back in November has not been performing well and has lost over a million viewers since it's move to GEN-TV. Though many believed some viewer loss was to be expected this large a loss was not foreseen and is being considered "a major failure for GEN-TV". It also seems to have put to a stop any plans from the network to launch an original soap of their own, earlier this year the network had ordered scripts for several potential soaps, but as of now it seems unlikely any of those soaps will ever see the light of day. Newly appointed GEN-TV Daytime president Angela Shapiro spoke on that topic today and said "In this market, the want or need for soap operas is not present and the need for a new soap simply does not exist; it would be a poor decision on everybody's part to launch a new soap at this time". But does that mean this is the final word on that topic? Matthew Smith of GEN-TV seems to think otherwise and in an interview with "Soap Opera Digest" said "A new soap is always a possiblity but right now i don't really have anything to report, none of the pilots we've screened are good enough to make it too air and we simply have nothing in the works as of yet, but you can be sure you'll see more talk shows, and maybe a few more classic soaps in the future".

TVgeek14

12-02-2009, 01:24 PM

State Of Romance (1x09) - 5.90 Million
Canned (1x09) - 5.88 Million
Samantha Who (3x09) - 4.00 Million
Page 3 (1x09) - 4.05 Million
The Body Politic (R) - 3.28 Million

Deal Or No Deal (R) - 3.18 Million
Live Like You`re Dying (R) - 4.51 Million
Have I Got News For You (R) - 6.35 Million

Celebrity Expose (R) - 5.45 Million
Street Patrol (R) - 7.99 Million
Jail (R) - 6.19 Million
Vice Squad (R) - 7.48 Million
Fugitive Hunters (1x12) - 6.28 Million
Brothers & Detectives (Fall Finale) (1x12) - 26.11 Million

Superstars Of Dance (Winter Premiere) (2x01) - 10.29 Million
Minds (Return) (1x07) - 9.45 Million

Blackwater (Mini-Series) (1x01) - 6.71 Million
Mind Games (Mini-Series) (1x01) - 13.13 Million
Back (Repeat) - 5.01 Million

factsoflife

12-02-2009, 09:51 PM

GEN-TV aired a mix of reruns and an original speical last night, Tuesday night and got terrific results.

At 8p, GEN-TV aired the first of a 3-part Holiday special hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey called "Holidays Around The World" in which Oprah hosted and narrated a journey she took around the world to witness holiday celebrations in the following countries: France, England, Iran, The Netherlands and Germany. The special was watched by 15.8 million people, a slight dissapointment considering it' an Oprah special and definetly a lot less viewers than watched the last GEN-TV holiday specials on Saturday night. However, this special was still the 2nd most watched show of the evening, even beating out ABC's relaunch of "Scrubs" as a medical school comedy.

At 9pm, a rerun of "This Time Around" garnered 14.5 million viewers, not nearly the number of viewers that typically watch this show, but excellent for a rerun.

And at 10pm, a rerun of "The Huntress" was seen by 14.8 million viewers.

Overall a success, but a moderate one at that.

factsoflife

12-02-2009, 10:00 PM

yankeesrj12

12-02-2009, 10:31 PM

YTN Press Release:
Outburst! and The Weakest Link Don't Disappoint In Repeat Mode
Roommates (R)
2.87 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

College (R)
3.14 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
2.6 (18-34)
0.6 (25-54)

Outburst! (R)
4.89 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link (R)
4.52 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
2.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
3.06 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
3.24 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.8 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Repeats Up From Last Week
Roommates (R)
2.99 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
2.1 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

College (R)
3.36 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
2.6 (18-34)
0.6 (25-54)

Outburst! (R)
5.08 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link (R)
4.89 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
2.2 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
3.10 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
3.48 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
0.8 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

12-02-2009, 10:46 PM

YTN Press Release:
Monday Takes A Tumble With All Repeats
Singles (R)
1.85 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
0.3 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.53 million viewers
0.6 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.16 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.22 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.07 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
3.84 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Repeats Down
Singles (R)
1.93 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
0.3 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.45 million viewers
0.6 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.11 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
2.98 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.76 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
3.84 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-03-2009, 09:51 PM

Wed was a huge night for GEN-TV. all shows had excellent numbers.

At 7pm, "Full House" was seen by 9.8 million viewers. At 730, "Step By Step" ws seen by 6.3 million viewers.

At 8pm, an original episode of "Perfection" was watched by 29.9 million viewers, followed at 830pm by an original episode of "Clue" watched by 28.56 million viewers, a 65% rate of retention. At 9pm, the night really got ticking with an all-new episode of "The Story Of Jacob" being seen by 31.45 million viewers, the series highest rating yet. It also got the highest 18-49 demographic it ever got with a 5.3 in that demographic.

At 10pm, an all new "Without A Trace" was seen by 22.4 million viewers, up signifigantly since last airing. It posted a 4.5 in the 18-49 demographics.

At at 11pm, a rerun of "ER" was seen by 8.9 million viewers and posted a 1.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN:

7pm:
"Full House" (RERUN)
9.8 million viewers
1.6 18-49
1.1 18-25
2.3 25-34

730pm:
"Step By Step" (RERUN)
6.3 million viewers
1.0 18-49
.10 18-25
1.1 25-34

8pm:
"Perfection"
29.9 million viewers
2.6 18-49
2.9 18-25
3.4 25-34

830pm:
"Clue"
28.56 million viewers
2.9 18-49
2.5 18-25
3.0 25-34

9pm:
"The Story Of Jacob"
31.45 million viewers ---SERIES HIGH
5.3 18-49 ----SERIES HIGH
4.9 18-25
5.1 25-34

10pm:
"Without A Trace"
22.4 million viewers
4.5 18-49
4.7 18-25
5.1 25-34

11pm:
"ER" (RERUN)
8.9 million viewers
1.0 18-49
1.2 18-25
1.9 25-34

Overall this was a massively successful night for GEN-TV.

factsoflife

12-03-2009, 10:00 PM

GEN-TV today announced the title and stars of one of the three new talk shows they plan to launch in January. They plan to announce the titles of each one throughout the month of December, starting today with the biggest of the three, and the one they are banking on to become the biggest talk show in years. The network is proud to announce offically that in January they will launch "Susan Lucci" a brand new talk show featuring legendary daytime icon, Susan Lucci who has played Erica Kane on ABC's "All My Children" since the show launched in 1970. The Emmy-Winning Icon will discuss celebirty trends, fashion, health and beauty with a panache that only Susan Lucci, the queen of daytime television can bring.

The series will air in the 10am hour, launching the talk show schedule and is a one-hour series that will debut on January 11th, 2010.

Susan Lucci will continue her Emmy-Winning role on "All My Children" and will tape her talk show on days that she is not on the set of the soap opera. The series will film from L.A. where "All My Children" recently relocated too after filiming in New York City since 1970.

The names and titles of the other two talk shows starting in January will be announced at a later date. They will join current talk shows "Diedra Hall", "Lisa Rinna" and "The Jackie Zeman Hour", as well as soap opera "Guiding Light" on the daytime schedule which is populated by reruns of sitcoms like "The Nanny" and "The New Adventures Of Old Christine" and reruns of classic soaps "Sunset Beach", "Santa Barbara", "The City" and "Guiding Light".

The daytime television community reacted quickly when news of Susan Lucci's new talk show was spread yesterday, after GEN-TV confirmed it. Daytime TV movers and shakers had a lot to say.

First up, Soap Opera Weekly's Founding Editior Mimi Torchin said "The presence of Susan Lucci is always a big one in daytime and her name alone brings lots of prestige to the industry, this is only good news".

Her co-stars at "All My Children" all had glowing things to say:

Alicia Minshew said "Susan Lucci is a powerful, wonderful woman and does great things in every project she tries, this will be a major success and will propell daytime tv to a new level".

long-time co-star Julia Barr said "I love Susan and think this show will be brillant".

Industry critics are calling this a wise choice and are praising GEN-TV for it's choice of talk show hosts. For a long-time people have suggested that Susan Lucci host her own talk show and now the time has come.

factsoflife

12-03-2009, 10:17 PM

Rumors are swirling like crazy that Guiding Light is in deep trouble at GEN-TV and that it's continually sagging ratings may end to it's untimely demise, yet again. On Tuesday the series was seen by only 444,000 viewers, a sharp decline from the nearly 1.2 million viewers that used to watch it on CBS before it's cancellation. When newly appointed GEN-TV Head Of Daytime Anglea Shapiro stated last week that she felt soap operas were bad economic business that sent a shiver of nerves through the cast and crew of "Guiding Light" as they felt that it was an all too familar feeling being sent their way, just a year ago the series was cancelled by CBS for low ratings.

Though GEN-TV has not offically commented on the fate of the series, their current contract with the network is up for renewal in May 2010 and it doesn't look good right now. Though the network has the series locked up through May 2012 the first option for renewal is up in May, as the contract has three periods in which the network can refuse to pick-up the series for the remainder of it's contract.

Some stars aren't wasting time lining up other work, Gina Tognoni has already sent the network her resignation and will return to ABC's "One Life To Live" next month. Finola Hughes has also called it quits and will exit the series in March, her character, the much-hated Nadine is being killed off, she will get murdered on March 10th, kicking off a three-month murder mystery storyline. Daniel Cosgrove, the star of the show has also asked to have his schedule scaled back to accomodate his work on the new GEN-TV primetime sitcom "Doctor/Patient".

factsoflife

12-04-2009, 11:57 PM

Due to an original episode of "Samantha Who" and the third to last episode ever of "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life", as well as a reun of "Teacher's Pet" GEN-TV took home the bronze medal for Thursday night, beating FOX, NBC and the CW networks. It was the mosted watched TV network on Thursday night (after CBS and ABC). Pretty excellent for a cable network in the upper-80's on most cable systems programming grid (meaning it is channel #80-something in most cable line-ups).

At 7pm a rerun of "Suddenly Susan" was seen by 4.9 million viewers followed at 730pm by a rerun of "Sex and The City" which was watched by 9.4 million viewers.

At 8pm, an all-new episode of "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" was watched by 10.8 million viewers, a large increase over last week's dismal ratings. The growth is largely attritubted to the added promotion the show got this week when Chelsea appeared on several talk shows and GEN-TV took out full page ad's in Entertainment Weekly, Variety and The Los Angeles Times. Also being the third to last episode may have encouraged some viewers to check it out. or it was a total fluke.

At 830pm, an all-new "Samantha Who" was watched by it's largest GEN-TV audience ever, 16.8 million viewers, an increase of over 44% from last week.

At 9pm, a rerun of "Teacher's Pet" was watched by 17.4 million viewers, very impressive for a rerun.

"Chicago Hope" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" both got normal ratings of 3.7 and 10.5 respectively.

DEMOGRAPHICS:

7pm:
"Suddenly Susan" (Rerun)
4.9 million viewers
2.1 18-49
1.3 18-25
2.2 25-34

730pm:
"Sex and The City" (Rerun)
9.4 million viewers
2.3 18-49
2.2 18-25
2.5 25-34

8pm:
"Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"
10.8 million viewers
2.6 18-49
2.5 18-25
2.7 25-34

830pm:
"Samantha Who"
16.8 million viewers
3.4 18-49
3.5 18-25
3.7 25-34

9pm:
"Teacher's Pet" (Rerun)
17.4 million viewers
3.6 18-49
3.7 18-25
3.8 25-34

930pm:
"Chicago Hope"
3.7 million viewers
1.0 18-49
1.1 18-25
1.1 25-34

1030pm:
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10.5 million viewers
2.1 18-49
2.3 18-25
2.9 25-34

Overall this was a successful night for GEN-TV as the network saw it's highest Thursday night ratings since March 2007 (when it was HGN). and "Chelsea Handler" saw it's highest rating ever.

factsoflife

12-05-2009, 12:09 AM

When GEN-TV announced the series they had picked up for a Januray launch, hotly anticipated "Napa Valley" was shockingly not among them. Joan Collins was allegedly furious and a major press controversey ensued. Many wondered how the pilot that TV Guide called "The show that will save network TV" wasn't picked up. Well it appears that series creator and executive producer, Darren Starr was the one who made the decision to kill the series before it ever aired. In an interview with Variety the producer told a reporter "Napa Valley was a dream project that turned into a total nightmare. A wonderful script and great characters were absolutely distorted by a total diva of an actress who was set to ruin the series from the get-go, it was all about her and she wanted total control over everything and wanted to make decisions she had no business making". He continued "At the end of the day, the network, myself and this actresses agents could not agree on the best way for the series to progress--personally i wanted her out of the series all together and felt she could be recast, in fact we had been auditioning several other big name performers to replace this witch of a woman but ultimately the series would have been less than it could have been if we had made many of the changes suggested, nay, insisted upon by the network, so i decided i'd rather not make the series at all than to make a series that is sub-par".

In another part of the interview the actor also took on GEN-TV President, Matthew Smith and said "Smith was a total control freak; he had to oversee everything and micro-manage every aspect of the series, from casting to script approval to set design---it was a horrible expierence to have some newbie questioning me, when i've produced more than fifteen series, and made at least five shows into top 5 series; it was insane, i'd probrally never work for his network ever again. no, definetly wouldn't".

When asked how he got out of the contract that all producers of pilots sign with GEN-TV he said "I know that many producers are asked by GEN-TV to sign exclusive, mutli-year contracts when they produce a pilot for the network; a contract so iron-clad and restrictive that they are virtually held prisoner for years at a time, many times without ever getting the pilot on the air. But i did not sign that, i absolutley made it crystal clear i would NEVER sign such a moronic document, espeically with myself having other contracts and obligations to other networks and studios".

So i guess that explains why "Napa Valley" has not seen the light of day. But the real question is, does this mean the series is dead for good? could it get revamped with another producer attached to it? We went to Matthew Smith himself for the answer.

Smith wasn't available to talk but his secertary was very kind and said "I'm sorry we don't respond to rumors about development". So clearly it's obvious that someone at GEN-TV didn't want to be held accountable.

-----------LEGAL DISCLAIMER: THIS entire post is pure FICTION, there is no such network as GEN-TV or any such show as "Napa Valley". None of these people said any of the things in this article. I do not know or represent any of the people mentioned in this FICTIONAL article. this is not real...------------

yankeesrj12

12-05-2009, 01:08 AM

YTN Press Release:
Singles Hits Series High; New Changes Improve Timeslots
NCIS (R; New Time)
4.09 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Singles
7.46 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
4.4 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The New Life
7.30 million viewers (98% retention)
2.7 (18-49) (90% retention)
3.9 (18-34) (89% retention)
1.6 (25-54)

College
15.74 million viewers
5.8 (18-49)
12.4 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Roommates
14.88 million viewers (95% retention)
5.6 (18-49) (97% retention)
11.5 (18-34) (93% retention)
1.9 (25-54) (95% retention)

Family Guy (R)
9.60 million viewers
4.0 (18-49)
7.2 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
8.42 million viewers
3.6 (18-49)
6.4 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

ER (R; New Timeslot)
6.58 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Roommates Spinoff Pilot Coming in February
YTN announced earlier today that the hit comedy, Roommates, will get its spinoff pilot in February. The Untitled Roommates Spinoff will then get its own timeslot in the middle of March and run through May. Due to the Roommates Spinoff in February, YTN has moved the College / Roommates Crossover Event to April.

YTN Orders Two (2) Dramas
YTN has officially ordered two drama pilots for midseason. The first drama, Rule of Law, will focus on a group of lawyers facing their personal challenges, and helping their defendent. The second drama, Changing History, will follow four scientists who time travel throughout history to change what we know. Both have been picked up for 8 episodes.

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 11/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 5/10 episodes have aired
The One - 11/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 11/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 11/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 11/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 6/13 episodes have aired
College - 11/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 11/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 10/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 10/10 episodes have aired (+1 Reunion Special To Air)
Family Super Challenge - 2/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
Untitled Roommates Spinoff - 0/13 episodes have aired
The One: Ce1ebrities 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Rule of Law - 0/8 episodes have aired
Changing History - 0/8 episodes have aired
YTN Press Release:
Comedies Return; College and Roommates Hits Series Highs
NCIS (R)
4.28 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Singles
7.35 million viewers
2.9 (18-49)
4.2 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The New Life
7.01 million viewers (95% retention)
2.6 (18-49) (90% retention)
3.7 (18-34) (88% retention)
1.5 (25-54)

College
17.93 million viewers
6.6 (18-49)
13.8 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Roommates
16.88 million viewers (94% retention)
6.2 (18-49) (94% retention)
13.0 (18-34) (94% retention)
2.1 (25-54) (95% retention)

Family Guy (R)
8.83 million viewers
3.8 (18-49)
6.7 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
7.59 million viewers
3.3 (18-49)
6.0 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

ER (R)
5.57 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
2.8 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-05-2009, 01:12 AM

yankeesrj12

12-05-2009, 01:17 AM

YTN Press Release:
Thursday Ratings
Bones (R)
2.11 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.54 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
8.46 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
2.5 (18-34)
3.4 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.57 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.18 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Dr. Heart Holds Steady Among 25-54 Year Old
Bones (R)
2.39 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.68 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
7.92 million viewers
2.7 (18-49)
2.2 (18-34)
3.3 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.52 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.03 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

12-05-2009, 01:46 AM

RUMORS ABOUT TV SHOWS
DR. HEART - A FLOP?
First, lets take a look at the numbers:

Series Premiere (2 Hours) - 19.57 million viewers and a 7.0 demo (18-49)
November 12th (1 Hour) - 9.96 million viewers and a 3.5 demo (18-49)

Loss - 9.61 million viewers (49%) and 3.5 demo points (50%)

Keep in mind, the total viewership rose from last week, while the demo fell .5 points to a series low, 3.5 demo.

So, is Dr. Heart a failure? As of now, no. For a cable show, 9.96 million viewers is great, and a 3.5 demo is excellent! Now we know the show costs two million dollars an episode, so the ratings may have to jump a bit to make the show profitable. However, by our calculations, a 2.2 demo or above makes the show profitable. One negative for the show is the fact that they are already killing off big names (David James Elliot), who was originally signed on for the whole season. It's also expected that Tyne Daly (a six time Emmy Award Winner!) will be killed off within the next few episodes. Why bother casting someone as great as Tyne Daly when she is being killed off? Look at those, and the show might have some trouble. However, killing off these two characters may save the show in the end. We will keep you updated!

THE NEW LIFE - A NEW COMEDY BLOCK?
YTN announced earlier this week that they will form a new comedy block with The New Life and an Untitled Comedy Project. It's expected that the pair will move to Mondays at 8pm, Tuesdays at 9pm, or Thursdays at 8pm. As of now, it appears that Thursday (at 8pm) is the front-runner. Why? Well we already mentioned in the article above, Dr. Heart. Sources say that YTN believes new life can be pumped into Dr. Heart with younger comedies. The problem? The New Life is one of YTN's older skewing comedies. However, that may work well with Dr. Heart to transition between the two. Well, as we always say, we will keep you updated!

BREAKING NEWS!
As the above stories were being typed, we have unconfirmed reports that Lauren Graham will be leaving Dr. Heart! The story was leaked by an inside source, who said "Lauren's upcoming 'Parenthood' project has forced her to leave Dr. Heart. If Lauren is kicked off the show, that would be three main characters killed off (or at least leaving) in the first season. Lauren adds to Eriq La Salle's character, and with her gone, the show may be too. We will have to keep you updated!
UPDATE: Lauren Graham will NOT be leaving Dr. Heart as announced by YTN earlier today: "We don't know where the rumors started, but Lauren Graham will remain on Dr. Heart."
RUMORS ABOUT TV SHOWS
DR. HEART - A FLOP? REVISITED!
Last time we took a look at the numbers:
Series Premiere (2 Hours) - 19.57 million viewers and a 7.0 demo (18-49)
November 12th (1 Hour) - 9.96 million viewers and a 3.5 demo (18-49)
Loss - 9.61 million viewers (49% drop) and 3.5 demo points (50% drop)

Now:
November 12th (1 Hour) - 9.96 million viewers and a 3.5 demo (18-49)
December 3rd (1 Hour) - 7.92 million viewers and a 2.7 demo (18-49)
Loss - 2.04 million viewes (20% drop) and 0.8 demo points (23% drop)

Overall:
Series Premiere (2 Hours) - 19.57 million viewers and a 7.0 demo (18-49)
December 3rd (1 Hour) - 7.92 million viewers and a 2.7 demo (18-49)
Loss - 11.65 million viewers (60% drop) and 4.3 demo points (61% drop)

Ok, as we said before, Dr. Heart needs to have a 2.2 demo to be profitable. However, each demo point it drops, the less profitable it becomes. When Dr. Heart had a 3.5 demo, it was not a flop. This time; however, we are going to change our suggestion, and call it a flop. Yes, it is 0.5 demo points away from being non-profitable, but when you lose over 60% of your audience since the premiere, you are a flop. Yes, a 2.7 demo is good for cable, but it started at a 7.0 demo. Dr. Heart is slowly becoming one of YTN's lowest rated original series. If we read our list correctly, only TAKEN, Pushing Daisies, The New Life, and The One are behind Dr. Heart. The difference is that TAKEN is building, The One is going back to its original format, and Pushing Daisies hasn't had a new episode in two weeks, so expect it to increase. If The New Life holds steady, and Dr. Heart falls 0.2 demo points, it is below The New Life. Also remember the cost of all the series (per episode) near the bottom of the list: TAKEN - $1.5 million; Pushing Daisies - $1.7 million; The New Life - $850,000. So long story short, don't expect a second season out of Dr. Heart unless it increases.

yankeesrj12

12-05-2009, 01:58 AM

WNC Press Release:
Ratings For the Week of Sunday, November 1st to Saturday, November 7th
SHOW / VIEWERS / 25-54 DEMO / PLACE (OUT OF 6)
6am-9am: WNC Morning News - 12,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
5pm: WNC Afternoon (Part II) - 31,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
6pm: In-Depth (Part I) - 44,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
7pm: In-Depth (Part II) - 42,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
8pm: Keeping You Informed - 49,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
9pm: International Scoop - 57,000 viewers (9,000) (6th place)
10pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part I) - 52,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
11pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part II) - 10,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)

*N/A - Number too small for Nielsen to record

The President of WNC says, "Launching a network in this economy is tough. With the huge loss in numbers, viewers obviously don't see much in our programming. Hopefully we can improve."
WNC Press Release:
Recent Ratings
SHOW / VIEWERS / 25-54 DEMO / PLACE (OUT OF 6)
6am-9am: WNC Morning News - 13,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
5pm: WNC Afternoon (Part II) - 31,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
6pm: In-Depth (Part I) - 48,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
7pm: In-Depth (Part II) - 59,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
8pm: Keeping You Informed - 68,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
9pm: International Scoop - 94,000 viewers (9,000) (6th place)
10pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part I) - 78,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)
11pm: Your Day Reviewed (Part II) - 64,000 viewers (N/A) (6th place)

*N/A - Number too small for Nielsen to record

factsoflife

12-06-2009, 12:25 PM

GEN-TV today announced an exciting slate of talent holding deals and development deals.

First up, Kerri Russell best known to TV audiences for her Golden Globe winning work on "Felicity" has signed an exclusive three-season deal with GEN-TV to develop a series for the network. The deal also extends her guest starring rights on up to three other GEN-TV series during the term of her contract. The contract is 100% exclusive and is good through May 2013.

Next up, GEN-TV has signed an exclusive talent development deal with actress Genie Francis. Francis best known to daytime audiences for her work on the ABC soap opera "General Hospital" as Laura Spencer has signed a talent holding deal with the network for the next two seasons. This contract is specifically for primetime work, as Francis is not interested in working on a daytime show at this stage of her career.

Lastly, the network has signed a talent holding deal with actor Josh Duhmale, formerly of NBC's "Las Vegas" and also known for his daytime emmy winning work on ABC's "All My Children". His deal is good through April 2013 and extends over all of GEN-TV's properties; including daytime, primetime, and internet.

As for Development Deals, the following big deals were announced:

Despite the fact that "Napa Valley" was not picked up, that isn't deterring series producers Carol Mendelshon and Frank South from working with GEN-TV, the pair have signed a development deal that is good through August 2014. The network is apparently very serious about working with this pair on developing a highly stylized nighttime soap opera in the tradition of "Dynasty" or "Beverly Hills, 90210".

Lastly, the network has signed a potentially lucrative deal with big-time producer Greg Berlanti to develop at least one series for the network in the next two seasons.

factsoflife

12-07-2009, 04:21 AM

Several of GEN-TV's biggest stars recently went through successful contract renegotiations. Eva La Rue, the star of GEN-TV's biggest hit comedy "Hot Tamales" recently signed a new contract with the network that gives her a much larger salary and several other big perks that she previously was not getting. La Rue needed a new contract as her last one expired in September 2009. She resigned with the network and show in August for a hefty pay raise. Her previous salary was just shy of 6500 dollars per episode or 143,000 dollars a season. According to media expert Charlene Dubois-Hilston, that figure is "below the standard salary that most actresses would make on a show on a cable network". But it also makes sense considering that in her previous contract cycle the actress was listed as a "minor supporting character" on a show that was meant as a starring vehicle for superstar Mariah Carey who was reportedly making 2 million dollars an episode (or 4,400,000 dollars a season). Mid-way through the season producers decided to revamp the show which was struggling in the ratings; because of this it was decided that La Rue's character Stacey would be written off the series, she was actually fired and taken off-contract. She worked on recurring status between March and June 2009. In June as the series was mid-way through it's season, the producers rethought their decision and brought La Rue back as a regular, singing her to a four month contract (June- September 09) for the remainder of the shows season; because she had an increased presence on the show at this period due to a big Ovarian cancer storyline, she was given a slight raise from 6500 dollars an episode to 7200 dollars an episode or 180,000 dollars for the remainder of her contract. Her contract ended in September when the series season concluded. When the series left the air in September it did so with big changes in store; Mariah Carey was fried from the series, freeing up over four hundred thousand dollars of the series budget and La Rue was promoted to the series lead. Because of her increased status the actress signed a new lucrative contract, the details are below:

Under her new contract Eva La Rue is now being given "Top Billing" in the series and is being given a much larger salary, befitting a lead actress of 80,000 per season or 176,000 dollars an episode. She is also being given a perk very rare in these days, she is getting a piece of the back-end profits from the series, the figure in her contract allows her 7% of the back-end from the series. This means that she will receive money from domestic syndication, overseas distrubution of the series (or forgeign syndication), from DVD/home video sales and anytime a clip of the show is played on a talk show or news program. She is also being given a credit as an Associate Producer and a Writer on the series. This lucrative contract will allow her to profit from the series long after she's ceased participation in the series.

In other contract news, Angie Harmon has just signed a new contract with "One Of These Days" that raises her salary from 76,000 dollars an episode (or 1,672,000 per season) to 79,000 per episode (or 1,738,000 per season). This places her among the highest paid actresses on television; she is actually sixth right now after Sally Field, Katherine Hiegl, Mariska Harigtay, Marg Helgenberger and Felicity Huffman (not in that order). Her new contract also allows her to direct several episodes of the series and gives her a small portion of the back-end profits, her figure for this is 4%.

Lastly, another GEN-TV star is being given a big raise. Shannen Doherty has signed a new contract raising her salary considerably. Her original salary was 125,000 per episode ( or 2,275,000 dollars per season) to a much healthier salary of 139,000 dollars per episode (or 3,58,000 per season). Because of her involvement with the creative direction of the series, she is also getting an Executive Producer credit and is being given 10% of the back-end from the series. The biggest new perk in her contract is that she has extended her contract from a standard 1-season contrac to a much larger 5-year contract. This all but guarentees that the series ("The Huntress") will be renewed for at least another season. Her contract has also been expanded to give her guest work on other GEN-TV series and to star in at least three TV-Movies for the network.

That is all for now.

factsoflife

12-07-2009, 04:54 PM

GEN-TV has offically announced the title of the second talk show they plan to launch in January. After previously announcing "Susan Lucci" for a Januray launch they have confirmed that the next talk show will be from, former NSYNC superstar and gay icon Lance Bass. The series called "The Lance Bass Project" will launch on January 13, 2010. This series is being called "A late-night show in daytime" and will feature all the staples of a good late-night show except in daytime. "it is going to bring the late-night sophsitication to daytime television; including musical guests and comedy performances and excellent sketchs and monoloques". Lance said in an interview about the show today "I want to bring late night to the daytime audience and give daytime a more sophisticated feel". GEN-TV's Patricia Meyers-Johnston says "we feel Lance Bass will bring a great quality to daytime and will attract a much younger audience than we currently get right now". The only real question is wether or not audiences will watch a gay man everyday? will they except a gay man as they accepted Ellen De Generes? we'll see.

The last talk show pilot will be announced sometime next week, and is still in the process of being decided upon.

factsoflife

12-07-2009, 10:56 PM

GEN-TV has released their offical, full January 2010 schedule. Previously they announced a list of which new pilots had been picked up and now they have released their offical night by night breakdown of the schedule which is all new.

On Mondays the schedule will be:
8pm: Doctor/Patient (new series)
830pm: Life's Facts (moving to a new timeslot)
9pm: Starting From Scratch (1/2 hour later)
930pm: Getting Over It (later timeslot)
10pm: Change Of Plan (new series)
11pm: Without A Trace (new night and time---Finale Episodes!)

On Tuesday nights:
8pm: The Huntress (new earlier timeslot)
9pm: Foster Care (new series)
10pm: This Time Around (new later timeslot)
11pm: County General (new series)

on Wedensday nights:
8pm: Good Sports (new series)
830pm: Boyfriends (new series)
9pm: Made To Order (new series)
930: Press Time (new series)
10pm: Fear & Loathing In L.A. (new series)

On Thursday nights:
8pm: Hot Tamales (New Season, New Night and Time)
830: Samantha Who
9pm: Something Old, Something New (new series)
930pm: Teacher's Pet (new timeslot)
10pm: One Of These Days (new night and time)

On Friday nights:
8pm: Enterainment Tonight Presents REUNITED
9pm: Equal Partners (new series)
930pm: The House Of Talent (new series)
10pm: The Story Of Jacob (new night and time)

On Saturday night:
8pm: The Fat Club (new series)
830pm: Sisterhood (new series)
9pm: Like Mother, Like Daughter (new series)
930pm: Never Again (new series)
10pm: Home Again (new series)

On Sunday Nights:
8pm: Riverside High (new series)
9pm: I Used To Be A TV Star and I Want My Career Back (new series)
10pm: Justice For All (New Series)

Airdates will be announced at a later time. The Network has yet to finalize the programs airing on their daytime schedules for weekdays and weekends, those will be announced at a later time.

The scripted programs have already announced their concepts and casts, but the reality series had yet to do so, below are brief descriptions of those two reality series.

"I Used To Be A TV Star And I Want My Career Back" is a new weekly reality/game show in which former tv actors compete for a development/talent holding deal with GEN-TV through a series of physical competitions, trivia and challenges related to headlining your own scripted tv series. Hosted by Carnie Wilson this series features the following former TV stars competing for a spot on the GEN-TV schedule:
Mindy Cohn (Former star of "The Facts Of Life")
Willie Ames (Former star of "Eight Is Enough" and "Charles In Charge")
Marla Gibbs (Former Star of "The Jefferson's" and "227")
Jackie Harry (Former star of "227" and "Sister Sister")
Brandon Call (Former star of "Step By Step" and "Baywatch")
Lacey Goronson (Former star of "Roseanne")
Beth Broderick (Former star of "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch")
Michael Cade (Former star of "California Dreams")
David Lascher (Former star of "Blossom" and "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" )
Dinah Manhoff (Former Star of "Empty Nest")
Chris Burke (Former star of "Life Goes On")
Staci Kenan (Former Star of "Step By Step" and "My Two Dads")
Greg Evigan (Former Star of "BJ & The Bear" and "My Two Dads")
Cynthia Stevenson (Former star of "Hope & Gloria" and "Oh Baby")
French Stewart (Former star of "3rd Rock From The Sun")

"The House Of Talent" is a new reality/documentary series chroncling the lives of the agents at America's top talent agency, Creative Artist Agency, known to the world over as C.A.A.

GEN-TV Executives Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers Johnston both sat down to discuss the new January schedule with Hollywood Now's Bethany Cooper-Miller. Here is the first part of that wonderful and very eye-opening interview.

Cooper-Miller: What was behind the decision to launch so many new series mid-season, why not hold off some of these series until the fall?

Smith: We honestly felt like we had an abundance of quality pilots this development season and it was very difficult for us to turn down any of these pilots, we also felt like, why wait when we have something good already?

Meyers-Johnston: It came down to this, we were afraid these quality series might have gotten lost in the hussle and bustle of a fall launch date so we wanted to give them a head-start, so that going into fall the one's that are successful will already have an audience.

Cooper-Miller: Among your most discussed pilots was "Napa Valley", you guys hyped that for months and yet it failed to make the cut, what was the real story with that decision?

Smith: It honestly was not our decision, we were very much about to pick that series up for a full 22 episode order but Executive Producer Darren Star decided that he no longer wished for that show to be picked up.

Meyers-Johnston: It was a tough choice, we had anticipated making that the lynchpin of our schedule, it was going to air on Thursday nights at 10pm, and "One Of These Days" was going to air at 9pm on Thursdays, which whould have displaced our comedy series onto another night, for example it was a real possibility that "Samantha Who" and "Teacher's Pet" would have ended up elsewhere on the schedule, possibly Monday or Tuesday nights. and to be truthful, from a ratings standpoint, "Samantha Who" was saved by Star's decision, it was close to cancellation.

Cooper-Miller: Speaking of cancellation, what about rumors that "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" is in fact cancelled and not just on hiatus?

Smith: As of now, hiatus is all that show is on, we haven't made a final decision about that show and likely will not until much later in the season, possibly not even until we prep for fall upfronts in May.

Meyers-Johnston: All i can say is that it's unfortunate that the initally solid ratings for that show dissipated very quickly. But we are not sure about the ultimate fate of that show.

Cooper-Miller: Speaking of ratings, looking back at the year past, some of the cancellations you guys made seem a bit pre-mature now, speaking turthfully are there any shows you think you were too quick to pull the plug on?

Smith: Well, the only one i think we could have held off on longer was "Texas Justice", that particular cancelation was painful for all of us at GEN-TV because it was such a passion project of Shirley (Smith, deceased GEN-TV Executive).

Meyers-Johnston: Yes, that particular show probrally could have stayed around longer, if you look at the year end ratings so far it has outperformed some shows still airing, such as "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" (which was also recently cancelled) and "Entertainment Tonight Presents... REUNITED" (which is still airing).

Cooper-Miller: So then, what was the logic behind the decision to cancel that series?

Smith: I think we felt at the time that it was a flop because it wasn't getting the right numbers with the right audience.

Cooper-Miller: So in otherwords because it was skewing too old?

Meyers-Johnston: Well no, it was more because it wasn't hitting the right numbers with female viewers and with younger viewers. It wasn't a breakout hit right away, which now we know is possibly because of the success we've had with "One Of These Days" and "Getting Over It".

Cooper-Miller: So do you think audiences are to blame for "Texas Justice" getting cancelled?

Smith: It was a whole host of things; that show was also very costly to produce and with the ratings not reaching the levels we had hoped it made little sense to continue producing a show that wasn't profitable, that sort of thing is what caused The WB and UPN to close shop.

Cooper-Miller: But to be fair, the ratings were on the uptick when you moved it to Sundays; don't you think pulling it off the schedule after just two weeks on that night was counter-productive?

Smith: Maybe, it's too late to know now.

Cooper-Miller: Back to the new schedule, are there any shows you are worried about not being able to launch?

Meyers-Johnston: Naturally we are concerned about the shows airing on Friday and Saturday, those nights historically in the last decade haven't been kind to shows, and we aren't sure what kind of return to expect.

Smith: I am a bit curious as to how "Foster Care" will perform and if either of our new reality series will pull in decent numbers.

Cooper-Miller: Speaking of reality, let's talk about "Ivy Halls", that was an unexpected flop wasn't it?

Smith: Yes, we expected that show to do much better than it did. We put a lot of work into making that show intellegent, insightful and heartfelt. I was sad that people didn't respond very well to it.

Meyers-Johnston: That was a dissapointment, without question. It also ceased our plans for a spin-off "Ivy Hills", which from the footage i saw was even better than "Ivy Halls" and would have appealed to a much larger audience.

Cooper-Miller: Which of the new shows are you most excited about?

Smith: I think people will love "Change of Plan" and that a lot of people will fall for "Doctor/Patient", i also hope "Boyfriends" does well.

Meyers-Johnston: I'm looking forward to the response to several shows, but in particular hope that "Never Again" does well, that has a great cast and excellent companies behind it.

Cooper-Miller: "Hot Tamales" returns in January, a fact that surprised many. why did you decide to relaunch that in January and not "Second Family"?

Smith: It came down to what was available, the cast of "Second Family" was undergoing too many changes and the writers needed more time to prep the show. Whereas the crew and cast of "Hot Tamales" was ready to return to work and was far ahead of schedule in regards to filming.

Cooper-Miller: Initally, "Second Family" was the stronger show, but as the season progressed "Hot Tamales" caught up with them and "Second Family" started to drop in the ratings, what is to account for that?

Smith: Nothing really, "Tamales" had a rough start both creatively and ratings wise, but i feel that when Carsey-Werner came on and turned "Tamales" around creatively the audience followed along and started watching, and they just provided more competition for "Second Family".

Cooper-Miller: Let's talk about the cast of "Tamales", why did they drop Eva Longoria after only two episodes and then drop Eva La Rue only to bring her back?

Smith: The decision with Longoria was decided by Carsey-Werner, they felt the show had too many characters and that one or more had to go. Among the one's they felt needed to leave were Stacey (played by La Rue) who audiences at the time felt wasn't developed enough and Noni (played by Longoria) who we could never logically develop a story arch for. So, the choice to drop Longoria was story dictated, the character had nothing to do... Stacey was dropped initally for a similar reason, we had nothing for her to do. Our original focus was on Mariah's character of Trina and the lesbian characters played by Joy Behar and Brett Butler.

Meyers-Johnston: When we hired Carsey-Werner to oversee the show we knew they would have a different vision for the show and they have proven successful at creating long lasting hits so we felt safe with them making decisions. We gave them total creative control and their first choice was to refocus the show on the triangle between Randi, Tom and Lorraine, which proved to be a major hit.

Smith: When that was in place, we found that the show needed another story as well, a B-Side if you will and it was Marcy Carsey that came up with the brillant ovarian cancer story after a discussion with Eva La Rue. It was that story that kept La Rue on the show.

Cooper-Miller: When that story first appeared some talk was that Stacey would be killed off at the end of it which would have concluded La Rue's contract?

Smith: That was a possibillity until we saw how viewers repsonded to Stacey and the storyline. We felt it would hurt the show to loose her, so we opted to make her the new focus of the show. Marcy Carsey was asked if she could sustain the character for a longer period of time and she said yes, so we let her do her thing.

Cooper-Miller: and what about Mariah Carey, it must have been awkward to have the marquee star of the show left with little to no story and eventually be written out?

Smith: Not really, Mariah was very professional and understood all the choices being made. Trina simply no longer fit with the theme of the show and it was a bad idea to keep her around with nothing to do.

Cooper-Miller: is that the last we've seen of her?

Meyers-Johnston: as a regular yes, but we are hoping to work out some sort of guest starring arragnement with her.

Cooper-Miller: how did you get Sharon Lawerence to come on-board as a regular?

Smith: that was easy, she knew that Lorraine was catching on with viewers so we signed her to a long-term contract.

factsoflife

12-08-2009, 09:33 PM

cool! i was enlightened with those explanations. It's superb. :)

Thanks! it's fun to do!

factsoflife

12-08-2009, 09:40 PM

Last year when GEN-TV saved "Guiding Light" from cancelltion, the network signed an exclusive contract with Telenext (formerly procter and gamble) to not only save that show but also securing the rights to "As The World Turns" should that show get cancelled by CBS during the 09-10 season. Unfortunately for fans of "As The World Turns" the awful has happened, CBS has cancelled "As The World Turns" after it's 54th season. For fans of that show GEN-TV has even more bad news, they will not be activating their option to pick-up "As The World Turns". Daytime President, Angela Shapiro delivered the bad news today after fans of the series got word of the cancellation and started bombarding us with emails and phone calls about this show. She said "Despite our contract to secure the rights to this show, we at this time are not interested in picking up another soap opera, we feel the economic climate is not right for a soap opera right now and have decided to decline the option to air "As The World Turns", this ending our contract with the series".

That means that for fans of the 54 year old soap opera it is the end. The series airs it's last episode on CBS in September 2010.

This horrible news, coupled with the wording chosen by Shapiro is adding even more fuel to the rumors that "Guiding Light" just may get cancelled by the end of the season.

factsoflife

12-08-2009, 10:16 PM

GEN-TV Executives Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers Johnston both sat down to discuss the new January schedule with Hollywood Now's Bethany Cooper-Miller. Here is the first part of that wonderful and very eye-opening interview.

Cooper-Miller: What was behind the decision to launch so many new series mid-season, why not hold off some of these series until the fall?

Smith: We honestly felt like we had an abundance of quality pilots this development season and it was very difficult for us to turn down any of these pilots, we also felt like, why wait when we have something good already?

Meyers-Johnston: It came down to this, we were afraid these quality series might have gotten lost in the hussle and bustle of a fall launch date so we wanted to give them a head-start, so that going into fall the one's that are successful will already have an audience.

Cooper-Miller: Among your most discussed pilots was "Napa Valley", you guys hyped that for months and yet it failed to make the cut, what was the real story with that decision?

Smith: It honestly was not our decision, we were very much about to pick that series up for a full 22 episode order but Executive Producer Darren Star decided that he no longer wished for that show to be picked up.

Meyers-Johnston: It was a tough choice, we had anticipated making that the lynchpin of our schedule, it was going to air on Thursday nights at 10pm, and "One Of These Days" was going to air at 9pm on Thursdays, which whould have displaced our comedy series onto another night, for example it was a real possibility that "Samantha Who" and "Teacher's Pet" would have ended up elsewhere on the schedule, possibly Monday or Tuesday nights. and to be truthful, from a ratings standpoint, "Samantha Who" was saved by Star's decision, it was close to cancellation.

Cooper-Miller: Speaking of cancellation, what about rumors that "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" is in fact cancelled and not just on hiatus?

Smith: As of now, hiatus is all that show is on, we haven't made a final decision about that show and likely will not until much later in the season, possibly not even until we prep for fall upfronts in May.

Meyers-Johnston: All i can say is that it's unfortunate that the initally solid ratings for that show dissipated very quickly. But we are not sure about the ultimate fate of that show.

Cooper-Miller: Speaking of ratings, looking back at the year past, some of the cancellations you guys made seem a bit pre-mature now, speaking turthfully are there any shows you think you were too quick to pull the plug on?

Smith: Well, the only one i think we could have held off on longer was "Texas Justice", that particular cancelation was painful for all of us at GEN-TV because it was such a passion project of Shirley (Smith, deceased GEN-TV Executive).

Meyers-Johnston: Yes, that particular show probrally could have stayed around longer, if you look at the year end ratings so far it has outperformed some shows still airing, such as "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" (which was also recently cancelled) and "Entertainment Tonight Presents... REUNITED" (which is still airing).

Cooper-Miller: So then, what was the logic behind the decision to cancel that series?

Smith: I think we felt at the time that it was a flop because it wasn't getting the right numbers with the right audience.

Cooper-Miller: So in otherwords because it was skewing too old?

Meyers-Johnston: Well no, it was more because it wasn't hitting the right numbers with female viewers and with younger viewers. It wasn't a breakout hit right away, which now we know is possibly because of the success we've had with "One Of These Days" and "Getting Over It".

Cooper-Miller: So do you think audiences are to blame for "Texas Justice" getting cancelled?

Smith: It was a whole host of things; that show was also very costly to produce and with the ratings not reaching the levels we had hoped it made little sense to continue producing a show that wasn't profitable, that sort of thing is what caused The WB and UPN to close shop.

Cooper-Miller: But to be fair, the ratings were on the uptick when you moved it to Sundays; don't you think pulling it off the schedule after just two weeks on that night was counter-productive?

Smith: Maybe, it's too late to know now.

Cooper-Miller: Back to the new schedule, are there any shows you are worried about not being able to launch?

Meyers-Johnston: Naturally we are concerned about the shows airing on Friday and Saturday, those nights historically in the last decade haven't been kind to shows, and we aren't sure what kind of return to expect.

Smith: I am a bit curious as to how "Foster Care" will perform and if either of our new reality series will pull in decent numbers.

Cooper-Miller: Speaking of reality, let's talk about "Ivy Halls", that was an unexpected flop wasn't it?

Smith: Yes, we expected that show to do much better than it did. We put a lot of work into making that show intellegent, insightful and heartfelt. I was sad that people didn't respond very well to it.

Meyers-Johnston: That was a dissapointment, without question. It also ceased our plans for a spin-off "Ivy Hills", which from the footage i saw was even better than "Ivy Halls" and would have appealed to a much larger audience.

Cooper-Miller: Which of the new shows are you most excited about?

Smith: I think people will love "Change of Plan" and that a lot of people will fall for "Doctor/Patient", i also hope "Boyfriends" does well.

Meyers-Johnston: I'm looking forward to the response to several shows, but in particular hope that "Never Again" does well, that has a great cast and excellent companies behind it.

Cooper-Miller: "Hot Tamales" returns in January, a fact that surprised many. why did you decide to relaunch that in January and not "Second Family"?

Smith: It came down to what was available, the cast of "Second Family" was undergoing too many changes and the writers needed more time to prep the show. Whereas the crew and cast of "Hot Tamales" was ready to return to work and was far ahead of schedule in regards to filming.

Cooper-Miller: Initally, "Second Family" was the stronger show, but as the season progressed "Hot Tamales" caught up with them and "Second Family" started to drop in the ratings, what is to account for that?

Smith: Nothing really, "Tamales" had a rough start both creatively and ratings wise, but i feel that when Carsey-Werner came on and turned "Tamales" around creatively the audience followed along and started watching, and they just provided more competition for "Second Family".

Cooper-Miller: Let's talk about the cast of "Tamales", why did they drop Eva Longoria after only two episodes and then drop Eva La Rue only to bring her back?

Smith: The decision with Longoria was decided by Carsey-Werner, they felt the show had too many characters and that one or more had to go. Among the one's they felt needed to leave were Stacey (played by La Rue) who audiences at the time felt wasn't developed enough and Noni (played by Longoria) who we could never logically develop a story arch for. So, the choice to drop Longoria was story dictated, the character had nothing to do... Stacey was dropped initally for a similar reason, we had nothing for her to do. Our original focus was on Mariah's character of Trina and the lesbian characters played by Joy Behar and Brett Butler.

Meyers-Johnston: When we hired Carsey-Werner to oversee the show we knew they would have a different vision for the show and they have proven successful at creating long lasting hits so we felt safe with them making decisions. We gave them total creative control and their first choice was to refocus the show on the triangle between Randi, Tom and Lorraine, which proved to be a major hit.

Smith: When that was in place, we found that the show needed another story as well, a B-Side if you will and it was Marcy Carsey that came up with the brillant ovarian cancer story after a discussion with Eva La Rue. It was that story that kept La Rue on the show.

Cooper-Miller: When that story first appeared some talk was that Stacey would be killed off at the end of it which would have concluded La Rue's contract?

Smith: That was a possibillity until we saw how viewers repsonded to Stacey and the storyline. We felt it would hurt the show to loose her, so we opted to make her the new focus of the show. Marcy Carsey was asked if she could sustain the character for a longer period of time and she said yes, so we let her do her thing.

Cooper-Miller: and what about Mariah Carey, it must have been awkward to have the marquee star of the show left with little to no story and eventually be written out?

Smith: Not really, Mariah was very professional and understood all the choices being made. Trina simply no longer fit with the theme of the show and it was a bad idea to keep her around with nothing to do.

Cooper-Miller: is that the last we've seen of her?

Meyers-Johnston: as a regular yes, but we are hoping to work out some sort of guest starring arragnement with her.

Cooper-Miller: how did you get Sharon Lawerence to come on-board as a regular?

Smith: that was easy, she knew that Lorraine was catching on with viewers so we signed her to a long-term contract.

Matthew Smith, the President of GEN-TV Network and Patricia Meyers-Johnston, the President Of Creative Development and Programming at GEN-TV return to Hollywood Now's L.A. Office for the second part of our very eye opening four part interview about GEN-TV's new fall schedule and the fate of GEN-TV Studio's (formerly Factsoflifecorp)... Interviewing them is Hollywood Now's ace reporter Beth Cooper-Miller.

Cooper-Miller: Earlier this year it was announced that FACTSOFLIFECORP would no longer be called by that name and it would offically be called "GEN-TV Studios", what was behind that choice?

Smith: The truth is that many of the networks on FACTSOFLIFECORP's watch were not profitable enough; "TEEN TV" was loosing viewers left and right and had become a money eater and though "PRIDE TV" was starting a creative turn around it wasn't making a lot of money so the decision was made to cut the dead weight and drop some of our less profitable networks, after that was done we were left with only two networks, "GEN-TV" and "FEMME TV"; and it was decided that since we no longer had more than two networks it would be okay to rebrand us as more of a studio-based company and less of a corporation, we felt GEN-TV was the most familar sounding of our brand names and opted to use this as our brand name and face. Plus, it sounds a lot better to say "Produced by GEN-TV Studios as opposed to Factsoflifecorp..."

Meyers-Johnston: It was a combonation of finacial and creative reasons; we think viewers are more likely to be familar with the name "GEN-TV Studios" and that it provides a much longer life for our products.

Cooper-Miller: The decision was made to cease production this year on several networks, including gay network "PRIDE TV", which was having a creative turn-around and was months away from turnin it's first profit. Why so hasty with that one?

Meyers-Johnston: We felt that for what we were spending on that network we could reallocate those sources to other, more profitable programming on GEN-TV and FEMME TV. it was a matter of using our resources wisely.

Smith: The truth is that we have no idea how much of a profit PRIDE TV would have made, it wasn't likely to make more than a 5% profit this year whereas a show on GEN-TV even with middling ratings is likely to make at least a 65% profit. it's simple economics.

Cooper-Miller: When "Napa Valley" wasn't picked up there were rumors that Joan Collins was furious, can you speak on that?

Smith: Well, yes, Joan and I did have a rather heated conversation, but i don't believe her anger was because we didn't pick up the show, it had more to do with a series of miscommunications between us, her agents and Darren Star about the show's future.

Meyers-Johnston: I would say she was more upset by some personal issues that took place on-set, not about the shows faliuer to make the schedule.

Cooper-Miller: another star from "Napa Valley", Sela Ward was quoted in several publications as saying she would never work for GEN-TV again after being let-down too many times by you guys, what is your response to that?

Smith: Sela Ward is a very professional, wonderful actress and we have been lucky enough to work with her twice over, i have only respect for her and can imagine that she was misquoted or was speaking during a moment of sadness after learning her show wasn't picked up.

Meyers-Johnston: I don't much care, the truth is that she walked off of "This Time Around" and it turned out better for us because we got Daphne Zuniga who is doing spectacular work and is blowing us away. Ward is a good actress but she's not the only game in town, we can hire many other actresses in her age range that would be delighted to work with us.

Cooper-Miller: among your big disasters this year was the ill-fated and poorly executed WARP NETWORK, can you discuss that for a moment?

Smith: It was meant as a joint venture between FOLCORP and Warner Brothers and Paramount to recycle material from the old WB and UPN networks, but it didn't fly because people weren't interested in seeing thos shows.

Meyers-Johnston: Clearly we miscalculated the interest in the material on that network.

Cooper-Miller: One fo the landmarks of GEN-TV right now is the ability to attract veteran performers at a fraction of the cost of other networks, and producing quality shows. How do you do that?

Smith: Actors want to do quality work and when given a script that is top notch most actors will take a salary reduction to do truly great work. this is how we got Angie Harmon to do "One Of These Days" and how we got Heather Locklear to do "Getting Over It". It's also a big reason that Cybill Shepherd agreed to do "Teacher's Pet".

Meyers-Johnston: When you have a product that an actor wants to work on and they know the studio is behind them 100% money isn't much of a factor.

Cooper-Miller: Early this year you almost lost Jenny McCarthy to a rival network due to a contract issue with her manager, what was up with that?

Meyers-Johnston: Her manager had given us and the other network (YTN) some misinformation . We were told she was renewing her contract, she was told by him that her GEN-TV contract was cancelled and she signed to another series on a rival network. We had to sue YTN and the other network, luckily it all worked out and now she's on a iron-clad contract with us for several more years.

Smith: Her manager was totally at fault, and he's being sued by us, by YTN and by Jenny herself. It's sad because that situation hurt our working relationship with YTN who we had garciously worked with in the past, since then things have been tenuious at best.

Cooper-Miller: Earlier this year, Warner Brothers Television and other studios gave you guys a hard time with your syndicated properties and you lost "The Practice" reruns because of it, how did that take place?

Smith: a lot of things occured there. We were a new network just launching and they felt it was okay to jack up the prices of the fees we pay to liscene the rights to shows. We felt it wasn't and a war ensued. We lost the rights to several shows; includung "Will & Grace", "How I Met Your Mother" and of course "The Practice" which was getting historical highs for a second run series.

Cooper-Miller: Shirley Smith passed away earlier this year and her loss at GEN-TV must have been major, what was the feeling about that?

Smith: (shedding a tear): Shirley was the heart and soul of GEN-TV, it was her idea to rebrand HGN into GEN-TV and many of the inital projects we aired were her brain-children, including "Hot Tamales", "The Day After" and "Texas Justice". nobody has recovered from her loss yet, none of us have processed that tragedy. I personally worked with Shirley for over fifteen years in various roles and i cannot believe she's not on our team anymore.

Meyers-Johnston: Her loss has hurt the very fabric of our company; she was the go-to person for nearly every department and her death has shaken up nearly every person in the company and roles have had to be restructred.

Cooper-Miller: had she lived would the direction of the schedule have bene any different?

Smith: Yes, Shirley always had her own take on things and imagine she would have thought differently of some of the pilots, i can tell you that "Foster Care" would not be among her favorites and i'm not sure if she would have embraced a show like "Change Of Plan".

Cooper-Miller: "Guiding Light" was saved from cancellation by GEN-TV but so far isn't doing very well, what is the story there?

Smith: Guiding Light? what's that?

Cooper-Miller: It's a daytime soap opera that you picked up from CBS.

Smith: that's not my department, you should talk to Angela (Shapiro, President Of Daytime)... she would know about that, i don't work in soap operas.

Meyers-Johnston: The ratings are dissapointing and the show is not safe right now.

factsoflife

12-08-2009, 10:30 PM

here is a quick breakdown of the ratings for GEN-TV's monday night which took home the gold medal among all networks last night.

7pm:
"The Game" (rerun)
12.4 million viewers
2.3 18-49
2.5 18-25
2.5 25-34

730:
"My Wife & Kids" (rerun)
12.9 million viewers
2.7 18-49
2.6 18-35
3.0 25-34

8pm:
"Getting Over It"
14.5 million viewers
4.9 18-49
5.1 18-25
5.2 25-34

830pm:
"Starting From Scratch"
13.8 million viewers
4.5 18-49
4.3 18-25
4.4 25-34

9pm:
"Life's Facts"
13.6 million viewers
3.2 18-49
3.4 18-25
4.5 25-34

930pm:
"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" (second to last episode!)
8.3 million viewers
1.2 18-49
1.1 18-25
1.0 25-34

10pm:
"Holidays Around The World" Part 1 (RERUN)
9.4 million viewers
1.7 18-49
1.8 18-25
1.9 25-34

11pm:
"Diva's Give Thanks" (RERUN)
20.1 million viewers
3.4 18-49
3.8 18-25
3.9 25-34

Overall Monday night was a major success. All the originals shows (except MMWAOM was major growth).

In other ratings news, On Saturday a holiday special with Celine Dion called "Holiday Of My Heart" was a major success with 17.4 million viewers tuning in. It was highly rated among 18-49 year olds and was also the highest rated speical among 34-50 year olds.

yankeesrj12

12-09-2009, 12:39 AM

factsoflife

12-09-2009, 02:19 AM

Rumors About TV Shows Press Release
YTN Interested in "As the World Turns"
YTN is at it again, taking another networks failure and trying to turn it into a success. After the cancellation of CBS' As the World Turns, YTN began the process to try and get the daytime soap on YTN. If the deal strikes, this will be the first original series in daytime for the new network.

GEN-TV the network dedicated to providing viewers who grew up with television the best that tv can offer has released the following statement to YTN "you can have As the world turns; we do not want it". Angela Shapiro, the president of daytime at GEN-TV wrote in her blog on the networks site "Soap operas are a dying business and it makes little economic sense to keep trying to salvage the dying serials, instead we need to be focusing energy and ideas on geners that are making money today". she continued "World Turns had a lengthy run but it's time for that show to end; and we at GEN-TV will not allow this show to run on our network, if YTN wants to waste money on it they can go ahead and do that, we don't care, it's better for us anyway, while they waste time and money on dying soaps we are raking in the cash with successful talk shows that make 15 times more profit than a soap does".

So with that GEN-TV has offically terminated their contract on "As The World Turns" and wishes good luck to YTN.

factsoflife

12-09-2009, 02:29 AM

GEN-TV today has made a very shocking announcement. After less than two months on GEN-TV they have decided to cancel "Guiding Light". Angela Shapiro, the president of GEN-TV daytime announced "Guiding Light is not working on our network, it's ratings are at all time lows, today's episode was watched by only 432,000 viewers" and continued "we cannot justify the economic cost associated with as how that costs over 50 million dollars a year to produce when it's not even watched by a million viewers".

The series current contract ends in May, but it's option for renewal was up in March. The network has decided against extending the show's contract. The series will air it's last episode in March 2010.

Rumors are that GEN-TV wishes to leave the soap opera business all-together, after seeing encouraging results on their talk shows. Angela Shapiro all but declared that the network has abandoned plans to air an original soap opera, which was Mickey Dwyer Dobbins goal when she was president of the network.

This means that newly appointed Executive Producer Jon Conboy is now out of work as it legendary head-writer Claire Labaine, though both remain under exclusive contract with GEN-TV, which according to Shapiro "is not going to change, we have major plans for both these talented icons".

factsoflife

12-09-2009, 02:35 AM

GEN-TV today went ahead and announced the cancellations of one more of it's struggling series.

"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" has been offically cancelled. The network will not be ordering any more episodes of this series and will not be renewing it for a second season. It's last episode airs on December 28th. The show started the season off reasonably strong averaging 8.6 million viewers an episode, but ratings began to decline when the series was moved around the schedule and increased competition made it less than a priority for most viewers. The cast and crew have been notified and all have been released from their contracts.

factsoflife

12-09-2009, 09:55 PM

Here is a breakdown of the ratings for GEN-TV's Tuesday night series.

At 7pm, a rerun of "Judging Amy" was watched by 12.8 million viewers, an unsually high number for that series. It also got an unsually high ranking in the 18-49 demographich (2.9).

At 8pm, an original episode of "One Of These Days" (replacing a scheduled rerun) was watched by 19.9 million viewers, a solid number but below the show's usual audience. Though the network blames this on "confusion because a rerun was scheduled until the last minuet, many programming grids probrally still listed said episode as a rerun; so some viewers likely got confused". However the show still posted a 4.6 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 9pm, "This Time Around" was seen by an impressive 23.3 million viewers and posted a 5.5 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 10pm, a brand new episode of "The Huntress" was viewed by 21.3 million viewers, and posted a 4.3 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 11pm a rerun of "ER" was seen by 5.7 million viewers and posted a 1.0 in the 18-49 demographic.

DEMOGRAPHICH BREAKDOWN:

7pm:
"Judging Amy"(rerun)
12.8 million viewers
2.9 18-49
2.4 18-25
2.6 25-34

8pm:
"One Of These Days"
19.9 million viewers
4.6 18-49
4.8 18-25
4.8 25-34

9pm:
"This Time Around"
23.3 million viewers
5.5 18-49
4.8 18-25
5.2 25-34

10pm:
"The Huntress"
21.3 million viewers
4.3 18-49
4.7 18-25
4.9 25-34

11pm:
"ER" (rerun)
5.7 million viewers
1.0 18-49
1.1 18-25
2.1 25-34

Overall this night is being called a "definet success".

factsoflife

12-09-2009, 10:13 PM

Angela Shapiro, the President of GEN-TV Daytime has announced the title of the third talk show that GEN-TV plans to launch in January. She said "After much deliberation and discussion it has been decided that the third talk show is to be, The Toni Braxton Show". The new one-hour talk show geared for a young audience will be similar in style to "The Tyra Banks Show" or "The Ricki Lake Show". Toni will host a gab-fest about topical issues of the day with some celebirty guests mixed in.

Angela wrote on her GEN-TV blog today "Toni Braxton was a natural choice to host a talk show. Her unique style and talent will be easy for audiences to resonate with and will be a major hit for GEN-TV". She also wrote "another signifigant reason that this show will hit is that Toni can be segments of the audience to GEN-TV that wouldn't previously have been watching us. I expect our numbers among African-American viewers to rise dramatically; i also expect that our demographics among gay men to rise as well, which is an audience we are definetly courting right now".

Toni Braxton is best known as an internationally renowed, Grammy-winning singer who has sold over 40 million albums (worldwide) and was among the ten best-selling pop artists of the 1990's. She has won six grammy awards including "Best New Artist" (1994), "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" (1997) and "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" (1995, 1997 and 2001). She has appeared on "Dancing With The Stars" and in the films "Kingdom Come" and "Playa: A hip hop story" for MTV. She has emerged as one of the most well know figures speaking on behalf of autisim research and funding, as her son, suffers from autisim. In 2006 she appeared on "The View" to discuss her son's condition.

Her new talk show called "The Toni Braxton Show" will debut January 12, 2010).

According to sources inside GEN-TV the decision to pick up this show was a very grueling and heated decision, the choices were between "The Toni Braxton Show" and "The Victoria Rowelle Show" and "The Nate Berkus Show". Originally "The Nate Berkus Show" was the first choice among the network brass, but then when Mickey Dwyer Dobbins was fired the top choice changed to "Victoria Rowelle" who is co-starring in one of the new GEN-TV Primetime Dramas and many believed it would be great corporate crossover potential to have her hosting a talk show on the network. Ultimately the decision was made on a number of factors, including name reconigtions, liscening fees and the studios associated with the series. It was decided that Toni Braxton had more mainstream appeal.

factsoflife

12-09-2009, 11:55 PM

yankeesrj12

12-10-2009, 04:36 PM

Rumors About TV Shows Press Release
YTN Interested in "As the World Turns"
YTN is at it again, taking another networks failure and trying to turn it into a success. After the cancellation of CBS' As the World Turns, YTN began the process to try and get the daytime soap on YTN. If the deal strikes, this will be the first original series in daytime for the new network.
RUMORS ABOUT TV SHOWS PRESS RELEASE
"AS THE WORLD TURNS" NOT COMING TO YTN
YTN officially confirmed today that As the World Turns will not be joining YTN's Daytime lineup next fall. The President of YTN said, "As the World Turns is an excellent soap opera that has been watched by millions over the past 50 years. However, after much consideration, we have decided against bringing the series to YTN. We believe that there are shows on other networks that could better fit our brand here at YTN. We wish the best of luck to the cast and crew of As the World Turns."

YTN INTERESTED IN TWO SERIES
After deep digging, Rumors About TV Shows has learned that YTN is interested in two series; a comedy and a drama. YTN is interested in Lifetime's Rita Rocks, which currently airs repeats on YTN, and TNT's Raising the Bar, which will air its final episode on December 24th. While Rita Rocks has yet to be cancelled, the ratings of only 500,000 viewers suggest the series is gone. We know YTN has had very good luck of bringing back dead series', but can their luck really continue?

TVgeek14

12-10-2009, 05:14 PM

The Ultimate Rock Band (1x13) (2 Hour Episode) - 9.74 Million
Eleventh Hour (R) - 4.19 Million

NFL Thursday Night Football - 13.10 Million
The Ultimate Rock Band : The Results - 10.56 Million

State Of Romance (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 8.21 Million
Canned (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 8.19 Million
Samantha Who (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 6.20 Million
Page 3 (1x10) (Fall Finale) - 6.15 Million
The Body Politic (R) - 4.74 Million

Deal Or No Deal (R) - 1.39 Million
Live Like You`re Dying (R) - 4.63 Million
Have I Got News For You (R) - 3.70 Million

True Crime (x01) - 9.66 Million
Celebrity Expose (R) - 7.98 Million
Tornado Road (x01) - 13.91 Million
Brothers & Detectives (R) - 20.91 Million

Superstars Of Dance (2x02) - 10.20 Million
Minds (1x08) - 11.01 Million

Blackwater (1x02) - 6.82 Million
Mind Games (1x02) - 14.10 Million
Back (R) - 4.30 Million

The Ultimate Rock Band (1x14) - 8.80 Million
Eleventh Hour (R) - 4.50 Million

TBC Interested in ATWT
TBC have announced plans to buy As The World Turns from CBS when it is cancelled in September 2010.

NOTE : Apologies for hiatus.

yankeesrj12

12-10-2009, 11:28 PM

YTN Press Release:
The Strong Link Is The Weakest Link
Roommates (R)
3.03 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

College (R)
3.27 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
3.0 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.14 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.36 million viewers
3.2 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.18 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
1.8 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.01 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

The One Grows Again
The One
2.79 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

The President of YTN says; "With The One growing on Saturdays, the renewal a few weeks ago makes sense. The One will return to its season one format, so viewers from season one should return as well in January."
YTN Press Release:
Sundays Even With Pre-Repeat Numbers
Roommates (R)
2.99 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
2.2 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

College (R)
3.28 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
2.9 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.06 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
3.7 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.14 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.9 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.02 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.19 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-10-2009, 11:33 PM

Wed night was a triumphant success for GEN-TV with a mix of original episodes and a rerun of "Without A Trace"...

At 8pm, a brand new episode of "Perfection", scored the series highest ratings to date with 35.6 million viewers tuning in. In the key demographics the show set new network records with a 5.9 in the 18-49 demographics.

At 830pm, a brand new episode of "Clue" also scored well, but not nearly as well as it's lead in. The episode featuring special guest star Lady Gaga as Mrs. Peacock was seen by 31.1 million viewers and posted a 4.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 9pm, a brand new episode of "The Story Of Jacob" aired with 23.9 million viewers tuning in and a posting of 5.4 in the key demographics.

At 10pm, a rerun of "Without A Trace" was seen by 16.5 millon viewers and posted a 4.2 in the key demographics.

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN:

8pm:
"Perfection"
35.6 million viewers----SERIES HIGH!
5.9 18-49----ALL-TIME NETWORK HIGH!
5.6 18-25
5.8 25-34

830pm:
"Clue"
31.1 million viewers
4.9 18-49
4.7 18-25
4.4 25-34

9pm:
"The Story Of Jacob"
23.9 million viewers
5.4 18-49
5.3 18-25
5.4 25-34

10pm:
"Without A Trace" (rerun)
16.5 million viewers
4.2 18-49
4.3 18-25
4.5 25-34

Overall everybody at GEN-TV was satisfied with the outcome of this night and was happy to see all shows demonstrate remarkable success.

GEN-TV reminds viewers to tune in next Wed night for the season finales of "Clue" and "Perfection" which will not be airing in January.

yankeesrj12

12-10-2009, 11:33 PM

YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Stable; NCIS Big Improvement Over The Streets
Singles (R)
2.09 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.86 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.44 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.51 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.58 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
2.4 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
4.60 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.9 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Stable Among 25-54 Year Olds
Singles (R)
2.02 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.79 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.58 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.64 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.10 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
2.3 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
4.44 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.9 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-11-2009, 12:18 AM

GEN-TV has named the hosts, anchors and correspondants for it's upcoming morning news series, Wake Up, USA!

The announcement was made by GEN-TV Daytime President Angela Shapiro along with the newly appointed President of News Division for GEN-TV, the one and only Joan Lunden. Lunden best known for her 20+ year gig hosting "Good Morning America" is going to serve as the President Of GEN-TV's News Division and will directly oversee all aspects of production, direction and on-air for the news division. She will also work with the network to develop further news programming. Though she is best known as an on-air personality she has often been a sought after talent for her production skills. In the late 1990's she served as Executive producer of her own ABC NEWS series called "Joan Lunden: Behind Closed Doors".

Shapiro touted the appointment of Lunden as the Head of News Division as "A definet step towards shaping GEN-TV's news division as a force to be reckoned with in this tough news world". and called her "a talented visionary with excellent crudentials that will serve an intergal function at GEN-TV".

That announcement was followed by the announcement of the on-air talent for the series.

First up they announced the Lead Anchors of the first two hours of the show which will focus on hardcore news.

The anchors are familar faces to broadcast journalism. They are Deobrah Roberts who has served as an anchor on shows such as "20/20" for ABC, "Weekend News" for ABC and "Dateline NBC" for NBC. She is also the host of "Lifetime Live" for Lifetime TV. She will serve as the principal anchor of the series. Her arrival at GEN-TV was touted by both Lunden and Shapiro as "An essential ingrediant to making news viable at this network".

She will be joined as co-anchor by another well known reporter, former "Dateline NBC" anchor Stone Phillips.

Joan Lunden called the appointment of Stone Phillips "a key decision that will make this news program not only viable, but competitive in an era when news programs must distinguish themselves from one another".

They also announced the co-hosts for the third hour of the show which will feature more lifestyle and entertainment reports; covering topics like film, television and homemaking.

The co-hosts for this hour are also familar faces:

Maria Shriver, last seen as a journalist in 2004 when she left "Dateline NBC" to become First Lady Of California will serve as host of this portion of the show. She was asked to leave NBC in 04 when the network felt her role as California's first lady would provide conflict of interest with her role as a anchor for a major news show. Because this series is going to focus not on hardcore news she is okay to host it.

Her co-anchor is another well known reporter, Sam Champion best known as the weatherguy on ABC's "Good Morning America".

Correspondants for the show will include: Cynthia McFadden, Campbell Brown and Natalie Morales.

So far the network has not named a start date for this new show, but it is expected to happen soon.

factsoflife

12-11-2009, 12:26 AM

When GEN-TV announced that they have opted not to renew the contract for "Guiding Light" it set off a firestorm of publicity and a series of heated statements from soap stars. Since then nearly every major soap star has spoken to the soap press about the series cancellation.

"Guiding Light" actress Gina Tognoni stated "It is a shame that GL has been cancelled for the second time within a year and that GEN-TV has not even given it a chance to shine before making this choice".

Meanwhile, veteran actress Linda Dano who has appeared on multiple soaps, including a brief role on "Guiding Light" said "In my career i've seen so many soaps get cancelled, but this is the saddest year in soap history because our genre is clearly dying a slow, painful death---and for GL to be treated so shoddily by GEN-TV is a shame for sure".

Amelia Heniel a star on "The Young & The Restless was quoted as saying "I cannot believe that GL is being cancelled again; GEN-TV made a hasty, shady decision and should be ashamed".

Kelly Ripa was quoted as saying "I am so sad for the talented cast and crew of Guiding Light that has to face this fate yet again".

Angela Shapiro, the President of GEN-TV's daytime division would not respond to calls asking for a comment on this story.

factsoflife

12-11-2009, 08:09 PM

The ratings on Thursday night for GEN-TV are listed below. The night's broadcast was a success for the network. All shows aired original episodes.

8pm:
"Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"
9.4 million viewers
2.3 18-49
2.4 18-25
2.2 25-34

830pm:
"Samantha Who?"
15.5 million viewers
3.2 18-49
2.8 18-25
2.9 25-34

9pm:
"Teacher's Pet"
16.8 million viewers
3.6 18-49
3.5 18-25
3.8 25-34

Overall GEN-TV has declared this night a success. The network was however only Third place for the evening, gettig bested by ABC and CBS. It did however finish before NBC.

factsoflife

12-11-2009, 10:32 PM

yankeesrj12

12-11-2009, 10:54 PM

RUMORS ABOUT TV SHOWS GETS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT OF YTN!
Key: RTV = Rumors About TV Shows; YTN = President of YTN

RTV: First, the question everybody has been dying to know, will Dr. Heart be renewed beyond its initial 22 episodes?
YTN: At this point in time, we do not have an answer. Dr. Heart could always do better, but its doing well.

RTV: Ok, sounds fair. The Streets performed poorly and recently ended. Do you believe the show could have done better?
YTN: I strongly believe that it could have done better. However, I know fans won't want to hear this, but television is business. Had we given it extra time, it could have grown, but we need ratings now to survive. We tried with special timeslots and the show couldn't grab an audience. Granted it was only 10 episodes, but in that time we didn't see anything.

RTV: College and Roommates are two of the biggest comedies on television right now. Why do you think they are doing so well?
YTN: I believe that the two shows are doing so well because viewers can connect with them. Our young viewers will be off to college soon, and they can get a feel of what it will be like. When they are done with college, they are able to buy their own apartment, and live with friends as in Roommates. If you grab the viewers in, they will stay. However, I think that our new comedy hit, Singles, also deserves some kudos for helping the block become even stronger.

RTV: No kudos to The New Life?
YTN: While The New Life is doing quite well, it's not up there with our other comedies just yet.

RTV: So The New Life is going to be canned?
YTN: No, no, no. At this point it is weaker than our other comedies, but the repeats and extra advertising are giving it a push to become bigger.

RTV: What about that new comedy block?
YTN: As of yet we don't have anything official, but we are trying to create a new comedy block. What shows will air where, I don't know.

RTV: The Roommates Spinoff?
YTN: That is one possibility, but we just don't know yet.

RTV: "Challenge", renewed or cancelled?
YTN: No answer as of yet.

RTV: Pushing Daisies seems to have hit some recent lows. Is season five still a go?
YTN: I don't think the lows have to do with the shows premise, just the fact that there is a lot of new competition on Tuesdays at 8pm. Fans don't have to worry, season five is a go no matter what happens.

RTV: What about that Pushing Daisies Spinoff that was rumored a few months ago?
YTN: As of now, nothing is official.

RTV: Sunday nights, which you recently opened up to original programming, are doing quite well. Any changes coming to the night?
YTN: The Weakest Link and Outburst! are doing fantastic for us right now. We hope to add a third game show to the block, perhaps that will be Can You Beat Ken?, which is undergoing more changes.

RTV: Looking For Love was a surprise hit. Why keep it on Fridays and not move it to the post-Pushing Daisies timeslot?
YTN: Looking For Love showed us there is an audience on Fridays. We have to tap into that audience despite the bigger audience during the Monday-Thursday cycle. If the numbers hold during this cycle, we can move it to another day to help launch a new series.

RTV: Why was The One renewed despite low numbers?
YTN: As seen in season one, the celebrity edition seemed to work spread out across two nights. We completley changed the format in season two, which may have damaged the series. The only way to find out was to renew it.

RTV: Your first adventure into original programming was the comedy Being Average. Do you have any regrets over cancelling it?
YTN: Of course. The fact that it was our first original program made it even harder to cancel. However, when a comedy can only pull 2 million viewers amongst a comedy block of over 10 million viewers, you have to make changes. Luckily, Being Average was saved by The Comedy Network [which YTN recently purchased].

RTV: Anymore cancelled series coming to YTN in the near future?
YTN: As of now we have our eyes set on one, but other than that, no.

RTV: So what's the series?
YTN: I can not disclose that information, but I can tell you that it is a comedy.

RTV: Any current "on the chopping block" series' that you want?
YTN: Actually, yes, we have a few in mind.

RTV: When will you stop the purchasing of failed series'?
YTN: When they stop bringing in money and ratings [laughs].

RTV: What is on the horizon for YTN?
YTN: Well, we have two new drama series' coming in 2010; Rule of Law and Reversing History, and a new comedy series; Behind the Scenes. We also have more original series planned for Mondays-Fridays, and the hope to eliminate syndicated programming.

RTV: Thank you for the interview.
YTN: No, thank you for letting me share the views of YTN.

*END OF INTERVIEW*

factsoflife

12-12-2009, 07:23 PM

As of this morning at 10am, GEN-TV has quietly pulled all remaining episodes of "Guiding Light" from the schedule. The network recently declined to pick up there option to renew the series for the reamainder of this year but had told fans the show would air until May 2010. They have changed their minds however and have officially pulled the series off the schedule immedietly. The network has also ceased production on the series effective immedietly. Angela Shapiro notified executive producer Jon Conboy last night at 8pm during a phone call to his home and he was reportedly "surprisingly quiet and sullen". No reason was given for this sudden change of heart but soap fans are sure to be furious over this latest developement which will leave fans without any closure as the series will not be able to resolve any of it's storylines at all.

this comes at a time when several high profile storylines were taking place; including the murder of the much hated abusive mother Nadine (Finola Hughes) who was found drowned in her spa bathtub and the hostile takeover of Mountain View Hospital by "GL" resident bad-boy Philip Spaudling (Grant Aleksander, in a guest apperance). The series was also in the midst of a kidnapping scandal as Nurse Claudia (Lynn Herring) had started kidnapping babies from the hospital nursery to sell into white slavery and only Lizzie (Marcly Rylan) was onto her; which was hard with Claudia being her very own OBGYN who was trying to help her concieve a child.

However, the network did give fans a slight silver lining, the remaining filmed episodes will be streamed online at the GEN-TV website starting Monday. There are fifty-seven episodes currently filmed that had not yet aired, which means that production on the show was filiming episodes to air in February and March of 2010. Beyond that no further episodes will be produced and those episode still remain largely incomlete and will provide viewers with almost no closuer.

Angela Shapiro defended this decision as "a very important decision to secure our networks future".

In addition to this news, the network has also removed classic "guiding light" episodes from it's schedule. Filling in for "GL"'s classic episodes on the schedule at 11am is going to be reruns of "Deidra Hall" and at 3pm, current "GL" episodes will be replaced by an additional episode of "Friends".

factsoflife

12-12-2009, 07:51 PM

Former "Guiding Light" Executive Producer Felicia Menhi Behr is speaking out exclusively to Hollywood Now magazine and is furious about the way GEN-TV treated "Guiding Light" and herself. She speaks only to HN reporter Lindsay Greyson-Norbert.

Greyson-Norbert: So to start off, why are you furious at GEN-TV?

Menhi-Behr: I am very upset because they did not honor their committment to myself, to the soap opera audience or to "Guiding Light". They very deliberatly sabotaged both the production of the show and the ability for viewers to find the show.

Greyson-Norbert: how so?

Menhi-Behr: For one, they cut almost all of the known characters and cast from the show and replaced them with characters unknown to the viewers. Though they hired many great actors they did not hire GL cast memebers. They changed the location of a show that has aired for over 70 years and replaced it with some cookie-cutter town that viewers were not familar with.

Greyson-Norbert: Weren't many of these decisions yours?

Menhi-Behr: No, not at all. I was hired as only a figure-head and was told rather specifically that i would have no say whatsoever in the changes they were making to the show. I was told that i would only be allowed to produce the show if i agreed to the changes they had already made.

Greyson-Norbert: So than why would you agree to work on the show?

Menhi-Behr: As much as i disagreed with those changes i knew that once in place i could produce the show better than anybody and could provide my own vision to make the show better than it would be without me.

Greyson-Norbert: What about Claire Labaine, was she allowed to write her own story or was she also told what to do?

Menhi-Behr: Claire Labaine was told which characters she could and could not write for and how they were to be written--each day we would each get a novel sized list of notes and ideas from the network dictating story and character direction; if we diverged even slightly from said notes we would get a seventeen minuet phone call from an IRATE Matthew Smith about what he didn't like about our work. IRATE.

Greyson-Norbert: Irate? the same Matthew Smith who in a previous interview with our magazine had no idea what Guiding Light was?

Menhi-Behr: the same one, the very same one. It's all an act---he hires people like Mickey Dwyer Dobbins and Angela Shapiro but gives them no real clout--they are told exactly how to play by network lines.

Greyson-Norbert: and if they don't?

Menhi-Behr: well, ask Mickey Dwyer-Dobbins, she wasn't let go for doing what she was told. we were both fired at the same time for our extreme revolultion to a idea they had for an upcoming storyline. This story was so sick and twisted neither of us could bare to write it and we lost our jobs for that very reason.

Greyson-Norbert: What was this revoulting story?

Menhi-Behr: They were planning a white slavery storyline, which until now has been alluded too but not specifically mentioned on-screen. and they planned to depict several very graphic scenes of well, i'd rather not say, but it was very disgusting and was to involve a very well known character being sold into white slavery.

Greyson-Norbert: What happened once you were let-go that now the show is cancelled?

Menhi-Behr: I assume they realized that the ratings were already dwindiling and realized that said story would turn off even more viewers.

Greyson-Norbert: What were your thoughts on the decision to kill off major characters from GL including Josh and Reva, Vanessa, Bill Lewis Sr and others?

Menhi-Behr: I was against that from day one. I was okay with Bill Lewis dying, but did not think it would be ok to kill off any of the others. I was espeically sad to see Josh and Reva die. I wold have kept Josh and Reva on as the centerpiece of the series.

Greyson-Norbert: Did you like the new setting of Mountain View, New York?

Menhi-Behr: God no. GL belongs in SPRINGFIELD. the new setting was absolutley MORONIC.

Greyson-Norbert: You've worked in soaps for years, what's your inclination as to the genre's future status?

Menhi-Behr: It's sad to say but the soap opera is as close to death as it's ever been. It's a dying genre and unless somebody steps up and finds a viable way to revive it nothing is going to change.

Greyson-Norbert: Would you ever work for GEN-TV again?

Menhi-Behr: Maybe, perhaps, but not under this administration---they would absolutely have to get rid of Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston. Those two are the most vile, disgusting and totally clueless morons to ever work in daytime tv and that says a lot because daytime tv is run by a lot of very stupid people.

Geryson-Norbert: What is next for Felicia Menhi-Behr?

Menhi-Behr: That is unknown at this time.

(EDITORS NOTE: We accidently misspelled her name, her name is spelled Felicia Minei Behr; sorry for the misunderstanding).

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: THIS IS FICTIONAL and none of these people said any of these things...

factsoflife

12-12-2009, 08:01 PM

GEN-TV has announced that both of their highly rated game shows "Clue" and "Perfection" will not return to the primetime schedule as regular series but will instead re-launch in September 2010 as daily syndicated programming.

The deal was made possible because of the recently developed GEN-TV Studios which will now produce original fare for GEN-TV as well as for other networks. The studio will know also be responsible for syndicating a variety of programming they currently own.

"Clue" and "Perfection" are the two highest rated shows currently on GEN-TV and wrap up their first season next week. Though the show was scheduled to return next season, this new deal will instead see both shows syndicated nationally.

The two series have been sold as seperate units to national companies.

"Clue" which is going to remain a half-hour series is being sold for daily weekday syndication. The series will be distributed by GEN-TV Studios in association with The Program Exchange.

"Perfection" will be expanded to a one-hour format, with a slightly revamped version of the game. It is being sold for both daily weekday syndication and weekend syndication. This property is going to be syndicated through GEN-TV Studios and King World Television.

Said deals are worth an estimated 5,667,000 dollars for GEN-TV over the next three seasons.

Matthew Smith spoke on behalf of the network when he said "I am very happy to anounce that GEN-TV Studios has reached it's first syndication deal but am also bittersweet because that means we have another hour of our schedule to fill that would otherwise have been occupied by our two highest rated series".

factsoflife

12-13-2009, 03:16 AM

Earlier this month, GEN-TV shocked the audiences at a press gathering when they announced plans to launch a morning news show in January, as part of a very aggressive daytime relaunch scheduled for that month. SO far all we know is the title which is "Wake Up, USA". Beyond that they haven't said much, until now.

The network today announced the following details:

The show will be three hours long airing from 5am until 8am, kicking off the networks daytime line-up.

The format will be much like that of "The Today Show" in that the first two hours will be strictly hardcore news and the third hour will be more light fare such as entertainment and lifestyle topics.

The series is going to be offered to both GEN-TV Owned & Operated Stations as well as GEN-TV Affialates.

Right now there are 59 GEN-TV Affliates in the USA and 23 GEN-TV O&O's.

As of now, 5 of the O&O's are signed up to air the show and 4 of the Affliates are signed up. The numbers will likely go up as more details on the show emerge, such as anchors, hosts and other key things like producers.

The list of the stations carrying it are below:

the 5 O&O's:

WMVI 7: Kansas City, Kansas
WHMI 5: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
WBZT 10: San Diego, California
WJCT 11: Portland, Oregon
WLOI 3: Witchata, Kansas

The 4 Affiliates:
WTRM 8: Brighton, Massachusetts
WHDN 10: New Haven, Conneticutt
WQRN 6: Dallas, Texas
WHDR 9: Los Angeles, California

(LEGAL DISCLAIMER: I just made up the names of these stations, these are not real and if there is such a station by those call letters it is purely concidental).

No word yet on a expected launch date for the series. Many believe a January launch is not realistic but network spokespersons say that it is indeed going to launch at some point in January.

More details will come as announced.

Since announcing who the anchors of "Wake Up, USA" will be, the number of stations wanting to carry the show has shot up to cover over 30 stations across the country (Including almost all of the GEN-TV stations across the country)... Including top stations in the following key markets:

WMZT 12: Annapolis, Indiana (Local Fox Affiliate)
WORT 11: Manhattan, New York (Local CBS Affiliate)
WKYC 9: Elizabethtown, Kentucky (Local FOX affiliate)
WLVI 56: Boston, Massachusetts (Local NBC affiliate)
WNDS 50: Derry, New Hampshire (Indepentant local station)
WFTX 25: Boston, Massachusetts (local fox affiliate)
WLNE 6: New Bedford Massachusetts/Providence, RI (local ABC affiliate)
WJTY 7: Mystic, Conneticutt (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WHGT 8: Portsmouth, Virginia (local CW affiliate)
WMIL 4: Miami, Florida (local CBS affiliate)
WMVI 7: Kansas City, Kansas (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WHMI 5: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WBZT 10: San Diego, California (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WJCT 11: Portland, Oregon (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WLOI 3: Witchata, Kansas (GEN-TV Owned & Opeerated)
WTRM 8: Brighton, Massachusetts (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WHDN 10: New Haven, Conneticutt (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WQRN 6: Dallas, Texas (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WHDR 9: Los Angeles, California (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WTLJ 54: Grand Rapids, Michigan (Indpendant station)
WYQZ 11: San Fransisco, California (NBC Affilate)
WBTU 10: Baltimore Maryland (indepentant station)
WTVD 11: Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina (ABC Owned & Operated)
WLS-TV 7: Chicago, Ilinois (ABC Owned & Operated)
WTVT 13: Tampa Bay, Florida (FOX owned & Operated)
KNBC 4: Los Angeles, California (NBC Owned & Operated)
KEYT-TV 3: Santa Barbara, California (ABC Affiliate)
WMA-TV 9: Bangor, Maine (CW Affiliate)
WORT 5: Billings, Montana (GEN-TVAffiliate)
WTUI 11: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CBS Affiliate)
WTYV 7: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)

As you'll notice, many of the stations on this list are not GEN-TV stations; the reason is that in order to make this show as widely seen as possible, the program will air not only on GEN-TV but is also being offered as a syndicated program to other stations across the country as a daily syndicated talk show. In some markets this means the show could air twice a day on both a GEN-TV station and another station. This is a very unusual deal as most times a network would not want their morning news program to air on a competing station, but GEN-TV belives that the best way to make this show succeed is to make it widely available.

Patricia Meyers-Johnston spoke to press about this and said "Wake Up, USA" is going to be a very unique show in that yes it will be produced by GEN-TV Studios for airing on GEN-TV as our signature news piece, but it will also be sold as a syndicated talk show to local stations across the country in need of other programs to air. In some markets it's possible that "Wake Up, USA" could air on an NBC station after The Today Show or on a ABC station after or before Good Morning, America; it is our goal to make this program the most popular program across the country".

Joan Lunden, the newly named Head Of News Division at GEN-TV previewed the program and said "This show is going to change the face of TV News forever as it will be the first nationally syndicated morning news show that is produced for one network but also aired on various other stations at various times of the day. Just because we call it "Wake Up, USA" doesn't mean a station can't air it at 4 or 5 at night or heck even at 2pm-it's going to be universal and will appeal to everybody".

Excitement for the program is building as Stacey Smith a syndication buyer for several CBS and ABC stations in the New England area said "People are very excited about this show- station managers think this could be the show that saves their schedule when they loose Oprah in 2011; it's going to be that big".

factsoflife

12-14-2009, 01:15 AM

Since announcing who the anchors of "Wake Up, USA" will be, the number of stations wanting to carry the show has shot up to cover over 30 stations across the country (Including almost all of the GEN-TV stations across the country)... Including top stations in the following key markets:

WMZT 12: Annapolis, Indiana (Local Fox Affiliate)
WORT 11: Manhattan, New York (Local CBS Affiliate)
WKYC 9: Elizabethtown, Kentucky (Local FOX affiliate)
WLVI 56: Boston, Massachusetts (Local NBC affiliate)
WNDS 50: Derry, New Hampshire (Indepentant local station)
WFTX 25: Boston, Massachusetts (local fox affiliate)
WLNE 6: New Bedford Massachusetts/Providence, RI (local ABC affiliate)
WJTY 7: Mystic, Conneticutt (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WHGT 8: Portsmouth, Virginia (local CW affiliate)
WMIL 4: Miami, Florida (local CBS affiliate)
WMVI 7: Kansas City, Kansas (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WHMI 5: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WBZT 10: San Diego, California (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WJCT 11: Portland, Oregon (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)
WLOI 3: Witchata, Kansas (GEN-TV Owned & Opeerated)
WTRM 8: Brighton, Massachusetts (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WHDN 10: New Haven, Conneticutt (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WQRN 6: Dallas, Texas (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WHDR 9: Los Angeles, California (GEN-TV Affiliate)
WTLJ 54: Grand Rapids, Michigan (Indpendant station)
WYQZ 11: San Fransisco, California (NBC Affilate)
WBTU 10: Baltimore Maryland (indepentant station)
WTVD 11: Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina (ABC Owned & Operated)
WLS-TV 7: Chicago, Ilinois (ABC Owned & Operated)
WTVT 13: Tampa Bay, Florida (FOX owned & Operated)
KNBC 4: Los Angeles, California (NBC Owned & Operated)
KEYT-TV 3: Santa Barbara, California (ABC Affiliate)
WMA-TV 9: Bangor, Maine (CW Affiliate)
WORT 5: Billings, Montana (GEN-TVAffiliate)
WTUI 11: Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CBS Affiliate)
WTYV 7: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (GEN-TV Owned & Operated)

As you'll notice, many of the stations on this list are not GEN-TV stations; the reason is that in order to make this show as widely seen as possible, the program will air not only on GEN-TV but is also being offered as a syndicated program to other stations across the country as a daily syndicated talk show. In some markets this means the show could air twice a day on both a GEN-TV station and another station. This is a very unusual deal as most times a network would not want their morning news program to air on a competing station, but GEN-TV belives that the best way to make this show succeed is to make it widely available.

Patricia Meyers-Johnston spoke to press about this and said "Wake Up, USA" is going to be a very unique show in that yes it will be produced by GEN-TV Studios for airing on GEN-TV as our signature news piece, but it will also be sold as a syndicated talk show to local stations across the country in need of other programs to air. In some markets it's possible that "Wake Up, USA" could air on an NBC station after The Today Show or on a ABC station after or before Good Morning, America; it is our goal to make this program the most popular program across the country".

Joan Lunden, the newly named Head Of News Division at GEN-TV previewed the program and said "This show is going to change the face of TV News forever as it will be the first nationally syndicated morning news show that is produced for one network but also aired on various other stations at various times of the day. Just because we call it "Wake Up, USA" doesn't mean a station can't air it at 4 or 5 at night or heck even at 2pm-it's going to be universal and will appeal to everybody".

Excitement for the program is building as Stacey Smith a syndication buyer for several CBS and ABC stations in the New England area said "People are very excited about this show- station managers think this could be the show that saves their schedule when they loose Oprah in 2011; it's going to be that big".

Due to what the network is calling "Intense positive buzz about this show, this series has since been sold into daily network syndication on the following cable outlets:

TBS will air this series as part of their morning line-up. It will air from 9am to 12pm.

MSNBC will also air next-day reruns of the show as part of their morning line-up.

Meanwhile, A&E has acquired the rights to air reruns of this show on weekends in a 5-hour block (they have acquired the rights to only the first two hours of the show which are hardcore news).

While, both LIFETIME and WE: Women's Entertainment have acquired the rights to air the third hour of the show only for weekend periods; the third hour of the show featuring Maria Shriver will focus on light fare such as entertainment and lifestyle issues. LIFETIME has secured the Saturday daytime rights and WE has secured the Friday and Sunday rights for both daytime and primetime.

and lastly, Bravo has also signed-up to carry this series as part of it's weekday schedule.

The series debut date has yet to be announced but it is garnering positive buzz within the industry and is being considered "as close to a sure-fire hit as it gets".

Patricia Meyers-Johnston said "This show is looking to be among our most successful ever and before it has even aired is generating the kind of interest and sales a network can only dream of. If the show's success when it airs even comes close to matching this pre-airing buzz it'll be among the most successful series ever".

factsoflife

12-14-2009, 01:44 AM

GEN-TV Studios newly formed syndication arm, supervised by Angela Shapiro is not wasting time; in addition to already selling both "Clue" and "Perfection" into syndication the company has already secured deals to launch several of the companies other properties into various forms of syndication. They have struck first run syndication deals for four of their properties and second run syndication for three others. The details follow below.

FIRST-RUN:

The company has struck a deal with SOAPNET (owned by ABC-DISNEY) to produced brand new episodes of "Texas Justice" for the cable network. The series which was cancelled quickly by GEN-TV did generate 15 million viewers this season and is being seen by SOAPNET as a "quality series with the potential to put our network on the map for originla programming". They have struck a deal to produce seventy-five new episodes of the series over the next two seasons. SOAPNET will also obtain the rights to the previously aired episodes of the series to air as second run episodes whenever they like.

In order to produce the series again it is likely that the series will undergo some creative changes. The company has agreed to a liscening fee of 11,000 dollars an episode or just above 825,000 dollars over the course of the next two seasons. In order to adjust production budget to this cost cast salary and other production expenses will have to be cut or reduced. It is not likely the series will be able to maintain it's entire previous cast. More on that late.

GEN-TV Studios has also secured a first run syndication deal for it's talk show "Deidra Hall". Previously the series which is the second rated talk show in the nation was aired exclusively on GEN-TV. But it will now be available to air on other affiliates throughout the country starting in 2011. The series has been cleared for over 75% of the country. It will still also air on GEN-TV stations, but will also be carried on other stations.

GEN-TV Studios has also struck a deal to produce brand new episodes of cancelled series "People I Know" to air in local syndication over the next two-seasons. A toal of 87 episodes is to be produced and syndicated through The Program Exchange. At a liscening fee of 22,000 dollars per episode the company will spend 1,914,000 to produce the series over the next two seasons. This is the first time since the 1980's that a sitcom cancelled by a network has been revived in the form of local syndication. In the 80's the feat was common with shows like "Charles In Charge", "Punky Brewster" and "9 to 5" all doing just that.

Lastly, the network has struck a deal to syndicate brand new episodes of "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers". Two cable networks have secured the rights to air new episodes of this series. BET (Black Entertainment) has ordered 67 new episodes of this series to be produced over the next two seasons. They will be allowed to air this series on Weekdays during daytime hours and weekends during primetime. The liscening fee agreed to has not been disclosed. One major change that will occur in this new format is that Tom Cavanaugh will no longer appear on the show, his role as Brad Carlton is being recast. However, Garcelle Beauvies-Nillon, Aisha Tyler, Telma Hopkins, Vicki Lawrence and Sherman Hemsley will also remain with the series. The other cable network securing the rights to syndicate this series is Oxygen which will air new episodes (the same ones airing on BET) five days after they aired on BET. Both networks will share the weekend rights to this series.

SECOND RUN:

The network has sold the exclusive syndication rights to the following series:

"Second Family" has been sold into daily (monday thru friday) daytime local syndication starting in Fall 2013. The fee being paid for this series is being kept confidential. The series is also being sold to cable network TV Land for airing during their daytime schedule starting in Fall 2015.

"Hot Tamales" has been cleared for local daytime syndication (monday thru friday) starting in Fall 2012. This fee is also not being disclosed. The cable rights for this show will be shared by LIFETIME and Bravo. Both networks will be able to air the series in primetime and daytime starting in Fall 2014.

And lastly the network has cleared hit drama "One Of These Days" to be repurposed on TNT starting in October 2010 (next season) on USA Network. Starting next fall USA will be able to air reruns of the previous seasons episodes on daytime (monday thru friday) and will be able to reair current episode two weeks after they air on GEN-TV for a period of up to two months. This fee is also not being disclosed.

yankeesrj12

12-14-2009, 11:58 PM

YTN Press Release:
Pushing Daisies Up Among 18-34 Year Olds; Family Super Challenge Up From Series Premiere
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.40 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.64 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.5 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge
3.53 million viewers (63% retention)
1.6 (18-49) (73% retention)
1.7 (18-34) (68% retention)
1.2 (25-54) (86% retention)

The Practice (R)
3.61 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.39 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.8 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Tuesday Shows Come Back Somewhat Weaker
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.20 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.30 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge
3.18 million viewers (60% retention)
1.4 (18-49) (70% retention)
1.6 (18-34) (70% retention)
1.1 (25-54) (92% retention)

The Practice (R)
3.39 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.04 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

12-15-2009, 12:08 AM

YTN Press Release:
Comedies Return; College and Roommates Hits Series Highs
NCIS (R)
4.28 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Singles
7.35 million viewers
2.9 (18-49)
4.2 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The New Life
7.01 million viewers (95% retention)
2.6 (18-49) (90% retention)
3.7 (18-34) (88% retention)
1.5 (25-54)

College
17.93 million viewers
6.6 (18-49)
13.8 (18-34)
2.2 (25-54)

Roommates
16.88 million viewers (94% retention)
6.2 (18-49) (94% retention)
13.0 (18-34) (94% retention)
2.1 (25-54) (95% retention)

Family Guy (R)
8.83 million viewers
3.8 (18-49)
6.7 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
7.59 million viewers
3.3 (18-49)
6.0 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

ER (R)
5.57 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
2.8 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Comedies Stay Strong
NCIS (R)
4.33 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Singles
7.19 million viewers
2.8 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

The New Life
6.88 million viewers (96% retention)
2.4 (18-49) (86% retention)
3.5 (18-34) (88% retention)
1.3 (25-54)

College
16.94 million viewers
6.2 (18-49)
12.9 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Roommates
15.60 million viewers (92% retention)
5.9 (18-49) (95% retention)
11.8 (18-34) (91% retention)
1.9 (25-54) (95% retention)

Family Guy (R)
8.01 million viewers
3.4 (18-49)
6.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
7.22 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
5.7 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

ER (R)
5.06 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-15-2009, 01:02 PM

Original episodes of GEN-TV's comedy series on Monday night helped the network win the night among overall viewers, GEN-TV was the #1 rated network!

At 8pm, "Getting Over It" was seen by a series high of 18.8 million viewers. It was able to score a 4.4 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 830, "Starting From Scratch" was seen by 16.7 million viewers and posted a 3.9 in the 18-49 demographic. Followed at 9pm, by "Life's Facts" which was seen by 16.8 million viewers and posted a 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 930, a rerun of "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" was seen by 8.2 million viewers and posted a 3.3 in the demographics.

Because of faltering ratings the network replaced syndicated episodes of "Canterbury's Law" and "The Division" with reruns of "Without A Trace" at 10pm and a rerun of "The Story Of Jacob" at 11.

"Without A Trace" was watched by 14.2 million viewers and "The Story Of Jacob" was watched by 13.7 million viewers.

Overall everybody at GEN-TV was happy with the results and said "Our Monday night line-up is among our most successul nights and continues to be a source of pride for us".

factsoflife

12-15-2009, 01:07 PM

GEN-TV's Joan Lunden announced today that "Wake Up, USA" the most highly anticipated GEN-TV series ever will make it's national debut on January 12, 2010. The series will air from 5am until 8am. It will debut the same day for both it's national and it's local broadcasts. So stations carrying the series as part of a syndication package will debut it on the same day it makes it's national debut on GEN-TV.

If current buzz is any indication this show is going to be a major hit.

yankeesrj12

12-15-2009, 04:21 PM

YTN Press Release:
Dr. Heart Holds Steady Among 25-54 Year Old
Bones (R)
2.39 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.68 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
7.92 million viewers
2.7 (18-49)
2.2 (18-34)
3.3 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.52 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
4.03 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Thursday Ratings
Bones (R)
2.34 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.56 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
7.03 million viewers
2.4 (18-49)
1.9 (18-34)
2.7 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.48 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.84 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-15-2009, 09:53 PM

GEN-TV has announced that "Without A Trace" will end it's season early. The series will return to the schedule on Monday, January 18th and will end it's series run on Monday, April 12th , 2010. A new series will take it's place on the schedule, that show will be announced close to the start date.

In the final 13 episodes of "Without A Trace" several high profile guest stars will visit the series; including former co-stars Marianne Jean-Baptist who will guest star in three episodes as her character Viviane Johnson deals with a tragic family loss and makes some very questionable decisions, with big consequences. Rosalyn Sanchez will guest star in two episodes as Elena appears in flashbacks of Martin and Danny's. Poppy Montgomery will reprise her Samantha Spade role in five of the series final episodes.

Also guest starring will be George Segal ("Just Shoot Me") as Samantha Spade's new millionaire husband with a few scary secrets. Anthony Lapaglia makes a final cameo as Jack Malone in two non-consecutive episodes as the series comes to a close.

Patricia Meyers-Johnston of GEN-TV promises "WAT's final episodes will be high-octane action packed, drama filled episodes that will leave fans feeling satisfied and remembering why they fell in love with this show to begin with".

yankeesrj12

12-16-2009, 04:31 PM

YTN Press Release:
Friday Ratings
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
1.92 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
2.99 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (Timeslot Premiere; Series Premiere R)
2.64 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.8 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (R)
2.89 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
3.06 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Breaking Bad Comes Back Strong
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.36 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.24 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (R)
2.88 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

CSI: Miami (R)
3.49 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Breaking Bad (R)
3.14 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

12-16-2009, 06:31 PM

YTN Press Release:
Sundays Even With Pre-Repeat Numbers
Roommates (R)
2.99 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
2.2 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

College (R)
3.28 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
2.9 (18-34)
0.7 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.06 million viewers
3.0 (18-49)
3.7 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.14 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.9 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
5.02 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.7 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.19 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Outburst! and The Weakest Link Continue Success
Roommates (R)
3.05 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

College (R)
3.38 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
2.9 (18-34)
0.6 (25-54)

Outburst!
8.19 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
3.8 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

The Weakest Link
8.24 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (R)
4.77 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

The Closer (R)
4.26 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
0.7 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

YTN To Keep The "Link" Going
In an effort to keep Sunday nights strong, YTN has ordered 24 more episodes of hit game show, The Weakest Link, for a total of 34 episodes. The Weakest Link airs Sundays at 9pm following Outburst!.

YTN Series Updates
*Shows in BOLD have been given full seasons
Outburst! - 13/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 7/34 episodes have aired
The One - 11/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 12/22 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 12/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 13/22 episodes have aired
The New Life - 6/13 episodes have aired
College - 13/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 13/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 13/22 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 10/10 episodes have aired (+1 Reunion Special)
Family Super Challenge - 3/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 0/6 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 0/13 episodes have aired
Untitled Roommates Spinoff - 0/13 episodes have aired
The One: Ce1ebrities 2 - 0/11 episodes have aired
Rule of Law - 0/8 episodes have aired
Changing History - 0/8 episodes have aired

factsoflife

12-16-2009, 07:26 PM

GEN-TV today ordered three new pilots for the fall season.

The first drama is a education themed drama called "Special Ed" focusing on 16 year old Edward Boranski, a highly intellectual child who is stuck in a self-contained classroom after being diagnosed with some rare learning disabilties. The series is to focus on the struggle of a family to come to grips with a diagnosis of Learning disabled who is stuck in a school system unwilling to provide the proper services.

Another pliot is called "Lifeline" and focuses on the staff at a Chicago teen helpline. The plot centers on a 40-year old mother who seeks out the helpline after her son commits suicide and she decides she wants to help other famalies prevent such tragic deaths.

And the last pilot is currently without a title but is being called "Untitled Enrique Muricano Project". The project is to star Enrique Muricano ("Without A Trace") as a disgraced war veteran returning home to find life isn't the same anymore and trying to deal with some high profile personal issues.

factsoflife

12-16-2009, 10:44 PM

The Tuesday night drama series scored very high ratings last night.

At 8pm, "One Of These Days" was seen by 27.2 million viewers and scored a 4.4 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 9pm, "This Time Around" was seen by 26.8 million viewers and scored a 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic.

and at 10pm a brand new "The Huntress" was seen by 21.7 million viewers and scored a 3.2 in the 18-49 demographic.

Overall this night of original programming, all airing new episodes was a big success.

factsoflife

12-16-2009, 11:15 PM

factsoflife

12-17-2009, 08:52 PM

The GEN-TV finales of "Clue" and "Perfection" on Wed night were tirumphant successes both showing QUADRUPLE digit growth in their final GEN-TV airing before heading off into syndication in the fall.

At 8pm, "Perfection" was seen by 44.5 million viewers, setting a network and industry record for highest rated single episode of a program. It is the most watched program on television since 2005 when "Friends" aired their series finale, this episode doubles those numbers. It was a major success in the demographics too with a 5.1 in the 18-49 demographic, a 4.9 in the 18-25 demographic and a 5.5 in the 25-34 demographic!

At 830, "Clue" matched it's lead-in and was seen by 44.9 million viewers! it got a 5.2 in the 18-49 demographic, a 5.4 in the 18-25 demographic and a 5.3 in the 25-34 demographic.

At 9pm, "The Story Of Jacob" also saw major growth with 37.8 million viewers tuning in to watch the last original episode of this show until January 8th. It was also a strong performer in the demographics. It posted a 4.6 in the 18-49 demographic, a 4.3 in the 18-25 demographich and a 4.4 in the 25-34 demographich.

At 10pm, the fall finale of "Without A Trace" (which returns on January 18th) was seen by a dissapointing 13.4 million viewers, a far cry from the 18+ million that watched the season premiere back in September. It performed as follows in the demographics:
2.7 18-49, 2.5 18-25, 3.1 25-34.

Overall though GEN-TV considers last nights broadcast a success, Matthew Smith called it "a triumph and a testament to the quality of our programming".

factsoflife

12-17-2009, 09:01 PM

GEN-TV has released the schedule of premiere dates for it's January 2010 series.

Here is the full schedule below:

Sunday Shows:
January 3rd:
"Riverside High"- 8pm (Series Premiere)
"County General-" 9pm (Special Sneak Preview)
"Justice For All"- 10pm (Series Premiere)

January 10th:
"I Used To Be A TV Star And I Want My Career Back"- 9pm (Series Premiere)

Monday Shows:

January 4th:
"Doctor/Patient"- 8pm (Series Premiere)
"Life's Facts"- 830pm (Returns with all-new episodes)
"Starting From Scratch"- 9pm (Returns with all-new episodes)
"Getting Over It"- 930pm (Returns with all-new episodes)

January 11th:

"Susan Lucci"- 10am (Series Premiere)

"Change Of Plan"- 10pm (Series Premiere)

January 12th:
"Wake Up, USA"- 5am (Series Premiere)
"The Toni Braxton Show"- 2pm (Series Premiere)

January 13th:
"The Lance Bass Project" - 5pm (Series Premiere)

January 18th:
"Without A Trace"- 11pm (Returns for final season)

Tuesday Shows:

January 5th:
"The Huntress"- 8pm (Debuts in new timeslot w/all-new episodes)
"Foster Care"- 9pm (Series Premiere)
"This Time Around"- 10pm (Debuts in new timeslot w/all-new episodes)
"County General"- 11pm (Offical Series Premiere)

Wednesday Shows:

January 6th:
"Good Sports"- 8pm (Series Premiere)
"Made To Order"- 9pm (Series Premiere)
"Press Time"- 930pm (Series Premiere)

January 13th:
"Boyfriends"- 830pm (Series Premiere)
"Fear & Loathing In L.A." (Series Premiere)

Thursday Shows:

January 7th:
"Hot Tamales"- 8pm (Season Premiere!)
"Samantha Who"-830pm (returns w/all-new episodes)
"Something Old, Something New"-9pm (Series Premiere)
"Equal Partners"-930pm (Special Sneak Preview)

January 14th:
"Teacher's Pet"- 930pm (Returns w/all-new episodes)
"One Of These Days"- 10pm (Debuts in new timeslot w/all-new episodes)

Friday Shows:

January 8th:
"Never Again"- 8pm (Special Sneak Preview)
"Sisterhood"- 830pm (Special Sneak Preview)
"The House Of Talent"- 9pm (Series Premiere)
"The Story Of Jacob"- 10pm (debuts in new timelost w/all-new episodes)

January 15th:
"Entertainment Tonight Presents REUNITED"- 8pm (Returns w/all new episodes)
"Equal Partners"- 9pm (Offical Series Premiere)

Saturday Shows:
January 9th:
"The Fat Club"- 8pm ( Series Premiere)
"Sisterhood"- 830pm (Offical Series Premiere)
"Like Mother, Like Daughter"-9pm (Series Premiere)

January 16th:
"Never Again"- 930pm (Series Premiere)
"Home Again"- 10pm (Series Premiere)

As GEN-TV gears up to relaunch it's schedule in January the network has made every effort to provide viewers the chance to preview some of their shows prior to their offical start date.

Patricia Meyers-Johnston explains "Some of these programs airing on Friday or Saturday night need extra airings to hook viewers, so our hope is that by airing some of these shows a day or week before their offical premire that viewers will want to stick with the show through it's season".

Among the shows getting a sneak preview are:

"County General", the hotly anticipated medical drama from David E. Kelley will first air on January 3rd (Sunday) before officially premering on Monday, January 5th.

On January 7th, (Thursday) at 930pm, "Equal Partners" the gay romantic comedy will get a special sneak preview before it's offical premiere on January 15th on it's regular night Friday.

On January 8th, a Friday night, "Never Again" a new comedy with Laurie Metcalf and Fisher Stevens gets a speical preview airing before it's offical deubt on January 16th.

On that same night, "Sisterhood" a new comedy from Joanna Johnson will get a speical preview episode at 830pm, before it debuts offically on January 9th.

Matthew Smith says "This stragety has proven successful for networks in the past and we hope that giving viewers extra chances to watch these shows will allow viewers to follow them and get hooked enough to watch all season long".

yankeesrj12

12-17-2009, 10:40 PM

YTN Press Release:
YTN Changes Up Primetime Schedule
YTN made some major changes to its primetime schedule today. Among some of the changes are the removal of Just Shoot Me on Mondays, the addition of TAKEN repeats on Thursdays, and the return of Breaking Bad on Fridays. Also, The Comedy Network Presents will leave weekday primetime and move to the weekend. With the changes, Can You Beat Ken? will not air on Mondays in 2010. A new date will be announced in the coming weeks.

All changes are in BOLD

MONDAY:
7pm - Singles (R)
7:30pm - The New Life (R)
8pm - Will and Grace
9pm - Criminal Minds
10pm - TAKEN
11pm - NCIS

TUESDAY:
7pm - Gilmore Girls
8pm - Pushing Daisies
9pm - Family Super Challenge
10pm - The Practice
11pm - Family Guy

WEDNESDAY:
7pm - NCIS
8pm - Singles
8:30pm - The New Life
9pm - College
9:30pm - Roommates
10pm - Family Guy
10:30pm - The Cleveland Show
11pm - ER

THURSDAY:
7pm - Bones
8pm - House
9pm - Dr. Heart
10pm - TAKEN (R)
11pm - Family Guy

FRIDAY:
7pm - 8 Simple Rules
8pm - Pushing Daisies (R)
9pm - Looking For Love
10pm - CSI: Miami
11pm - Breaking Bad

SUNDAY:
7pm - Roommates (R)
7:30pm - College (R)
8pm - Outburst!
9pm - The Weakest Link
10pm - Dr. Heart (R)
11pm - The Closer

Late November / December Replacements
After the end of Looking For Love in a few weeks, repeats of Family Super Challenge will fill in for the show. When Looking For Love 2 premieres in January, the repeats will no longer air.
YTN Press Release:
YTN Announces Midseason Schedule
Come January 2010, YTN will have a whole new look to its lineup. YTN has made major changes to its schedule to stregthen its force across cable networks. YTN will premiere four new series' in January: two dramas, one comedy, and one game show.

All changes are in BOLD

MONDAY:
7pm - Singles (R)
7:30pm - The New Life (R)
8pm - Will and Grace
9pm - Can You Beat Ken? (Series Premiere 1/11/10)
10pm - Rule of Law (Series Premiere 1/11/10)
11pm - NCIS

TUESDAY:
7pm - Gilmore Girls
8pm - Pushing Daisies
9pm - The One: Ce1ebrities 2 (Tuesday Season Premiere 1/5/10)
10pm - The Practice
11pm - Family Guy

WEDNESDAY:
7pm - NCIS
8pm - Singles
8:30pm - Behind the Scenes (Series Premiere 1/6/10)
9pm - College
9:30pm - Roommates
10pm - Reversing History (Series Premiere 1/6/10)
11pm - ER

THURSDAY:
7pm - Bones
8pm - House
9pm - The One: Ce1ebrities 2 (Thursday Season Premiere 1/7/10)
10pm - TAKEN (R)
11pm - Family Guy

FRIDAY:
7pm - 8 Simple Rules
8pm - Pushing Daisies (R)
9pm - Looking For Love (2nd Season Premiere 1/8/10)
10pm - CSI: Miami
11pm - Breaking Bad

SUNDAY:
7pm - Roommates (R)
7:30pm - College (R)
8pm - Outburst!
9pm - The Weakest Link
10pm - Dr. Heart (R)
11pm - The Closer

To Return In March 2010:
Family Super Challenge (Final Airing 12/15/09; 2 Episodes Remain)
Dr. Heart (Final Airing 12/17/09; 8 Episodes Remain)
The New Life (Final Airing 12/16/09; 6 Episodes Remain)
TAKEN (Final Airing 12/14/09; 9 Episodes Remain)
Criminal Minds (Repeats)
The Cleveland Show (Repeats)

*Final airing refers to the last episode before it returns.

yankeesrj12

12-17-2009, 10:45 PM

YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Stable Among 25-54 Year Olds
Singles (R)
2.02 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.79 million viewers
0.8 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.58 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.64 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN
6.10 million viewers
1.8 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
2.3 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
4.44 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.9 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Fall Finale Hits 2.0 Demo
Singles (R)
2.16 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
0.4 (25-54)

The New Life (R)
1.89 million viewers
0.9 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
0.5 (25-54)

Will and Grace (R; 2 Episodes)
2.47 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Criminal Minds (R)
3.71 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

TAKEN (Fall Finale)
7.03 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
2.6 (25-54)

NCIS (R)
4.87 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

12-17-2009, 10:49 PM

YTN Press Release:
Tuesday Shows Come Back Somewhat Weaker
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.20 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.30 million viewers
2.0 (18-49)
2.3 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge
3.18 million viewers (60% retention)
1.4 (18-49) (70% retention)
1.6 (18-34) (70% retention)
1.1 (25-54) (92% retention)

The Practice (R)
3.39 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.04 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.7 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Pushing Daisies Grows; Family Super Challenge Increases Retention
Gilmore Girls (R)
2.15 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies
5.84 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.5 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge
3.57 million viewers (61% retention)
1.6 (18-49) (73% retention)
1.8 (18-34) (72% retention)
1.3 (25-54) (93% retention)

The Practice (R)
3.79 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.05 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
0.9 (25-54)

yankeesrj12

12-17-2009, 10:58 PM

YTN Press Release:
Comedies Stay Strong
NCIS (R)
4.33 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.6 (25-54)

Singles
7.19 million viewers
2.8 (18-49)
4.0 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

The New Life
6.88 million viewers (96% retention)
2.4 (18-49) (86% retention)
3.5 (18-34) (88% retention)
1.3 (25-54)

College
16.94 million viewers
6.2 (18-49)
12.9 (18-34)
2.0 (25-54)

Roommates
15.60 million viewers (92% retention)
5.9 (18-49) (95% retention)
11.8 (18-34) (91% retention)
1.9 (25-54) (95% retention)

Family Guy (R)
8.01 million viewers
3.4 (18-49)
6.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
7.22 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
5.7 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

ER (R)
5.06 million viewers
1.9 (18-49)
2.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Comedies All Grow; College Hits Series High
NCIS (R)
4.56 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Singles
8.04 million viewers
3.1 (18-49)
4.6 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

The New Life
7.49 million viewers (93% retention)
2.8 (18-49) (90% retention)
4.0 (18-34) (87% retention)
1.5 (25-54)

College
18.98 million viewers
6.8 (18-49)
14.0 (18-34)
2.3 (25-54)

Roommates
17.42 million viewers (92% retention)
6.2 (18-49) (91% retention)
13.3 (18-34) (95% retention)
2.1 (25-54) (91% retention)

Family Guy (R)
9.46 million viewers
3.8 (18-49)
6.9 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

The Cleveland Show (R)
8.83 million viewers
3.6 (18-49)
6.5 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

ER (R)
6.04 million viewers
2.2 (18-49)
2.6 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-17-2009, 11:58 PM

GEN-TV announced today the titles and brief descriptions of several more pilots they are looking at for the fall 2010 schedule.

First up, is a gay themed drama pilot called "Boyfriends & Other Melodramas" which is being produced by Katherine Higel and is set to star her good friend and former co-star T.R. Knight. The series would revolve around Jimmy Morton, a 32-year old New York City attorney whose five year relationship has just come to an abrupt end when his lover left him a dear john note and now he must reenter the dating scene.

Up next is a half-hour comedy pilot called "Reality Bites" about the staff and customers at a pet grooming business. The sitcom is from Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner.

Also being considered is a drama called "The Coven" about a group of teenagers who believe they possess the powers of witchcraft. Loosely based on the 1996 movie "The Craft" this series would look at three teenage girls who form a coven when a fourth girl moves into the neighboorhood and they form a coven.

Lastly the network is looking at a drama series called "Building Bridges" which centers on a 45 year old recent widower, Jordanna Bridges who must return to the workforce after fifteen years of being a stay at home mother. The plot revolves around Jordanna reentering her old architecture firm as a junior associate (when she used to be a senior manager) and the slings and arrows she faces trying to juggle work and her three teenage children. The series is from Bill D'Elia and Connie Tavel, who co-created "Judging Amy' with Amy Brenemen.

Rumors are also circulating that one of the networks former high-profile pilots which was passed over during previous cycles could be alive again thanks to interest from a very interesting and unusual third party who wants to revive it. More on that later.

factsoflife

12-18-2009, 12:16 AM

GEN-TV Executives Patricia Meyers-Johnston (Head Of Creative Development and Programming) and Matthew Smith (President Of The Entire Network) sat down with Hollywood Now's Beth Cooper-Miller for a very eye-opening interview and here is the third part of that wonderful interview.

Cooper-Miller: A lot of your schedule this year was built on shows that other networks cancelled, for exmaple "Without A Trace" and "Samantha Who", not to mention "Guiding Light". Overall, how do you feel that went? was it successful?

Meyers-Johnston: That has had mixed results at best. One the one hand it gave us at least a few shows that viewers were familar with' for better or worse and at least got viewers to tune into shows they already knew, and as it turned out for some shows, it got people to stay tuned for the shows airing after them.

Smith: In the case of "Without A Trace" it was a success. That show helped our averages on every night it aired; which is a positive thing. The jury is still out on "Samantha Who" which is a average performer at best right now.

Cooper-Miller: Recently you announced plans to launch a morning news show in January, what brought up that idea?

Smith: We were seeing some of our syndicated properties in the morning doing poorly so we decided to come up with an idea that could raise those numbers---soap operas aren't doing well right now and we aren't that into game shows right now so we all decided it would be time for a news program.

Meyers-Johnston: We had an oppurtunity to work with a very well known news personality who we think would be a great fit at our network and the idea went from there.

Cooper-Miller: And who is that?

Smith: we can't say yet, it's being announced later this month. (EDITORS NOTE: The person is Joan Lunden, it was announced yesterday. This interview took place over two weeks ago).

Meyers-Johnston: All we can say is that it's somebody that the audience has historically loved.

Cooper-Miller: Your daytime division has recently greenlit some pretty big talk shows; including one from daytime icon Jackie Zeman and rumors are that Victoria Rowelle could land on the schedule too; what is your perception of the way the audience is viewing these shows?

Smith: Well ratings aren't the only indication we have, but based on youtube hits and internet searches and fanmail we seem pretty confidant that viewers are responding to these talk shows. Diedra Hall in particular has had some pretty impressive feedback.

Cooper-Miller: But the ratings for "Rinnavation TV with Lisa Rinna" and "Joan Rivers" were both shaky from the star, so much so that "Joan Rivers" was cancelled within one episode.

Meyers-Johnston: True but we all live and learn, the stuff we have coming up will definetly hold more interest to viewers.

Smith: each show is different and must be judged differently.

Cooper-Miller: You recently announced that "Clue" and "Perfection" two of your highest rated series will be taking the winter off when the schedule comes back in January, why?

Meyers-Johnston: Simply because we know those two shows won't suffer from lack of airing and don't have to worry about people loosing interest in them if they are off the schedule. they are self-sustaining.

Smith: so as not to overexpose them. plus many of the shows coming up are very exciting.

Cooper-Miller: Earlier this year GEN-TV was almost bought out by Rainbow Productions Inc., until they were found guilty of many federal crimes, why was the company being sold?

Smith: for legal reasons i am not allowed to disclose.

Meyers-Johnston: we are still in litigation over that, i cannot speak on it.

Cooper-Miller: Is there a particular star you've wanted to cast in a show that hasn't worked out?

Meyers-Johnston: Well, i am very sad that we won't get a chance to continue working with Angela Landsbury, she is a absolute doll. I also would have liked to work with Gail O'Grady further but she's had some bad luck.

Smith: Marie Osmond was part of one of our very first pilots ("Summertown") but it wasn't picked up, and i was very sad about that, she's just a very electric performer and i love watching her. Also, Dolly Parton was almost cast in one of our shows and i wish that could have worked out. she's dynamic.

Cooper-Miller: Word is that Kathleen Turner is very upset that her show "Julie McPherson Is Somebody" wasn't given the chance to build an audience before being cancelled, that show was starting to pick up some heat in the ratings and people were just catching onto it. why was it cancelled so quickly?

Meyers-Johnston: That show really wasn't picking up viewers; and we knew it wasn't likely too.

Cooper-Miller: you cancelled it before airing the big Joan Rivers appearance that was so hyped, why not wait until that had aired?

Smith: Timing and liscening played a role in that, it's too bad because that was going to be a excellent episode.

That's all for now, next week the final juciy part of the interview is going to be posted.

Here is the fourth and final installment of our interview with GEN-TV Executives Patricia Meyers-Johnston and Matthew Smith. Hollywood Now's Beth Cooper-Miller reporting.

Cooper-Miller: Recently it was announced that Mickey Dwyer Dobbins is being terminated at GEN-TV daytime and that Angela Shapiro is taking her place as Head Of Daytime. Why so?

Smith: That is happening for many reasons, but chiefly we just were not seeing the results we had hoped for with our daytime line-up. Outside of a few talk shows nothing on the networks schedule was working well.

Meyers-Johnston: Mickey was always contracted for a short period of time at which point we would review the situation; we weren't seeing the results we wanted so she was replaced.

Cooper-Miller: Why Angela Shapiro?

Meyers-Johnston: She has a proven track record of success and is very familar with how to launch a daytime line-up.

Cooper-Miller: Word is that Angela's appointment has all but killed the future of soap operas on GEN-TV, how do you feel about this?

Smith: Thats not true at all. If we find a pilot that is viable or a property that we feel could work on this network it would have a chance, as of now we have none of those.

Meyers-Johnston: Angela simply has a different vision for the network than Mickey had and we support her as we supported Mickey during her tenure.

Cooper-Miller: You recently launched a syndication arm, how did that come about?

Smith: It was something we always wanted to do when we were HGN and never had the means to do so. as soon as we felt we were secure as a network we did just that.

Cooper-Miller: What would Shirley Smith have thought of that?

Smith: she would have loved it, Shirley had a keen business sense and was always looking for ways to make more money for the network.

Cooper-Miller: Among your chief rivals is a small network called YTN, which you used to have a solid working relationship with, now not so much, what gives?

Smith: A lot of things, the Jenny McCarthy thing soured us on them and them on us and also the fact is they started mouthing off saying we weren't strong in our demos and stuff, they just don't get the fact that we are the stronger network. Our highest rated shows get between 30 and 40 million viewers, their strongest show get 17 million viewers. Not much of a comparison.

Meyers-Johnston: we got tired of a jealous competitor trying to upstage us so we stopped working with them. simple as that.

Cooper-Miller: But to be fair they did allow you to use Poppy Montgomery even though she was under contract with YTN and they did settle the McCarthy suit quickly, so wouldn't it be fair to say they are more than civil with you guys?

Smith: No, not really you should see the press releases they send out attacking us, it's pathetic really.

Meyers-Johnston: i try not to think about such small networks. our biggest competition right now are CBS and ABC. we don't have much to worry about with a network as small as YTN, which until about a month ago was too small to even be sampled by Neilsen Media Inc.,

Cooper-Miller: GEN-TV recently landed Susan Lucci as a star of an upcoming talk show, how did that happen?

Meyers-Johnston: Susan was looking for projects to occupy her time when she was in New York and not shooting "All My Children" and after a few brief conversations she had agreed to do a pilot for us, for a half-hour sitcom. That didnt' take off but before we knew it we had a deal for a one-hour talk show with the biggest star in all of daytime.

Cooper-Miller: and how did ABC feel about this, their biggest soap star on a talk show for a competing network?

Smith: As far as we know it's not an issue, so long as the show isn't programmed against "All My Children" and it won't be, it's going to air at 10am, and in most markets "AMC" airs between 1 and 2pm.

Cooper-Miller: Thanks for the interview, any final thoughts?

Smith: Keep watching GEN-TV.

Meyers-Johnston: Suck it CBS. just kidding. sort of.

factsoflife

12-18-2009, 09:02 PM

The ratings for Thursday night were not anything special.

a rerun of "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" was seen by only 6.1 million viewers. An all-new "Samantha Who" was seen by 15.1 million viewers and a rerun of "Teacher's Pet" was seen by 10.1 million viewers.

Overall the night was seen as a lackluster performer.

factsoflife

12-18-2009, 09:12 PM

GEN-TV has announced a few small schedule changes for their January line-up.

The most important schedule change is that "Samantha Who" is being moved out of it's cushy Thursday night timeslot and is being moved over to Tuesdays at 830pm. This is being seen as both a negative and positive thing for the show. On the positive it shows some faith in the show that it's being seen as strong enough to anchor a night of comedy series. On the other hand, being moved out of a Thursday night slot is not a show of support.

"Samantha Who" is taking over for "Boyfriends" which moves into the Thursday night 9pm timeslot. This move displaces "Something Old, Something New" to Thursdays at 830pm. The move of having "Boyfriends" air at 9pm on Thursdays is being seen as a huge sign of support for the series, which is garnering positive press even before press has seen the episodes.

This means that the shows will now debut on the following dates and times:

"Samantha Who" returns with all new episodes on January 13th at 830pm.

"Boyfriends" will debut on January 7th at 9pm.

and "Something Old, Something New" will debut on January 7th at 830pm.

factsoflife

12-19-2009, 11:02 PM

factsoflife

12-20-2009, 02:25 AM

GEN-TV is just now gearing up for the second half of it's very first season ever; but they are already thinking ahead to which shows and episodes they should submit for emmy consideration. While the Emmy's don't actually air until next summer, the network is already deciding which shows to submit for judging.

Though the deadline to submit for consideration is still months away, the network has already made a few big decisions.

First up, they have formally announced that thought both Seasons 1 and 2 of "Hot Tamales" will be eligable to compete for Emmys they have decided that they will be submitting their actors in the following categories:

Lead Actress: Eva La Rue, Mariah Carey
Supporting Actress: Jenny McCarthy, Sharon Lawrence, Rosa Blasi (season 2 cast member), Cynthia Daniels (season 2 cast), Wendy Raquel Robinson (season 2 cast), Joy Behar (season 1 cast)
Guest Actress: Brett Butler (season 1), Eva Longoria (appeared in one episode in season 1--possibly guest starring in season 2)
Supporting Actor: Dylan Walsh, Mark Furenstine and James Lesure (season 2 cast)

Secondly, the network has confirmed that they will NOT be submitting the following shows for emmy consideration: "Kathy Griffin's Show", "Texas Justice", "Without A Trace" or "Good Sports" (which hasn't even aired yet). Network brass apparently decided that none of those shows would be "potent" enough to compete against heavy weight competition. Patricia Meyers-Johnston explains "Good Sports simply isn't the type of show that Emmy voters would relate too". She further said "some of these shows simply don't have enough episodes or enough industry cred to sustain a campaing, and we want to save our efforts for shows that have solid chances at being nominated".

Now, the thing is that the individual performer is allowed to submit their name for consideration privately without network permission, but ususally it is up to the network or production company to decide who submits what.

factsoflife

12-20-2009, 02:29 AM

Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives") will be making a return trip to "Hot Tamales" this season. Though she was written out of the series after only one episode aired last year, she will be returning as a guest star for at least three episodes. Her character Nonie appeared only in the pilot episode and then was never seen again, it was explained she has flown home to Texas to take care of a sick grandmother. Nonie will return this season to wrap-up her storyline and it appears to help Stacey (Eva La Rue) through a rough time.

Longoria currently stars as Gabrielle Solis in ABC's highly rated, Emmy-nominated series "Desperate Housewives". She filmed the "Hot Tamales" pilot as a favor to GEN-TV's Shirley Smith but was not able to commit to a series committment, which coupled with lack of story for the character left Noni as the first character written out.

Producers are also still attempting to find a way to get Mariah Carey to return as a guest, but the diva's publicist says that is not likely at this time.

factsoflife

12-20-2009, 02:46 AM

TVgeek14

12-20-2009, 01:57 PM

NFL:Thursday Night Football - 14.00 Million
The Ultimate Rock Band:The Results - 16.98 Million

State Of Romance (R) - 2.70 Million
Canned (R) - 2.69 Million
Samantha Who (R) - 2.07 Million
Page 3 (R) - 2.05 Million
The Body POlitic (R) - 5.29 Million

Deal Or No Deal (R) - 3.99 Million
Live Like You`re Dying (R) - 4.21 Million
Have I Got News For You (R)- 3.54 Million

True Crime (1x02) - 8.91 Million
Celebrity Expose (R) - 6.73 Million
Tornado Road (1x02) - 11.00 Million
Brothers & Detectives (R) - 18.14 Million

Superstars Of Dance (2x03) - 10.20 Million
Minds (1x09) - 15.09 Million

Blackwater (1x03) - 8.73 Million
Mind Games (1x03) - 8.53 Million
Back (R) - 3.20 Million

The Ultimate Rock Band (1x15) (3 Hour Finale) - 16.65 Million

NFL Thursday Night Football - 17.82 Million
The Ultimate Rock Band : The Results - 17.36 Million

State Of Romance (R) - 2.09 Million
Canned (R) - 2.08 Million
Samantha Who (R) - 4.49 Million
Page 3 (R) - 4.45 Million
The Body Politic (R) - 5.34 Million

NOTE:Sorry for delay>Virus problems

factsoflife

12-21-2009, 03:03 AM

This past week the nominations for two of the top award shows in the television industry were announced, The Golden Globes and The Screen Actor's Guild Awards. GEN-TV played a prominate role in the nominations for BOTH of these prestigious industry awards. Below is the full list of GEN-TV Nominees for both of these major awards, oftentimes seen as pre-cursors to the Emmy Awards.

"Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG)"

Male Actor In Television Movie Or Miniseries:
EDWARD ASNER/Johnson L. Markum- "A Family Gathering" (GEN-TV)
STEVEN WEBER/Henry Baxter- "1 Monent In Heaven" (GEN-TV)

they join other nominees: Kevin Bacon (HBO's Taking Chance), Cuba Gooding Jr (TNT's Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story), Jeremy Irons (Lifetime's Georgia O'Keefe), Kevin Kline (PBS's Cyranao De Bergerac GREAT PERFORMANCES Cyranao De Bergerac) and Tom Wilkerson (A Number, HBO)

Female Actor In A Television Movie Or Miniseries:
Roma Downey-Angela Haversom-"1 Moment In Heaven" (GEN-TV)
Leah Thompson- Madylen Thomas- "A Family Gathering" (GEN-TV)
Brooke Shields- Hayden Wilkerson- "The Story Of Hope" (GEN-TV)

they join the other nominees: Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymoore (HBO's Grey Gardens), Joan Allen (Lifetime's Georgia O'Keefe), Sigourney Weaver (Lifetime's Prayers For Bobby) and Ruby Dee (Lifetime's America)

Female Actor In A Television Series Drama:
Daphne Zuniga- Stacy Williamson Clark- "This Time Around" (GEN-TV)
Angie Harmon- Linda Bishop- "One Of These Days" (GEN-TV)
Lacey Chabert- Kimberly Bishop- "One Of These Days" (GEN-TV)

They join: Glenn Close (Damages, FX), Patricia Arquette (Medium, CBS/NBC), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS), Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC), Holly Hunter (Saving Grace, TNT) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT).

Female Actor In A Television Series Comedy:
Eva La Rue- Stacey Stevens- "Hot Tamales" (GEN-TV)
Kathleen Turner- Julie McPherson- "Julie McPherson IS Somebody" (GEN-TV)
Debra Messing- Christie Waters- "The Daily Grind" (GEN-TV)
Christina Applegate- Samantha Newley- "Samantha Who" (ABC/GEN-TV)

They join the nominees: Toni Collette (United States Of Tara, Showtime), Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC), Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (The New Adventures Of Old Christine, CBS) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, Showtime).

Male Actor In A Television Series Drama:
Tom Irwin- Gary Bishop- "One Of These Days" (GEN-TV)
Tom Everett Scott- Holden Clark- "This Time Around" (GEN-TV)
Wes Bentley- Remy Jensen- "The House Of Secrets & Lies" (GEN-TV)

They join: Simon Baker (The Mentalist, CBS), Hugh Laurie (House, FOX), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC), Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC) and Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime).

Male Actor In A Comedy Series:
Tom Cavanaugh- Brad Carlton- "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" (GEN-TV)
Kirk Cameron- Lloyd Stevens- "Life's Facts" (GEN-TV)
Brian Austin Green- Lance Walker- "The Daily Grind" (GEN-TV)

The join: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC), Steve Carrell (The Office, NBC), Tony Shaloub (Monk, USA), Lary David (Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO) and Charlie Sheen (Two And A Half Men, CBS)

Performance By An Ensemble (Drama):

"One Of These Days" (GEN-TV)
Cast Members Nomimated:
Angie Harmon
Tom Irwin
Lacey Chabert
Marla Sokolove
James Masters
Chad Michael Murray
Ilene Kristen
Finola Hughes
Bess Armstrong

"This Time Around" (GEN-TV)
Cast Members Nominated:
Daphne Zuniga
Tom Everett Scott
Tyne Dayl
Linda Cardilenni
Rachel Melvin
Evan Rachel Wood
Ryan Merriman
Alley Mills
and Justin Berfield

"The Story Of Jacob" (GEN-TV)
Nominated Cast Members:
Frances Conroy
Jonathon Jackson
Leslie Bibb
Josh Hartnett
Chad Lowe
Angela Bassett

They join nominated cast members from: "The Closer" (TNT), "Dexter" (Showtime), "The Good Wife" (CBS), "Mad Men" (AMC) and "True Blood" (HBO).

Performance By An Ensemble Cast (Comedy):

"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" (GEN-TV)
Nominated Cast Members:
Tom Cavanugh
Garcelle Beauvies-Nillion
Aisha Tyler
Vicki Lawrence
Telma Hopkins
Sherman Hemsley
Brandy

"The Daily Grind" (GEN-TV)
Nominated Cast Memebers:
Debra Messing
Brian Austin Green
Jason Ritter
Michael Rappaport
Delta Burke
Joanna Garcia
John O'Hurley
Wendie Mallick

The join nominated cast members from: "30 Rock" (NBC), "Glee" (FOX), "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO), "Modern Family" (ABC) and "The Office" (NBC)

"The Golden Globe Awards"

Best Television Series Drama:
"The Huntress"- (GEN-TV)
"One Of These Days" (GEN-TV)

they join: "Big Love" (HBO), "Dexter" (Showtime), "Mad Men" (AMC), "True Blood" (HBO) and "House" (FOX)

Actress In A TV Series- Drama:
Lacey Chabert- "One Of These Days" (GEN-TV)
Christine Lathi- "The House Of Secrets & Lies" (GEN-TV)
Frances Conroy- "The Story Of Jacob" (GEN-TV)

they join nominees: Glenn Close (Damages, FX), January Jones (Mad Men, AMC), Anna Paquin (True Blood, HBO), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT) and Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS).

Actress In A TV Series-Comedy:
Debra Messing- "The Daily Grind" (GEN-TV)
Chelsea Handler- "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life" (GEN-TV)
Eva La Rue- "Hot Tamales"- (GEN-TV)

They join nominees: Lea Michele ("Glee", FOX), Courtney Cox-Arquette ("Cougar Town", ABC), Tina Fey ("30 Rock", NBC), Edie Falco ("Nurse Jackie", Showtime) and Toni Collette ("The United States Of Tara", Showtime)

Actor In A TV Series- Drama:
Wes Bentley-" The House Of Secrets & Lies" (GEN-TV)
Matthew Bomer- "The House Of Secrets & Lies" (GEN-TV)
Jonathon Jackson- "The Story Of Jacob" (GEN-TV)

they join nominees: Simon Baker ("The Mentalist", CBS), Hugh Laurie ("House", FOX), Bill Paxton ("Big Love", HBO), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men", AMC) and Michael C. Hall ("Dexter", Showtime).

Best Television Series- Comedy:
"Julie McPherson IS Somebody" (GEN-TV)
"Hot Tamales" (GEN-TV)

they join nominees: "30 Rock" (NBC), "Glee" (FOX), "Modern Family" (ABC), "The Office" (NBC), and "Entorauge" (HBO).

TV Movie Or Mini-Series:
"A Family Gathering" (GEN-TV)
"The Story Of Hope" (GEN-TV)
"1 Moment In Heaven" (GEN-TV)

they join nominees: "Little Dorrit" (PBS), "Taking Chance" (HBO), "Grey Gardens" (HBO), "Into The Storm" (HBO) and "Georgia O'Keffe" (Lifetime).

Actress In A Tv Movie Or Min-series:
Leah Thompson- "A Family Gathering" (GEN-TV)
Teri Polo- "16 Is Too Young" (GEN-TV)
Roma Downey- "1 Moment In Heaven" (GEN-TV)

they join nominees: Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymoore ("Grey Gardens"), Sigourney Weaver ("Prayers For Bobby"), Joan Allen ("Georgia O'Keefe") and Anna Paquin ("The Couragous Heart Of Irena Sender")

Actor In a Tv Movie Or Mini-series:
Edward Asner- "A Family Gathering" (GEN-TV)
Ben Shenkman- "Mixed Blessings" (GEN-TV)

They join nominees: Kevin Bacon ("Taking Chance"), Kenneth Branagh ("Wallander: one step behind"), Chiwetel Ejifor ("Endgame"), Brendan Glesson ("Into The Storm") and Jeremy Irons ("Georgia O'Keefe").

Actor In A TV Series- Comedy:
Kirk Cameron- "Life's Facts" (GEN-TV)
Brian Austin Green- "The Daily Grind" (GEN-TV)

they join nominees: Steve Carrell (The Office, NBC), David Duchvocny (Califronication, Showtime), Thomas Jane (Hung, HBO), Matthew Morrison (Glee, FOX) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC).

Actor In A Supporting Role In Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television:
Dylan Walsh- "Hot Tamales" (GEN-TV)
Edward Asner- "Mixed Blessings" (GEN-TV)

they join nominees: Neil Patrick Harris ("How I Met Your Mother", CBS),
Micheal Emerson ("Lost", ABC), William Hurt ("Damages", FX), John Lithgow ("Dexter", Showtime") and Jeremy Piven ("Entorauge", HBO) .

Actress In a Supporting Role in A Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television:
Sharon Lawrence- "Hot Tamales" (GEN-TV)
Susan Haskell- "Without A Trace" (GEN-TV/CBS)
Leslie Bibb- "One Of These Days" (GEN-TV)

They join nominees: Jane Adams ("Hung"), Jane Lynch ("Glee"), Rose Byrne ("Damages"), Janet McTeer ("Into The Storm") and Chloe Seving ("Big Love").

Overall GEN-TV got 21 nominations for the SAG Awards and 30 nominations for the Golden Globe Awards.

This is the first time that GEN-TV has competed for either award show.

Surpsingly, GEN-TV's top rated comedy "Second Family" was left out all-together at both award shows.

The stars of GEN-TV all have something to celebrate as the network managed for the first time ever to capture nominations for major awards, below are some delightful quotes that Hollywood Now's Beth Cooper-Miller managed to get with the honored stars.

Daphne Zuniga, a veteran actress who prior to her career-defining role on GEN-TV's "This Time Around" was best known for her four year stint on FOX's "Melrose Place" from 1992-1996 or her role in the 1987 science fiction movie "Spaceballs". Since she left that show at the end of 1996 the actress has worked steadily in both film and television, but had never dreamt of someday starring in a show that reached over 26 million viewers a week and garners her two Screen Actors Guild nominations. We spoke briefly to the elated actress who had a lot to say.

Cooper-Miller: So, Daphne how does it feel to finally be on a show that gets you this kind of notoriety?

Zuniga: I can't even find the words to be honest. I've worked in this industry for so many years and have seen so many changes in the industry but this is just beyond my comprehension. I am absolutley elated. I feel like a princess.

Cooper-Miller: After you left "Melrose Place" did you ever think you'd find yourself once again on a show that is a cultural phenomnan?

Zuniga: No, i really didn't. "Melrose Place" was such a special type of show and was so specific to it's time period i never dreamt of ever really finding a show again that just clicks with the audience in such a profound way. This is bigger than anything i've ever done before.

Cooper-Miller: How are you going to celebrate your nominations for both SAG Drama Actress and SAG-Ensemble Drama?

Zuniga: Well i'm going to crack open a bottle of wine and take some of my best girlfriends out for dinner.

Cooper-Miller: Do you think that now you can finally rest assured that nobody will mention "Melrose Place" as your most famous role?

Zuniga: I think that i've finally shattered Jo Beth Reynolds FOREVER.

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Frances Conroy is an actress that has worked pretty steadily in film and tv since the 1970's but was always best known for her stage work as a theater actress that garnered her multiple Tony and Drama Desk nominations. It was in 2001 that she found her breakthrough role as Ruth Fisher on HBO's "Six Feet Under". She won three SAG Awards and a Golden Globe award for that role and was nominated for an Emmy every single year she was eligable. Since that show ended she has worked in film and television. In 2009 she took on the role of Helen Stewart, an overly-religious, emotionally distant but devoted mother of a gay son who must come to terms with her inner deamons or risk loosing him forever. For this role on the hit series which is critically acclaimed and among the highest rated shows on television she has garnered a SAG nomination for Ensemble Drama and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Drama Actress. She briefly spoke with us about these exciting nominations.

Cooper-Miller: Congratulations on your multiple nominations, what do these awards mean to you?

Conroy: These awards are so special to me, they mean a great deal. I am so honored to be recognized for my work by my peers.

Cooper-Miller: How does this role differ from that of Ruth Fisher?

Conroy: In many ways. For one thing Ruth was a very sheltered, very closed-off woman, she didn't know much about the world. Helen on the other hand knows more than she lets on, she's lived a very sordid life and has turned her back on what she knows to be the truth out of great fear and shame. See, Helen has done some very bad things in her life and was never ready to admit them to herself. But now she's opening up to the fact she needs to admit her mistakes or loose her family for good. Ruth on the other hand was such a angel, she never did anything wrong ever.

Cooper-Miller: If you could win only The SAG or only the Golden Globe which would you pick?

Conroy: Geez, put me on the spot don't you? i love both of them! but if i had to pick i guess i'd go with the SAG because it's an ensemble award and that means i'd get to share it with this talented cast. I am so blessed to work with this wonderful cast; including the inspiring Jonathon Jackson and oh my, Josh Hartnett who is just amazing.

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Debra Messing won an Emmy for her work on "Will & Grace" and has worked on television sitcoms since the early 1990's, her first sitcom role was a lead on a cancelled FOX series called "Ned & Stacey" co-starring former "Wings" supporting cast member Thomas Haden Church (a futuer Oscar-Nominee). Since "Will & Grace" left the air in 2006 she has earned Emmy-nominations for the USA mini-series (and series) "The Starter Wife" and has appeared in films like "Along Came Polly" and "The Women". In 2009 she took on the role of desperate, single waitress Christie Waters, a romantically challenged clutz in the now-cancelled sitcom "The Daily Grind". She earns multiple nominations for this role, including SAG nominations for Actress-TV Comedy and Ensemble Cast- Comedy and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress-Comedy. She dicusses the role with Beth Cooper-Miller.

Cooper-Miller: Congratulations on getting multiple nominations for this role, on a show that critics didn't like that much and that was not very popular with viewers. Clearly your work was appreciated.

Messing: I know i am very, very lucky. I actually thought this was a great show and i wish that it had been given a longer shelf live. I think right before we were cancelled we were really hitting our stride, ratings wise and definetly creatively.

Cooper-Miller: Did you ever think your post-Will & Grace career would include more Emmy nominations, more Golden Globe nominations and more SAG Award nominations for a sitcom?

Messing: I am so surprised, i just got very, very lucky. I am so delighted that my work is being appreciated. Sometimes an actress that had a successful sitcom is typecast into the same type of role she was famous for and doesn't get offered diverse parts, but i've been so lucky i get the most wonderful scripts sent to me and i get to play all these amazing, wonderful roles. I am blessed.
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Among the most nominated GEN-TV performers this year is former "All My Children" and "CSI: Miami" actress Eva La Rue (formerly Eva La Rue Callahan) who has garnered nominations from SAG for Female Actress-Comedy and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress-Comedy. This breakthrough role came at a time when the actresses career was hitting a standstill, she explains to Beth Cooper-Miller how this role came to her attention and how it almost ended before she got the storyline of her career.

Cooper-Miller: Eva, congratulations on your nominations, what a day it is to be you. You've come a long way from when you left "All My Children" for the second time in 2005; you can now say you are a GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE and a SAG NOMINEE! you are part of a show being called one of the BEST on TV. what does that feel like for you?

La Rue: Absolutley thrilling. It's like i thought i had reached the pinnacle of my career and this just came into my lap.

Cooper-Miller: please explain the strange journey you took to get this role.

La Rue: Well it started when i was looking for something to fill some time between the hiatus of "CSI: Miami" and i wanted a summer job, i thought about doing a TV-Movie or a Film but a friend of mine working at GEN-TV (at the time HGN) mentioned they were working on a sitcom script they thought i'd be good for, she said it was to star Mariah Carey so i might not get the role, but i auditoned anyway. Anyway, the role did obviously go to Mariah. But i was asked back to read for this other part. In the end that part was cut before the show was cast but they offered me this other role, which ended up being Stacey. The show was picked up and two episodes in i was fired. Told i wasn't going to work out because i was "distracting from Mariah's presence". Well then we get new producers, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner and they refocus the entire series, fire myself, fire Eva Longoria, Brett Butler and Joy Behar. I thought "that's it, it's over" but then i have a brief conversation with Marcy about a family members ovarian cancer and well next thing i know Stacey is back and she has Ovarian cancer.

Cooper-Miller: and now you've been hearalded as one of the best actresses on television, how does that make you feel?

La Rue: Awesome in every single way.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: These are not real quotes. this is just fiction.

factsoflife

12-22-2009, 12:11 PM

When she was just eleven years old Lacey Chabert got her biggest career break ever, starring on FOX's critically acclaimed series "Party Of Five", previously the brodaway actress was best known for a role in "Les Miserable" and for playing Susan Lucci's daughter on "All My Children". On "Party Of Five" she played Claudia, the youngest of four siblings whose parents died in a car accident and had to fight to stay together. The show won a Golden Globe award for "Best Drama Series" but at 11 year old, Lacey Chabert wasn't allowed to attend after parties to celebrate the shows victory, she had to be in bed for school. Well, today is a whole different feeling for Chabert who just got nominated for a Golden Globe for her work on "One Of These Days" (in addition to her two SAG nominations as Best Actress- TV Drama and Best Ensemble Cast-TV Drama). The actress who spoke to Hollywood Now's Alicia Barret-Scorpio had a lot to say.

Barret-Scorpio: First of all, congratulations on your multiple nominations, how does it feel to be recognized for your work?

Chabert: Thrilling, i am so excited. just beyond thrilled.

Barret-Scorpio: Does it feel surreal to you to actually get recognized as an individual and as an adult, it must be freeing not to be thought of as a former child actress anymore?

Chabert: It's wonderful, it feels great not to be known only as "the girl from party of five, that cute little girl" because i'm a woman now!

Barret-Scorpio: But it must be a bit weird to be nominated as an adult for playing a sixteen year old?

Chabert: It's a little bit weird yes, but i'm so excited to be playing on a show with people of this caliber: Angie Harmon plays my aunt! can you believe it? and i mean, Marla Sokolove, what an actress!

Barret-Scorpio: How different does this feel from when "Party Of Five" won a Golden Globe in 1996?

Chabert: So different. I was only 11 then and didnt' really have any way to comprehend what that meant. I wasn't even able to go to the parties afterwards. I am so excited, this is thrilling. i'll definetly be partying this year! I can now really understand the major impact of these awards and what they mean.

yankeesrj12

12-22-2009, 07:06 PM

YTN Press Release:
Thursday Ratings
Bones (R)
2.34 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.56 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Dr. Heart
7.03 million viewers
2.4 (18-49)
1.9 (18-34)
2.7 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.48 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.84 million viewers
1.7 (18-49)
2.0 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
TAKEN Repeat Up From Last Week
Bones (R)
2.32 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

House (R)
3.67 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.5 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Dr. Heart (Fall Finale)
6.36 million viewers
2.1 (18-49)
1.6 (18-34)
2.3 (25-54)

TAKEN (R)
4.75 million viewers
1.5 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.5 (25-54)

Family Guy (R; 2 Episodes)
3.71 million viewers
1.6 (18-49)
1.9 (18-34)
0.8 (25-54)

factsoflife

12-23-2009, 12:46 AM

A night of reruns were not enough to make GEN-TV rise above 4th place in the overall ratings. FOX claimed victory with CBS in second place followed by ABC and NBC.

Here is the ratings breakdown for GEN-TV:

At 8pm was a rerun of "Starting From Scratch" (in a new earlier timeslot for just this one time) which was seen by 11.8 million viewers and posted a 2.8 demographic (18-49). At 830pm was a rerun of Golden Globe and SAG nominated comedy "The Daily Grind" (replacing a schedule repeat of "Getting Over It"), which was seen by 7.5 million viewers, lower than the average for most of GEN-TV's current monday shows (except MMWAOM) but still considerably higher it got during it's original run. At 930pm was a rerun of "Hot Tamales" which was seen by 13.7 million viewers. (this rerun replaced a scheduled rerun of Me, My Wife & Our Mothers).

Overall this night was seen as a bit of a let-down as it was lower than The Monday night average that GEN-TV gets with original episodes, but in another way it was successful because it showed that there might be an audience out there for "The Daily Grind" afterall. According to sources, GEN-TV may be reconsidering their earlier decision to cancel the series and is working on ways to revive the series in some form.

factsoflife

12-23-2009, 12:51 AM

The ratings for GEN-TV's Tuesday night were a mixed bag to say the least. It was a mix of reruns and one original episode that produced an odd result.

At 8pm, a rerun of "One Of These Days", the Golden Globe and SAG award nominated drama was seen by 17.0 million viewers and posted a 3.3 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 9pm, a brand new episode of "This Time Around" was seen by 25.8 million viewers and posted a 3.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

And at 10pm, a rerun of "The Huntress" was seen by it's smallest audience ever only 7.9 million viewers.

Overall this was not a successful night for GEN-TV, which saw massive audience loss for the first time all season. It is suspected that the impending holiday was the cause of said drop. GEN-TV does not appear to be concerned.

factsoflife

12-23-2009, 09:02 PM

GEN-TV is getting a jump start on the Emmy process and is prepairing it's series for Emmy consideration. The network has just announced the list of which of their series will vie for Emmy attention and in which category they will do so.

Comedy Series Contenders will be:
"The Daily Grind"
"Doctor/Patient"
"Getting Over It"
"Starting From Scratch"
"Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"
"Julie McPherson IS Somebody"
"Life's Facts"
"Boyfriends"
"Made To Order"
"Press Time"
"Hot Tamales" (1st and 2nd season will be eligable to contend)
"Second Family" (1st season)
"Samantah Who"
"Something Old, Something New"
"Teacher's Pet"
"Equal Partners"
"Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
"Never Again"

The only comedy not eligable to compete will be "People I Know" which only aired one episode, well under the minimumn episode limit allowed for Emmy consideration. The network has also decided not to submit "Kathy Griffin's Show" for Emmy consideration in this category. Likewise the network will not submit for consideration: "Good Sports", "Like Mother, Like Daughter", "The Fat Club" or "Sisterhood". (all these shows will however compete in acting categories).

Drama Contenders will include:
"Texas Justice"
"This Time Around"
"The Huntress"
"The House Of Secrets & Lies"
"One Of These Days"
"Without A Trace"
"change Of Plan"
"Foster Care"
"County General"
"Fear & Loathin In L.A."
"The Story Of Jacob"
"Home Again"
"Riverside High"
"Justice For All"

Reality Contenders will be:
"Ivy Halls"
"I Used To Be A TV Star and I Want My Career Back"
"The House Of Talent"
"Clue"
"Perfection"

Movie/Mini-Series Contenders Will Include:
"1 Moment In Heaven"
"The Story Of Hope"
"A Family Gathering"
"H1N1"
"16 Is Too Young"
"Wheels Of Justice"
"It Was Someone She Knew"
"Christmas With Mom"
"Mixed Blessings"
"Our Happy Marriage"
"A Mother's Sorrow"
"Half Of Me?"
"Rule Of The Game"
"Heated Triangle"
"The Monster I Married"

****All Actors Credited in opening credits of movie/miniseries will compete for Emmy nominations...

Acting Contenders:

Female Acting:
Comedy, Lead Actress:
Debra Messing, "The Daily Grind"
Chelsea Handler, "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"
Cybill Shepherd, "Teacher's Pet"
Tamera Mowry, "Second Family'
Eva La Rue, "Hot Tamales"
Mariah Carey, "Hot Tamales"
Melissa Joan Hart, "Second Family"
Mila Kunis, "Second Family"
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who"
Sarah Chalke, "Doctor/Patient"
Judith Light, "Press Time"
Kirstie Alley, "Starting From Scratch"
Doris Roberts, "Starting From Scratch"
Heather Locklear, "Getting Over It"
Jennie Garth, "Sisterhood"
Rena Sofer, "Something Old, Something New"
Laurie Metcalf, "Never Again"
Suzanne Somers, "Like Mother, Like Daughter"
Tori Spelling, "Like Mother, Like Daughter"
Kathleen Turner, "Julie McPherson IS Somebody"
Lisa Whelchel, "Life's Facts"
Garcelle Beauvies-Nillion, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
Kathy Griffin, "Kathy Griffin's Show"

Comedy, Supporting Actress:
Aisha Tyler, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
Brandy, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
Viki Lawerence, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
Telma Hopkins, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
Niki Cox, "Second Family"
Sharon Lawerence, "Hot Tamales"
Joy Behar, "Hot Tamales"
Jenny McCarthy, "Hot Tamales"
Joley Fisher, "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"
Kathy Najimy, "Kathy Griffins Show"
Wendi Mallick, "Doctor/Patient"
Debi Mazar, "Good Sports"
Dede Phiffer, "Life's Facts"
Amy Davidson, "Life's Facts"
Jean Smart, "Samantha Who"
Rue McClanahan, "Samantha Who"
Jennifer Espisito, "Samantha Who"
Delta Burke, "The Daily Grind"
Joanna Garcia, "The Daily Grind"
Wendie Mallick, "The Daily Grind"
Selma Blair, "Julie McPherson IS Somebody"
Sara Rue, "Equal Partners"
Rosie O'Donnell, "The Fat Club"
Andrea Anders, "The Fat Club"
Caroline Reah, "The Fat Club"
Marissa Jarret Winokur, "The Fat Club"
Kim Cattral, "Equal Partners"
Cybill Shepherd, "Boyfriends"
Heather Graham, "Boyfriends"
Tiffani Thissen, "Teacher's Pet"
Bonnie Sommerville, "Made To Order"
Jenna Von Oy, "Made To Order"
Rebecca Budig, "Press Time"
Portia De Rossi, "Press Time"
Khandi Alexander, "Like Mother, Like Daughter"
Judy Greer, "Like Mother, Like Daughter"
Mimi Rogers, "Never Again"
Ashley Johnson, "Never Again"
Ellen Muth, "Never Again"
Melissa Peterman, "Something Old, Something New"
Selena Gomez, "Something Old, Something New"
Rosa Blasi, "Hot Tamales"
Cynthia Daniels, "Hot Tamales"
Wendy Raquel Robinson, "Hot Tamales"

Drama, Lead Actress:
Christine Lathi, "The House Of Secrets & Lies"
Angie Harmon, "One Of These Days"
Shannen Doherty, "The Huntress"
Ricki Lake, "Home Again"
Lacey Chabert, "One Of These Days"
Daphne Zuniga, "This Time Around"
Frances Conroy, "The Story Of Jacob"
Gail O'Grady, "Texas Justice"
Ally Walker, "Texas Justice"
Nicolette Sheridan, "Texas Justice"
Alyssa Milano, "Without A Trace"
Josie Bissett, "Texas Justice"
Charlotte Ross, "Foster Care"
Sharon Lawrence, "Change Of Plan"
Sherry Stringfield, "Change Of Plan"
Emily Van Camp, "Change Of Plan"
Kristin Davis, "Fear & Loathing In L.A."
Geena Davis, "County General"
Neve Campbell, "County General"
Julia Ormond, "County General"
Teri Polo, "Riverside High"
Miriam McDonald, "Riverside High"
Melissa Gilbert, "Justice For All"
Valerie Bertinelli, "Justice For All"
Lela Rochon-Fuqa, "Justice For All"

Drama, Supporting Actress:
Tiffani Thissen, "The House Of Secrets & Lies"
Kay Panabaker, "The House Of Secerts & Lies"
Moly Culver, "The Huntress"
Holly Robinson Pette, "Change Of Plan"
Soliel Moon Frye, "Change Of Plan"
Robin Christopher, "Change Of Plan"
Kim Delaney, "Change Of Plan"
Mel Harris, "Change Of Plan"
Shannon Sturges, "Without A Trace"
Leslie Bibb, "The Story Of Jacob"
Susan Haskell, "The Story Of Jacob"
Susan Haskell, "Without A Trace"
Bess Armstrong, "The Story Of Jacob"
Sharon Gless, "The Huntress"
Angela Bassett, "The Story Of Jacob"
Marla Sokolove, "One Of These Days"
Sarah J. Brown, "One Of These Days"
Loretta Devine, "Foster Care"
Nancy Travis, "Riverside High"
Vivica A. Fox, "Fear & Loathing In L.A."
Susan Haskell, "Fear & Loathing In L.A."
Viola Daivs, "Fear & Loathing In L.A."
Ilene Kristen, "Foster Care"
Linda Blair, "County General"
Victoria Rowelle, "County General"
Sara Paxton, "County General"
Chelsea Hobbs, "Riverside High"
Rebecca Schull, "Riverside High"
Amy Pietz, "Home Again"
Diahann Carroll, "Fear & Loathing In L.A."

Male Acting:
Lead Actor, Comedy:
Kirk Cameron, "Life's Facts"
Rider Strong, "Second Family"
Tom Cavanagh, Me, My Wife & Our Mothers
Jon Foster, Teacher's Pet
Daniel Cosgrove, Doctor/Patient
Dennis Miller, Press Time
Timothy Stack, Good Sports
Scott Speedman, Good Sports
Breckin Meyer, Equal Partners
Kerr Smith, Equal Partners
Paul Rudd, Boyfriends
Jason Bateman, Boyfriends
Scott Foley, Made To Order
Ted McGinely, Sisterhood
Fisher Stevens, Never Again
Harry Hamlin, "Starting From Scratch"

Lead Actor, Drama:
John Corbett, "Home Again"
Tom Irwin, "One Of These Days"
Chad Michael Murray, "One Of These Days"
Tom Everett Scott, "This Time Around"
Jonathan Jackson, "The Story Of Jacob"
Paul Johanson, "The House Of Secrets & Lies"
Josh Hartnett, "The Story Of Jacob"
Enrique Mancurio, "Without a Trace"
Eric Close, "Without a Trace"
Matthew Fox, "Change Of Plan"
Peter Krause, "Change Of Plan"
Jon Abrams, "Change Of Plan"
Noah Wylie, "Fear and Loathing In L.A."
Scott Foley, "Foster Care"
Dean Winters, "Foster Care"
Tim Matheson, "County General"
John Legiuzamo, "County General"
Chad Lowe, "Riverside High"
Dean Cain, "The Huntress"

Supporting Actor, Comedy:
Harry Hamlin, "Getting Over It"
John Mahoney, "Starting From Scratch"
Stephen Baldwin, "Life's Facts"
Sherman Hemsley, "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers"
Peter Horton, "Equal Partners"
Rex Lee, "Kathy Griffin's Show"
Johnaton Silverman, "Chelsea Handler's Take On Life"
Steve Valentine, "Julie McPherson IS Somebody"
Jason Lee, "Julie McPherson IS Somebody"
Peter Krause, "Julie McPherson IS Somebody"
Joey Lawrence, "Samantha Who"
Patrick Duffy, "Samantha Who"
Harry Hamlin, "Julie McPherson Is Somebody"
Jason Ritter, "The Daily Grind"
Brian Austin Green, "The Daily Grind"
Michael Rappaport, "The Daily Grind"
John O'Hurley, "The Daily Grind"
Jared Padelacki, "Doctor/Patient"
Kelsey Grammar, "Doctor/Patient"
Joshua Gomez, "Good Sports"
Christopher Gorham, "Good Sports"
Dean Cain, "Boyfriends"
Sean P. Hayes, "Boyfriends"
Eric Millegan, "Boyfriends"
Colin Eggelsfield, "Made To Order"
Adrian Pasdar, "Made To Order"
Sean McGuire, "The Fat Club"
Woody Harrelson, "Never Again"
James Lesuer, "Hot Tamales"
Dylan Walsh, "Hot Tamales"
Eric Balfour, "Second Family"
Steve Howey, "Second Family"
Oliver Hudson, "Second Family"

Supporting Actor, Drama:
Matthew St. Patrick, "Change of Plan"
McKenzie Astin, "Change Of Plan"
Easi Morales, "Change Of Plan"
Jeremy Sisto, "Change of Plan"
Adrian Pasdar, "Change Of Plan"
James Masters, "One Of These Days"
Mark Derwin, "One Of These Days"
Dennis Haysbert, "Fear & Loathing In L.A."
Timothy Olyphant, "Fear & Loathing in L.A."
Paul Leyden, "Fear & Loathing In L.A."
Perry King, "Foster Care"
Jon Tenney, "Foster Care"
Mekhi Phiffer, "County General"
Jimmy Smits, "County General"
Ben Savage, "County General"
Robert Adamson, "Riverside High"
Jon Huertas, "Riverside High"
Penn Padgely, "Riverside High"
Wilson Cruz, "Justice For All"
Robert Gant, "Justice For All"
Wes Bentely, "The House Of Secrets & Lies"
Matthew Boomer, "The House Of Secrets & Lies"
Tom Skerrit, "Texas Justice"
James Denton, "Texas Justice"
Philip Casnoff, "Texas Justice"
Frank Grillo, "The Huntress"
Jeremy London, "The Huntress"
Tom Phelphrey, "Without A Trace"
Ryan Merriman, "This Time Around"
Justin Berfield, "This Time Around"

Guest Acting Category Contenders to be announced at later date.

yankeesrj12

12-23-2009, 09:46 PM

YTN Press Release:
Breaking Bad Comes Back Strong
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.36 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.24 million viewers
1.3 (18-49)
1.4 (18-34)
1.2 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (R)
2.88 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.1 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

CSI: Miami (R)
3.49 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Breaking Bad (R)
3.14 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
0.9 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)
YTN Press Release:
Friday Ratings
8 Simple Rules (R; 2 Episodes)
2.31 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.0 (25-54)

Pushing Daisies (R)
3.26 million viewers
1.4 (18-49)
1.3 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Family Super Challenge (R)
2.94 million viewers
1.2 (18-49)
1.2 (18-34)
1.1 (25-54)

CSI: Miami (R)
3.35 million viewers
1.1 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.3 (25-54)

Breaking Bad (R)
3.05 million viewers
1.0 (18-49)
1.0 (18-34)
1.4 (25-54)

*Please note: As YTN will be in repeats for the next two weeks, ratings will not be posted.

factsoflife

12-23-2009, 11:29 PM

Soliel Moon Frye is best known to tv audiences as the spunky, adorable ten year old "Punky Brewster" from the hit 1980's sitcom in which she played an adorable orphan girl adopted by a elderly man. In the 1980's her sassy brand of humor entertained children of all ages and now, Moon Frye, a mother of two children is returning to TV, this time playing a mother. The actress has signed onto star in a GEN-TV sitcom pilot about a free-spirited, single artist whose life is suddenly changed when her sister and brother-in-law are killed in a car accident and she must raise her three teenaged neices and nephews. The pilot which is currently being called "Untitled Soliel Moon Frye Project" is currently among the crop of pilots being considered for the Fall 2010 schedule. Soliel Moon Frye came to GEN-TV after the network won a three-network bidding war to sign her to a development contract.

Soliel Moon Frye, if this pilot is picked up would join a group of growing actors who apepar on more than one GEN-TV series, Susan Haskell an actress has played supporting roles on "One Of These Days", "The Story Of Jacob", "Texas Justice" and "Without A Trace". Harry Hamlin appears on "Getting Over It" and "Starting From Scratch".

TVgeek14

12-26-2009, 09:29 PM

TBC Saturday Night Football - 6.43 Million

True Crime (1x03) - 11.91 Million
Celebrity Expose (R) - 6.39 Million
Tornado Road (1x03) - 12.08 Million
Brothers & Detectives (R) - 20.42 Million

Superstars Of Dance (1x04) - 10.72 Million
Minds (1x10) - 11.05 Million

Blackwater (1x04) - 12.22 Million
Mind Games (1x04) - 11.97 Million
Back (R) - 3.13 Million

Masterwork (R) - 3.63 Million
Washington Field (R) - 2.54 Millon
Eleventh Hour (R) - 3.33 Million

The Lord Of The Rings : The Return Of The King - 4.55 Million

TBC Friday Night Football - 10.71 Million

factsoflife

12-26-2009, 11:56 PM

GEN-TV would like to remind viewers that the January 2010 schedule begins ariing at Midnight on December 31, 2009.

factsoflife

12-27-2009, 12:07 AM

GEN-TV is joining the growing list of networks that will make their programming available for viewing on-demand, through cable company DVR boxes. The network has struck a deal with the following cable companies to allow their programs to be viewed on-demand: Cox Communications, Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon companies will carry GEN-TV on-demand services and Direct TV will also offer some limited GEN-TV programs for their on-demand features.

The network announced that this should start sometime in February 2010 and the following shows (as well as a few others to be announced at a later date) will be open for viewing:

"The Story Of Jacob"
"One Of These Days"
"Doctor/Patient"
"The Fat Club"
"Riverside High"
"Like Mother, Like Daughter"
"Starting From Scratch"
"Getting Over It"
"Home Again"
"Never Again"
"Sisterhood"
"Change Of Plan"
"Deidra Hall"
"The Jackie Zeman Hour"
"Susan Lucci"
"The Lance Bass Project"
"The Toni Braxton Show"
"Wake Up, USA"
"Boyfriends"
"Good Sports"
"Made To Order"
"Equal Partners"
"Lisa Rinna"

The network will also allow the following second run fare to be viewed on-demand (GEN-TV has the broadcast syndication rights to said series):
"The Nanny"
"Friends"
"The King Of Queens"
"The New Adventures Of Old Christine"
"Frasier"
"Santa Barbara"
"The City"
"Sunset Beach"
"Guiding Light" (classic episodes only)
"Everybody Loves Raymond"
"Cold Case"
"Malcolm In The Middle"

factsoflife

12-28-2009, 11:22 PM

GEN-TV has made another last minuet change to their January schedule. Starting January 16th at 11pm, the network will resume airings of their "Movie Of The Week" franchise now called "Saturday Night Movie", in which they will air original made for tv movies produced by GEN-TV Studios. The networks TV Movies though only mildly rated have so far become major hits in the industry have were nominated for multiple Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. The network is also ramping up movie scheduling by adding a second night of movies on Sunday nights at 11pm. Sunday nights now called "Sunday Nigth At The Movies" will be feature length theatrical films. Among the titles scheduled to air on GEN-TV this season are: "Mean Girls", "Pretty Woman", "Beaches", "The Rules Of Attraction", "10 Things I Hate About You" and many others.

Matthew Smith explains the decision to add movies to the schedule as "a way to add more original content to our schedule and make us stay competitive among award shows where our films will do very well". "A Family Gathering was among the most watched TV events this year and was one of the most critically acclaimed all season---it got better reviews than "Grey Gardens" did and was watched by double the number that watched "Little Dorrit" or "Prayers For Bobby".

The decision to air second run feature films was a finacial one as "GEN-TV had a deal to buy the rights to several feature films but had no place to air them so putting them on Sundays seemed like a good idea".

On January 16th, GEN-TV revives it's "Movie Of The Week" franchise now called "Saturday Night Movie". The franchise which has gotten mild ratings, but has earned multiple awards nominations and the networks best reviews ever will return with all-new installments, still featuring name talents in headline grabbing roles.

The first original feature that will air when the network brings the franchise back on January 16th is called "A Mother's Nigthmare" and stars Television veteran Nancy McKeon ("The Facts Of Life", "The Division") as a mother whose worst nightmare comes true when her infant daughter is abducted from the shopping cart while at the supermarket. The gripping movie also features Jeff Goldblum ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") as a detective assigned to investigate the case and with whom she falls madly in love with. The movie is being produced by GEN-TV Studios and Warner Brothers Television.

factsoflife

12-29-2009, 11:37 PM

The all-original line-up aired last night on GEN-TV soared to new heights, with all shows getting the highest ratings of it's season.

At 8pm, an original episode of "Getting Over It" saw this series all-time ratings high with 18.2 million viewers tuning in, an almost 35% growth over the last original episode two weeks ago. In the demographics the series posted a 5.2 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 830pm, an original episode of "Starting From Scratch" was seen by 17.3 million viewers, a signifigant growth over the previous episode. It posted a 4.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 9pm, an original episode of "Life's Facts" was seen by it's highest rating in weeks with 14.9 million viewers tuning in. It posted a 3.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 930pm, the last ever original episode of "Me, My Wife & Our Mothers" that will ever air on GEN-TV was seen by a dissapointing 6.1 million viewers and posted a paltry 1.4 in the 18-49 demographic.

Overall the night was a big success. On January 4th, next Monday, GEN-TV launches it's new schedule of comedies.

At 8pm will be the launch of Sarah Chalke, Daniel Cosgrove, Wendie Mallick, Jared Padelecki and Kelsey Grammar in "Doctor/Patient".

At 830pm, "Life's Facts" returns with an all-new episode it it's new timeslot.

At 9pm, "Starting From Scratch" returns in it's new timeslot with an all-new episode.

At 930pm, "Getting Over It" will move to it's new, later timeslot.

factsoflife

12-29-2009, 11:49 PM

factsoflife

12-30-2009, 06:27 PM

[/quote] 12-23-2009 12:51 AM
factsoflife The ratings for GEN-TV's Tuesday night were a mixed bag to say the least. It was a mix of reruns and one original episode that produced an odd result.

At 8pm, a rerun of "One Of These Days", the Golden Globe and SAG award nominated drama was seen by 17.0 million viewers and posted a 3.3 in the 18-49 demographic.

At 9pm, a brand new episode of "This Time Around" was seen by 25.8 million viewers and posted a 3.9 in the 18-49 demographic.

And at 10pm, a rerun of "The Huntress" was seen by it's smallest audience ever only 7.9 million viewers.

Overall this was not a successful night for GEN-TV, which saw massive audience loss for the first time all season. It is suspected that the impending holiday was the cause of said drop. GEN-TV does not appear to be concerned. [/quote]

GEN-TV's Tuesday night line-up wasn't only a success, it was a darn straight TRIUMPH.

At 8pm, an all-new episode of "One Of These Days", the last until January 14th was seen by 21.4 million viewers, it's largest audience in weeks. With a very impressive 5.7 in the demographic of 18-49. "One Of These Days" probrally benefitted from the fact that this is considered their "winter finale" as the series won't return until January 14th.

At 9pm, an all-new episode of "This Time Around" saw it's largest audience ever with 27.8 million viewers tuning in. It also set a new-record for 18-49 demographichs with a 6.8 posting, the largest showing for any show in nearly a DECADE, on any network.

At 10pm, "The Huntress" also got a large ratings boost with 21.3 million viewers tuning in. It posted a 4.1 in the 18-49 demographic.

Overall this was seen as a very successful night and nobody at GEN-TV is sulking.

factsoflife

12-30-2009, 07:07 PM

The executive staff at GEN-TV is about to get a total overhaul. Announced today by press release the following staff changes are being made.

First off, Matthew Smith has been fired effective immedietly. For reasons undisclosed the Executive will exit all of his roles at the network and it's parent company, GEN-TV studios. Sources close to the network say this announcement is a "total and utter shock, it changes the very foundation of this company--nobody expected this". While another source close to the situation says "This will make many of us happy. Matthew was not well liked among the lower rungs of the company".

Also being announced effective immedietly is the termination of Smith's co-hort Patricia Meyers-Johnston. The network offically cited "difference of mindset" as the reason for her termination. What this probrally means is that she and the network honchos did not see eye to eye on the direction of the networks future.

Matthew Smith started working for GEN-TV Studios (formerly Factsoflifecorp) in 2003 when he was hired as an Assistant Editior for the HGN (Hidden Gems Network) Promo department. By 2004 he was quickly promoted to Assistant To Shirely Smith who was at the time the Head Of Programming for HGN. By 2007 he was promoted by Smith above her to the President of HGN. Since early 2008 he was working as President Of GEN-TV Network-Creative and President of GEN-TV Studios.

Patricia Meyers-Johnston started working as an executive at FEMME TV in 2006 and was promoted to President of the network in 2007. In 2008 she was asked to work as Head Of Development for GEN-TV just prior to it's launch. By 2009 she was Co-President of GEN-TV Network (Creative) and also was Head Of Programming for the network. She and Matthew Smith were both very powerful at GEN-TV.

No word yet on replacements, but sources say both are being teriminated as much for personal issues as for business reasons.

Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston are not the only people being let-go from GEN-TV and GEN-TV Studios. The company has announced that the following people are also being termianted:

Sharon Preston-Holcomb, The President Of Publicity for GEN-TV has been terminated, Effective immeditely.

Meanwhile, Diane Calkins, The Assistant Casting Director for GEN-TV Studios has been fired with company citing "Insubordination" as the reason why.

Another stunning firing comes as Deborah Joy-Levine is offically removed as an Executive Producer on the upcoming drama "Fear & Loathing In L.A.". No offical word is yet known as to the reason for the firing, but insiders say this particular firing is "not seen as a sign of positive feelings between Levine and the Network".

They have already named her replacement, Rod Lurie, best known for creating the failed ABC drama "Commander In Chief" for ABC in 2005. Rumors presist that Levine is part of a massive slate of people who are being fired after the network tried to re-negotiate contract for it's employees, during the contract cycle.

Other replacements are being named:

It has been 100% approved by all sources that Diane L. Swift, a production and development prodigy that has worked at Regency Pictures (1979-1991), Warner Brothers Television (Domestic Ditrbution) (1991-1993), Lifetime Television (1994), The WB Network (1994-1996), Lifetime Television (1996-1998), TBS (1998-2001), A&E (2001-2003), 20th Century FOX (2003-2006), CBS (2006-2007), and Bravo (2007-2009), will be assuming the post of President Of GEN-TV Studios, which was formerly overseen by Matthew Smith. Under this position, Swift will be directly overseeing aspects of Production, Development and Scheduling, but will mostly serve as a figurehead in applying network dictated stratigies in place.

Assuming the role of Director Of GEN-TV Network (Creative), which will merge the two jobs once held by Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston, will be Angela Shapiro, the current Head Of GEN-TV Daytime and Head, GEN-TV Syndication Arm. Shapiro will now be responsible for scheduling, development and programming areas of GEN-TV Primetime. She will report to Diane L. Swift. She will no longer serve as Head Of GEN-TV Daytime, but will remain the Chief liason for the syndication arm.

The daytime division will now be folded into the areas overseen by Diane L. Swift as the network plans to take more direct responsobility for the daytime programming.

Diane L. Swfit and Angela Shapiro will now be named the Executive Producers of any programming that Smith and Meyers-Johnston were previously responsible for. (with the exception of Fear & Loathing which will be E.P. by Lurie and Liz Friedman, the creator of the series).

factsoflife

12-30-2009, 07:12 PM

Matthew Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston are not the only people being let-go from GEN-TV and GEN-TV Studios. The company has announced that the following people are also being termianted:

Sharon Preston-Holcomb, The President Of Publicity for GEN-TV has been terminated, Effective immeditely.

Meanwhile, Diane Calkins, The Assistant Casting Director for GEN-TV Studios has been fired with company citing "Insubordination" as the reason why.

Another stunning firing comes as Deborah Joy-Levine is offically removed as an Executive Producer on the upcoming drama "Fear & Loathing In L.A.". No offical word is yet known as to the reason for the firing, but insiders say this particular firing is "not seen as a sign of positive feelings between Levine and the Network".

They have already named her replacement, Rod Lurie, best known for creating the failed ABC drama "Commander In Chief" for ABC in 2005. Rumors presist that Levine is part of a massive slate of people who are being fired after the network tried to re-negotiate contract for it's employees, during the contract cycle.

Other replacements are being named:

It has been 100% approved by all sources that Diane L. Swift, a production and development prodigy that has worked at Regency Pictures (1979-1991), Warner Brothers Television (Domestic Ditrbution) (1991-1993), Lifetime Television (1994), The WB Network (1994-1996), Lifetime Television (1996-1998), TBS (1998-2001), A&E (2001-2003), 20th Century FOX (2003-2006), CBS (2006-2007), and Bravo (2007-2009), will be assuming the post of President Of GEN-TV Studios, which was formerly overseen by Matthew Smith. Under this position, Swift will be directly overseeing aspects of Production, Development and Scheduling, but will mostly serve as a figurehead in applying network dictated stratigies in place.

Assuming the role of Director Of GEN-TV Network (Creative), which will merge the two jobs once held by Smith and Patricia Meyers-Johnston, will be Angela Shapiro, the current Head Of GEN-TV Daytime and Head, GEN-TV Syndication Arm. Shapiro will now be responsible for scheduling, development and programming areas of GEN-TV Primetime. She will report to Diane L. Swift. She will no longer serve as Head Of GEN-TV Daytime, but will remain the Chief liason for the syndication arm.

The daytime division will now be folded into the areas overseen by Diane L. Swift as the network plans to take more direct responsobility for the daytime programming.

Diane L. Swfit and Angela Shapiro will now be named the Executive Producers of any programming that Smith and Meyers-Johnston were previously responsible for. (with the exception of Fear & Loathing which will be E.P. by Lurie and Liz Friedman, the creator of the series).

Despite rumors that she has been fired from GEN-TV, Deborah Joy-Levine has issued a statement correcting that falsehood. The statement says "Despite the fact that i will no longer be working on "Fear & Loathing In L.A." because the network and i believed it would be best for creator Liz Friedman to oversee that show, i have NOT been let-go from GEN-TV. i will still serve as the Executive Producer of "Justice For All" the drama i created for the network about female lawyers; i continue to work in good faith with GEN-TV.".

factsoflife

12-31-2009, 01:55 AM

The GEN-TV Studios Syndication arm has been busy at work securing syndication packages for many of the companies existing and upcoming series. Today the network announced syndication deals for three of the companies previous PRIDE TV entries as well as first-run syndication life for two new projects.

First up are the three PRIDE TV series being sold into syndication. The first title is "Can Do" a reality series starring Nate Berkus and a team of lifestyle experts that originally aired on Pride TV between 2008 and 2009. It was cancelled when PRIDE TV was shut down. The series is going to produce at least 22 more episodes for a Fall 2010 launch in first-run syndication. Nate Berkus will resume his role as host of the show and interior design expert on the series. He will be joined by a panel of experts that will be announced at a later date. The series has been sold to top markets across the country for weekday airings during the daytime hours. It is cleared in over 72% of the country.

Next up, "The Rosie O'Donnell Interviews" will air in second-run syndication starting in April 2010. It has been cleared for 45% of the country and will also air on CW owned networks across the country. this deal is good for three years.

Next up is the former PRIDE TV series, "Joan & Melissa Talk Fashion" which was PRIDE TV's biggest hit during it's run from 2008-2009. The series was once considered for a spot on the GEN-TV primetime schedule but was ultimately passed over. This series will produce at least 33 more episodes to air first-run on stations owned by FOX, as well as on other local affiliates.

Next up, the company has reached deals to air in first-run syndication two series they developed exclusively for first-run syndication.

The first series is called "2md Shift" and is a one-hour drama about the staff working the second shift at a Manhattan walk-in health clinic. The series was developed by former GEN-TV executive Matthew Smith and was written by him as well. However, Angela Shapiro will serve as Executive Producer on said series. The series will air in national weekend syndication on FOX owned stations.

The last series is a half-hour comedy series called "Baby Time" about the staff of a daycare center located in Miami, Florida. The series will air weekdays on LIFETIME TELEVISION during the day and on weekends on MTV during the late-night hours.

yankeesrj12

12-31-2009, 06:55 PM

factsoflife

12-31-2009, 10:28 PM

YTN Press Release:
YTN To Lose 2.7 Million Homes At 12am
After tough negotations, YTN was unable to reach an agreement with a major cable provider in the midwest. Due to the non-agreement, 2.7 million homes will lose YTN at midnight. It is not known what effect this will have on ratings, but it's expected to drop them a bit.

GEN-TV's newly minted head Diane L. Swift was quick to issue a statement in regards to the YTN dispute with a major midwest cable provider. The executive said "YTN is a network that nodoby will miss, with very few quality programming on the network; as evidant by their lack of nominations for Golden Globe or Screen Actors Guild Awards. This sort of thing tends to happen with low quality networks that people won't notice are missing from the dial. Gen-TV is a very highly regarded network and would never loose a major cable partner like this."

She went onto announce that the reason that said cable provider has opted to drop YTN from the schedule was not only an issue over fees but was also because the wise cable provider has opted to sign an exclusive deal to carry GEN-TV on their systems starting on January 30, 2010.

The mid-western cable company called "Charter Communications" has wisely decided to not renew a contract with YTN that was up for renewal and has decided to jump onto the GEN-TV bandwagon.

The deal for Charter Communications to carry GEN-TV programming is worth a reported 42 million dollars over the next four years. A fee of 10.5 million each year will be paid by Charter to carry GEN-TV and is much cheaper than what they were paying for what Swift calls "an inferior, less marketable and less profitable station". The company was paying upwards of 12.8 million dollars on a network currently so small that Neilsen Media does not currently rank it offically. Whereas with GEN-TV they are gaining the #1 rated cable network in the country and the only cable network currently competing with and oftentimes beating the broadcast networks.

Diane L. Swift has long been against YTN, oftentimes refering to it as "the baby of television, in otherwords, whiny, crappy and annoying". When she was at 20th Century Fox she worked closely with people at the network and has reported to the press that they were "the most disorganized, dillusional and dilluted group of moronic d-girls i've ever had the misfortune of working with" (USA Cable Magazine, 2-15-2007).

The deal with Charter Communications makes GEN-TV available in over 72% of the country. The network is also proudly carried by the following prestigious cable providers:

Comcast (through 2015)
Cox Communications (through 2021)
Time Warner Cable (through 2013)
Adelphia Communcations (lifetime deal)
Viacom Cable (through 2021)
Direct TV (through 2013)
Mediacom Communications (thorugh 2022)
Cablevision (through 2015)
Bright House Networks (through 2017)

The network is currently in advanced negoiations with a number of other prominet providers to bring their brand of quality programming to the American and Canadian Audiences.

factsoflife

12-31-2009, 10:46 PM

GEN-TV the leading cable network in the United States and soon Canada has announced an industry first initative to bring their classic programming straight into the college classroom and dormatory. Through a brand new deal with fifteen state colleges across the country the cable network will become the face of college TV, providing college campuses with their programming to air in the college dorms on college TV stations as well as GEN-TV news footage to use as part of college news programs. GEN-TV stars will provide hourly news and lifestyle updates on the college tv stations and deliver campus news. In addition, GEN-TV programming will be available to watch by college students on campus in their dorms free of charge at the press of a button.

The following 15 colleges will take part in this special test program:
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California (Berkley)
University of Rhode Island
Dean College (Masschusetts)
Jacksonville University (Florida)
Wellsely College (Massachusetts)
Emmanuelle College (Georgia)
Drew University (New Jersey)
University of California (Los Angeles)
Pepperdine College (Los Angeles)
Tufts College (Massachusetts)
Curry College (Massachusetts)
University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
University of New Hampshire (Durham)

The program will launch in time for the Fall 2010 season and the fall 2010 academic year.

factsoflife

01-01-2010, 01:59 AM

Diane L. Swift, the new head of GEN-TV Studios and GEN-TV Network declared in a press release today that she intends to make "sweeping, era-defining changes that will shape the network GEN-TV into the most important television network ever and will shock some people to their very core".

Swfit is considered something of a prodigy in the entertainment industry where she has worked since 1979, when she started at Regency Pictures as a development executive and worked her way around almost every cable network on the dial and nearly every major production company as well. She has been voted twice the most powerful executive in the television industry by The L.A. Times (1995, 2003).

Most expect her to institute her own brand of programming to the network and usher it into a new era.

Among the changes she promises are "Tighter, more sucinct scheduling and better series that have better production values and provide more profits for the network". She also hopes to focus on rebuilding the daytime television arena and has "major plans to reshape the way viewers look at daytime television and in general the quality of the shows on the air during the day". She stops short of mentioning soap operas as a part of that plan, but this seems to give many people hope that she does indeed intend to implement some form of daily dramatic programming on the schedule.

TVgeek14

01-01-2010, 10:07 AM

Movie:Pirates Of The Carribean : Curse Of The Black Pearl - 5.01 Million

True Crime (1x04) - 13.91 Million
Celebrity Expose (R) - 5.02 Million
Tornado Road (1x04) - 11.83 Million
Brothers & Detecitives (R) - 15.99 Million

Superstars Of Dance (2x05) - 12.10 Million
Minds (1x11) - 9.22 Million

Mind Games (1x05) - 12.44 Million
Mind Games (1x06) (Finale) - 12.27 Million
Minds (1x12) - 9.35 Million

Masterwork (R) - 5.38 Million
Washington Field (R) - 6.37 Million
Eleventh Hour (R) - 7.21 Million

yankeesrj12

01-01-2010, 08:50 PM

GEN-TV's newly minted head Diane L. Swift was quick to issue a statement in regards to the YTN dispute with a major midwest cable provider. The executive said "YTN is a network that nodoby will miss, with very few quality programming on the network; as evidant by their lack of nominations for Golden Globe or Screen Actors Guild Awards. This sort of thing tends to happen with low quality networks that people won't notice are missing from the dial. Gen-TV is a very highly regarded network and would never loose a major cable partner like this."

She went onto announce that the reason that said cable provider has opted to drop YTN from the schedule was not only an issue over fees but was also because the wise cable provider has opted to sign an exclusive deal to carry GEN-TV on their systems starting on January 30, 2010.

The mid-western cable company called "Charter Communications" has wisely decided to not renew a contract with YTN that was up for renewal and has decided to jump onto the GEN-TV bandwagon.

The deal for Charter Communications to carry GEN-TV programming is worth a reported 42 million dollars over the next four years. A fee of 10.5 million each year will be paid by Charter to carry GEN-TV and is much cheaper than what they were paying for what Swift calls "an inferior, less marketable and less profitable station". The company was paying upwards of 12.8 million dollars on a network currently so small that Neilsen Media does not currently rank it offically. Whereas with GEN-TV they are gaining the #1 rated cable network in the country and the only cable network currently competing with and oftentimes beating the broadcast networks.

Diane L. Swift has long been against YTN, oftentimes refering to it as "the baby of television, in otherwords, whiny, crappy and annoying". When she was at 20th Century Fox she worked closely with people at the network and has reported to the press that they were "the most disorganized, dillusional and dilluted group of moronic d-girls i've ever had the misfortune of working with" (USA Cable Magazine, 2-15-2007).

The deal with Charter Communications makes GEN-TV available in over 72% of the country. The network is also proudly carried by the following prestigious cable providers:

Comcast (through 2015)
Cox Communications (through 2021)
Time Warner Cable (through 2013)
Adelphia Communcations (lifetime deal)
Viacom Cable (through 2021)
Direct TV (through 2013)
Mediacom Communications (thorugh 2022)
Cablevision (through 2015)
Bright House Networks (through 2017)

The network is currently in advanced negoiations with a number of other prominet providers to bring their brand of quality programming to the American and Canadian Audiences.
YTN Press Release:
YTN President Fires Back at GEN-TV
After uncalled for remarks from GEN-TV, the President of YTN has a few words for GEN-TV. The President of YTN says, "To say no one will miss a network when it is gone is unprofessional, and totally out of line. Coming from "a high class network" you think the new President could be a bit more in line. We at YTN don't need awards to prove a show is good quality. Your show could win all the awards in the world, and still be watched by no one (aka 30 Rock). As long as our viewers are happy, we are happy serving them. I'd also like to point out that the new President must have some of her facts wrong. YTN did not exist in 2007 for her to give the quote, so she must have been thinking of some other network. We are always working hard here, and are always on point. I don't think the same can be said for GEN-TV as they are always having changes in the executive positions.

Now onto Charter Communications, GEN-TV has even more facts mixed up. If we signed a deal with said company, the average customer would pay an average of $4 more a month. It may not sound like much, but for only one additional network, its a stretch. Our requests were very resonable, asking for only the minimal amount of coverage. We will go back to the table for more negoations and try to come to a compromise that will only suite our viewers, yet still help us strive to become a stronger network. GEN-TV can say all they want, but they have been around much longer then we have. Our network is less than one year old! Obviously trying to come up with original programming in one year is a tough goal considering many cable networks still don't have much original programming. We are still carried in 63% of the country, so our numbers (upwards of 18 million for College) show that despite the small amount of coverage, those viewers tune in."