The continuation of our ever-evolving game of "Create A Network". The game in which you are invited to create your own fictional network and program it, give programming updates, announcements, schedules and so on. It's a popular game here that's been going for several years now with numerous posters involved.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, October 8-Thursday, October 11, 2012:


Monday 10/8/12:

Gen-TV had a successful night with a revamped line-up, It finished the night #3 in demos and #2 in total viewers.

"Abducted" hits season high among demos and viewers; "Tag Team" returns strong, fresh episodes of "Better with You" and "Boyfriends" net six-week high!

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 12 million viewers/2.5 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 10.5 million viewers/2.5 18-49
8: West of Broadway (Rerun): 13.8 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 20.4 million viewers/5.2 18-49
9: Tag Team (New- Season Premiere!): 25.5 million viewers/4.8 18-49
930: Boyfriends (New): 17.4 million viewers/4.0 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.5 million viewers/4.5 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 17.5 million viewers/5.6 18-49

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Tuesday 10/9/12

Gen-TV had a successful night, earning it's most successful Tuesday night of the season.

#1 in demos, #1 in total viewers.

Fresh episodes of "Revolving Door" and "Brand New World" return strong, "The Family Man" dominates the hour, nets six week high! "Abandoned" continues to flatline.

7pm: Revolving Door (Recap Special): 23.4 million viewers/4.4 18-49
8pm: Brand New World (New): 18.7 million viewers/4.6 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 27.7 million viewers/4.9 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 32.8 million viewers/5.6 18-49
10: Abandoned (New): 7.1 million viewers/2.1 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 11.6 million viewers/3.1 18-49
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Wednesday 10/10/12

Gen-TV had a successful night, despite the surprising struggles of long-time hit "The Huntress" which spirals downward. The strength of "Sisters" and "The Book Club" gives network #1 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 14 million viewers/3.7 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 11.1 million viewers/2.5 18.49
8pm: The Huntress (New): 15 million viewers/2.0 18-49
9pm: The Book Club (New): 17.4 million viewers/3.6 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 35.5 million viewers/6.7 18-49
11: Gone (New): 26.4 million viewers/4.6 18-49
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Thursday 10/11/12

Due to the airing of the V.P. debates on other networks, Gen-TV aired a night of politically themed comedy. They netted a #7 finish in demos and #12 in total viewers.


7pm: GCB (Rerun): 3.6 million viewers/2.1 18-49
8pm: GCB (Rerun): 2.4 million viewers/2.0 18-49
9pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 11.1 million viewers/2.4 18-49
930: Over My Head (Rerun): 10.5 million viewers/2.6 18-49
10pm: GCB (Rerun): 2.0 million viewers/2.4 18-49
11pm: Revolving Door (Rerun): 13.2 million viewers/2.5 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

October 12-14, 2012:

Friday, 10/12/12:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #4 in total viewers, despite a strong showing for "Detective Mom", the biggest Friday hit they've ever had.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 12.2 million viewers/2.5 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 10.5 million viewers/2.6 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 24.4 million viewers/3.9 18-49
830: Postal (New): 13.7 million viewers/2.8 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 16.6 million viewers/3.6 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 14.5 million viewers/3.5 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 15.8 million viewers/2.9 18-49
11: The Enforcers (New): 9.4 million viewers/2.5 18-49
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Saturday 10/13/12

Gen-TV faced another defeat on Saturday with a 7th place finish in demos and 5th place in total viewers.

7pm: This Time Around (Rerun): 3.1 million viewers/2.5 18-49
8pm: The Real Life of Jill Zarrin (New): 4.4 million viewers/2.5 18-49
9pm: One of These Days (New): 13.2 million viewers/3.5 18-49
10: This Time Around (Rerun): 10.1 million viewers/2.4 18-49
11: Gen-TV Movie (New): 8.5 million viewers/2.1 18-49

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Sunday 10/14/12

Gen-TV had another defeat on Sunday night finishing #2 in total viewers and #3 in demos among all networks. This strong return can be attributed to the success of "Chase" and "Being Winona Ryder", which dominated over the networks sitcoms.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 11.6 million viewers/3.5 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 7.4 million viewers/3.6 18-49
8: Husbands (New): 6.2 million viewers/2.5 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 14.8 million viewers/3.5 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 19.2 million viewers/4.7 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 16.9 million viewers/3.8 18-49
11: Chase (New): 26.6 million viewers/4.8 18-49

YTN Press Release:
Series Updates
*THROUGH FRIDAY SERIES (August 16th)*

SUMMER '09 SEASON:
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
College - 13/13 episodes have aired
Roommates - 13/13 episodes have aired (also aired 13 episodes in midseason '09)

FALL '09-'10 SEASON:
Outburst! - 40/40 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 34/34 episodes have aired
The One - 11/11 episodes have aired
TAKEN - 26/26 episodes have aired
The Streets - 10/10 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 22/22 episodes have aired
The One: Ce1ebrities 2 - 11/11 episodes have aired
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 30/30 episodes have aired
The New Life - 13/13 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 13/13 episodes have aired
College - 32/32 episodes have aired
Roommates - 32/32 episodes have aired
Dr. Heart - 22/22 episodes have aired

MIDSEASON '10 SEASON:
Reversing History - 18/18 episodes have aired
Looking For Love - 10/10 episodes have aired (+1 Reunion Special)
Family Super Challenge - 6/6 episodes have aired
Looking For Love 2 - 11/11 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 10/10 episodes have aired
Rule of Law - 17/17 episodes have aired

SUMMER '10 SEASON:
Do You Trust Me? - 13/13 episodes have aired
Killer Island - 8/8 episodes have aired
The Comedy Hour - 13/13 episodes have aired
The Rich Life: Love, Money and Sex - 13/13 episodes have aired
$7.25 an Hour - 22/22 episodes have aired + 2 holiday specials

FALL '10-'11 SEASON:
Locked - 24/24 episodes have aired
Yahtzee! - 13/13 episodes have aired
Outburst! - 16/16 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 24/24 episodes have aired
Cops of New York - 24/24 episodes have aired
Rule of Law - 22/22 episodes have aired
Pushing Daisies - 24/24 episodes have aired + 2 specials
Looking for Love 3 - 12/12 episodes have aired + 1 special
TAKEN - 24/24 episodes have aired
Roommates - 23/23 episodes have aired
Kate and Zoe - 25/25 episodes have aired
College - 25/25 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 23/23 episodes have aired
They Work Hard For Their Money - 13/13 episodes have aired
TAKEN: Phoenix - 25/25 episodes have aired
Singles - 24/24 episodes have aired
Living Life - 17/17 episodes have aired
Reversing History - 24/24 episodes have aired
Weekly Update - 72/72 episodes have aired

MIDSEASON '11 SEASON:
Can You Beat Ken? - 13/13 episodes have aired
The Inside Job - 8/8 episodes have aired
Sisterhood - 16/16 episodes have aired
Looking for Love: 4Ever and Ever - 12/12 episodes have aired + 1 special

SUMMER '11 SEASON:
The Neighborhood - 8/8 episodes have aired
Our Family - 13/13 episodes have aired
Sing it Loud - 13/13 episodes have aired
Karaoke Challenge - 16/16 episodes have aired
The Rich Life: Love, Money, and Sex - 13/13 episodes have aired
$7.25 an Hour - 26/26 episodes have aired + 2 holiday specials
Detroit Homicide - 13/13 episodes have aired
Lie to Me - 13/13 episodes have aired

FALL '11-'12 SEASON:
TAKEN - 25/25 episodes have aired
Kate and Zoe - 25/25 episodes have aired
College - 25/25 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 25/25 episodes have aired
TAKEN: Phoenix - 24/24 episodes have aired
Cops of New York - 24/24 episodes have aired
Looking for Love 5 - 12/12 episodes have aired + 1 special
Weekly Update (Controversy and Murder Investigation) - 70/70 episodes have aired
Singles - 25/25 episodes have aired
Rebuilding My Life - 24/24 episodes have aired
Secret Service - 24/24 episodes have aired
Chicago District Attorney - 18/18 episodes have aired
Mother and Daughter - 25/25 episodes have aired
Call Girls - 24/24 episodes have aired
Roommates - 25/25 episodes have aired
Reversing History - 24/24 episodes have aired
The Inside Job - 22/22 episodes have aired
Can You Beat Ken? - 12/12 episodes have aired
Locked - 24/24 episodes have aired
The Weakest Link - 24/24 episodes have aired
The End of the World - 7/7 parts have aired

MIDSEASON '12 SEASON:
Sisterhood - 18/18 episodes have aired
Detroit Homicide - 15/15 episodes have aired
Beaufort County - 8/8 episodes have aired
Border Patrol - 8/8 episodes have aired
CHELSEA - 15/15 episodes have aired
Looking for Love: Second Chances - 12/12 episodes have aired + 1 special
Looking for Love: The Wedding Special - 2/2 parts have aired

SUMMER '12 SEASON:
Lie to Me - 22/22 episodes have aired
The Rich Life - 16/16 episodes have aired
$7.25 an Hour - 13/13 episodes have aired
The Neighborhood - 13/13 episodes have aired
Sing it Loud - 13/13 episodes have aired
Our Family - 13/13 episodes have aired
3 Months - 13/13 episodes have aired
Weight Race - 10/10 episodes have aired
Celebrity Move In - 10/10 episodes have aired
The Love Story - 10/10 episodes have aired

FALL '12-'13 SEASON:
TAKEN - 27/27 episodes have aired
TAKEN: Phoenix - 26/26 episodes have aired
Cops of New York - 26/26 episodes have aired
Call Girls - 26/26 episodes have aired
College - 26/26 episodes have aired
Kate and Zoe - 26/26 episodes have aired
Mother & Daughter - 26/26 episodes have aired
Reversing History - 26/26 episodes have aired
Roommates - 7/7 episodes have aired
Lie to Me - 13/13 episodes have aired
Singles - 26/26 episodes have aired
Behind the Scenes - 26/26 episodes have aired
CHELSEA - 26/26 episodes have aired
Looking for Love 7 - 13/13 episodes have aired + 1/1 reunion special
Rebuilding My Life - 26/26 episodes have aired
Secret Service - 26/26 episodes have aired
Locked - 26/26 episodes have aired
Chicago District Attorney - 13/13 episodes have aired
Border Patrol - 13/13 episodes have aired
Raising Teenagers - 18/18 episodes have aired
TAKEN: New Orleans - 13/13 episodes have aired
The Life of Gary - 26/26 episodes have aired
Blue Collar - 22/22 episodes have aired
Racially Divided - 26/26 episodes have aired
The Path to America - 10/10 episodes have aired

MIDSEASON '13 SEASON:
Therapy - 13/13 episodes have aired
Three Bitches - 17/17 episodes have aired
Coastal - 13/13 episodes have aired
Home Again - 13/13 episodes have aired
Secrets of a Small Town - 22/22 episodes have aired
Looking for Love 8 - 13/13 episodes have aired + 1/1 reunion special
Serial - 13/13 episodes have aired
Trivia Master - 13/13 episodes have aired

SUMMER '13 SEASON:
The Rich Life - 18/22 episodes have aired
Sing it Loud - 10/13 episodes have aired
Our Family - 10/13 episodes have aired
The Neighborhood - 10/13 episodes have aired
The Love Story - 10/13 episodes have aired
Weight Race - 10/10 episodes have aired
Fear Factor - 20/26 episodes have aired
Clerks of the Court - 11/13 episodes have aired
Untitled High School Animated Series - 10/13 episodes have aired
Untitled Plain Girl Animated Series - 10/13 episodes have aired
Whodunit?: Solve the Case - 9/13 episodes have aired
In the Mind - 10/13 episodes have aired

FALL '13-'14 SEASON:
List coming soon.

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
NETWORK FIRST: DVR NUMBERS
For the first time in network history, YTN is releasing DVR numbers. Due to the length of time needed to produce the numbers, they will only be posted every four weeks, which amounts to about once every month.

In a statement from the President of YTN, Eva Vargas:
YTN is excited to finally showcase our true power with the publishing of the DVR numbers. We've had an exclusive look at these numbers for quite some time now, but this is the first time we can show them to the public. We hope this allows more insight into how our shows are doing, and that all of our decisions may not necessarily come down to just live numbers.

How the three charts are sorted:
1. The shows in timeslot order, starting with Sunday.
2. The shows in demographic ranking order, starting with the highest, once DVR is included.
3. The shows in percentage increase order, starting with the highest.

Highlights:
Call Girls remains the highest rated show on the network, with a massive 6.7 demographic rating.
Secrets of a Small Town jumps an impressive 23% to become one of this years highest rated new shows.
College demonstrates the largest growth for the week (50%).

Please note: Game shows and reality series typically do not increase much when DVR numbers are added in (Locked and Looking for Love).

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Note: During week three, TAKEN: New Orleans increased from an 0.9 demo to a 1.2 demo, an increase of 33%.

Gen-TV has published this reminder about the networks Fall 2012 programming for Daytime and Weekend hours.


Daytime:
M-F Only

12am: Life’s Facts (new timeslot)
1230: Life’s Facts (new timeslot)
1am: 30 Rock
130: Something old, Something New (new timeslot)
2am: The Arrival
230: Reaper (Gen-TV Debut!)
3am: Privileged (Gen-TV Debut!)
330: Roommates (new timeslot)
4am: Roommates
430: Grounded for Life
5am: College
530: Living Life
6am: Sisterhood
630: Til Death (Gen-TV Debut!)
7am: Til Death
730: Two Guys, A Girl & A Pizza Place (Gen-TV Debut)
8am: Two Guys, A Girl & A Pizza Place
830: The John Laroquette Show (Gen-TV Debut)
9: The John Laroquette Show (Gen-TV Debut)
930: Kath & Kim (Gen-TV Debut)
10: One Tree Hill (new timeslot)
11am: The O.C. (new timeslot)
12pm: Boston Public (Gen-TV Debut)
1pm: The Profiler (Gen-TV Debut)
2pm: Deidre Hall (Final Season--- New Episodes Start 9/17)
3pm: Suzanne Somers (new timeslot--- New Episodes start 9/17)
4pm: Touched By an Angel (Gen-TV Debut)
5pm: Last Comic Standing (Gen-TV Debut)
6pm: Extreme Makeover (Gen-TV Debut)
7pm: The Mentalist (Gen-TV Debut)


WEEKEND (Daytime):

Saturday:
12am: Beverly Hills, 90210
1am: Beverly Hills, 90210
2am: Beverly Hills, 90210
3am: Beverly Hills, 90210
4am: Baywatch
5am: Baywatch
6am: Baywatch
7am: Melrose Place
8am: Melrose Place
9am: Melrose Place
10am: Malibu Country Club (reruns)
11am: Malibu Country Club (reruns)
12pm: Baywatch
1230: Baywatch
1pm: Pacific Blue
2pm: Pacific Blue
230: Parks & Recreation
3pm: Cougar Town
4pm: The Good Wife
5pm: Endless Love with Leann Rimes (new episodes!!!!!)
6pm: Endless Love with Leann Rimes (new episodes!!!!!)

Sunday Morning-
12am: Interviews with Sandra Bernhardt (Reruns)
1am: Critically Speaking with Joe Levy (Reruns)
2am: Hot Tamales
230: Hot Tamales
3am: Secret Millionaire (Gen-TV Debut!)
4am: Extreme Makeover (new to weekends!)
5am: 90210 (Gen-TV Debut!)
6am: One Tree Hill (new timeslot)
7am: High School Reunion (Gen-TV Debut)
8am: High School Reunion
9am: The Grind (Gen-TV Debut)
930: The Grind
10: The Jenny McCarthy Show (Gen-TV Debut)
11am: Austin Stories (Gen-TV Debut)
1130: Boiling Points (Gen-TV Debut)
12pm: Boling Points
1pm: Club MTV (Gen-TV Debut)
2pm: Club MTV
3pm: 2Gether (Gen-TV Debut)
330: 2Gether
4pm: Damage Control (Gen-TV Debut)
5pm: Parental Control (Gen-TV Debut)
6pm: Parental Control
7pm: Singled Out (Gen-TV Debut)
730: Singled Out


Other Programming:

----New episodes of "Breaking Through w/Hillary Duff" will debut in October.

---Also returning with new episodes is original reality series "TLC" which proved to be a massive hit last season. New episodes debut in December.

---A new series "Yum with Padma Lahksmi" has yet to earn a airdate, but is expected to launch in first-half of 2013.


---Gen-TV also has on-tap two additional reality series that will debut next year; "Dating Jonathan Knight", a dating/docudrama featuring the gay member of pop group New Kids on the Block (NKTOB) looking for love. It will follow a very basic dating show formula, much like on "the Bachelor" . Also premiering next year is "Dating Kate" a reality docudrama featuring Kate Gosselin looking for romance. It will be more of a documentary style and will simply showcase Kate as she goes on or recovers from dates with suitable (and oftentimes, not so suitable) guys.


PROGRAMMING NOTES:

Gen-TV has released the following list of Expired Series, or acquisitions that they no longer hold the rights to. Thus, other networks are able to air them.

“Living Single”- September 1, 2012
“Party of Five”- September 1, 2012
“The Facts Of Life”--- September 1, 2012
“Grace Under Fire”--- September 2, 2012
“Murphy Brown”--- September 1, 2012
“The Golden Girls”—Weekend Only--- September 2, 2012
“Empty Nest”—Weekend Only--- September 2, 2012
“Sunset Beach”--- October 1, 2012
“Loving”----- October 2, 2012
“Santa Barbara”—October 2, 2012
“Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”---- December 1, 2012
The Division”—December 2, 2012



Gen-TV has released the following press release detailing it's plans for it's Daytime and Weekend Programming starting in January 2013.


Here is the schedule that contains a lot of visible changes, including several huge acquisitions for the network. (New Series in RED)

Daytime:
M-F Only

12am: Postal (New to Daytime)
1230: Cougar Town
1am: 30 Rock
130: Parks & Recreation
2am: Parks & Recreation
230: 30 Rock (new timeslot)
3am: 30 Rock (new timeslot)
4am: Nip/Tuck (new to daytime)
5am: The Profiler (new timeslot)
6am: Chuck (new to Gen-TV)
7am: Cougar Town (new timeslot)
730: Cougar Town (new timeslot)
8am: For Your Love (new to Gen-TV)
830: Postal (new to Daytime)
9am: Til Death (new to daytime)
930: Cougar Town (new timeslot0
10: The Good Wife (new to daytime)
11: Yum with Padma Lahksmi (New Series!-Debuts January 10th)
12pm: Suzanne Somers (new timeslot)
1pm: Breaking Through with Hillary Duff
2pm: Deidra Hall (Final Episodes Starting January 10th)
3pm: TLC (New Season- Debuts January 10th)
4pm: Dating Jonathan Knight (New Series- Debuts January 10th)
5pm: Dating Kate Gosselin (New Series- Debuts January 10th)
6pm: Chuck (New To Gen-TV)



WEEKENDS:

Saturday:
12am: Privileged (new timeslot)
1230: Privileged (new timeslot)
1am: Brothers & Sisters (new to weekends)
2am: Brothers & Sisters
3am: Boston Public (new timeslot)
4am: JAG (new to Gen-TV)
5am: JAG (new to Gen-TV)
6am: One Tree Hill
7am: 90210 (new timeslot)
8am: The O.C.
830: Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place
9am: Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place (additional episode)
10am: The Good Wife
11am: The Good Wife
12pm: Chuck (new to weekends)
1pm: Chuck
2pm: Reaper (new timeslot)
230: Raising Hope (new to Gen-TV)
3pm: Cougar Town
4pm: The John Larroquette Show
430: Til Death
5pm: Til Death
6pm: Raising Hope (new to Gen-TV)
630: Raising Hope (new to Gen-TV)

Sunday Morning-
12am: The Arrival (new timeslot)
1230: Boyfriends (new timeslot)
1am: Never Again (new timeslot)
130: Like Mother, Like Daughter (new to weekends)
2am: Touched By An Angel
3am: Wife Swap
4am: Wife Swap
5am: Extreme Makeover
6am: Supernanny
7am: Supernanny
8am: Boiling Points
9am: Endless Love with Leanne Rimes (New Episodes Staring January 13th)
10am: GLEE (new to Gen-TV)
11: GLEE (new to Gen-TV)
12: Damage Control (new timeslot)
1230: Damage Control
1pm: Gen-TV Sunday Movie (New Series)
3pm: The Mentalist (new timeslot)
4pm: The Good Wife (new timeslot)
5pm: The Good Wife
6pm: 30 Rock
630: Parks & Recreation


HIGHLIGHTS:

---Starting January 10th, Gen-TV counts down to the May 2013 finale of "Deidre Hall", the crowning achievement of their daytime schedule. The top-rated talk show which bounced "The Oprah Winfrey Show" from #1 in her final season will exit the airwaves in May, and starting in January the series produces it's most compelling episodes to date.

---"Yum with Padma Lahksmi" debuts and will change the face of Food TV forever as Padma, the host of Award-winning culinary series "Top Chef" both interviews high profile people but also teaches them how to cook for a special occasion.

----"Dating Jonathon Knight" is a new dating docudrama in which openly gay "New Kid on The Block" singer looks for love.

---"Dating Kate Gosselin" is another docudrama in which reality star Kate Gosselin attempts to find love in the world; a tough act for anybody, let alone a mother of eight children.

"TLC"--- Last Season's highest rated new daytime series returns for another round of gossip, speed-dating, child rearing and trying to return to fame as T-Boz and Chili of Grammy-winning Girl Group "TLC" endure their daily lives all while trying to recapture the fame that they once had.

NEW SERIES:
--"GLEE"-- Gen-TV has acquired the rights to air reruns of GLEE on Weekends.

--"Raising Hope"-- Gen-TV has acquired the rights to air "Raising Hope" for a five month test-period. This is to see if ratings would justify acquiring the series reruns for Fall 2013.

"JAG"-- Gen-TV has acquired the rights to air this series in late-night timeslots.

"For Your Love"- Gen-TV has acquired the exclusive rights to this late 90's sitcom starring Holly Robinson-Peet, Tamala Jones, James Lesure and Edafe Blackmon. It aired four seasons between 1998 and 2002. Six episodes aired on NBC before it moved over to the WB network.

and lastly, Gen-TV dusts off a classic from it's own archives when it begins to re-air episodes of "Like Mother, Like Daughter" one of the first sitcoms to debut on the network. Tori Spelling and Suzanne Somers co-starred in this hilarious sitcom that asked what happens when spoiled wealthy people are forced to change their lifestyle.

Here is a list of series owned currently by Gen-TV that are set to expire (or have already expired):

EXPIRED IN 2012:
“Living Single”- September 1, 2012
“Party of Five”- September 1, 2012
“Sunset Beach”--- October 1, 2012
“The Facts Of Life”--- September 1, 2012
“Grace Under Fire”--- September 2, 2012
The Division”—December 2, 2012
Murphy Brown”--- September 1, 2012
“The Golden Girls”—Weekend Only--- September 2, 2012
“Empty Nest”—Weekend Only--- September 2, 2012
“Loving”----- October 2, 2012
“Santa Barbara”—October 2, 2012
“Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”---- December 1, 2012

EXPIRING IN 2013:
“The Practice”---- January 1, 2013
“Avonlea” ------- January 1, 2013
“L.A. Law”-------- January 1, 2013
“Punky Brewster”—Weekend Only------- January 1, 2013
“One Life To Live”-----------January 1, 2013 (entire library)
"Beverly Hills, 90210”--------January 1, 2013
“One Tree Hill”------------January 1, 2013
“Ally McBeal”------ September 1, 2013
“Picket Fences”—Weekend Only---- September 2, 2013
"We the people with Gloria Allred"---- September 2, 2013
“Queer As Folk” (USA)—Weekend Only --- September 1, 2013
“The Sally Jesse Raphael Show” ---------- December 10, 2013

Gen-TV has signed development and Talent holding deals with the following people:

---Famed choreographer Travis Wall ("So You Think You Can Dance", Oxygen's "All The Right Moves") has signed a development deal to create new programming for the network, he will serve only as a creative source on these future series and will not appear on-screen. The deal is worth an undisclosed figure.

----Gen-TV has signed former soap opera star Robin Strasser to a holding deal, the contract requires Gen-TV to develop a starring vehicle for her and is worth just under 90,000 dollars. She was previously signed to a contract with the network for a daytime soap opera ("Day by Day") but that program was canceled before it ever aired and the contract was nullified.

---"Saved by the Bell" and "Showgirls" actress Elizabeth Berkley has signed a development deal to appear as a host on a future reality series. The deal is worth an unspecified figure and does not cover acting gigs.

-----Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon has signed a three-million dollar deal to appear in a guest-starring capacity in at least "eighteen episodes of Gen-TV dramatic programming and at least seven episodes of Gen-TV comedic programming", the deal is valid January 2013-May 2016.

-------and lastly, former "Felicity' actress Amy Jo Johnson has signed a holding deal for 78,000 dollars in which Gen-TV must develop a series for her between January 2013 and May 2014.

Sunday, October 14th Ratings - YTN
At 7pm, a new episode of Locked inched up to 4.59 million viewers and a 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks series low.

At 8pm, an encore of the series premiere of Secrets of a Small Town notched 6.83 million viewers and a 2.1/6 among adults 18-49, a very solid repeat number. Growth from its lead in was 49% among total viewers and 50% in the key demographic.

At 9pm, a new episode of Reversing History remained at 9.41 million viewers and a 3.3/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Despite a much bigger lead in than last week, Reversing History did not grow, which could be due to the massive premiere of The Walking Dead. Growth from its lead in was 38% in total viewers and 57% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Chicago District Attorney dipped to 7.18 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Retention out of its lead in was an okay 76% among total viewers, but only 48% in the demo. Don't look for an episode extension for the legal drama.


Monday, October 15th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Rebuilding My Life scored 6.38 million viewers and a 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of Secret Service stayed at 7.66 million viewers and a 2.5/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Secret Service increased from its lead in by 20% in total viewers and 14% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix slipped to 10.40 million viewers and a 3.1/8 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Compared to its lead in, TAKEN: Phoenix was up 36% among total viewers and 24% in the demographic.


Tuesday, October 16th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World skyrocketed to 8.28 million viewers and a 2.9/7 among adults 18-49, up a huge five tenths from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode Border Patrol rose to 5.82 million viewers and a 2.1/5 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 70% among total viewers and 72% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN leveled off at 11.16 million viewers and a 3.5/9 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Growth from its lead in was 92% in total viewers and 67% in the demo.

TCN PRESS RELEASE:
Monday, October 8th
At 8pm, a new episode of BEING AVERAGE scored 1.94 million viewers and a 0.8/2 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, a new episode of FAMILY TIME grabbed 1.19 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, a new episode of OUT AND ABOUT pulled in 1.58 million viewers and a 0.6/2 among adults 18-49.

At 930pm, week three of RECONNECTING totaled 948,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49.

At 10pm, week three of THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT COMEDY was watched by 1.22 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.


Tuesday, October 9th
At 8pm, a new episode of INTO THE FUTURE brought in 795,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, week three of EXTENDED FAMILY was seen by 791,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, a new episode of SUBURBIA charged forward with 2.85 million viewers and a 1.0/3 among adults 18-49.

At 930pm, week three of WITNESS OUR CHANGE nabbed 1.29 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.

At 10pm, a new episode of THE COMEDY HOUR attracted 1.84 million viewers and a 0.8/2 among adults 18-49.



Monday, October 15th
At 8pm, a new episode of BEING AVERAGE scored 1.87 million viewers and a 0.8/2 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, a new episode of FAMILY TIME grabbed 1.02 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, a new episode of OUT AND ABOUT pulled in 1.44 million viewers and a 0.5/1 among adults 18-49.

At 930pm, week four of RECONNECTING totaled 912,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49.

At 10pm, week four of THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT COMEDY was watched by 1.06 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.


Tuesday, October 16th
At 8pm, a new episode of INTO THE FUTURE brought in 703,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, week three of EXTENDED FAMILY was seen by 785,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, a new episode of SUBURBIA charged forward with 2.27 million viewers and a 0.9/3 among adults 18-49.

At 930pm, week three of WITNESS OUR CHANGE nabbed 1.04 million viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49.

At 10pm, a new episode of THE COMEDY HOUR attracted 1.71 million viewers and a 0.7/2 among adults 18-49.

Now that NBC has put "Animal Practice" out of it's misery by cancelling the freshmen series; Gen-TV has gone ahead and snapped up it's lead star, Justin Kirk for a non-exclusive five-million dollar contract effective October 18, 2012- October 18, 2016.

For his first gig on the contract, Kirk will make a guest appearance in five episodes of sophomore drama series "American Suburbia" which returns in January. He will play the mysterious and possibly psychotic brother of Michelle Williams character, who last season discovered her father played by Treat Williams was the leader of a satanic cult that was responsible for much of the other-worldly activity in her small town. In the season finale she believed she had found a way to rid him of his satanic possession, and viewers will find out in January if it worked.

In related news, Joanna Garcia-Swisher who had been pulling double-duty on Gen-TV's "Better with You" and NBC's "Animal Practice" will now return to "Better with You" full-time, due to working on both series, her character had been reduced to one or two scenes an episode on BWY.


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Some months ago, Gen-TV spent the largest sum in reality TV history to secure the rights to a series hosted by and starring the fame monster herself as she searches for back-up dancers for her 2012 World Tour, which is still in full-swing. The series now amply titled "Lady Gaga Presents: Search For The Next Monster".

The reality series which was ordered last Fall and took nearly a year to complete filming of, due to Gaga's hectic schedule will now debut November 1st at 9pm; in the timeslot left vacant by the exit of "GCB" from the schedule the previous week.

The one-hour series will follow sixteen male and sixteen female dancers as they compete in various obstacles, trivia rounds and dance tasks for a starring role as a back-up dancer for Lady Gaga's 2012 World Tour. The winner will receive a contract worth 25,000 dollars to appear as Gaga's lead back-up dancer in at least 15 Gaga' live shows in countries around the world. They will also get a management contract with Gaga's management company C.A.A. (Creative Artists Agency) worth 10,000 dollars and the opportunity to appear with Gaga in various interviews and press junkets.

The series will air for a period of 20-weeks, with several planned pre-emptions in-between it's premiere and finale.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, October 8-Thursday, October 11, 2012:


Monday 10/8/12:

Gen-TV had a successful night with a revamped line-up, It finished the night #3 in demos and #2 in total viewers.

"Abducted" hits season high among demos and viewers; "Tag Team" returns strong, fresh episodes of "Better with You" and "Boyfriends" net six-week high!

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 12 million viewers/2.5 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 10.5 million viewers/2.5 18-49
8: West of Broadway (Rerun): 13.8 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 20.4 million viewers/5.2 18-49
9: Tag Team (New- Season Premiere!): 25.5 million viewers/4.8 18-49
930: Boyfriends (New): 17.4 million viewers/4.0 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.5 million viewers/4.5 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 17.5 million viewers/5.6 18-49

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Tuesday 10/9/12

Gen-TV had a successful night, earning it's most successful Tuesday night of the season.

#1 in demos, #1 in total viewers.

Fresh episodes of "Revolving Door" and "Brand New World" return strong, "The Family Man" dominates the hour, nets six week high! "Abandoned" continues to flatline.

7pm: Revolving Door (Recap Special): 23.4 million viewers/4.4 18-49
8pm: Brand New World (New): 18.7 million viewers/4.6 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 27.7 million viewers/4.9 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 32.8 million viewers/5.6 18-49
10: Abandoned (New): 7.1 million viewers/2.1 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 11.6 million viewers/3.1 18-49
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Wednesday 10/10/12

Gen-TV had a successful night, despite the surprising struggles of long-time hit "The Huntress" which spirals downward. The strength of "Sisters" and "The Book Club" gives network #1 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 14 million viewers/3.7 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 11.1 million viewers/2.5 18.49
8pm: The Huntress (New): 15 million viewers/2.0 18-49
9pm: The Book Club (New): 17.4 million viewers/3.6 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 35.5 million viewers/6.7 18-49
11: Gone (New): 26.4 million viewers/4.6 18-49
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Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, October 15-Wednesday, October 17, 2012:

Monday 10/15/12:

Gen-TV maintained a slight lead against rival networks finishing #1 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

"Tag Team" shows significant growth, maintains strong demos. "Detroit Homicide" #1 in it's timeslot. "Abducted" continues strong season performance. New "Boyfriends" special wins the night; and is highest-rated TV Special of the season.

7pm: Boyfriends Retrospective Special (New): 30.4 million viewers/4.3 18-49
8: West of Broadway (New): 16.2 million viewers/3.8 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 20.8 million viewers/5.5 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 26.7 million viewers/5.0 18-49
930: Boyfriends (New): 17.8 million viewers/4.3 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.3 million viewers/4.1 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 17.7 million viewers/5.7 18-49
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Tuesday 10/16/12:

Gen-TV finished night in #1 for both demos and total viewers. "The Family Man" dominates all other programming. "Abandoned" series finale fall flat.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 11.5 million viewers/3.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 11.2 million viewers/2.5 18-49
8pm: Brand New World (New): 18.9 million viewers/4.8 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 27.6 million viewers/5.2 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 32.8 million viewers/5.8 18-49
10: Abandoned (Series Finale): 6.4 million viewers/1.7 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 11 million viewers/3.0 18-49

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Wednesday 10/17/12:

"The Huntress" continues it's fall from grace and hits new all-time low, "Sisters" and"Gone" save the night, allows network to claim #1 in key demos and #2 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 14.2 million viewers/3.3 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 11 million viewers/2.1 18.49
8pm: The Huntress (New): 9 million viewers/1.4 18-49
9pm: The Book Club (New): 17.8 million viewers/3.4 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 39 million viewers/6.9 18-49
11: Gone (New): 26.8 million viewers/4.7 18-49

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 5/17/12 by factsoflife

Breaking News: Gen-TV given highest honor by syndie group.
A Hollywood Insider Exclusive

In the last year and a half, cable network Gen-TV has earned record profits for it's newly syndicated properties which have combined given the network over 40 million dollars in net returns. This is incredible for any television outlet in today's market, but especially considering that four years ago there was not even a Gen-TV.

The outstanding rise of this network is a long and awe-inspiring story that is better told another day, but nonetheless, they were honored this week by industry group Cable & Syndicators International with the prestigious "Syndie Award for Excellence" a highly coveted plaque given to a network, studio or production group that "provides extraordinary material of value to the syndication market and provides local affiliates with invaluable programs to air for years to come."

The honor comes on the heels of the networks record-breaking syndication properties "One of These Days", "The Huntress", "Doctor/Patient", "Never Again", "Life's Facts", "Something Old, Something New", "Boyfriends", "Sisters", "This Time Around" and "Postal" which have all either entered or are about to enter national syndication for "earth-shattering prices".

Currently, Gen-TV Studios programs comprise 10 of the top 30 nationally syndicated, second-run series on TV. The top two of those, "One of These Days" (nationally averaging 4.4 million viewers) and "The Huntress" (nationally averaging 3.98 million viewers), have combined earned over 11.8 million dollars for the studio this season.

Other series such as "Boyfriends", "Doctor/Patient", "Something Old, Something New" and "Life's Facts" have also done extraordinary in local markets. "Boyfriends" entered syndication just a few weeks ago on April 20th, but has already been propelled to the #5 slot nationally. Don Fairfield, the President of Cable & Syndicators International says "The success of Gen-TV Studios properties this season has been a resounding kick in the butt to the syndication market and has provided unthinkable job security and financial freedom to thousands of local affiliates, local independent stations and programmers nationwide." "Nobody could ever have predicted the sort of market value that Gen-TV added this season with just a few series."

The good news keeps coming too, because two more studio properties "Sisters" and 'This Time Around" are expected to enter syndication in the fall, and are likely to set ratings on fire. The former (Sisters) recently earned historical records for it's season finale, becoming the single most-watched entertainment program in history. "Programmers are fighting to snatch up "Sisters" for syndication contracts".

Gen-TV's CEO/CFO Katrina Bishop-Wry accepted the honor on behalf of Gen-TV and was humble when thanking the group for honoring the company that she helped to build into a mega-conglomerate with no signs of slowing down "We have had a long road to success, which was not easily won and has had it's share of fatalities. I thank each and every one of the dedicated people whose creative visions helped shape Gen-TV, many of whom didn't live long enough to see their contributions come to life. I dedicate this to Matthew & Shirley Smith, Mark Mitchellson, Patricia Meyers-Johnston, Bridget Kline, Diane L. Swift and my current colleagues, Douglas Bartel and Brian Lonze whose business savvy, creative insight and market knowledge continue to inspire me, astound me and wow me." "Thank you to our incredible team of producers, writers, directors, trades and craftsmen and our superb actors and actresses who all make our programs special." "Thank you to Cable & Syndicators International for honoring us with this very prestigious prize." "Lastly, thank you to the viewers for responding to our series with passion, intelligence and integrity."


Here are the top 20 Nationally syndicated programs (second run): (Gen-TV Studios in bold)
1. One of These Days, Gen-TV Studios
2. The Huntress, Gen-TV Studios
3. Seinfeld, NBC-Universal
4. Friends, Warner Brothers
5.Boyfriends, Gen-TV Studios
6. Life's Facts, Gen-TV Studios
7. The King of Queens, Worldwide Pants
8. Two and A half Men, Warner Brothers
9. Doctor/Patient, Gen-TV Studios
10. Something Old, Something New
11. Hot Tamales
12. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS
13. Never Again
13. 50 Stops Before Home
14. Scrubs, ABC Studios
15. Second Family
16. Frasier, CBS
17. Everybody Loves Raymond, Worldwide Pants
18. The Nanny, SONY
19. Will & Grace, Warner Brothers
20. LOST, ABC Studios



Gen-TV reached a huge milestone last season when its newly syndicated series netted record profits for the young network. Series such as "One of These Days", "Boyfriends" and "The Huntress' entered the second-run market and combined with other properties produced over 40 million dollars in profit for Gen-TV Studios. The news was even sweeter with other programs such as "This Time Around", "Postal" and "Sisters" poised to pull even bigger numbers when they reached the market later in the year. Well now both those series, as well as others, have joined other Gen-TV Productions in the second-run market and as expected have netted extraordinary results. Since launching in national second-run syndication on August 12th, "This Time Around" has become the fourth most-watched syndicated program on Television, and has produced profits upwards of 15.8 million dollars for Gen-TV Studios, a number surprising considering recent ratings for the series final primetime season have headed south. Meanwhile, "Sisters", fresh in the midst of it's most critically acclaimed season yet has also set a record of it's own; it has become the #1 most watched syndicated property on the market and has fetched profits of 30 million dollars for the studio. Since it debuted in strip syndication on September 10th, 2012, it has averaged 6.6 million viewers daily. On the sitcom side, "Postal" entered local syndication last week and has been a moderate hit, with an average of 2.4 million viewers daily and a estimated profit of 6.3 million dollars for Gen-TV studios expected by year's end. Though a cable deal for that series has yet to be reached, it is believed the program will get such an offer soon.


Gen-TV's success in the syndication market has continued with it's older series as well, "The Huntress" is a massive hit on both cable; where daily runs on A&E have fetched 11.3 million dollars this season and average about 3.5 million viewers each episode. In the local arena it rates #7 nationally. "One of These Days" continues to be a nationwide hit where it sits as the #2 most-watched syndicated series on TV and is poised to produce over 23 million dollars for the network by the end of the year.


Nobody at Gen-TV should be worried about success suddenly stopping them either, as they have no less than eight other programs set to enter syndication next year. Among the programs set to reach the market are major hits "Elizabeth Bordoe", "Over My Head" and "Knocked Down" all three of which are expected to become major successes in the second-run world. "Over My Head" was such a hit that it was pre-sold into cable syndication last year, and it will air on Lifetime on weekdays and TBS on weekends. Also forecast to become success are "Better with You", "Gone", "Abducted" and "West of Broadway", all of which will have produced well-over 100 episodes by next year.

"Better with You' will enter the market first and is believed to be one to watch, it's huge ratings on Gen-TV lead all to think that it will become a syndication mainstay. The common thought is that "Gone" and "Abducted" will each fetch substantially lower numbers than that series, but will do well.

Now, for the record:

Here is a list of the Top 20 Second-Run Series Nationally (non-cable):

1. Sisters, Gen-TV Studios
2. One of These Days, Gen-TV Studios
3. Seinfeld, NBC-Universal
4. This Time Around, Gen-TV Studios
5. Friends, NBC-Universal
6. The Huntress, Gen-TV Studios
7. Two and a Half Men, 20th Century Fox
8. The King of Queens, CBS Television
9. Life's Facts, Gen-TV Studios
10. Boyfriends, Gen-TV Studios
11. How I Met Your Mother, 20th Century Fox
12. Grey's Anatomy, ABC Studios
13. Doctor/Patient, Gen-TV Studios
14. Scrubs, ABC Studios
15. The Big Bang Theory, CBS Television
16. Second Family, Gen-TV Studios
17. Postal, Gen-TV Studios
18. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS Television
19. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC-Universal/Wolf Films
20. Something Old, Something New, Gen-TV Studios

Top 20 Syndicated Series-Cable (National Numbers)
1. Sisters, Gen-TV Studios
2. Law & Order, NBC-Universal/Wolf Films
3. One of These Days, Gen-TV Studios
4. Desperate Housewives, ABC Studios
5. Doctor/Patient, Gen-TV Studios
6. Boyfriends, Gen-TV Studios
7. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS Television
8. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC-Universal/Wolf Films
9. Friends, NBC-Universal
10. Life's Facts, Gen-TV Studios
11. The Huntress, Gen-TV Studios
12. Castle, ABC Studios
13. Never Again, Gen-TV Studios
14. This Time Around, Gen-TV Studios
15. Seinfeld, NBC-Universal
16. 30 Rock, NBC-Universal
17. Hot Tamales, Gen-TV Studios
18. Scrubs, ABC Studios
19. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 20th Century Fox
20. The Golden Girls, CBS Television

Breaking News from Gen-TV:

The network announced today that the current season will be the final one for long-running drama "The Huntress". Ratings for the now five-year old drama have dipped considerably from it's last season which aired this past summer. Insiders expected the network would allow the program the benefit of the doubt to see how it performs in it's new Friday timeslot, which it inherits in January; before deciding it's fate. However, Jeremy Morton, Vice President of Entertainment for the network says "Though we have always had faith in The Huntress, it has become clear that viewers have lost interest." Tom Dalton, the President of Entertainment (and Jeremy's boss) went a step further and said "Over the course of this season it became obvious to us that writers and producers on this program have run out of creative and engaging ideas to prolong the life of this valuable franchise."

The cast reaction has been quick and swift, with Shannen Doherty showing up on Entertainment Tonight with the following statement "I am so thankful to all the fans who have watched for the last five seasons and truly embraced my character and given me a second chance at life." "It was clear to me that the time has come for this show to end, and I look forward to my future which is a whole lot brighter than it would have been without this series." Former cast-member Molly Culver who left the show last season said on Access Hollywood "I want to thank all my friends and family from The Huntress for four years of excellent memories they gave me. I am sad to hear the news that we have been cancelled, but I believe that time is right."

Lastly, former cast member Mo'Nique wrote on her personal weblog "Goodbye to The Huntress, my former home. God Bless you all."

The series finale of The Huntress will air in May, concluding the series five year run and wrapping up all it's storylines.

On the heels of cancelling "The Huntress" after five seasons comes word that another Gen-TV drama, "Sisters" will live to see another day. The still massively successful family tear-jerker has been renewed through the 2015-2016 season, bringing the series through it's seventh season. This would make it the longest-running program in it's network's history. No other Gen-TV series has lasted beyond six seasons.

The contract for this program was set to expire in January 2013 and all parties involved felt it was best to being discussions in advance. This isn't surprising considering the huge ratings the series brings each week, this season averaging 42.37 million viewers per episode. It is currently the #1 rated drama series on television and Gen-TV's most popular series.

On-top of the three season pick-up, this news comes with hefty pay bumps for it's principal cast. Though the entire cast received hefty raises back in December 2011, this new bump will make the cast the richest cast in television today. Previously, Sherry Stringfield got a 20% pay increase, which had her making 1.5 million per episode; well as of today she will be granted a 14% increase. She will now make 1.71 million per episode. Here is the breakdown on the rest of the cast:

Lisa Nicole Carson--- Was making 1.2 million per episode
has gotten pay increase of 14% will now make 1.36 million per episode

Elizabeth Rohm--- Was making 1.2 million per episode
has gotten pay increase of 14% will now make 1.36 million per episode

Maura West--- was making 1.1 million per episode
has gotten pay increase of 14% will now make 1.25 million per episode

Ming-Na Wen--- was making 95,000 per episode
has gotten pay increase of 14% will now make 108,300 per episode

Jere Burns--- was making 86,000 per episode
has gotten pay increase of 14% will now make 99,180 per episode

Rupert Everett--- was making 91,000 per episode
has gotten pay increase of 14% will now make 103,740 per episode

Jean Smart--- was making 91,000 per episode
has gotten pay increase of 14% will now make 103,740 per episode

Other cast members only appear on a recurring basis and are thus not eligible for the pay increase. and Alicia Silverstone exited the series last season and is no longer on the program. Her character, Dede was killed off when she was run over by a bus as she developed cold feet and ran out on her wedding. A proposed spin-off featuring her character as a newlywed never took hold and was canceled.

Upcoming Gen-TV sitcom "The People Next Door", debuting in January has some casting news to announce. Veteran actor Cheech Marin (Cheech & Chong, Nash Bridges, Rob) has joined the cast.

His character is an elderly Latino who is more than a bit upset when a lesbian couple moves into the house next door to his. The series will tackle social and moral issues with humor as it focuses on a old L.A. neighborhood undergoing a change as the old residents move out and die off, and are replaced by a new generation with major lifestyle differences.

Marin joins previously cast Melissa Etheridge and Loretta Devine. Additional casting is underway. The series will air Mondays at 930pm, following "Revolving Door" and leading into "Sisters". This is considered to be one of the cushiest and most prestigious timeslots on TV this season.

Wednesday, October 17th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Kate and Zoe settled at 8.95 million viewers and 3.0/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter slipped to 9.02 million viewers and a 3.0/7 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of CHELSEA jumped to 11.47 million viewers and a 4.1/10 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for a new series high. Compared to its lead in, CHELSEA was up 27% in total viewers and 37% in the demo.

At 930pm, week five of Raising Teenagers rose for the first time, notching 7.93 total viewers and a 2.6/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 69% in total viewers and 63% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Call Girls remained at 15.25 million viewers and a 6.1/12 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Growth from its lead in a was 92% in total viewers and a huge 135% in the demo.


Thursday, October 18th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of College picked up to 8.30 million viewers and a 2.8/7 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of Singles advanced to 8.61 million viewers and a 2.9/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 4% in both total viewers and the demo.

At 9pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes leveled off at 11.58 million viewers and a 4.0/8 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Growth from its lead was 35% in total viewers and 38% in the demo.

At 930pm, a new episode of Roommates sank to 8.61 million viewers and a 3.0/7 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 74% among total viewers and 75% in the demo.

At 10pm, week two of Secrets of a Small Town dropped to 10.28 million viewers and a 3.7/9 among adults 18-49. Compared to its series premiere last week, Secrets of a Small Town was down 20% among total viewers and 14% in the demo. Growth from Roommates was 19% among total viewers and 23% in the demo.


Friday, October 19th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week five of The Life of Gary inched up to 7.47 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 830pm, week five of Blue Collar stabilized at 6.98 million viewers and a 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Retention out of its lead in was a solid 93% in both total viewers and the demo.

At 9pm, week five of Racially Divided increased to 8.26 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 18% in total viewers and 14% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York notched 9.73 million viewers and a 1.7/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Cops of New York grew from its lead in by 18% in total viewers and 6% in the demo.


Saturday, October 20th Ratings - YTN
At 10pm, the season finale of Lie to Me pulled in 4.39 million viewers and a 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, even with last week. No word yet on when the fifth (and most likely, final) season will air.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN EXTENDS "RAISING TEENAGERS"
YTN's newest comedy, Raising Teenagers, has been given five (5) additional episodes, bringing its first season total to 18 episodes. The show, which airs Wednesday nights at 930/830c, has done an okay job in its timeslot since the series premiere. A few things that may have held YTN back from a full season order: (1) Raising Teenagers is the lowest rated Wednesday-Thursday comedy on the network and (2) YTN has two mid-season comedies waiting to air.

In a statement from the network, they say, "We are excited to bring more Raising Teenagers to our viewers. The comedy has done very well since its premiere, and with an audience increase the past two weeks, this was a very easy decision to make."


"CHICAGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY" TO END THIS SEASON
Struggling sophomore legal drama, Chicago District Attorney, looks like it is coming to an end this season. Inside sources tell us that the cast and crew were informed late last week that the network would not be ordering anymore episodes past the thirteen this season.

The news should not come as much of a shock to people who follow the ratings. After a somewhat strong finish at the end of last season, YTN moved forward with a second season order. The drama returned to okay numbers, but has fallen to series lows (1.6 demo) in recent weeks, despite a 3.0+ lead in. When the network released DVR demo numbers this week, Chicago District Attorney was at the bottom of the list.

The series does well among total viewers, but there is simply no room on the schedule for a strong total viewers show. Friday nights have been transformed, and have done fairly well since the new lineup went into place. YTN is unlikely to mess with the new-found success.

When/If the rumor is official, we will be the first to let you know!


YTN EXTENDS "ROOMMATES" SERIES FINALE; PUSHES BEHIND THE SCENES
YTN announced earlier today that they have given the go ahead to a 30 minute retrospective for departing series, Roommates. Previously, the network was simply going to air the finale, following a new episode of Behind the Scenes. Instead, a 30 minute special that looks back at the past six seasons will air at 9pm, leading into the series finale at 930pm. Under this change, Behind the Scenes will have its fall finale a week earlier, leaving it with an extra episode in the spring. The rest of the lineup will remain intact for the night.


YTN SCHEDULES "TAKEN: NEW ORLEANS"
YTN has made a slight adjustment to its December schedule.

The following changes have been made:
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23RD
7 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x4)
8 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x5)
9 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x6)
10 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x7)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24TH
8 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x8)
9 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x9)
10 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x10)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH
8 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x11)
9 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x12)
10 - TAKEN: New Orleans (1x13; SERIES FINALE)

The previous programming schedule can be seen here: http://sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4728773&postcount=1750

10/11/12 and 10/12/12:
two “classic” GUIDING LIGHT episodes aired in the GL timeslot:
#13709 (OAD: 7/20/01) and
#13710 (OAD: 7/23/01)

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Thursday, October 18-Sunday, October 21, 2012:


Thursday, 10/18/2012:

Gen-TV claims #1 among total viewers but is #4 with demographics. "Jane At Home" stabilizes; "GCB" falls flat.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 4.8 million viewers/3.4 18-49
730pm: Roommates (Rerun): 2.6 million viewers/2.1 18-49
8pm: Knocked Down (New): 16.7 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 26.3 million viewers/5.7 18-49
9pm: GCB (New): 8.3 million viewers/3.6 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 9.5 million viewers/3.1 18-49
11: Jane At Home (New): 13.7 million viewers/3.8 18-49

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Friday, 10/19/2012:


Gen-TV was #1 among demos and total viewers on Friday, thanks mostly to the success of Friday sitcoms "Detective Mom" and "Mr. Write".

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 4.4 million viewers/3.518-49 730: Brand New World (Rerun): 4.4 million viewers/3.6 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 19.4 million viewers/4.3 18-49
830: Postal (New): 10.5 million viewers/3.8 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 11.8 million viewers/2.8 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 6.7 million viewers/2.6 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 7.8 million viewers/2.8 18-49
11: The Enforcers (New): 9.4 million viewers/3.8 18-49

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Saturday, 10/20/2012:

Gen-TV had a massive defeat on Saturday placing #6 among demos and #5 among total viewers.

7pm: This Time Around (Rerun): 2.8 million viewers/3.8 18-49
8pm: The Real Life of Jill Zarrin (New): 4.0 million viewers/1.8 18-49
9pm: One of These Days (New): 7.9 million viewers/3.6 18-49
10: This Time Around (Rerun): 8.2 million viewers/2.6 18-49
11: Movie (New): 3.5 million viewers/1.4 18-49
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Sunday, 10/21/2012:

Gen-TV had a mildly successful Saturday night, placing #3 in demos and #4 in total viewers.


7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 12.5 million viewers/2.8 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 14.4 million viewers/2.8 18-49
8pm: Husbands (New): 6.2 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 14.4 million viewers/2.8 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 20.4 million viewers/4.3 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 14.4 million viewers/3.3 18-49
11: Chase (New): 18.5 million viewers/4.1 18-49

More casting news from Gen-TV:

"The People Next Door":

Emmy-Winner Maria Conchita Alonso ("The Arrival") has cemented herself as a Gen-TV staple and has signed on for a leading role in the networks new sitcom. She will play the wife of Cheech Marin's character. Her character is a feisty, spirtied former beauty queen turned prized winning chef who is open-minded and is one of the first people to embrace her new lesbian neighbors, despite her husbands opposition. She will serve as the moral compass to her husband, says E.P. Steven Levitan.

Alonso won a Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her work on Gen-TV's "The Arrival" back in 2010 as the opinionated, eccentric Aunt to Vanessa Marcil's character. She was also nominated for the same award in 2011 and 2012. She also took home the 2011 SAG Award for Female Actress In a Comedy and a 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. To date she is the only Gen-TV Performer to win an Emmy, Globe and SAG Award.

Also being cast on the new and much-anticipated comedy is Jay Hernandez, although primarily a film actor with roles in such movies as "Hostel", "Ladder 49" and "Grindhouse" he did have a TV role on the short-lived ABC drama "Six Degrees" back in 2006-2007.


"American Suburbia"




Brittany Snow, Sean Astin and Michelle Williams have all signed-on for next season. Snow is committed to the full-thirteen episodes, while scheduling conflicts for Williams and Astin prove to be too much to deal with and they have agreed to shorter contracts. Williams will appear in 7 episodes and Astin in 6 episodes.


Hot on the heels of contract extensions for Michelle Williams, Sean Astin, Brittany Snow and the exit of Treat Williams comes word that the remaining cast of Gen-TV's #1 series "American Suburbia" has re-signed for season two. Here are all the details:





-----Stanley Tucci is back for the second cycle of 13-episodes. He is committed to the full run and his character "will be thoroughly fleshed out this time." "Last season he joined the show mid-way through the production cycle and we didn't get to hone in on who he really is" says series honcho Kevin Murphy, "but we'll get to know him intimately this time around."

Fittingly, after his characters one-off appearance produced massive fan reaction and cries for more scenes, Tobey McGuire will return to the show "for one or two more episodes" says David Lynch. McGuire guest starred in the series pilot episode (his scenes were added in after production on that episode had wrapped) and set-up the present day story of Sean Astin's character. "It was obvious that fans loved Jimmy (his character) and wanted more of him. The story did produce fantastic opportunity for a future reprieve and we are thrilled that Tobey wants to go on the journey with us."

Lastly, Jennifer Connelly will return for "about 5 episodes" to "wrap up the story of Chase (Treat Williams) who is being written out". She played the younger fiancee of the character who is father of Michelle Williams character, Lynette Reardon.

The series is scoring top-notch talent all around, as the series has scored behind the scenes talent from two top rated series that ended this year, "Desperate Housewives" and "House". "Housewives" writers Bob Daily, Jenna Bans and Joe Keenan will join the team of scribes for the series and "House" producers Katie Jacobs, Liz Friedman and Doris Egan will be on-tap to help showrunners Alexandra Cunningham, Kevin Murphy and David Lynch.

Both Murphy and Cunningham both served time on Wistera Lane as writers for "housewives".

Here is the breakdown of the full roster of how the creative team will be credited this season:

Executive Producers: David Lynch, Kevin Murphy, Katie Jacobs
Associate Producers: Doris Egan, Alexandra Cunningham, Liz Friedman
Senior Producers: Jenna Bans, Joe Kennan
Head Writer: Alexandra Cunningham, Kevin Murphy, Doris Egan
Writing Associates: Bob Daily, Joe Kennan and Katie Jacobs

Clearly this are not usual production credits, but Doug Bartel, President of Gen-TV explains "for a team with this many talented creative visionaries behind it we needed to come up with a unique way to adequately reflect the contributions of all our experts."

It appears that those credited as "Executive Producers" will oversee the overall production and creative issues while those with "Associate Producer" and "Senior Producer" credits will care more for the day to day operations. The "Head Writer" credit, most usually seen only on daytime soap operas was added to reflect "the extraordinarily large amount of detail that goes into this series, such as era-specific references for the retro scenes and the science fiction elements". the "Writing Associates" credit, created for this series specifically, showcases the "extra work needed to create and film scenes from two different eras, process the black and white elements and create a cohesive theme to both the past and present day stories."

We already know that the hit drama (the networks #1 rated series) is returning for a full-season of 13 episodes in January, and that it would likely retain most of its cast. Here is the latest news on this expensive, star-studded project:


In other news, network has cast three TV veterans from the 90's to series regular roles for season two: Sharon Lawrence (NYPD BLUE), Roma Downey (Touched by An Angel) and Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order) have all secured major leading roles in the massive series. In related news; Parker Posey, 90's Indie Movie Queen has secured a "major recurring role" for season two.







UPDATE:

Treat Williams WILL appear in five episodes of season two, so that producers can conclude his character story.

Also, the network has announced that season 1 guest star Demi Moore has booked a return gig to the program. Her character was killed off after two episodes last year, but will return in flashbacks. Additionally, the former Mrs. Kutcher will also take on a seprate role in the present-day storyline.

Fans of the show will recall that this gothic series which combines the soap opera and the science fiction genres often shifts back and forth to different time periods, most often the late 1950's and current day.

In related news, Gail O'Grady who earned three Emmy nominations for her work on NYPD BLUE will play mother to Michelle Williams. E.P. Kevin Murphy explains "Her character, Annette Ryerson-Reardon was presumed dead sometime back in the late-70's and has had no part of her daughters life since Lynette was an infant. So when she returns to town to reconnect with her daughter and her ex-husband everybody is a little stunned and skeptical. Of course, Annette's personal agenda very quickly bubbles to the surface when everybody finds out where she has been and why she's come back." Lastly, he adds "This role will surely win Gail O'Grady a long-deserved Emmy-award."

Sunday, October 21st Ratings - YTN
At 7pm, a new episode of Locked climbed to 4.94 million viewers and a 1.5/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 8pm, an encore of Secrets of a Small Town notched 6.15 million viewers and a 1.9/5 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks repeat episode. Growth from its lead in was 24% among total viewers and 27% in the key demographic. Next week, repeats of Raising Teenagers and The Life of Gary move into the timeslot.

At 9pm, a new episode of Reversing History rose to 10.24 million viewers and a 3.5/7 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in was 67% in total viewers and 84% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Chicago District Attorney jumped to 7.51 million viewers and a 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 73% among total viewers, and a mere 49% in the demo. Don't look for an episode extension for the legal drama.


Monday, October 22nd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Rebuilding My Life scored 6.15 million viewers and a 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of Secret Service totaled 7.47 million viewers and a 2.5/7 among adults 18-49, also even with last week. Secret Service increased from its lead in by 21% in total viewers and 14% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix fell to 9.95 million viewers and a 2.9/8 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Compared to its lead in, TAKEN: Phoenix was up 33% among total viewers and 16% in the demographic.


Tuesday, October 23rd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World dropped to 7.48 million viewers and a 2.6/7 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode Border Patrol slipped to 5.41 million viewers and a 1.9/5 among adults 18-49, down tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 72% among total viewers and 73% in the demo. Each week, Border Patrol follows the same path as Looking for Love. One has to wonder how it would do without a solid lead in.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN went down to 10.13 million viewers and a 3.2/9 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in was 87% in total viewers and 68% in the demo.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, October 15-Wednesday, October 17, 2012:

Monday 10/15/12:

Gen-TV maintained a slight lead against rival networks finishing #1 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

"Tag Team" shows significant growth, maintains strong demos. "Detroit Homicide" #1 in it's timeslot. "Abducted" continues strong season performance. New "Boyfriends" special wins the night; and is highest-rated TV Special of the season.

7pm: Boyfriends Retrospective Special (New): 30.4 million viewers/4.3 18-49
8: West of Broadway (New): 16.2 million viewers/3.8 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 20.8 million viewers/5.5 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 26.7million viewers/5.0 18-49
930: Boyfriends (New): 17.8 million viewers/4.3 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.3 million viewers/4.1 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 17.7 million viewers/5.7 18-49
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Tuesday 10/16/12:

Gen-TV finished night in #1 for both demos and total viewers. "The Family Man" dominates all other programming. "Abandoned" series finale fall flat.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 11.5 million viewers/3.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 11.2 million viewers/2.5 18-49
8pm: Brand New World (New): 18. 9 million viewers/4.8 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 27.6 million viewers/5.2 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 32.8 million viewers/5.8 18-49
10: Abandoned (Series Finale): 6.4 million viewers/1.7 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 11 million viewers/3.0 18-49

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Wednesday 10/17/12:

"The Huntress" continues it's fall from grace and hits new all-time low, "Sisters" and"Gone" save the night, allows network to claim #1 in key demos and #2 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 1 4.2 million viewers/3.3 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 11 million viewers/2.1 18.49
8pm: The Huntress (New): 9 million viewers/1.4 18-49
9pm: The Book Club (New): 17.8 million viewers/3.4 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 39 million viewers/6.9 18-49
11: Gone (New): 26.8 million viewers/4.7 18-49






Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, October 22-Wednesday, October 24, 2012:


Monday, 10/22/12:

Gen-TV was #1 on Monday among both demos and total viewers, thanks to a special night of Halloween programming.

7pm: West of Broadway: Halloween Musical Spectacular (New): 25.68 million viewers/4.4 18-49

8pm: Better With You (New): 26.7 million viewers/4.9 18-49

9pm: Tag Team (New): 30.4 million viewers/4.7 18-49

10pm: Detroit Homicide (New): 23.6 million viewers/4.1 18-49

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Tuesday, 10/23/12:

A brand new schedule didn't hurt Gen-TV on Tuesday with a # finish among demos and total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 6.8 million viewers/2.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 12.1 million viewers/3.8 18-49
8pm: Brand New World (New): 18.24 million viewers/4.8 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 28.5 million viewers/5.0 18-49
9pm: The Family Man (New): 39.7 million viewers/6.5 18-49
10pm: Brewed (Season Premiere): 12.5 million viewers/3.9 18-49
1030: Sliced (Season Premiere): 15.7 million viewers/4.2 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 14.5 million viewers/2.8 18-49
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Wednesday, 10/24/12:

Gen-TV was #1 in demos and #1 in total viewers on Wednesday night.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 10.3 million viewers/3.5 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 6.7 million viewers/2.8 18-49
8pm: The Huntress (New): 14.2 million viewers/2.3 18-49
9pm: The Book Club (New): 20.7 million viewers/3.6 18-49
10pm: Sisters (New): 40.3 million viewers/5.8 18-49
11: Gone (New): 26.4 million viewers/3.9 18-49

Wednesday, October 24th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Kate and Zoe fell to 8.10 million viewers and 2.7/7 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter slipped to 8.49 million viewers and a 2.8/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of CHELSEA retreated to 10.31 million viewers and a 3.8/9 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Compared to its lead in, CHELSEA was up 21% in total viewers and 36% in the demo.

At 930pm, week six of Raising Teenagers went down to 7.18 total viewers and a 2.4/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 70% in total viewers and 63% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Call Girls scaled back to 14.15 million viewers and a 5.7/11 among adults 18-49, down four tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in a was 97% in total viewers and 138% in the demo.


Thursday, October 25th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of College dropped to 7.52 million viewers and a 2.5/6 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of Singles stabilized at 8.48 million viewers and a 2.9/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Growth from its lead in was 13% in total viewers and 16% in the demo - it's largest this season.

At 9pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes collapsed to 10.21 million viewers and a 3.5/8 among adults 18-49, down five tenths from last week. Growth from its lead was 20% in total viewers and 21% in the demo.

At 930pm, a new episode of Roommates sank to 8.04 million viewers and a 2.7/6 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 79% among total viewers and 77% in the demo.

At 10pm, week three of Secrets of a Small Town began to level off, scoring 9.77 million viewers and a 3.6/9 among adults 18-49, down only a tenth from last week. Growth from Roommates was 22% among total viewers and 33% in the demo.


Friday, October 26th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week six of The Life of Gary stayed at 7.33 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 830pm, week six of Blue Collar remained at 6.82 million viewers and a 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Retention out of its lead in was a solid 93% in both total viewers and the demo.

At 9pm, week six of Racially Divided scored 8.56 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, up in total viewers, but down a tenth in the demo. Growth from its lead in was 26% among total viewers.

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York notched 9.89 million viewers and a 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Cops of New York grew from its lead in by 16% in total viewers and 20% in the demo.

Well the verdict is in and while I was able to save shows others bit the dust like Hee Haw Hell the variety just isn't as popular as it use to be in other words good as a off season filler which is what the show will be regulated to but not as a regular show.
Goonie Rock Island and Psycho dad will switch time slots due to those damn goody two shoes parents groups bitching about the what else content so GRI gets the late night spot and PD gets the early evening slot.
Due to the popularity of both shows The Sneaky Bastard will air back to back with The Little Bastard so spend your Mondays with the bastards on TLTPN Underground Fight Hour wiil take Psycho Dads timeslot and GRI will be in UFHs timeslot.

NOTE:
10/11/12 and 10/12/12:
two “classic” GUIDING LIGHT episodes aired in the GL timeslot:
#13709 (OAD: 7/20/01) and
#13710 (OAD: 7/23/01)

TOMORROW: 10/30/12 ATWT WILL AIR THE EPISODE FROM 10/31/00.

ANNUAL HAUNTED DAY OF HALLOWEEN SCHEDULE:
(THIS YEAR 24 HOURS- 12:00am 10/31 (late 10/30) to 12:00am 11/1
(Halloween Night) )

12:00am The Walton’s #047 “The Ghost Story”
1:00am Diagnosis Murder #049 “Misdiagnosis Murder”
2:00am Matlock #172 “Murder Game”
3:00am Murder, She Wrote #014 “My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean”
4:00am The Andy Griffith Show #097, “The Haunted House”
4:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show #096, “The Ghost of A. Chantz”
5:00am Home Improvement #030 “The Haunting of Taylor House”
5:30am Home Improvement #182 “Bewitched”
6:00am Barney Miller #070, “The Ghost”
6:30am The Odd Couple #082, “The Exorcists”
7:00am Murder, She Wrote #014 “My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean”
8:00am Matlock #172 “Murder Game”
9:00am Bewitched #078 “Endora Moves In For a Spell”
9:30am Bewitched #079 “Twitch or Treat”
10:00am The Flintstone’s #032, “Alvin Brickrock Presents”
10:30am Leave it to Beaver #062 “The Haunted House”
11:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #006, “Trick or Treat”
11:30am Petticoat Junction #023 “The Invisible Mr. Dobble”
12:00pm The Odd Couple #082, “The Exorcists”
12:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show #096, “The Ghost of A. Chantz”
1:00pm The Andy Griffith Show #097, “The Haunted House”
1:30pm The Andy Griffith Show #141 “Three Wishes for Opie”
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 10/31/97
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT #15038 (OAD: 11/1/06) “She’s a Marvel”
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4543
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4544
5:00pm Bewitched #078 “Endora Moves In For a Spell”
5:30pm Bewitched #079 “Twitch or Treat”
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show #141 “Three Wishes for Opie”
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show #096, “The Ghost of A. Chantz”
7:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 10/31/97
8:00pm GUIDING LIGHT #15038 (OAD: 11/1/06) “She’s a Marvel”
9:00pm The Walton’s #047 “The Ghost Story”
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show #141 “Three Wishes for Opie”
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show #096, “The Ghost of A. Chantz”
11:00pm The Cosby Show #030, “Halloween”
11:30pm The Flintstone’s #032, “Alvin Brickrock Presents”



NOVEMBER SCHEDULE (EFFECTIVE 11/5/12):

SCHEDULE CHANGES:
WEEKDAYS:
6:00am Coach (replaces M*A*S*H)
6:30am Taxi (replaces M*A*S*H)
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show (replaces Murder, She Wrote)
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show (replaces continued…)
8:00am The Munster’s (replaces Matlock)
8:30am Bewitched (replaces continued…)
9:00am My Three Sons (replaces The Munster’s)
9:30am Leave it to Beaver (replaces Bewitched)
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies (replaces My Three Sons)
10:30am Petticoat Junction (replaces Leave it to Beaver)
11:00am The Cosby Show (replaces The Beverly Hillbillies)
11:30am The Cosby Show (replaces Petticoat Junction)
12:00pm The Golden Girls (replaces The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
12:30pm The Golden Girls (replaces The Dick Van Dyke Show)
1:00pm Murder, She Wrote (replaces The Andy Griffith Show X2)
12:00am The Cosby Show (replaces The Walton ‘s)
12:30am The Cosby Show (replaces continued…)
4:00am The Golden Girls (replaces Coach)
4:30am The Golden Girls (replaces Taxi)


SATURDAY:
6:00am Three’s Company (replaces M*A*S*H)
6:30am Three’s Company (replaces M*A*S*H)
8:00am The Cosby Show (replaces Three’s Company)
8:30am The Cosby Show (replaces Three’s Company)
9:00am The Cosby Show X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces Nash Bridges)
4:00pm The Golden Girls (replaces The Odd Couple)
4:30pm The Golden Girls (replaces Barney Miller)
5:00pm The Golden Girls (replaces Three’s Company)
5:30pm The Golden Girls (replaces Three’s Company)


SUNDAY:
6:00am Three’s Company (replaces M*A*S*H)
6:30am Three’s Company (replaces M*A*S*H)
8:00am The Cosby Show (replaces Three’s Company)
8:30am The Cosby Show (replaces Three’s Company)
9:00am The Cosby Show (replaces The Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
12:30pm The Cosby Show (replaces Barney Miller)
12:00am The Cosby Show X2 (replaces The Walton’s)


SCHEDULE:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am Coach
6:30am Taxi
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00am The Munster’s
8:30am Bewitched
9:00am My Three Sons
9:30am Leave it to Beaver
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies
10:30am Petticoat Junction
11:00am The Cosby Show
11:30am The Cosby Show
12:00pm The Golden Girls
12:30pm The Golden Girls
1:00pm Murder, She Wrote
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm Dallas
8:00pm Dallas
9:00pm The Biggest Loser (M)/The Walton’s (T-F)
10:00pm continued…(M)/The Andy Griffith Show (T-F)
10:30pm continued…(M)/The Dick Van Dyke Show (T-F)
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am Diagnosis Murder
2:00am Matlock
3:00am Murder, She Wrote
4:00am The Golden Girls
4:30am The Golden Girls
5:00am Home Improvement
5:30am Full House

SATURDAY:
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm Nash Bridges
2:00pm Nash Bridges
3:00pm Nash Bridges
4:00pm The Golden Girls
4:30pm The Golden Girls
5:00pm The Golden Girls
5:30pm The Golden Girls
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm AWAKE
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL MARATHON
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT MARATHON

SUNDAY:
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Nash Bridges
4:00pm Nash Bridges
5:00pm Nash Bridges
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
9:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
10:00pm AWAKE
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS MARATHON

COMING SOON: THANKSGIVING WEEK MARATHON
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL:
THE STEPHANIE FORRESTER COLLECTION

Due to Hurricane Sandy decimating the East Coast this weekend, Gen-TV will suspend all original programming until further notice. Reruns will air instead, since it's likely the majority of American viewers will be without power or cable for the time being.

MBN Announces Super-Sized Backorders for Sitcoms

MBN has super-sized second season orders for SUNSHINE BOYS (starring Kevin James and Ray Romano), VERONICA & COMPANY (starring Jennifer Aniston and Danielle Fishel), and CRUMBS (starring Fred Savage). Rookies DOWNWARDLY MOBILE (starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman) and CHECKING IN (starring Alicia Goranson and Alia Shawkat) have also received identical backorders. Each series will produce a whopping total of 35 episodes this season.

"We've had outstanding success with our multi-camera sitcoms, and we're especially pleased with our Monday and Tuesday night blocks. We've consistently kicked CBS' behind, and we plan on remaining a dominant force in the Monday and Tuesday night sitcom arenas for a long, long time. These backorders might be unheard of for a basic cable network, especially one that follows a broadcast model, but we're confident, and so are our stars that these larger episode counts will not affect the quality of our content," says network president Barry Eriksen.

MBN insiders say Eriken is hungry for syndication dollars, and who could blame him? MBN produces their programming "in house," so they're essentially spending all they have now knowing they'll regain their losses on top of much larger profits in just a couple of years time. Unlike most sitcoms, MBN's will exceed 88 episodes in their third seasons, and bypass the hundred-episode mark early on in potential fourth seasons.

No word yet on ALONG CAME POLLY. Sources say the network is keen on allowing the series to reach syndication levels (88-100 episodes), but at a lower cost, and in a much lower-profile prime time slot. Perhaps Saturday nights?

TCN SERIES
Being Average - 13/13 episodes have aired
Being Average - 22/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 22/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 22/22 episodes have aired
Being Average - 26/26 episodes have aired
Being Average - 12/23 episodes have aired
ENDING

The Comedy Hour - 13/13 episodes have aired
The Comedy Hour - 13/13 episodes have aired
The Comedy Hour - 16/16 episodes have aired
The Comedy Hour - 16/16 episodes have aired

Suburbia - 8/8 episodes have aired
Suburbia - 16/16 episodes have aired
Suburbia - 16/16 episodes have aired
Suburbia - 0/40 episodes have aired

Family Time - 8/8 episodes have aired
Family Time - 16/16 episodes have aired
Family Time - 16/16 episodes have aired
CANCELLED

The Strip - 8/8 episodes have aired
The Strip - 0/8 episodes have aired

Failing to Publish - 8/8 episodes have aired
Failing to Publish - 0/8 episodes have aired

Into the Future - 8/8 episodes have aired
Into the Future - 16/16 episodes have aired
CANCELLED

Out and About - 8/8 episodes have aired
Out and About - 16/16 episodes have aired
CANCELLED

Assistants - 8/8 episodes have aired
Assistants - 0/8 episodes have aired

Diaper Wars - 8/8 episodes have aired
CANCELLED

He Said, She Said - 8/8 episodes have aired
He Said, She Said - 0/8 episodes have aired

Pittsburgh - 8/8 episodes have aired
Pittsburgh - 0/8 episodes have aired

Swimming Back to You - 8/8 episodes have aired
Swimming Back to You - 0/8 episodes have aired

You and Me...and Them - 8/8 episodes have aired
You and Me...and Them - 0/8 episodes have aired

Extended Family - 8/8 episodes have aired
Extended Family

Reconnecting - 8/8 episodes have aired
Reconnecting

Witness Our Change - 8/8 episodes have aired
CANCELLED

Generation Gap - 8/8 episodes have aired
Generation Gap

Hey, I Just Met You - 8/8 episodes have aired
CANCELLED

Home Sweet Home - 8/8 episodes have aired
CANCELLED

The Search for the Next Great Comedy - 16/16 episodes have aired

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

SHOCKER: YTN CORPORATION FIRES WALTER OWENS, PRESIDENT OF THE COMEDY NETWORK
A little over a year after becoming President of The Comedy Network, Walter Owens is out of a job. Insiders tell us that the reason for the move was that Walter Owens expanded too far, too fast, and did not have the capital to make the moves. Before taking over last year, the network had three half-hour comedies, and a one hour reality series. Now, TCN has a whopping 21 half-hour comedies, and two one one hour reality series.

Insiders tell us that Walter Owens came forward to YTN Corporation, asking for an influx of cash for the network to produce shows. They turned him down, which led to Walter Owens to go to other outlets to ask them to produce shows for the network. YTN Corporation halted the move, and gave Owens more cash than they had originally wanted. At first, it appeared the move had worked. Hit shows were churning out, and Suburbia burst onto the scene as the number two comedy in all of cable for its timeslot.

Owens then expanded the networks comedy blocks to two nights, which caused all the shows to come crashing down. The Comedy Hour is down a massive 30% from last season, the final season of Being Average is down more than 20% from last season, and network mega-hit Suburbia is down at least 16% from only a few months ago. All the new shows have yet to attract an audience, with Witness Our Change doing the best, yet it loses a huge 45-55% of its lead in.

With the huge drops for the only shimmers of light on the network, YTN Corporation had enough. Days before Owens one year contract was up, YTN pulled the plug on his reign.

Here is the statement from YTN Corporation:
After a year at the helm of The Comedy Network, we have released Walter Owens from his contract. We thank him for his hard work and dedication towards the network, and wish him all of luck in the future.

Here is the statement from Walter Owens:
Since the beginning of The Comedy Network, I have done my best to bring the network to the forefront of the comedy world. Unfortunately, I had differing views from YTN, and because of that, I have been asked to step aside. I would like to thank YTN Corporation for the time they allowed me to spend at the network, and all the hard work that came from every single one of my colleagues.

Beginning today, Vice President of Operations, Mya Manning, will step into the role of President and CEO of The Comedy Network.

Here is the statement from Mya Manning:
I am thrilled to take on the role of President and CEO of The Comedy Network. When I come to work each day, I feel as if I am coming to my second family. I hope to bring that feeling of family to our viewers through each comedy we produce. It will take a lot of hard work to get there, but with the team we have in place, we will give it our best.

While the home offices for FamilyNET were not effected by Hurricane Sandy, we will be modifying our schedule-- at least our daytime dramas for those fans who may be without power for the next few days.

AS THE WORLD TURNS WILL AIR THE 10/31/00 EPISODE (11375) SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AS PLANNED.

GUIDING LIGHT WILL AIR EPISODE #13711 WHICH ORIGINALLY AIRED ON 7/24/01 (IF YOU WILL REMEMBER WE HAVE ALREADY AIRED THE PREVIOUS TWO EPISODES EARLIER THIS MONTH).

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL WILL AIR EPISODES #3263 AND #3264 FROM 3/23 AND 3/24/2000.

THE HAUNTED DAY OF HALLOWEEN WILL AIR AS SCHEDULED TOMORROW.

THE DAYTIME SCHEDULE WILL BE AS FOLLOWS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK:

THURSDAY:
ATWT: #11976 OAD: 4/2/03
GL: #13712 OAD: 7/25/01
B&B: #3265/3266 OAD: 3/27 and 3/28/00

FRIDAY:
ATWT: #11977 OAD: 4/3/03
GL: #13713 OAD: 7/26/01
B&B: #3267/3268 OAD: 3/29 and 3/30/00

DALLAS WILL NOT AIR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
MURDER, SHE WROTE WILL AIR AT 7PM, AND AN ADDITIONAL EPISODE OF
THE WALTON'S WILL AIR AT 8PM.

ALSO, LAST NIGHT'S EPISODE OF THE BIGGEST LOSER WAS PRE-EMPTED AND THE WALTON'S, ANDY GRIFFITH, AND DICK VAN DYKE AIRED IN IT'S PLACE.

THIS WEEKEND WILL OBVIOUSLY NOT AIR SOAP MARATHONS AND AWAKE WILL NOT AIR.

THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

SATURDAY:
7:00PM MURDER, SHE WROTE
8:00PM THE WALTON'S
9:00PM THE WALTON'S
10:00PM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
10:30PM THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
11:00PM THREE'S COMPANY X2
12:00AM THE WALTON'S
1:00AM DIAGNOSIS MURDER
2:00AM MATLOCK
3:00AM MURDER, SHE WROTE
4:00AM COACH
4:30AM COACH
5:00AM HOME IMPROVEMENT
5:30AM HOME IMPROVEMENT

SUNDAY:
10:00PM THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
10:30PM THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW
11:00PM THREE'S COMPANY X2
12:00AM THE WALTON'S
1:00AM DIAGNOSIS MURDER
2:00AM MATLOCK
3:00AM MURDER, SHE WROTE
4:00AM COACH
4:30AM COACH
5:00AM HOME IMPROVEMENT
5:30AM HOME IMPROVEMENT

ALSO, NEXT WEEK WE WILL AIR YESTERDAY'S EPISODES OF ATWT, GL, AND B&B WITH THE REGULAR MARATHON.

Hollywood Now EXCLUSIVE:
Gen-TV Studios damaged

The after effects of hurricane sandy are just now being felt on the east coast, but one media outlet is already declaring the natural disaster as "life-threatening" for their company. Gen-TV Networks has announced that their New York offices and production studios have been "severely damaged". According to our source, the office space in Gen-TV's Manhattan office complex has been "decimated" by both flooding, broken windows and debris being hurled into the space. Although insurance investigators are still working on the case, it is estimated that it will take "upwards of six months and 300,000 dollars to fix the office building". The first six floors of Gen-TV's twenty-story headquarters is flooded. Over in the networks Production Studios, the damage is moderate, but still expensive, overall it is estimated that 60,000 dollars worth of equipment was ruined due to flooding as well as heavy-impact during the hurricane. Also, several of the film vaults were slightly damaged.

Network CEO Doug Bartel says "This is a trying time for Gen-TV but we will survive and will get through this." While construction to fix the damage takes place, production and office spaces for Gen-TV's NYC based productions will move over to Silvercup Studios in Brooklyn, NYC, the famous production space where portions of "Sex and the City" were filmed as well as "Hope & Faith", the Kelly Ripa sitcom that ABC aired in the mid-2000's.

The networks schedule will return to the airwaves this week, with some adjustments being made as needed.

Sunday, October 28th Ratings - YTN
At 7pm, a new episode of Locked fell to 4.22 million viewers and a 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week.

At 8pm, an encore of Raising Teenagers notched 3.85 million viewers and a 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, down six tenths from last weeks repeat of Secrets of a Small Town. Not awful repeat numbers, but not great either.

At 830pm, an encore of The Life of Gary scored 4.57 million viewers and a 1.2/4 among adults 18-49, down seven tenths from last weeks repeat of Secrets of a Small Town. Notice the older skew for The Life of Gary compared to Raising Teenagers and the rest of the lineup.

At 9pm, a new episode of Reversing History dropped to 9.41 million viewers and a 3.2/7 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in was 106% in total viewers and 167% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Chicago District Attorney slipped to 7.20 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 77% among total viewers, and a mere 50% in the demo. Don't look for an episode extension for the legal drama.


Monday, October 29th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Rebuilding My Life scored 5.28 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of Secret Service went down to 6.31 million viewers and a 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Secret Service increased from its lead in by 20% in total viewers and 10% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix leveled off at 10.04 million viewers and a 2.9/8 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Compared to its lead in, TAKEN: Phoenix was up 59% among total viewers and 32% in the demographic.


Tuesday, October 30th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World remained at 7.36 million viewers and a 2.6/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, a new episode Border Patrol slipped to 5.21 million viewers and a 1.8/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Retention from its lead in was 71% among total viewers and 69% in the demo. Things are beginning to look a little bleak for the show, which only has a 13 episode season order.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN rose to 10.38 million viewers and a 3.3/9 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 99% in total viewers and 83% in the demo.

TCN PRESS RELEASE:
Monday, October 22nd
At 8pm, a new episode of BEING AVERAGE scored 1.53 million viewers and a 0.7/2 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, a new episode of FAMILY TIME grabbed 879,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, a new episode of OUT AND ABOUT pulled in 1.01 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.

At 930pm, week five of RECONNECTING totaled 918,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49.

At 10pm, week five of THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT COMEDY was watched by 1.07 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.


Tuesday, October 23rd
At 8pm, a new episode of INTO THE FUTURE brought in 729,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, week five of EXTENDED FAMILY was seen by 852,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, a new episode of SUBURBIA charged forward with 1.99 million viewers and a 0.8/2 among adults 18-49.

At 930pm, week five of WITNESS OUR CHANGE nabbed 738,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 10pm, a new episode of THE COMEDY HOUR attracted 1.38 million viewers and a 0.6/2 among adults 18-49.



TCN PRESS RELEASE:
Monday, October 29th
At 8pm, a new episode of BEING AVERAGE scored 1.85 million viewers and a 0.9/2 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of FAMILY TIME grabbed 792,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, a new episode of OUT AND ABOUT pulled in 1.28 million viewers and a 0.6/1 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 930pm, week six of RECONNECTING totaled 948,000 viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 10pm, week six of THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT COMEDY was watched by 1.29 million viewers and a 0.5/1 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.


Tuesday, October 30th
At 8pm, a new episode of INTO THE FUTURE brought in 783,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, week six of EXTENDED FAMILY was seen by 901,000 viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of SUBURBIA charged forward with 2.48 million viewers and a 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 930pm, week six of WITNESS OUR CHANGE nabbed 710,000 viewers and a 0.2/1 among adults 18-49.

At 10pm, a new episode of THE COMEDY HOUR attracted 1.30 million viewers and a 0.6/2 among adults 18-49.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

BREAKING: TCN DESTROYS TWO NIGHT COMEDY BLOCK, CHANGES MADE IMMEDIATELY
On the heels of low numbers since the launch of its two night comedy block, TCN is doing damage control beginning immediately, despite a month long break coming in a mere two weeks.

Here are some of the changes:
Witness Our Change - TCN has pulled the struggling comedy from the schedule. Despite the biggest series premiere in network history, and the biggest lead in on the network, the comedy has done awful recently. The comedy is officially cancelled and will not return for another season. This makes it the second comedy ever to not return on for an additional season (behind Diaper Wars). The remaining two episodes will air sometime later this winter.

Into the Future - The comedy is in its second season, and its not doing well. In the lead off spot, the comedy has been doing a minuscule 0.2 demo. Effective Tuesday, the show moves into the 830pm timeslot, behind an encore episode of mega-hit Suburbia.

Extended Family - Could this be the networks next big hit? The show has continued to grow from its lead in and will now get the biggest lead in of all: Suburbia. The show moves into the prime timeslot of 930pm, between established hits Suburbia and The Comedy Hour. Simply maintaining its current ratings in the new timeslot should earn it an easy renewal.

Family Time - After three seasons, the comedy is out. The comedy has never done great, but the audience has been loyal. The remaining ten episodes will air sometime later this winter. This marks the third scripted comedy series cancellation in network history.

Reconnecting - Reconnecting will stay in its timeslot, but will also get extra exposure from Being Average. Effective Monday, repeats of Reconnecting will move into the timeslot previously held by Family Time.


Here is the new schedule (effective immediately):
MONDAY
8 - Being Average
830 - Reconnecting (repeat)
9 - Out and About
930 - Reconnecting
10 - The Search for the Next Great Comedy

TUESDAY
8 - Suburbia (repeat)
830 - Into the Future (NEW TIMESLOT)
9 - Suburbia
930 - Extended Family (NEW TIMESLOT)
10 - The Comedy Hour



Due to the changes, this is the revised January schedule:
MONDAY (January 7th)
8 - Being Average
830 - Generation Gap (NEW)
9 - Out and About
930 - Hey, I Just Met You (NEW)
10 - The Search for the Next Great Comedy

TUESDAY (January 8th)
8 - Suburbia (repeat)
830 - Into the Future
9 - Suburbia
930 - Home Sweet Home (NEW)
10 - The Comedy Hour



Update: Timeslots for Witness Our Change and Family Time have been announced.
Monday, November 19th:
8 - Family Time
830 - Family Time
9 - Family Time
930 - Family Time
10 - Family Time
1030 - Family Time

Monday, November 26th:
8 - Family Time
830 - Family Time
9 - Family Time
930 - Family Time
10 - Witness Our Change
1030 - Witness Our Change

MBN Announces Final Two-Season Renewal for "Along Came Polly"

MBN's 'Along Came Polly' is only in its second season, but an end is already in sight, and boy is it coming fast. Rest assure, ACP fans, your show isn't going anywhere that fast!

MBN has renewed their lowest-rated comedy for two final seasons, its third and fourth seasons, each to consist of 19 episodes. Season two's 25-episode order will bring the show's grand total to 50 by March of 2013. Seasons three and four will allow the show to enter the syndication arena with 88 total episodes produced. Word has it that ACP has already been snatched up in an exclusive syndication deal, thus allowing MBN to move forward with seasons three and four. From here on out, the show will produce episodes at an accelerated pace, similar in vein to the Tyler Perry model. The show has just wrapped production on episode 12 of its current season, set to air in late November. When the cast and crew return to production, they will begin producing two episodes a week up until their final episode, three weeks out of each month with one week hiatuses. This will make all 88 episodes available for syndication by fall of 2013, when the show would only be entering its third season.

A new time slot and details on its syndication home will be revealed in the coming days when MBN reveals their mid season schedule.

MBN Announces Three-Season Renewal for SUNSHINE BOYS

America has spoken, and they can't get enough of Ray Romano and Kevin James in 'Sunshine Boys.' MBN has renewed the series for third, fourth, and fifth seasons, extending the series run through May of 2016.

"It's no secret how much we all love this show, the network, the audience… and this decision was a no-brainer. SUNSHINE BOYS put us on the map, and it's our flagship series. Ray and Kevin have created something wonderful, and we're unbelievably proud to be the home of a sitcom that lives up to the all-time greats," says network president Barry Eriksen.

"We're incredibly excited about sticking around for three more seasons. Ray and I love each and every minute we spend on this set. Everyone makes each other laugh… it's our home away from home. It's like a family," series star Kevin James says of his time on SUNSHINE BOYS and his fellow cast mates. "We love making people laugh. As long as people watch, we'll keep making them," said Romano.

MBN recently super-sized SUNSHINE BOYS' second season order to 35, which along with its first season order, brings the show's episode count to a whopping total of sixty episodes by June of 2013. No word yet on how many episodes seasons three through five will consist of, but insiders say MBN president Eriksen was forced to agree to less than 35 episodes as this year's schedule is proving too demanding for James and Romano, both of whom do various side projects and films. Everyone's best guess? 25-28 episodes a season, which at the very least, would bring the series total to 135 episodes in just four years.

MBN Announces Two-Season Renewals for VERONICA & COMPANY and CRUMBS

The suits sure are busy tonight!

MBN has already announced a final two-season renewal for ALONG CAME POLLY, and a three-season renewal for SUNSHINE BOYS. Now, they're also announcing multi-year, two season pickups for sophomore hits VERONICA & COMPANY, starring Jennifer Aniston and Danielle Fishel, and CRUMBS, starring Fred Savage. Both comedies have been staples for MBN's Tuesday night lineup, but this year, VERONICA & COMPANY branched out on its own, kickstarting a Thursday night comedy block for the first time in MBN's history. Both shows will produce 24 episodes per season, with an option for up to eleven more episodes per season if the stars of each series find time in their ultra hectic schedules. Both are expected to entire the syndication arena (along with SUNSHINE BOYS) in the fall of 2014.

Meanwhile, MBN has yet to announce renewals for freshman hits DOWNWARDLY MOBILE (Roseanne Barr, John Goodman) and CHECKING IN (Alicia Goranson and Alia Shawkat), but both are expected to return next fall. An announcement might however wait until later this spring.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Gen-TV Ratings Report for October 25, 2012- October 30, 2012:

Thursday, 10/25/12:

Gen-TV was #1 on Thursday in demos, thanks mostly to the strong showing of veteran laugher "Over My Head". Among total viewers, the network finished a strong #2.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 12.6 million viewers/2.6 18-49

730: Roommates (Rerun): 14.5 million viewers/3.5 18-49

8: Knocked Down (New): 15.6 million viewers/3.7 18-49

830: Over My Head (New): 22.6 million viewers/4.5 18-49

9pm: GCB (Series Finale): 11.2 million viewers/3.0 18-49

10pm: Long Distance Relationship (New): 13.2 million viewers/3.3 18-49

11: Jane At home (New): 16.9 million viewers/3.8 18-49
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Friday, 10/26/12:

Gen-TV had a strong Friday night with a #1 finish among total viewers and #1 in demos as well.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 6.6 million viewers/3.6 18-49

730: Brand New World (Rerun): 10.6/4.4 18-49

8: Detective Mom (New): 26.8 million/4.8 18-49

830: Postal (New): 14.2 million viewers/4.5 18-49

9: Mr. Write (New): 16.6 million viewers/5.6 18-49

930: Getting There (New): 14.4 million/4.0 18-49

10: Country Justice (New): 12.2 million/3.5 18-49

11: The Enforcers (New): 9.4 million/3.4 18-49
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Saturday, 10/27/12:

Gen-TV pre-empted all regular programming for a special "Hurricane Sandy" news special which was followed by reruns. The decision was made last minuet to throw together a special.

7pm: Gen-TV News Special: Hurricane Sandy Facts & Figures(New): 20.4 million viewers/3.8 18-49 8pm: Gen-TV News Special: Hurricane Sandy: What You Need To Know (New): 26.6 million viewers/4.8 18-49

9pm: Gen-TV Special Report: Are You Prepared? (New): 17.5 million viewers/3.8 18-49

10pm: The Real Life of Jill Zarrin (Rerun): 4.4 million viewers/3.8 18-49

11: Being Winona Ryder (Rerun): 13.3 million viewers/5.8 18-49

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Sunday, 10/28/12:

Due to Hurricane Sandy impacting the nation, Gen-TV satellites were down and Gen-TV programming was not broadcast on the East Coast. Ratings reflect only the West Coast feed, so they are naturally lower than the normal ratings.

With that said, Gen-TV was #4 in demos and #3 in total viewers.



7pm: Elizabeth Bordoe (Reruns): 5.4 million viewers/3.6 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Reruns): 5.5 million viewers/3.5 18-49
8: Husbands (New): 5.5 million viewers/2.5 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 7.3 million/3.6 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 14.3 million/2.6 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 10.1 million/3.1 18-49
11: Chase (New): 7.2 million viewers/3.5 18-49
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Monday, 10/29/12:

Gen-TV's regular programming was affected by Hurricane Sandy. Gen-TV series were only broadcast on the West Coast of the USA, and thus ratings are not reflective of the entire country. Gen-TV ended up with #3 in demos and #4 in total viewers.


7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 4.7 million/2.5 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 4.8 million/3.0 18-49
8pm: West of Broadway (New): 10.1 million/3.1 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 7.8 million/3.8 18-49
9: Boyfriends (Rerun): 8.2 million/4.1 18-49
930: Tag Team (New): 6.7 million/4.6 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 11.2/3.2 18-49
11: Abducted (Rerun): 10.2 million/3.1 18-49
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Tuesday, 10/30/12:

Due to Hurricane Sandy, Gen-TV's special Halloween programming was only available on the West Coast, and will be rerun for the East Coast at a later date. The ratings below reflect only ratings from the areas of the country in which this special programming was broadcast.

In the end, Gen-TV was #2 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: Brand New World (NEW): 12.2 million viewers/3.8 18-49
730: Tag Team (Rerun): 13.3 million viewers/3.5 18-49
8pm: Revolving Door (New): 15.4 million viewers/3.4 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 13.3 million viewers/2.6 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 15.5 million viewers/3.5 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 14.4 million viewers/2.9 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 11.3 million viewers/3.8
11: The Family Man (New): 13.3 million viewers/3.8 18-49
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SCHEDULE NOTE:
The first 2 episodes of Barney Miller will air during the extra hour tomorrow night.

FamilyNET Updated list of show contracts:
2012:
Get Smart (12/31)—NOT TO BE RENEWED


2013:
The Cosby Show (1/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Home Improvement (1/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED
Taxi (1/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED
Nash Bridges (1/7)—NOT RENEWABLE
The Odd Couple (3/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
The Beverly Hillbillies (3/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
The Walton’s (3/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Star Trek: The Next Generation (5/1)—NOT RENEWABLE
Barney Miller (5/15)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
7th Heaven (5/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
M*A*S*H (7/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (8/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
The Golden Girls (9/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Coach (9/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Mama’s Family (11/1)
The Flintstone’s (12/31)—TO BE DETERMINED

2014:
My Three Sons (4/2)
Dallas (8/1)
Murder, She Wrote (10/31)
The Andy Griffith Show (11/1)
The Wonder Years (12/1) (FOR SALE)
The Munster’s (12/31)


2015:
The Dick Van Dyke Show (2/1)
Full House (8/1)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (9/1)
Petticoat Junction (9/1)
Perry Mason (Movies) (9/1)

2016:
Three’s Company (10/1)

Gen-TV's monster hit "Better with You" is already a massive success for the network that saved it from cancellation and now the network can add another milestone to it's legacy; the network is proud to announce they have reached a deal with YTN/TCN for the syndication rights to this amazing series.

Dana Gerard, President of Syndication & Distribution for Gen-TV Studios says "We have a major bidding war over the M-F stripping rights for Better with You, and after intense negotiations we have proudly reached a stunning two-year deal."

YTN/TCN has paid 196,000 dollars for the daily rights to air this series. Starting in January 2013 it can air M-F and Late Night, but in December 2012, it can be aired on weekends during the daytime as well. Gen-TV is proud of the triumphant success this series has been since it's debut.

YTN/TCN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN SCORES SYNDICATION RIGHTS TO "BETTER WITH YOU"
YTN has landed the syndication rights to GEN-TV's hit sitcom, Better with You. The series, which aired on ABC for one season, has become a bona fide hit since its move to GEN-TV. By fall 2013, the comedy will have amassed nearly 150 episodes, making it prime for syndication.

Better with You will begin airing in January 2013 in a TBA timeslot.

Better with You stars Joanna Garcia-Swisher, Jennifer Finnigan, Josh Cooke, Jake Lacey, Debra-Jo Rupp, Kurt Fuller and Heather Locklear.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "Better with You will easily gel with our current lineup. We have found success with multi-camera comedies throughout our schedule, and this is just another piece of the puzzle."


TCN TO AIR FIRST-EVER SYNDICATED SERIES
Earlier this week, TCN secured its first ever syndicated comedy series.

Beginning in 2013, TCN will begin airing the syndication rights to Along Came Polly, which is currently airing on MBN. Along Came Polly was recently renewed for a third and fourth season, and as of now, has aired a total of two seasons. Through the four seasons, Along Came Polly will have amassed a whopping 88 episodes.

Friends alum, Jennifer Aniston, is producing the series.

Mya Manning, President of TCN, says, "We are thrilled to have an established series like Along Came Polly on our network. It is a one of a kind series that will nicely fit onto our schedule. By purchasing the syndication rights to the series, it also ensures our long term future in the television industry. With this exciting deal, things are only looking up for TCN."


RAY ROMANO TO GUEST STAR ON "BEING AVERAGE"
With only five episodes remaining to be filmed on Being Average, TCN is excited to announce that Ray Romano will guest star on three of those episodes.

Ray Romano will play the best friend of Kevin James character, who helps guide the Average family to the next stage of life.

The remaining two episodes will then wrap up the entire series, giving fans a satisfying conclusion.

Mya Manning, President of TCN, says, "When we were offered to have Ray Romano guest star on Being Average, we could not turn the offer down. A guest star had been planned for these three episodes, but nobody could have guessed it would be Ray Romano. Everyone at TCN welcomes him to the show, and we cannot wait to see the final product."

The series finale of Being Average is expected to be filmed in late-November, with a airdate scheduled for 2013.

YTN/TCN PRESS RELEASE:

TCN TO AIR FIRST-EVER SYNDICATED SERIES
Earlier this week, TCN secured its first ever syndicated comedy series.

Beginning in 2013, TCN will begin airing the syndication rights to Along Came Polly, which is currently airing on MBN. Along Came Polly was recently renewed for a third and fourth season, and as of now, has aired a total of two seasons. Through the four seasons, Along Came Polly will have amassed a whopping 88 episodes.

Friends alum, Jennifer Aniston, is producing the series.

Mya Manning, President of TCN, says, "We are thrilled to have an established series like Along Came Polly on our network. It is a one of a kind series that will nicely fit onto our schedule. By purchasing the syndication rights to the series, it also ensures our long term future in the television industry. With this exciting deal, things are only looking up for TCN."


RAY ROMANO TO GUEST STAR ON "BEING AVERAGE"
With only five episodes remaining to be filmed on Being Average, TCN is excited to announce that Ray Romano will guest star on three of those episodes.

Ray Romano will play the best friend of Kevin James character, who helps guide the Average family to the next stage of life.

The remaining two episodes will then wrap up the entire series, giving fans a satisfying conclusion.

Mya Manning, President of TCN, says, "When we were offered to have Ray Romano guest star on Being Average, we could not turn the offer down. A guest star had been planned for these three episodes, but nobody could have guessed it would be Ray Romano. Everyone at TCN welcomes him to the show, and we cannot wait to see the final product."

The series finale of Being Average is expected to be filmed in late-November, with a airdate scheduled for 2013.

MBN's 'Along Came Polly' Finds Life After Death

MBN's 'Along Came Polly' might soon be approaching its final episode, but having just scored a final two season renewal, it was only a matter of time before the series would land itself a new home.

TCN has acquired the rights to all 88 episodes of ACP, all of which will have aired by August of 2013. TCN previously landed the rights to MBN's flagship series, 'Sunshine Boys' starring Ray Romano and Kevin James. It will join 'Along Came Polly' on TCN's fall 2013 day time lineup. Ray Romano will also join Kevin James shortly before the conclusion of his TCN sitcom, 'Being Average' in 2013, the hit sitcom which can currently be seen everyday on MBN day time.

Wednesday, October 31st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Kate and Zoe scored 8.08 million viewers and 2.7/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter totaled 8.57 million viewers and a 2.8/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of CHELSEA slipped to 10.18 million viewers and a 3.7/9 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Compared to its lead in, CHELSEA was up 19% in total viewers and 32% in the demo.

At 930pm, week seven of Raising Teenagers stabilized at 7.24 total viewers and a 2.4/6 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Retention out of its lead in was 71% in total viewers and 65% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Call Girls fell to 13.46 million viewers and a 5.4/10 among adults 18-49, down three tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in a was 86% in total viewers and 125% in the demo.


Thursday, November 1st Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of College rose to 7.80 million viewers and a 2.7/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of Singles increased to 8.71 million viewers and a 3.0/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 12% in total viewers and 11% in the demo.

At 9pm, a new episode of Behind the Scenes jumped to 11.39 million viewers and a 3.9/8 among adults 18-49, up four tenths from last week. Growth from its lead was 31% in total viewers and 30% in the demo.

At 930pm, a new episode of Roommates inched up to 8.51 million viewers and a 2.9/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 75% among total viewers and 74% in the demo.

At 10pm, week four of Secrets of a Small Town slipped to 9.35 million viewers and a 3.5/9 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Growth from Roommates was 10% among total viewers and 21% in the demo.


Friday, November 2nd Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week seven of The Life of Gary dropped to 7.02 million viewers and a 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Perhaps similar competition from Last Man Standing has to do with the drop this week.

At 830pm, week seven of Blue Collar fell to 6.39 million viewers and a 1.3/5 among adults 18-49, also down a last week. Retention out of its lead in was a solid 91% among total viewers and 93% in the the demo. Malibu Country premiered very strong last night, which may have to do with the drop. A 1.3 is quite low, so it'll have to jump next week to get a back order.

At 9pm, week seven of Racially Divided jumped to 8.98 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 41% among total viewers and 23% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York bounced back to 10.33 million viewers and a 1.9/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Cops of New York grew from its lead in by 15% in total viewers and 19% in the demo.

BREAKING NEWS:
Hollywood Now EXCLUSIVE
Gen-TV sells two classic sitcoms to rival

Gen-TV has done it again, it has once again made syndication history. Just hours after announcing a deal for mega-hit "Better with You" to air reruns on YTN, the prized cable network has reached a deal with another rival cable outlet to for the second-run rights of two of their signature series, MBN Network, a major player in the sitcom game these days has landed separate deals for "Elizabeth Bordoe" and "Boyfriends".


"Elizabeth Bordoe"

Since it's conception four seasons ago, this critically acclaimed sitcom starring Elizabeth Banks has become one of Gen-TV's most recognizable and most profitable programs. Currently ranked as the networks third highest rated comedy, it had an average viewership of 23.1 million viewers last season. This remarkable and groundbreaking comedy series has won every major award possible; including the 2010 and 2011 Peabody Award for Excellence In Broadcasting; it was named by Newsweek Magazine as the #1 Most Influential Comedy on Television and it has won nearly 10 Emmy Awards; 6 Golden Globes (Including the 2011 Award for Best Comedy) and was picked by Parade Magazine as "Reader's Favorite Comedy" in both 2011 and 2012.

In four seasons, Elizabeth Bordoe has produced nearly 100 episodes (or will do so by Fall 2013) and has cemented itself in TV history as a trailblazer.

FUN FACT: When it debuted in its freshmen season the series was called "The Life & Times of Elizabeth Bordoe", a title that was not only to long, but was awfully confusing, as it was often confused with CBS's "The New Adventures of Old Christine". By it's second season the title had been shortened to simply "Elizabeth Bordoe".

This series marks the first regular series gig for 7-time Emmy nominee Katherine Helmond (Soap, Who's the Boss) since "Who's The Boss" ended in 1992. Helmond, a TV legend appeared as a series regular in over 86 episodes of the series before deciding to cut-back her work schedule and become a recurring cast-member.


MBN has paid a whopping 110,000 dollars for the daily rights to this most important series. The terms of the deal are for two-years and are activated in January 2013, MBN will be allowed to air "Elizabeth Bordoe" anytime of the day or night, excluding time-periods where it would compete against original episodes of the series on Gen-TV.


"Boyfriends"

Launching as a mid-season replacement in January 2010, "Boyfriends" was an instant critical and commercial success. Starring a whose who of Hollywood heartthrobs as gay men living and loving in Los Angeles, CA; this comedy from the creators of "Will & Grace" soon became the standard of what Gen-TV sitcoms should look like. a solid performer it is currently in it's sixth and final season, and by next fall will have amassed 100 Episodes.

MBN has paid 196,000 dollars for the exclusive rights to air this series daily as many times as they would like. The deal is valid for three-years and includes weekdays as well as weekends.


The cast of "Boyfriends" consists of Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman, Dean Cain, Sean P. Hayes, Eric Millegan, Kevin Dillon, Heather Graham, Natasha Leyonne, Tori Spelling, Rebecca Budig and occasionally Cybill Shepherd.


The groundbreaking comedy centers on the personal and professional lives of five gay men in L.A. who happen to be close friends; and sometimes more. Paul Rudd stars as Freddie Geer, a long-time bachelor looking for his "Mr. Right". Jason Bateman, stars as Dominick O'Hara, is an workaholic who is shattered emotionally after the end of a complicated and dramatic four-year relationship with Harold Dorman (Sean P. Hayes), who abruptly left him Dominick for his best friend, Carl Kessler, played by hunky Dean Cain. "Bones" star Eric Millegan is Mark LaMaura, a naive and fresh-faced twenty-year old straight off the bus from small-town Kansas, who has a lot to learn about live, love and friendship. In the early seasons, Cybill Shepherd co-starred as Nancy LaMaura, a southern raised, southern-bred, Southern Baptist who happens to be Mark's mother, and who comes to L.A. with the goal of convincing Mark to return to Kansas and the baptist church, but ultimately finds a side of herself she never knew and realizes she needs to accept her son as he is.

Heather Graham was a co-star early on as Shelia Lancaster, Freddie's long-time friend, confidant and hairstylist, who used to have a crush on him. She is understanding, fair and absurdly accepting. Graham left the series in season two to pursue a role on another program (the short-lived "The Ex-In-Law") and was replaced by Natasha Leyonne, as Haylee Lancaster, the sister of Shelia, who is anything but loving and accepting, and in fact is out-right hostile and rude. In an interview to promote her new role on the show back in 2011 Leyonne said "Haylee is in no way homophobic, it's more of a situation where she doesn't tolerate anybody, let alone these guys who are happy and have each others backs and also look great."


Tori Spelling joined the cast the same season as Leyonne as Tori Samson, a fictionalized version of herself, a peppy, kind and slightly ditzy former nighttime soap star who is Haylee's roommate and polar opposite. Here is a description of the character from an old press release:

"Tori Samson is described as "America's favorite f** hag, a washed-up former nighttime soap star whose father is primarily responsible for her career, as he is one of the industry's most well known producers. Tori Samson, however isn't very talented and must try to make ends meet now that her father has cut her off from his millions after a scandal in which she was caught in a very unflattering light." She [sic] says "The role will include a lot of inside jokes and wry references to my true life, including a hilarious mocking of my real life show "Beverly Hills, 90210", as Tori Samson starred on a nighttime soap called "Malibu, 90263" where she played the role of "not so virginal Violet Van Martin; a nod to the fact that my 90210 character, Donna Martin was a virgin for most of the show's 10 year run."

In the final two seasons, Kevin Dillon and Rebecca Budig joined the cast, to fill the void left by Paul Rudd and Jason Bateman's reduced work schedules. Both stars had requested more time for their film careers; which were hot and heavy at the time, and appeared in only 13 out of 24 episodes those final seasons. Dillon promptly debuted his character Benjamin "Benji" Horton, a 44-year old former soap opera star who after finally acknowledge to himself that he's gay files for divorce from his wife of 10 years, soap opera actress, Casey Wildes (Budig). The comedy he brought to the show featured Benji coming to terms with his sexuality, dealing with how it affects his previous relationships with family and friends, his career and with Casey's less than supportive reaction to all this. Dillon was nominated for a 2011 and 2012 GLADD Award for his work on the series.


When the syndication rights for this series became available it had three networks bidding for it, Jeremy Morton, a Gen-TV Executive explains "Bravo, MBN and Logo were all trying to outdo each other, but in the end money talks and MBN had the best offer."

Breaking News:
A Hollywood Insider Exclusive
Aniston's "Veronica" heads to Gen-TV

Hot off the heals of announcing deals for three hit Gen-TV series to air syndicated episodes on other networks, Gen-TV is getting in on the action and has purchased the daily rights to a classic sitcom from a rival network. Hollywood Insider is proud to announce, exclusively that Gen-TV has acquired the exclusive rights to air reruns of MBN's signature comedy "Veronica & Company" starring Jennifer Aniston (who also produces it) and Danielle Fishel.

Details of the deal are being kept confidential, at least for now as an insider says "There are a few fine points being inked out." They will however reveal that they spent 2.4 million dollars to secure the rights to what Tom Dalton (Gen-TV President of Entertainment) describes as "The only sitcom on TV that could rival the quality of Gen-TV's signature series."

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Wednesday, October 31- Friday, November 2, 2012:

EDITORS NOTE: Due to Hurricane Sandy decimating the East Coast and destroying Gen-TV Studios Headquarters and Satellite equipment, regularly scheduled programming has been pre-empted and changes made where noted. Also programming may not have aired in portions of the East Coast, so ratings reflect only areas where Gen-TV broadcasts aired.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #4 in total viewers on Wed.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 8.4 million viewers/3.5 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 3.5 million viewers/2.4 18-49
8: The Huntress (Rerun): 7.5 million viewers/3.6 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 12.2 million viewers/2.4 18-49
10: Sisters (Rerun): 14.3 million viewers/3.5 18-49
11: Jane at Home (Rerun): 10.4 million viewers/3.5
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Thursday, November 1, 2012:

Gen-TV was #4 in demos and #6 in total viewers. The majority of Gen-TV programs aired only on the West Coast on Thursday.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 4.7 million viewers/3.6 18-49
730: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 4.4 million viewers/4.4 18-49 (replaced scheduled airing of Roommates rerun)
8: Knocked Down (New): 12.5 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 17.7 million viewers/3.9 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents: Search For The Next Monster: (Series Premiere): 18.3 million viewers/4.4 18-49
10: One of These Days (Rerun) (replaced scheduled airing of new Long Distance Relationship): 8.3 million viewers/3.7 18-49
11: Mr. Write (Rerun) (replaced scheduled airing of a new Jane At Home): 9.4 million viewers/3.9 18-49
1130: Detective Mom (Rerun) (replaced scheduled airing of Jane at Home): 10.3 million viewers/3.5 18-49
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Friday, November 2, 2012:

Gen-TV was #5 in demos and #6 in total viewers, mostly because the majority of Gen-TV programming aired only in the Mid-West and West Coast. The whole of the East Coast was w/out Gen-TV this evening.

7pm: The Family Man (Rerun) (replaced scheduled reruns of Postal and Brand New World): 8.3 million viewers/3.8 18-49
8: Getting There (Rerun) (replaced scheduled airing of a new Detective Mom): 6.6 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Country Justice (New): (replaced scheduled airing of a new Postal): 4.3 million viewers/3.9 18-49
930: Lady Gaga Presents: Search for the next Monster (rerun) (replaced scheduled airing of Getting There, which was to be a rerun) : 8.4 million viewers/3.3 18-49
1030: Gen-TV Concert Series (Pink) (rerun): (replaced scheduled airing of a rerun of The Enforcers): 6.7 million viewers/3.8 18-49

Gen-TV's syndication department has had much success this past week, with sales for "Better with You", "Elizabeth Bordoe" and "Boyfriends" setting new records; however two shows in the studio's library haven't fared so well and are shocking all involved parties; "Knocked Down" has been slow to sell and Jeremy Morton says "We are stunned that Knocked Down hasn't netted any major offers, it's been a massive success in primetime and has made huge profits for us, we just can't understand why affiliates haven't snatched up the local rights and are even more stunned that cable networks aren't lining up to buy it."

The sitcom which will enter it's fifth season in the fall was expected to become a major player in the second-run world, but so far has not netted any significant offers.

Meanwhile, a series from the studio's archives, "Hot Tamales" has faced it's own sad demise in the second-run world; after only a short two-cycle run in syndication, it will be pulled from it's national run in Fall 2013. Jeremy Morton explains "Ratings nationally have slipped dramatically between it's first and second season in syndication." The truth is that the series which last season was the #8 most watched second-run sitcom is now only #30 and nationally it averages below a 2.2 rating share. "It's been a sudden and dramatic drop."

For fans of the show, there is still hope, as the series will continue it's run on cable networks Lifetime and TBS where it is a moderate success. It airs daily on Lifetime during the day and at nighttime on TBS.

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN GIVES FULL SEASON ORDERS TO "BLUE COLLAR", "THE LIFE OF GARY", AND "RACIALLY DIVIDED"
YTN is excited to announce that all three new Friday night series have been given full season orders of 22 episodes.

The Life of Gary is currently averaging a very strong 1.6 demographic, while fellow Friday night comedy, Blue Collar, is averaging a solid 1.5 demographic.

New Friday night period drama, Racially Divided, is averaging a 1.6 demographic, and currently holds a strong second place in the timeslot.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "All three shows have demonstrated strong year to year growth on the night versus' the previous timeslot occupants. We are one of the only networks to have an all scripted lineup on the night and we look to continue that for years to come."

Breaking News:
A Hollywood Insider Exclusive
Aniston's "Veronica" heads to Gen-TV

Hot off the heals of announcing deals for three hit Gen-TV series to air syndicated episodes on other networks, Gen-TV is getting in on the action and has purchased the daily rights to a classic sitcom from a rival network. Hollywood Insider is proud to announce, exclusively that Gen-TV has acquired the exclusive rights to air reruns of MBN's signature comedy "Veronica & Company" starring Jennifer Aniston (who also produces it) and Danielle Fishel.

Details of the deal are being kept confidential, at least for now as an insider says "There are a few fine points being inked out." They will however reveal that they spent 2.4 million dollars to secure the rights to what Tom Dalton (Gen-TV President of Entertainment) describes as "The only sitcom on TV that could rival the quality of Gen-TV's signature series."

MBN Sells Off-Network Syndication Rights to 'Veronica & Company'

Fresh off the heels of selling the Jennifer Aniston-produced 'Along Came Polly' to TCN, MBN has sold another one of their signature multi-camera comedies into cable syndication. 'Veronica & Company', MBN's number one show on Thursdays and second place comedy (only behind 'Sunshine Boys'), has been acquired by rival network, Gen-TV, to begin airing every weekend beginning in August of 2013, and every night beginning in the fall of 2014.

By May of 2013, 'Veronica' will have produced sixty-three episodes over the course of its two-season run, and 85-90 episodes by the time it's able to air every day of the week. The series, starring Jennifer Aniston, Danielle Fishel, and Jay Harrington, has averaged 16.3 million viewers and a 5.0 in the 18-49 demographic in its second season. Prior to airing in its new Thursday at 9 time slot, the series aired behind 'Sunshine Boys' on Tuesday nights last year where it averaged 14.7 million viewers and a 4.5 in the 18-49 demo.

The series was recently renewed for third and fourth seasons.

MBN Sells Off-Network Syndication Rights to 'Crumbs'

It has been a syndication bonanza for MBN this past week, and now, they've sold off-network syndication rights to sophomore comedy, "Crumbs," starring Fred Savage to rival network, TCN, who have already snatched up the rights to MBN's 'Sunshine Boys' and 'Along Came Polly'. The series was recently renewed for third and fourth seasons, and will have produced 63 episodes by the end of its second season run. At that point, TCN will have weekend rights, authority to air the series twice a day Fridays-Sundays. 85-90 episodes will have been produced by the end of its third season in May of 2014. That fall, TCN will begin airing the series every day of the week.

MBN Secures Off-Network Rights to TCN's 'Singles'

MBN has acquired the off-network rights to TCN's hit comedy, 'Singles'. The series, currently in its fourth season, will have produced a whopping 105 episodes by the end of its current season, and will begin airing weeknights on MBN in December alongside GEN-TV's 'Boyfriends'.

YTN/TCN PRESS RELEASE:
TCN GRABS THIRD MBN SERIES FOR SYNDICATION
TCN is now the proud owner of its third MBN series, Crumbs. Crumbs joins the previously purchased Sunshine Boys and Along Came Polly.

Mya Manning, President of TCN, says, "We now have an established relationship with MBN. They produce excellent product and we are excited to bring more eyeballs to them through syndication."


YTN SELLS SYNDICATION RIGHTS FOR "SINGLES" TO MBN
YTN made its first ever syndication deal to MBN, selling the rights to hit Thursday night comedy, Singles. Sister network, TCN, previously sold the rights to Being Average to the network.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "We are excited about this new deal with MBN. Singles is a funny comedy that should gel well with the MBN brand."

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN MIDSEASON SCHEDULE RUMORS
YTN is expected to announce its midseason schedule in the coming days. Here are some of the biggest rumors expected to begin in January:

Chicago District Attorney and Border Patrol
YTN is expected to pull the plug on both series, but not until February. Current rumors are that YTN will let both shows finish their second season runs and beyond that, there is not much hope. Chicago District Attorney is considered 100% dead, while Border Patrol could get a second chance, depending on how the midseason dramas perform. Speaking of which...

Serial
The highly-anticipated serial killer drama, Serial, is expected to get a prime timeslot: Sundays at 10pm. The show needs a later hour due to content, and every other day of the week is taken by a hit series (rare for any network). The show need a solid lead, and it'll get that from one of Sunday nights highest rated series', Reversing History. YTN tried a highly-anticipated drama in the timeslot before (Beaufort County) but this one should go more smoothly.

Coastal
The once hot drama series is not expected to earn a spot on the fall lineup. It'll instead air this summer, we hear alongside The Rich Life.

Home Again
Home Again is also expected not to get a midseason timeslot. Instead of a summer timeslot, however, the show will air next fall. Insiders say the final product wasn't quite there, and it is undergoing some major changes.

Clerks of the Court
We hear Tuesdays at 9/8c, with Sundays at 8/7c remaining a repeat-zone.

Secrets of a Small Town
It is the only freshman series not to get an episode order thus far (well, besides the now-cancelled TAKEN: New Orleans). No worries, we've learned a deal is coming together, and an episode extension (for a full 22 episodes) should be announced in the coming days.

Raising Teenagers, Three Bitches, Therapy
While not a breakout performer, Raising Teenagers has done a solid job airing behind CHELSEA. This spells a major problem for YTN, however: where does highly-anticipated Three Bitches go? As of today, YTN has renewed all three first year comedies for a full season, and only one spot remains (Thursdays at 930pm). That spot has already been announced to go to Therapy, which is expected to stick, as both are workplace comedies. YTN can either cut out repeats and sporadically air Three Bitches, or just dump it in the summer.

Blue Collar and The Life of Gary
Both comedies have done quite well in the lead-off hour for Friday nights. Neither is a hit series, but second place finishes every week is a solid accomplishment for two freshman comedies. All signs point to both staying in the Friday 8pm hour, although a few rumors say both could be moving to the Sunday 8pm hour.

Looking for Love
A huge change for Looking for Love could cause a lot of controversy. We've learned the acclaimed dating series may add do a 'bisexual' edition in the spring (Looking for Love: Bisexuals). YTN set up an official poll asking viewers what they would like to see next season, and it ranked as the highest choice, registering an impressive 47% of the votes. Other options that are being considered: a single father edition (Looking for Love: Single Dad, 12%) and a single mother edition (Looking for Love: Single Mom, 9%). The other 32% of voters said no gimmicks, just bring back the same edition.


YTN PREPPING "BEHIND THE SCENES" SPINOFF
Behind the Scenes has never had critical acclaim, the network never gave it a huge promotional push (it premiered at midseason), and earlier this year it moved from its prime timeslot to a new night. Despite all of that, Behind the Scenes remains YTN's number one comedy, and no one has seemed to take notice - until now.

We've learned exclusively that YTN is prepping for a supporting character on the show to leave at the end of the season, in order to create a spinoff series. No character has been announced as of yet, but it's not expected to be fan-favorite character, Marvin. Taking him out of the show would be seen as the end, and YTN would not be willing to risk it.

Insiders tell us "The network has pretty much pushed Behind the Scenes to the side up until this point. They never took notice how strong it was until this season, and they're regretting it."


YTN PLANS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
YTN has announced its plan for Election night, Tuesday, November 6th:
8 - Looking for Love (Recap Special)
9 - Weekly Update: Election 2012 (until 11pm)


TCN BUMPS TUESDAY COMEDY BLOCK TO WEDNESDAY
TCN has announced that it will bump its Tuesday night comedy block to Wednesday, due to the election. It'll return to Tuesday nights next week, for the season finales.

Trapperman has moved to the Sunday 8:00PM timeslot held by Guarranteed To Offend which Was moved to the 10PM slot that was held by Hee Haw Hell to make room for the Monday Night With The Bastards double bill.

Sunday, November 4th Ratings - YTN
At 7pm, a new episode of Locked rose to 4.95 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week.

At 8pm, an encore of Raising Teenagers notched 4.18 million viewers and a 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 830pm, an encore of The Life of Gary scored 4.72 million viewers and a 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, also up a tenth from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of Reversing History jumped to 10.36 million viewers and a 3.4/7 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in was 119% in total viewers and 162% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Chicago District Attorney scored 7.87 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up in total viewers, but even in the demo. Retention out of its lead in was 76% among total viewers, and a mere 47% in the demo. Don't look for an episode extension for the legal drama.


Monday, November 5th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Rebuilding My Life notched 5.26 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of Secret Service slipped to 6.01 million viewers and a 2.1/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Secret Service increased from its lead in by 14% in total viewers and 5% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix remained at 10.14 million viewers and a 2.9/8 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Compared to its lead in, TAKEN: Phoenix was up 69% among total viewers and 38% in the demographic.


Tuesday, November 6th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a recap episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World totaled 4.22 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down big from last week (nine-tenths) but it should come as no surprise. Looking for Love returns with all new episodes next week, as does the rest of the regular Tuesday night lineup.

At 9pm, Weekly Update: Election 2012 amassed 3.04 million viewers and a 0.9/3 among adults 18-49. YTN wasn't expecting much from the news special, as most networks have established themselves as the go to place for election results.

Here are the numbers from last week:
At 9pm, a new episode Border Patrol slipped to 5.21 million viewers and a 1.8/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Retention from its lead in was 71% among total viewers and 69% in the demo. Things are beginning to look a little bleak for the show, which only has a 13 episode season order.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN rose to 10.38 million viewers and a 3.3/9 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 99% in total viewers and 83% in the demo.

Breaking News:
Gen-TV Broadcasts Return to East Coast

After the devastation of Hurricane Sandy left millions without power, without cable and without access to the internet, and destroyed Gen-TV satellites and prevented the network from broadcasting on the East Coast, the news is good for the #1 rated station on cable. Gen-TV has informed the press that as of 11/8/2012, their broadcasts will be returning to the Eastern seaboard for the first time.

After Sandy, numerous Gen-TV satellites and other equipment was damaged and left the network with no other choice but to cease broadcasts in the East until they could repair the damage. Now that they have finished that job, the network is able to return to their regular schedule.


Starting Tonight, Thursday, November 8th, Gen-TV will revert back to regular programming, which as a reminder is:

8pm: Knocked Down (New)
830: Over my Head (New)
9: Lady Gaga Presents: Search for the Next Great Monster (New)
10: Long Distance Relationship (New)
11: Jane at Home (New)



Also, due to airing only reruns on the West Coast between November 2 and 7th, Gen-TV will not release ratings for those days. No broadcasts aired on the East Coast.

Gen-TV has announced that despite releasing their full January schedule back in October they will be making revisions to that line-up in the coming months. No more details were available at the time other than it will include "major shake-ups".

Breaking News:
Gen-TV acquires two series


YTN Series to Gen-TV:

It's another landmark deal for Gen-TV which has snagged the off-network syndication rights for two of rival YTN's biggest series; the network will become the exclusive cable home for second-run episodes of "Behind the Scenes" and "Suburbia".

Details on the contracts are scarce at the moment, but Hollywood Now can confirm that Gen-TV paid around 400,000 dollars for "Suburbia" and closer to 800,000 for "Behind The Scenes". The pact for the rights was a long and fierce battle, with several counteroffers being entertained. Insiders are saying that Gen-TV "clearly underpaid for Suburbia, a series that has is singularly responsible for keeping YTN on the air." Donna Marcus, an industry expert says they may have also "overpaid for the rights to Behind The Scenes, a moderate player at best."

Gen-TV Danger Zone:
Insiders insist several series in grave danger


Gen-TV typically stays pretty quiet about the future of their series, but insiders always know what's going on and the latest reports are that despite earning full season orders several of the top rated networks series could be in trouble.

Hollywood Insider's Douglas Martin says that the following Gen-TV series could be in major danger this spring when networks begin to decide what shows will return next season. Here is what he thinks.


"Malibu County Courthouse":

Never a major player to start with this series managed to get a second season despite mediocre ratings and savage reviews. It's likely that the only reason it survived this long was that Gen-TV was hell-bent on making a successful franchise out of it's "Malibu" series; as this show was spun-off (indirectly) from "Malibu Country Club".

On the plus side for this show is that it has creatively found it's footing after being overhauled for the second season, the negative is that it's demos tend to be low; and it's overall numbers are even lower.


"Country Justice":

This one hasn't ever really gotten off the ground and has aired so inconsistently it's almost amazing to see it still on the schedule. The creative for this program have never really jelled and reviews have been unkind to say the least. Ratings have never stabilized and it tends to skew a bit older than Gen-TV would probably like. It's the highest rated program on TV among viewers 65-75.

"Long Distance Relationship":

This freshmen drama has one thing going for it and that is it's strong critical support. Ratings started off low and have only increased slightly; it doesn't get very strong demos and frankly it will all depend on how the network's development goes this season. It is a show that could survive a weak development season; but isn't likely to last in a season with strong pilots.



"Getting There":

Unless this freshmen series somehow picks up in the mid-season and becomes a runaway success it's doubtful that this sitcom would see another season. Reviews are only so/so and ratings have clearly disappointed everybody. With a pedigree as high as it has attached to it's creators and cast it's unlikely another season would be ordered unless ratings dramatically improve.

"The Border Police":

In it's first season it was a runaway success, but upon entering it's second season this past summer ratings began to slip and have never recovered fully. A move to Sunday nights hasn't helped either. This one is likely to go the way of "The Enforcers" and die a quick death. The only thing that could help this series survive is that it's close to reaching enough episodes for syndication and Gen-TV could decide to order just enough to get it to that point. Although 100 episodes is standard, these days a series with at least 88 episodes can have an easy time selling.

"Knocked Down":

Formerly a star for the network it's numbers have diminished slightly and nobody has really taken to the addition of Ashley Olsen as a replacement for Mandy Moore. New sitcoms like "Revolving Door", "Brand New World" and "Detective Mom" are pulling comparable or bigger numbers and getting twice the demos; also the high license fee could prove fatal.

The fact that upon entering the syndication market it failed to sell to a single local station or cable network is also not a good sign for it's future. I cannot see the network putting more money into a show with so little left to give.

DRAMA PRESS RELEASE
THE MYSTERY NETWORK PREMIERE SCHEDULE
Effective January 1, 2013.

CHANGES IN BOLD

Weekday
12am until 8am - Paid Programming
8am - The Rockford Files
9pm - The Rockford Files
10am - The Rockford Files
11am - The Rockford Files
12pm - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1pm - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
2pm - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
3pm - Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4pm - Twilight Zone
5pm - Twilight Zone
6pm - Twilight Zone
7pm - Twilight Zone
11pm - Various Programming

Monday
8pm - Abducted (Original Programming)
9pm - In the Mind (Original Programming)
10pm - Whodunit? (Original Programming)

Tuesday
8pm - Murdoch Mysteries
9pm - Mystery Movie of the Week

Wednesday
8pm - The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
9pm - Twin Peaks
10pm - Harper's Island

Thursday
8pm - Midsomer Murders
9pm - Midsomer Murders
10pm - Midsomer Murders

Friday
8pm - Abducted (R; Original Programming)
9pm - In the Mind (R; Original Programming)
10pm - Whodunit? (R; Original Programming)

Saturday
12am until 8am - Paid Programming
8am - Mystery Movie
10am - Mystery Movie
12pm - Mystery Movie
2pm - Mystery Movie
3pm - Murder, She Wrote
4pm - Murder, She Wrote
5pm - Murder, She Wrote
6pm - Murder, She Wrote
7pm - Murder, She Wrote
8pm - Marriage and a Murder (Original Programming)
9pm - Famous Murders: A Look Back (Original Programming)
10pm - Mystery Movie of the Week (r)

Sunday
12am until 8am - Paid Programming
8am - History's Mysteries
9am - History's Mysteries
10am - History's Mysteries
11am - History's Mysteries
12pm - Unsolved Mysteries
1pm - Unsolved Mysteries
2pm - Unsolved Mysteries
3pm - Unsolved Mysteries
4pm - 48 Hours Mystery
5pm - 48 Hours Mystery
6pm - 48 Hours Mystery
7pm - 48 Hours Mystery
8pm - Criminal Minds
9pm - Criminal Minds
10pm - Criminal Minds
11pm - Criminal Minds


Premises:
Marriage and a Murder - Each episode will take a look at a couple who's lives change within six months of marriage due to murder. These are the untold stories of marriage ending before death do us part.

Famous Murders: A Look Back - You've heard of the cases, now relive them. Get the whole story, from beginning to end, and all the details you haven't heard...until now. The series premiere episode will look back at the Charles Manson murders.

Diane Montegro, President of upcoming The Mystery Network, says, "We are thrilled to launch this new schedule, along with the network rebranding. We are slowly producing more and more original product and are getting it on the air as soon as it is perfected. The viewers should continue responding to the changes, as they have done in the past few months."


DRAMA scored its best-ever numbers in the month of October 2012, scoring 24k viewers (up 33% from previous high, January 2012). Compared to the month of September 2012 (before the Mystery programming premiered) the network was up 85% among total viewers.

Breaking News:
Gen-TV acquires two series


YTN Series to Gen-TV:

It's another landmark deal for Gen-TV which has snagged the off-network syndication rights for two of rival YTN's biggest series; the network will become the exclusive cable home for second-run episodes of "Behind the Scenes" and "Suburbia".

Details on the contracts are scarce at the moment, but Hollywood Now can confirm that Gen-TV paid around 400,000 dollars for "Suburbia" and closer to 800,000 for "Behind The Scenes". The pact for the rights was a long and fierce battle, with several counteroffers being entertained. Insiders are saying that Gen-TV "clearly underpaid for Suburbia, a series that has is singularly responsible for keeping YTN on the air." Donna Marcus, an industry expert says they may have also "overpaid for the rights to Behind The Scenes, a moderate player at best."

Correction, Hollywood Now mistakenly said that "Suburbia" airs on YTN when in actuality it airs on TCN, which is owned by YTN Corporation.

Breaking News:
Gen-TV Broadcasts Return to East Coast

After the devastation of Hurricane Sandy left millions without power, without cable and without access to the internet, and destroyed Gen-TV satellites and prevented the network from broadcasting on the East Coast, the news is good for the #1 rated station on cable. Gen-TV has informed the press that as of 11/8/2012, their broadcasts will be returning to the Eastern seaboard for the first time.

After Sandy, numerous Gen-TV satellites and other equipment was damaged and left the network with no other choice but to cease broadcasts in the East until they could repair the damage. Now that they have finished that job, the network is able to return to their regular schedule.


Starting Tonight, Thursday, November 8th, Gen-TV will revert back to regular programming, which as a reminder is:

8pm: Knocked Down (New)
830: Over my Head (New)
9: Lady Gaga Presents: Search for the Next Great Monster (New)
10: Long Distance Relationship (New)
11: Jane at Home (New)



Also, due to airing only reruns on the West Coast between November 2 and 7th, Gen-TV will not release ratings for those days. No broadcasts aired on the East Coast.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Wednesday, November 8, 2012:

Gen-TV's first national broadcast since Hurricane Sandy was a massive success, netting a season high and showing some signs of life for "The Huntress". Network was #2 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 12.4 million/3.6 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 13.3 million/3.6 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 17.8 million (Season High!)/4.4 18-49 (Season High!)
9: The Book Club (New): 19.4 million/5.4 18-49
10: Sisters (Rerun): 20.4 million/4.8 18-49
11: Gone (Rerun): 15.5 million/4.5 18-49

Gen-TV Series Episode Counts:

The following is a list of all the series Gen-TV is airing during the 2012-2013 Season and the current status of their episode orders:

Gen-TV Network
Episode Orders
(2012-2013 season)

A Different World- Cancelled (6 of 10 aired)
West of Broadway- 25 episodes (increased from 20)
Boyfriends- 20 episodes
Better with You- 36 episodes (Increased from 25 on 11/9/12)
Detroit Homicide- 13 episodes (increased to 30 on 11/9/12)
Abducted---- 15 episodes (Increased to 22 on 11/9/12)
Brand New World- 22 episodes
Revolving Door- 10 episodes (Increased to 22 on 11/9/12)
The Family Man--- 22 episodes (reduced from 25)
Abandoned--- 55 episodes (Reduced to 30 on 8/3/12)( (Cancelled in 10/2012 (16 episodes aired).
Malibu County Courthouse-16 episodes (reduced from 20 on 11/9/12)
The Huntress--- 27 episodes
The Book Club--- 20 episodes (increased from 10 on 11/9/12)
Sisters--- 55 episodes (increased from 50 on 11/9/12)
Gone--- 25 (reduced from 37 on 11/9/12)
Knocked Down--- 20 episodes
Over My Head --- 30 episodes
GCB--- 6 episodes (decreased from 22) (Cancelled in October 2012) (6 of 6 aired)
Long Distance Relationship- 20 Episodes (increased from 13 on 11/9/12)
Jane at Home- 20 episodes
Detective Mom- 30 episodes (increased from 20 on 11/9/12)
Postal--- 25 episodes (increased from 20 on 11/9/12)
Mr. Write- 20 episodes (increased from 13 on 11/9/12)
Getting There- 20 episodes (increased from 13 on 11/9/12)
Country Justice- 14 episodes
The Enforcers---- 20 episodes (Cancelled in October 2012) (10 of 20 aired)
The Real Life of Jill Zarrin- 6 episodes (Cancelled in October 2012) (6 of 6 aired)
One of These Days--- 25 episodes (increased from 20) (Cancelled) (Still Airing)
This Time Around--- 13 episodes (Cancelled) (Still Airing)
The Life of John Doe--- 13 episodes (Increased to 18 episodes on 11/9/12)
Gen-TV Movie Franchise--- 16 Original Gen-TV Productions/16 Theatrical Releases
Husbands--- 6 episodes (Increased to 13 on 9/12/12) (Cancelled in October 2012) (still Airing)
Elizabeth Bordoe- 25 episodes (increased from 20 on 11/9/12)
Being Winona Ryder- 13 episodes
The Hoop Life- 9 episodes (reduced from 13) (Cancelled in October 2012) (3 of 13 aired)
The Border Police- 14 episodes



Mid-Season:
Last Call--- 12 episodes (Increased from 6 on 11/9/12)
D.O.A.--- 10 episodes
American Suburbia--- 13 episodes
Chase--- 10 episodes (decreased from 15 on 11/9/12)
Being George Michael – 13 episodes
Split Identity--- 10 episodes
The President’s House--- 8 episodes
The Crisis Center--- 11 episodes
H.M.O.---6 episodes
Gen-TV Concert Series--- 13 episodes
The Smart One---- 13 episodes
Sarah Needs A Life (formerly untitled Sarah Silverman)--13 episodes (Airdate TBA)
Prairie Dogs ---- 10 episodes
Simon Says--- 5 episodes
Sliced—10 episodes
Carved- 10 episodes
Girlfriends-Series Cancelled before production started


Gen-TV News:

"Detroit Homicide" to live beyond 13 episodes; Tom Dalton says "It is a major hit, will expand to air all-season long." The series which Gen-TV picked up from YTN was only going to air for 13 episodes but has proven itself to be a reliable player with a steady audience. The network has ordered an additional 17 episodes of the show keeping on the schedule the entire season.

The network has also showed continued faith in comedy series "Better with You" and "Elizabeth Bordoe" ordering additional episodes of both strong comedies.

Among the freshmen series; "Detective Mom", "Mr. Write", "Getting There", "Long Distance Relationship", "The Book Club" and "Revolving Door" also have received orders for more episodes; while "Jane at Home" will continue with it's planned 20 episode season. That series will air it's finale sometime in mid-January and will be replaced by a new series.

Among the notable decreased episode counts are "Chase", which returned from a long-hiatus to a slight decline in it's numbers and waning interest from both press and internal Gen-TV staff, as Tom Dalton says "It started out so promising on our network but has proven to be unreliable as it's numbers have stalled after a long hiatus. Also it's creatively running out of juice". "Gone" has also seen it's count sharply drop, going from a planned 37 episodes down to the new order of just 25, which though a still healthy season is nothing like the producers or fans of the program are used to. Gen-TV's Jeremy Morton explains "We've continuously ordered 30+ episodes of this series every season, but now and then every show needs a rest, so in order to accommodate the staff's long-needed rest period we have reduced this season to only 25 episodes."


Ratings are not always an indication of how many episodes a series order will contain; take for example, "Over My Head", perhaps the single most successful sitcom of the modern TV era, and it's episode count is only a mere 30 episodes; a far cry from the 45 episodes ordered last season. "Sometimes you need to let viewers miss a show or they'll get restless and wander away, so we've opted to let this one have a smaller episode order."

Among the other major news is that the network has finally ordered to series the long in gestation series from comedienne and Emmy-winner Sarah Silverman. The program, now called "Sarah Needs A Life" has earned a 13-episode order. An airdate is still pending but it is expected to debut sometime in January or February.

After a ridiculously long wait fans of Emmy-winner Sarah Silverman will finally get a chance to see her on TV again. The network has ordered 13 episodes of what is now being called "Sarah Needs A Life". An airdate has yet to be announced, but insiders expect fans won't have to wait much longer as it seems likely it'll debut in January or February.

The pilot for this series was ordered last season by NBC but it wasn't picked up to series, and then Gen-TV stepped in and ordered a re-tooled pilot and nothing was heard beyond that initial order. Tom Dalton explains "It took a few re-writes and re-shoots before we were happy with the outcome of the pilot." According to sources, Gen-TV executives were so unhappy with the first pilot shot that they nearly pulled the plug all-together. "It was not good" says our source "It was too crude and abrasive, which is Sarah's comedy style; but it wasn't suitable for Gen-TV." Another source close to the production says "This series went through four Executive Producers and more than six writers during the process of filming the three different pilots before Gen-TV was happy with what they saw."

Silverman herself says "Who knows if Gen-TV is even happy with what they saw, they may have just been tired of waiting for us to finish and decided to just order a short season to cancel us in a few months."

The network has also announced the following information about this new series:

Emmy-winning comic, actress and song-writer Sarah Silverman will Executive Producer, Write and Star in Sarah Needs A Life, a comedy produced by Gen-TV Studios and Silverman Productions following the life of Sarah Sanders (Silverman), an out of work stand-up comic and TV Writer whose cable series "Sarah, Sarah, Sarah" was just cancelled after one season and not much fanfare. The star herself was basically ex-communicated from show-business after having an affair with the wrong man and pissing off his wife, a very powerful executive responsible for most of the hiring in the industry. She returns to her hometown of Erie, Colorado to live with her parents, Fran and Stan Sanders, a retired couple on the verge of total marital collapse after Stan's retirement leaves both of them going insane. Sarah isn't happy to be home and is embarrassed by her parents. She runs into an assortment of familiar faces; including her ex-boyfriend David, who she stupidly dumped and told off, insisting she was going to be famous, rich and totally above him, she also stole 3,000 dollars from him. She is dismayed to learn that David is now engaged to her bitter enemy, Shelia Wasserman, a mean girl barbie looking girl from high school that used to torture Sarah.

Episodes will also focus on the bizarre adventures between Sarah and her two best-friends; Stephanie, who is lazy, sarcastic and narcissistic and is also out of work. She lives with her boyfriend, Mark, who is a small-time crook, con-artist and occasional drug dealer who she only puts up with for his money. Sarah's other best friend is Steven, a outrageously gay hairstylist who for some reason demands to be called Stefan. He is overly dramatic and prone to impulsive behavior; something that Sarah and Stephanie use to their advantage. Oh, He is also Sarah's cousin, who was raised by her parents, and was always their favorite.

Just a little over a year ago, Doug Bartel took over the role of President of Programming for Gen-TV after a succession of previous executives came and left the role. He was given a major task, to take over for a popular and wildly successful President who had been so good that she was promoted to CEO/CFO of the company. Katrina Bishop-Wry had managed to do what other executives hadn't done; give Gen-TV an image, a brand and develop programming that was a hit with both viewers and critics. Under her, the network jumped to #1 in all of TV; narrowly defeating CBS in the yearly ratings by .04%; a number that has grown ever since. Bartel was tasked with not only maintaining that lead, but was expected to grow it and usher the network into the next era. He realized quickly that he had several aging series on his hands and that he'd need to develop new programs to replace them.

His strategy at first seemed strange, he ordered a bunch of pilots very different than the already established Gen-TV Brand of teen soaps, melodrama's and sitcoms featuring 80's and 90's stars. It was a strategy that has mostly paid off; among the first acts he made was cancelling successful but fading series like "Doctor/Patient", "Something Old, Something New", "Never Again", "Life's Facts", "The Arrival" and deciding on an end date for "This Time Around" and "One of These Days". He also developed new programming like "American Suburbia", which became the #1 rated program on TV; he also oversaw the successful re-launch of "Better with You" which he saved from ABC and breathed new life into. He developed and commissioned "Revolving Door" which has turned into a major hit and oversaw the development of "Detective Mom", a new sitcom that was rejected by ABC, CBS and TBS before landing at Gen-TV where it has become the highest rated Friday program since "Everybody Loves Raymond" in 1997.

Gen-TV is currently still ranked as the #1 rated network on television and is now in a familiar position; it has a new President in charge of programming. Doug Bartel was quickly promoted to both CEO and CFO after Bishop-Wry was asked to head up the Board of Trustees which is a prestigious honor of it's own. Now, Tom Dalton a former Gen-TV Executive who was fired shortly after the death of Bridget Kline in 2011is filling the void and is tasked with maintaining unusually high ratings; outstanding critical acclaim and with branding Gen-TV in a way that it will remain relevant for years to come. Flesh with cash from recent syndication success and DVD sales Dalton has a huge job ahead of him, and he was asked recently by TV World Magazine what his plans are for Fall 2013, which will be the first schedule he has put together totally on his own, the current schedule as well as the January 2013 one were both heavily influenced by Bartel and Bishop-Wry, who were asked to consult on them.

Dalton outlined the following three areas he wants to focus on, only time will tell if they ring true:

1. Out with the Old, In with the New: "A network is only as good as it's last hit. We can't fill the schedule with aging series with no future. We have to make sure we have a stockpile of fresh, new programming that will grab viewers attention." Translation: It sounds like he plans to focus heavily on developing new series and we'll see many older programs end their runs.

2. Expand The Brand: "If we only program for one audience segment we aren't doing our job. We have to develop series that appeal to the widest possible audience." Translation: Forget about melodramatic soaps and girly shows, we want to program series that men and women will watch. This is a strategy that can backfire, because if you go too off-brand it can drive away viewers; case in point, this season's massive flop "Abandoned" which was so male-dominated that it drove the network's Tuesday averages down a whopping 65% in it's timeslot and was the second lowest-rated 18-49 program of the season.

3. Let Talent Be Talent: "We want to make sure we as executives do not interfere with the creative process. Let the creative types do what they do best and I'll focus only on numbers and business affairs." Translation: This is his diplomatic way of saying that he's going to try and not piss of producers such as Steven Bocho who was recently terminated from his role on Gen-TV's "GONE" after a massive disagreement over creative issues. It could also be his way of acknowledging that in the past Gen-TV Executives have sometimes pushed their creative ideas too hard on producers, often resulting in a sharp decline in quality for said series.

He also made one other declaration; "By year's end, Gen-TV will have a medical drama on the schedule." The network has had a difficult time filling the void of "County General", the cancelled medical drama from David E. Kelley that left the air after four seasons in 2011. Though they have had more than eight in development since then, none of made it to series; most recently a pilot called "Heart of Man" focused on a transplant team and organ donation failed to make the cut. Dalton says "A medical series is a staple of TV and every network needs at least one on their line-up; but we haven't found a single project worth our time and money." "It has to be something very special and have a magical feel to it." "By the end of the year I believe we will achieve this goal."

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, two of Hollywood's biggest stars will join the ranks of Gen-TV's creative talent when they Executive Producer, Write and Direct an upcoming drama pilot for the network. Details are scarce as of now, but we can reveal exclusively that they have signed a 2.6 million dollar deal to pen a pilot for the cable giant. No further details are known beyond the fact that Affleck will direct, while he'll share Writing and Producer credits with Damon.

Like most of their projects the setting is likely to be Boston, Massachusetts.

Gen-TV's struggling and mighty expensive reality series "Lady Gaga Presents: The Search for the Next Great Monster" may not be lighting up the TV ratings, but it is doing enough to get the attention of cable giant MTV who has purchased the rights to rerun the entire series later this year. The series will end it's season on Gen-TV in December and will then be rerun daily on MTV starting in March; it will also get weekend marathons on MTV in April and May.


Lastly, Gen-TV itself will present a weekend long marathon of all the episodes the weekend of January 3rd through the 5th. It will air the entire weekend.

So far the series has been under-performing for the network, which is sad considering it's the most expensive reality series in television history. Gen-TV paid more than 40 million dollars to get it and it's clearly going to go down in history as a major loss for the network. As one pundit put it "Gen-TV is going to make zero profit from this series. It's a massive revenue loss."

Wednesday, November 7th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Kate and Zoe scored 8.71 million viewers and 2.9/7 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 830pm, a new episode of Mother & Daughter grew to 9.13 million viewers and a 3.0/7 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of CHELSEA rose to 10.94 million viewers and a 4.0/9 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week. Compared to its lead in, CHELSEA was up 20% in total viewers and 33% in the demo.

At 930pm, week eight of Raising Teenagers jumped to 7.66 total viewers and a 2.5/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 70% in total viewers and 63% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Call Girls went up to 14.79 million viewers and a 5.8/10 among adults 18-49, up four tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in a was 93% in total viewers and 132% in the demo.


Thursday, November 8th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of College increased to 8.29 million viewers and a 3.0/7 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week to score its best numbers since the season premiere.

At 830pm, a new episode of Singles inched up to 8.87 million viewers and a 3.1/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 7% in both total viewers and the demo.

At 9pm, the fall finale of Behind the Scenes slipped to 11.03 million viewers and a 3.8/8 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead was 24% in total viewers and 23% in the demo.

At 930pm, a new episode of Roommates settled at 8.47 million viewers and a 2.9/6 among adults 18-49, even from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 77% among total viewers and 76% in the demo. The one hour series finale airs next Thursday, beginning at 9pm.

At 10pm, week five of Secrets of a Small Town nabbed 9.31 million viewers and a 3.5/9 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Growth from Roommates was 10% among total viewers and 21% in the demo.


Friday, November 9th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week eight of The Life of Gary bounced back to 7.83 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 830pm, week eight of Blue Collar shifted up to 7.39 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, also up two tenths from last week. Retention out of its lead in was an impressive 94% in both total viewers and the demo.

At 9pm, week eight of Racially Divided remained at 9.06 million viewers and a 1.6/5 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Growth from its lead in was 23% among total viewers and 7% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of Cops of New York grew to 10.58 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Cops of New York grew from its lead in by 17% in total viewers and 25% in the demo.

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN GIVES FULL SEASON ORDER TO "SECRETS OF A SMALL TOWN"
YTN has ordered a full season of 22 episodes for its newest hit drama, Secrets of a Small Town. The drama, currently airing on Wednesdays at 10/9c, has increased over the previous timeslot occupant by 300% - one of the largest timeslot increases on any network this season.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "The drama is key to our networks success. We look forward to a long relationship with the cast and crew."


NEW MIDSEASON DRAMA "SERIAL" EXTENDED TO 15 EPISODES
YTN has extended its much-anticipated midseason drama, Serial, from 13 episodes to 15 episodes. After discussions between the network and directors/producers, the two sides agreed to a 15 episode season.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "Serial is an exciting piece to our midseason schedule. We can't wait to bring it to the air for our viewers and are excited they get an extra two episodes."

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
WEEK EIGHT DVR NUMBERS
How the three charts are sorted:
1. The shows in timeslot order, starting with Sunday.
2. The shows in demographic ranking order, starting with the highest, once DVR is included.
3. The shows in percentage increase order, starting with the highest.

Highlights:
Call Girls continues to dominate with a massive 6.7 demographic.
Secrets of a Small Town, in only its fifth week on the air, is the second highest rated series on the network, and scored one of the largest increases of the week.
Secret Service has the largest increase of the week, with a whopping 57%.

Please note: Game shows and reality series typically do not increase much when DVR numbers are added in (Locked and Looking for Love).

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Note: The numbers for Looking for Love, Border Patrol, and TAKEN are from the previous week, as they did not air this week due to the election.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

"CHICAGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY" DONE AFTER TWO SEASONS
YTN has announced that the ongoing second season of legal drama, Chicago District Attorney, will be the shows final season.

The news should come as little surprise to those that follow the ratings. Since its season premiere it has held onto a measly 50-60% of its lead in's demographic and has been under a 2.0 nearly all season (excluding premiere).

Rumors were that if the Friday night lineup did not gel together, Chicago District Attorney would move to the night, as its higher viewership/lower demographic would be acceptable. With the all new Friday night lineup showing success, it leaves nowhere for Chicago District Attorney to air.

Here is the press release from YTN:
After two seasons on the air, legal drama Chicago District Attorney will conclude its run in February 2013.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN: "Chicago District Attorney has done admirably since its premiere a season ago. Unfortunately, with our new dramas performing at a higher level, and the lack of timeslots, we made the decision that it was time to end the series. We appreciate all those that have participated in the series and look forward to working with each and everyone of them in the future."

The series finale of Chicago District Attorney will air in February 2013.

With about three months until the series finale, writers will have enough time to wrap up all of the storylines and give the show a proper ending.

The other bubble show, Border Patrol, is expected to have its fate announced in the coming weeks.

Gen-TV Breaking News:
Three Drama's Axed...
Country Justice, two others cancelled by Gen-TV.


Court is adjourned; no Country Justice.

Gen-TV announced today that they have cancelled three drama's; one of which will surprise everybody. The network announced during a press conference to promote their upcoming January schedule. Among the series getting the axe are "Malibu County Courthouse" and "Country Justice"; neither of which have set ratings on-fire this season. The cancellations of these are of little surprise to savvy viewers who follow ratings and keep tabs on the industry. Both programs have seen dramatic year-to-year decreases in both target demos and within total viewers. "Country Justice" was down nearly 40% year to year and "MCC" was stagnant with almost no growth week to week.

Now, the third drama getting cut from the schedule is sure to be a major surprise to all. The network has opted to pull the plug on "Chase". That series which stars among others, Kathryn Morris was once a favorite of both viewers and the network; but has seen such a massive audience erosion that Gen-TV's Tom Dalton can only say "It's surprising and unfortunate that ratings for Chase have dropped so dramatically, but it's a fact of life we cannot change."


Chase was picked up by Gen-TV after NBC cancelled it and it was revamped with a new star and a slight change of premise. Ratings were solid it's first year, but after being moved around the schedule and forced on a lengthy hiatus after being held over to mid-season and not airing new episodes in summer, viewers never returned. Though it's true ratings dropped somewhat, the series was still well-viewed had produced solid demos.

Insiders say that this could be more a case of financial concerns trumping ratings. Chase is a very expensive series to produce because of special effects and the major cast salaries; all the cast got huge pay raises after it became a solid hit on Gen-TV; including Kathryn Morris who got a raise to more than 1.5 million per episode. Perhaps Gen-TV simply decided that even with decent ratings that it would be more cost-effective to simply cancel the series all-together. Chase is currently airing it's third season.


As Gen-TV is expected to release an updated version of their January schedule, it's unknown if any of these three will remain on the line-up. Dalton promises that answers to this question will be available soon.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Thursday, November 8-Monday, November 12, 2012:


Thursday, November 8:

Thursday is solid but not dominant, Gen-TV places #3 in demos, #5 in total viewers.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 10.2 million viewers/2.1 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 8.3 million viewers/2.4 18-49
8pm: Knocked Down (New): 13.3 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 22.7 million viewers/4.0 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents.... (New): 13.9 million/3.6 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 11.1/2.6 18-49
11: Jane At Home (New): 17.4 million/3.9 18-49
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Friday, November 9:

Gen-TV was the dominant force on Friday, beating out ABC's "Shark Tank" and CBS's "Undercover Boss" in demos. Network finished #1 in demos and #1 among total viewers.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 13 million/3.5 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 11.4 million/3.8 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 23.9 million/4.6 18-49
830: Postal (New): 15.4 million/3.6 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 17.5 million/4.1 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 12.2/3.7 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 9.4/2.6 18-49
11: The Enforcers (Series Finale): 6.7 million/2.4 18-49

EDITORS NOTE: Gen-TV says this broadcast of "The Enforcers" is the series last episode to be aired. It was the last episode produced but was not originally intended to serve as a series finale. It was supposed air in December, but the network opted to push it forward.


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Saturday, November 10:

Gen-TV's Low-ratings continued with a 7th place finish in demos and #8 in total viewers.

7pm: This Time Around (rerun): 6.4 million/2.5 18-49
8: The Real Life of Jill Zarrin (New): 4.2 million/3.5 18-49
9: One of These Days (New): 11.0 million/3.1 18-49
10: This Time Around (New): 16.4 million/4.1 18-49
11: Gen-TV Movie (Rerun): 11.2 million/3.5 18-49

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Sunday, November 11:

Another Sunday, Another night of defeat. Gen-TV finished #8 in demos and #6 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 6.7 million/3.1 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 4.6.million/2.3 18-49
8: Husbands (Rerun): 4.4 million/1.0 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 16.4/4.4 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 22.3/4.8 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 21.3/4.4 18-49
11: Chase (New): 20.4 million/4.7 18-49
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Monday, November 12:

Gen-TV ruled the airwaves with a special theme night of programming dedicated to saying goodbye to veteran comedy "Boyfriends". It finishes #1 in demos; #1 among total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): Special Fan Selected Episode "The Candidate" (Season 5, Episode 11: The Gang must decide who to vote for when the condo board has a opening. Carl faces a demon from his past.) 11.5 million viewers/3.9 18-49

730pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): Special Fan Selected Episode "The Chaos of Heartbreak" (Season 3, Episode 5): Dominick and Harold finally confront the issues that led to Harold's infidelity and the break-up of their relationship. Nancy returns to town and demands to meet Mark's new love interest; much to his dismay. 13.5 million viewers/4.4 18-49

8pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): Network Selected Episode "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1): Freddie Geer and his friends are fabulous, complicated and fascinating gay men living, loving and growing up in Los Angeles. 18.4 million/5.2 18-49

830: Boyfriends: The Retrospective Special (Rerun) : 20.3 million/4.8 18-49

930: Boyfriends: The Series Finale Episode (NEW): "Goodbye To Lovers, Friends & L.A." (Season 6, Episode 26): Dominick returns from an extended hiatus abroad to find out that while he was gone his group of friends have drifted apart. Mark has married a doctor and moved to New York. Harold and Carl have gotten together and broken up for the hundredth time (or so it seems); Benji is struggling to come to terms with news that a colleague of his from his soap opera days is gay and wants to enter a relationship with him. Dominick decides that he must work to get his friends together for one last hurray before he delivers the most shocking news ever... He is very sick and is dying of cancer. Shelia returns when she learns that Dominick is sick and she reams into Freddie, claiming he should have done a better job of taking care of Dominick and not allowing him and his friends to drift apart. Tori Samson hits the big time and gets an offer to appear on a reality show showcasing former actresses; but it comes with a price; she has to leave her friends and move to London for the series. 28.9 million viewers/6.8 18-49



1030: Boyfriends: Reunion Special (NEW): A special 1-hour LIVE Reunion special featuring the entire cast of the series; its creators Max Muchnick and David Kohan. Hosted By: Kathy Griffin and Lance Bass. 30.2 million viewers/7.0 18-49

Breaking News:
Gen-TV January Update
out with MCC, Country Justice

Gen-TV has released a completely revamped version of their January 2013 schedule. As expected, Country Justice and Malibu County Courthouse are gone; however, Chase remains apart of the line-up for now so the series can finish its entire production run.

Among the exciting changes are new season's of summer hits L.A. Real Estate, which became a phenomenon earlier this year. Also returning are marginal drama The District (no longer called The Dis$trict); it is set in the world of wall-street and features among others; Chryler Leigh and Shane West. Also for the first time ever, Malibu Country Club will air in the winter. Entering its fourth season, this series has only ever aired during summer months.


To accommodate new series, "Postal" will take a brief hiatus and will be replaced by "Detective Mom" which inherits the 830 timeslot wedged between new tween drama "Split Identity" and emerging sitcom "Getting There" which has gotten critical raves, but few viewers. Also, "Abducted" will take a brief break as well and will return later in the season. Lastly, ratings challenged, but critically acclaimed drama "Long Distance Relationship" has been put on hiatus as well. The Rom-Com starring Justin Long and Amber Tamblyn as lovers in a transcontinental romance has not been a consistent performer despite acclaim from nearly every critic.

As for strategy, it appears Gen-TV is banking on its strong comedy series to support most of its line-up. It seems by virtue of placement that Gen-TV doesn't appear to have much faith in most of its freshmen dramas, "HMO" thrown to the wolves on Sunday and "The Life of John Doe" on Saturday. Lastly, it appears to be a last-ditch effort to try and save "The Border Police" by rescuing it from its Sunday night death timeslot and placing it on Wednesday following "Detroit Homicide".




So for your information, below is the entire Gen-TV Mid-Season Schedule.
Gen-TV
January 2013
(2012-2013 Season)


PRIMETIME:

CHANGES IN BOLD

Monday:
7pm: Pyramid (New season)
730: Inside Out (New Season)
8pm: Tag Team
830: Better with You
9: The People Next Door (new series)
930: Sarah Needs A Life (New Series)
10pm: Malibu Country Club (New Season! First time In Winter!)
11pm: Sisters (New Night!)

UPDATE: Gen-TV attempts to build a strong comedy line-up with summer sensation "Inside Out" leading into mega-hits "Tag Team" and "Better with You". New series "The People Next Door" produced by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd ("Modern Family") sets the pace for 930 series "Sarah Needs A Life" starring Sarah Silverman. Drama's "Malibu Country Club" and "Sisters" (on a new night) finish up the evening. Also, "Pyramid" returns for a second season at 7pm.

Tuesday:
7pm: Perfection (Reruns)
730: Turned Around (New Season)
8: Brand New World
830: Mr. Write (new night)
9: L.A. Real Estate (New Season)
10: Gone (new night and Time)
11: American Suburbia (new season)

UPDATE:
Reruns lead into "Brand New World" and a transplanted "Mr. Write" which moves to Tuesdays. "L.A. Real Estate' heats up the 9pm hour, followed by TV's strongest drama's "Gone" and "American Suburbia".

Wednesday:
7pm: Gen-TV Movie (new night)
8: The President’s House (New Series)
9: The Book Club (new timeslot)
10: Detroit Homicide (new night)
11: The Border Police (new night)

UPDATES:
The entire night is changed. At 7pm we get a brand new movie, followed by provocative new drama "The President's House" from the producers of "Sisters". "The Book Club" airs an hour earlier and is followed by confirmed hit "Detroit Homicide" on a a new night. Lastly, "The Border Police" returns to weekdays.


Thursday:
7pm: Gen-TV Concert Series (New Season)
8: Elizabeth Bordoe (Returns to Thursday)
830: Revolving Door (new night!)
9: Over My Head (new timeslot)
930: Knocked Down (new timeslot)
10: The Family Man (NEW NIGHT!)
11: The District (new season)

UPDATES:
Gen-TV starts the night off with a rocking concert leading into it's strongest comedies; "Elizabeth Bordoe" reclaiming her Thursday night timeslot, "Revolving Door" followed by "Over My Head" and "Knocked Down". Next up, "The Family Man" relocates to 10pm on Thursday, leading into "The District".


Friday:
7pm: VARIOUS RERUNS
8: Split Identity (New Series)
830: Detective Mom
9: Getting There (new earlier time)
930: West of Broadway (new night & time)
10: The Huntress (new night)
11: Jane At Home (new night)

UPDATES:

The 7pm hour is a retro wonderland with reruns of classic Gen-TV series. At 8pm, Vanessa Hudgins stars as a girl forced to create different identities when her parents divorce and she must attend two different schools in vastly different worlds. At 830, Mom is on the case with new episodes of "Detective Mom". At 9, "Getting There" teaches you how to cope with your loved one's, at 930, "West of Broadway" sings a sweet tune. "The Huntress" relocates to Friday to finish it's final season, and lastly, "Jane At Home" moves to Friday, but maintains it's 11pm slot.


Saturday:
7pm: VARIOUS RERUNS
8: Critically Speaking with Joe Levy (New Season)
9: The Smart One (New Series)
930: Prairie Dogs (New Series)
10: The Life of John Doe
11: Interviews with Sandra Bernhardt (New Season)

UPDATES: This entire schedule is new. The returns of summer reality series bookend the night, with new series "The Smart One" and "Prairie Dogs" fighting to find an audience. Drama entry "The Life of John Doe" moves to Friday as well.


Sunday:
7pm: Simon Says (new series)
8: Being Winona Ryder (new night)
830: Being George Michael (new series)
9: Last Call (new series)
10: HMO (New Series)
11: Chase (New Night)

UPDATES:

This night is totally different with four reality series leading into two dramas. "Simon Says" looks at life through the eyes of Simon Van Kempen, a husband of a former Real Housewife of NYC. "Being Winona Ryder" continues it's successful run and "Being George Michael" showcases the life of British pop star George Michael. "Last Call" is a bar-tending set series. "HMO" is about the staff of a Health Management company and "Chase" finishes up it's run.


AIRDATE TBA:
Malibu Doctors (season 2) (hour drama)
Flight School (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Hot Shots (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
The Edge of Reason (season1) (hour drama)
Finding You (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Check It (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Mysteries & Melodramas (hour anthology drama) (including Heatwave, Doomsday and In Too Deep)
Postal (Will return at a later date)
Abducted (will resume later in season).

Breaking News:
Gen-TV January Update
out with MCC, Country Justice

Gen-TV has released a completely revamped version of their January 2013 schedule. As expected, Country Justice and Malibu County Courthouse are gone; however, Chase remains apart of the line-up for now so the series can finish its entire production run.

AIRDATE TBA:
Malibu Doctors (season 2) (hour drama)
Flight School (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Hot Shots (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
The Edge of Reason (season1) (hour drama)
Finding You (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Check It (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Mysteries & Melodramas (hour anthology drama) (including Heatwave, Doomsday and In Too Deep)
Postal (Will return at a later date)
Abducted (will resume later in season
Long Distance Relationship (will resume later).

Buried deep within a press release announcing Gen-TV's revamped Mid-Season schedule was a very short mention of several upcoming series that will apparently launch later in the season.

Among these are "Flight School" a half-hour comedy starring Christian Slater and focusing on flight attendants in training. He apparently will play a pilot training them who is a womanizer. Not much if anything is known about other titles listed such as "Hot Shots", "Check It" and "Finding You".

Also listed is a drama title "The Edge of Reason", which so far has no details available from Gen-TV, a call to Gen-TV's P.R. Office netted only this stock response "We do not comment about on-going development." Lastly, it makes mention that "Malibu Doctors" will return at some point and that a new anthology program "Mysteries & Melodrama's" will air at some point, featuring mini-series "In Too Deep" (which was previously said to be cancelled), "Doomsday" and "Heatwave".

Gen-TV News:
Comedy a Priority

Hollywood NOW recently sat down with Gen-TV's Gregory Mitchellson, who is the President of Scripted Entertainment; in other-words, he's the man in charge of developing new series for the network. We asked him about his feelings for the networks current shows and what they have in store for the future, and what we learned is this. "Comedy is our focus right now." "We have plenty of successful drama's and we just need to keep developing new comedies."


In the last year and a half, the network has seen several veteran comedies leave the airwaves after successful runs; last week six year old sitcom Boyfriends aired it's final season and joined shows such as Doctor/Patient, Never Again, Something Old Something New, The Arrival, Life's Facts and Hot Tamales in the Gen-TV Archives. It's also a fact that other series like Knocked Down, Postal and Elizabeth Bordoe could be nearing the end of their runs, "as a series ages it becomes harder and harder to keep it fresh ad creative; so the time clock is counting down for these shows." Mitchellson says "We are developing more comedies than we've ever done before and we hope that some of our newer shows will have the same success we've seen with Tag Team, Revolving Door and Brand New World". Those are the three of the most recent sitcoms Gen-TV has debuted, and all three have have major ratings power.

While he can't tell us anything specific about projects in development, he did say that "Viewers will have plenty of choices for new comedies to look out for." He also previewed the January returns of sitcoms "Inside Out" and "Turned Around" which debuted this past summer to much success. "Inside Out" was a major triumph both creatively and commercially, it just exploded, and we were very proud of it." "Turned Around on the other hand was able to develop a loyal audience in a very tough timeslot with no support from lead-in's or lead-outs."

Also coming in January are several new sitcoms, "Sarah Needs A Life" starring Sarah Silverman will be a new concept for our audience; it's a less broad, much more specific type of show, for a very sophisticated viewer." "Silverman is a raunchy, adult comic and her style is going to test our more traditional audience."

Other new series debuting this winter; "The People Next Door", an ensemble comedy from the creators of "Modern Family" that revolves around a neighborhood going through a new phase when older residents are being replaced by a younger, much different demographic. Of this much hyped series, which is still casting, Mitchellson says "You'll love it, Cheech Marin is doing fantastic work and Melissa Etheridge is surprisingly hilarious." There is also "The Smart One" starring Malin Akerman, Rebecca Rominj-O'Connelle and others. It focuses on two sisters who are vastly different. Originally produced by Ellen DeGeneres and set to star Portia De Rossi, when it was set up at ABC, it has changed hands; Eva Longoria is now the producer and Rebecca Rominj-O'Connell has replaced DeRossi.

Next there is "Prairie Dogs", another ABC property Gen-TV has the rights two, this revolves around the odd relationship between an Identity theft victim (Kal Penn) and the man who stole his identity; (Nick Zano) who he develops a special bond with and asks to mentor him on living life to the fullest. Lastly, there are new episodes of "Mr. Write" coming, break-out hit "Detective Mom" returns and "Getting There" gets a new timeslot to maximize it's exposure. Mitchellson says "We really believe in Getting There and think it can become a big hit with the right nurturing." For his credit, in the old days TV shows used to get a lot more time to develop a following, for example "Cheers" was the lowest rated program on TV it's first season, but eventually became the #1 show on TV. "We hope to show that people will like this show if they find it." "It's a great program we aren't giving up on, yet."

Sunday, November 11th Ratings - YTN
At 7pm, a new episode of Locked slipped to 4.39 million viewers and a 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week.

At 8pm, an encore of Raising Teenagers notched 4.22 million viewers and a 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 830pm, an encore of The Life of Gary scored 4.57 million viewers and a 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of Reversing History shrank to 10.03 million viewers and a 3.3/7 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 119% in total viewers and 154% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of just-cancelled Chicago District Attorney dropped to 7.28 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 73% among total viewers, and a mere 45% in the demo.


Monday, November 12th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Rebuilding My Life jumped to 5.79 million viewers and a 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of Secret Service rose to 6.38 million viewers and a 2.3/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Secret Service increased from its lead in by 10% in total viewers and 5% in the demo.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN: Phoenix went up to 9.94 million viewers and a 3.0/8 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Compared to its lead in, TAKEN: Phoenix was up 68% among total viewers and 30% in the demographic.


Tuesday, November 13th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World totaled 7.43 million viewers and a 2.6/7 among adults 18-49, even with its last airing from two weeks ago.

At 9pm, a new episode Border Patrol slipped to 4.99 million viewers and a 1.7/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from its last new episode two weeks ago. Retention from its lead in was 67% among total viewers and 65% in the demo. Things are beginning to look a little bleak for the show, which only has a 13 episode season order.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN slipped to 10.38 million viewers and a 3.2/9 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 108% in total viewers and 88% in the demo.

TCN PRESS RELEASE:
Monday, November 5th
At 8pm, a new episode of BEING AVERAGE scored 1.69 million viewers and a 0.8/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 830pm, a repeat episode of RECONNECTING grabbed 802,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49, even with last weeks new episode of Family Time.

At 9pm, a new episode of OUT AND ABOUT pulled in 1.19 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.

At 930pm, week seven of RECONNECTING totaled 1.00 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 10pm, week seven of THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT COMEDY was watched by 1.17 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.


Wednesday, November 7th *SPECIAL NIGHT*
At 8pm, a repeat episode of SUBURBIA in a new timeslot brought in 984,000 viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from a new episode of Into the Future last week.

At 830pm, a new episode INTO THE FUTURE in a new timeslot was seen by 978,000 viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 9pm, a new episode of SUBURBIA charged forward with 2.47 million viewers and a 1.0/3 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week.

At 930pm, week seven of EXTENDED FAMILY in its new prime timeslot nabbed 1.42 million viewers and a 0.6/2 among adults 18-49, up a whopping 67% among total viewers and 100% in the demo from last week. Its performance in the timeslot broke all the shows previous series highs.

At 10pm, a new episode of THE COMEDY HOUR attracted 1.86 million viewers and a 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week for its best numbers since the season premiere.



Monday, November 12th
At 8pm, the fall finale of BEING AVERAGE scored 1.82 million viewers and a 0.9/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 830pm, a repeat episode of RECONNECTING grabbed 857,000 viewers and a 0.3/1 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, the fall finale of OUT AND ABOUT pulled in 1.30 million viewers and a 0.5/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 930pm, the season finale of RECONNECTING totaled 1.44 million viewers and a 0.5/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week for a series high. The fall finale marks the first time RECONNECTING has grown from its lead in.

At 10pm, the fall finale of THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT GREAT COMEDY was watched by 1.22 million viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.


Tuesday, November 13th
At 8pm, a repeat episode of SUBURBIA brought in 910,000 viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.

At 830pm, the fall finale of INTO THE FUTURE was seen by 978,000 viewers and a 0.4/1 among adults 18-49.

At 9pm, the fall finale of SUBURBIA charged forward with 2.62 million viewers and a 1.1/3 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 930pm, the season finale of EXTENDED FAMILY scored a series high 1.71 million viewers and a 0.7/2 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 10pm, the fall finale of THE COMEDY HOUR attracted 1.95 million viewers and a 0.9/3 among adults 18-49.

Gen-TV Casting News:

Casting news from around the Gen-TV Universe:

"West of Broadway":

Laurie Metcalf, an Emmy-winner for her work on the network's "Never Again" has landed a three-episode guest role on this series as a "chronically untalented wannabee singer/actress who just won't take no for an answer after being rejected following four different auditions."


"Postal":

Rumors are circulating that this veteran comedy may see it's cast overhauled in the upcoming months. According to a report from Hollywood Insider, part of the reason this series will go on-hiatus starting in January is that the network is insisting on trimming the cost of the show; starting with the cast. A source claims that Annie Potts, Joanna Kerns, Meshach Taylor, Meredith Baxter and Barry Bostwick are all in the running to be cut. It would appear that only Joan Cusack is safe at this moment.

Craig T. Nelson is currently on recurring status with this series as he is busy filming "Getting There", the series he stars on with Shelley Long.

We appologize for not posting this sooner, but due to the presidential election on 11/6/12, the following aired:

8:00pm Home Improvement
8:30pm Home Improvement
9:00pm Home Improvement
9:30pm Home Improvement
10:00pm Barney Miller
10:30pm Barney Miller
11:00pm Barney Miller
11:30pm Barney Miller
12:00am The Odd Couple
12:30am The Odd Couple
1:00am The Odd Couple
1:30am The Odd Couple

THE NETWORKS REVEALED THE PRESIDENT TO BE THE WINNER DURING THE 1:00AM HOUR, SO REGULAR PROGRAMMING CONTINUED AT 2:00AM.

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN ANNOUNCES MIDSEASON SCHEDULE
Coming off a strong fall season, YTN is excited to announce plans for the 2013 midseason television season. The network will introduce a whopping five new series in January and February, and an additional new series waiting to be aired, if needed.

On Monday nights, YTN will stick with its strong lineup consisting of REBUILDING MY LIFE, SECRET SERVICE, and TAKEN: Phoenix.

Tuesday night will feature the eighth season of LOOKING FOR LOVE (working title), BORDER PATROL, and TAKEN. New drama COASTAL will premiere in the 9pm hour on February 13th, following the season premiere of LOOKING FOR LOVE. BORDER PATROL will have finished its second season when COASTAL premieres in February. The 8pm series for January to mid-February will be announced at a later date.

Wednesday will continue to feature the strongest comedy lineup on all of television, followed by televisions number one drama. Fan favorites KATE AND ZOE and MOTHER & DAUGHTER will continue airing at 8pm and 830pm, respectively. CHELSEA returns to its tentpole timeslot, leading into the much-anticipated new comedy, THREE BITCHES. Rounding out the night is Call Girls.

On Thursday nights, the network will keep most of the lineup intact, with COLLEGE, SINGLES, BEHIND THE SCENES, and SECRETS OF A SMALL TOWN staying put. New comedy, THERAPY, will premiere in its previously announced timeslot (930pm) in January.

YTN will keep its all new Friday night lineup the same with THE LIFE OF GARY, BLUE COLLAR, RACIALLY DIVIDED, and COPS OF NEW YORK.

Sunday night will see the biggest changes this midseason, with only LOCKED and REVERSING HISTORY remaining in their timeslots. At 8pm, the network will premiere new 9/11 drama HOME AGAIN, and the most anticipated series this season, SERIAL, will premiere on February 10th at 10pm. CHICAGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY will continue airing at 10pm for the first month of the midseason schedule.

All new series have been given a 13 episode order, with SERIAL given an order for 15 episodes.

In addition to the slew of new series, the network also has the rest of season one from RAISING TEENAGERS and new drama CLERKS OF THE COURT.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "YTN is thrilled to launch what we believe is our strongest schedule ever. We believe in every new series and are giving viewers exactly what they have asked for over the years."

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*CORRECTION: SERIAL WAS DATED FOR ITS PREMIERE ON FEBRUARY 3RD. THAT DATE IS INCORRECT AND SHOULD READ FEBRUARY 10TH. THE SUPER BOWL AIRS ON THE 3RD, WITH YTN PROGRAMMING REPEATS ON THE NIGHT.*

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH EVA VARGAS, PRESIDENT OF YTN
The Hollywood Insider has landed an exclusive interview with the President of YTN, Eva Vargas. YTN, which presented its midseason schedule this afternoon, is looking to make its schedule even stronger.

INSIDER: Fans of Raising Teenagers are already furious over the new midseason schedule. The show was given an episode extension a few weeks back and then was left off the schedule. Where is it?
VARGAS: The fans of Raising Teenagers can rest easy, the show will be back at some point. It has done a solid job for us, but we are trying to launch another successful comedy in the timeslot. It has shown tremendous audience dedication the past few weeks and we will reward those viewers with episodes sometime in March, if not sooner.

INSIDER: The fans tell us that the furor comes from the fact the Friday night comedies are on the lineup, but not Raising Teenagers.
VARGAS: Friday night is a total different ballgame. We have reached success with those two comedies and did not want to mess it up. The fans should know that if Three Bitches or Therapy fail, Raising Teenagers will slide into the timeslot.

INSIDER: Perhaps the biggest scheduling move is that of Serial. It gets a solid lead in and a huge promotional push that has already begun. How did you go about choosing this timeslot?
VARGAS: We looked at all of our options and decided the only time it could air was 10pm. The only remaining 10pm timeslot was Sundays, and with that, our choice was made. The promotional push for Serial will be one of the biggest in the history of the network. Viewers have already seen commercials, pages are already in various television magazines, and within the next month, we will have behind the scenes looks in front of what are expected to be blockbuster movies. We are also planning a sneak peak behind our biggest hit, Call Girls.

INSIDER: What with the promotional push for Home Again, Coastal, Three Bitches, and Therapy look like?
VARGAS: There promotional push will be quite extensive, but nowhere near as big as the one for Serial. Each of the shows is given a protective timeslot, and should do well without much advertising.

INSIDER: Home Again is airing on Sundays at 8pm, I wouldn't call the timeslot protective.
VARGAS: Home Again is a special case. It is, in a way, similar to Rebuilding My Life and should connect with that audience. If Rebuilding My Life was able to do make it this far against the competition, I see no reason for Home Again not to do well too.

INSIDER: How hard was it to come to a decision regarding Chicago District Attorney?
VARGAS: It was a lot harder than some may think. Yes, the ratings are not all that great, but it attracts a demographic that is very hard to reach, especially for a cable network. At the end of the day, however, it was one of the weakest shows in the network demographic and we had open up space somewhere.

INSIDER: What does this midseason schedule mean for Border Patrol?
VARGAS: The decision on Border Patrol will be made after we see how the remaining episodes and new shows perform.

INSIDER: Your midseason schedule does not include Lie to Me. Will those episodes ever air?
VARGAS: Yes, they will air at some point after January 2013. We haven't made the decision as to when they will air, but they will air.

INSIDER: Would you say this is the end of the line for Lie to Me?
VARGAS: To be honest, I don't quite know yet. We had to move the series to Saturday nights earlier this season, which many people think spells doom and gloom, when it is in fact not correct - at least for our network. The show did quite well on Saturday nights, and could return to the night. As of today, however, we have not made a decision.

INSIDER: Thank you for your time and good luck in January!
VARGAS: Thank you!

Gen-TV Casting News:

Casting news from around the Gen-TV Universe:
"Postal":

Rumors are circulating that this veteran comedy may see it's cast overhauled in the upcoming months. According to a report from Hollywood Insider, part of the reason this series will go on-hiatus starting in January is that the network is insisting on trimming the cost of the show; starting with the cast. A source claims that Annie Potts, Joanna Kerns, Meshach Taylor, Meredith Baxter and Barry Bostwick are all in the running to be cut. It would appear that only Joan Cusack is safe at this moment.

Craig T. Nelson is currently on recurring status with this series as he is busy filming "Getting There", the series he stars on with Shelley Long.





Gen-TV's Gregory Mitchellson confirms to Hollywood Now that Meshach Taylor has officially been let-go from "Postal". Due to budgetary constraints he will exit the series in the back-half of the season. "Postal" is currently on-hiatus until sometime in early 2013, but his exit will occur this season. His character reportedly will be killed off in a rare dramatic storyline for this series.


Mr. Taylor best known for his six-season stint on CBS's "Designing Women" for which he earned a 1989 Best Supporting Actor Emmy nomination. He earned back-to-back nominations for the same award in 2009 and 2010 for "Postal".

Gen-TV Executives say that contract negotiations are still in active talks with remaining cast; but that so far it seems unlikely that anymore than one additional actor would be let-go.


Also Gen-TV has set the finale dates for reality series "Brewed", "Sliced" and "Lady Gaga Presents....".


All three finales will air on a special Thursday broadcast on Thursday, December 27th. Regular programming will be interrupted that night. Mid-season schedule will take effect Wednesday, January 2, 2013.

MBN Announces Midseason Schedule

Includes new time slots for rookie dramas 'Descendants' and 'Guilty', Premiere Dates for 'Jerry', 'Private Guys', and 'Crazy Stupid Love', and 'Along Came Polly' and 'Facing the Blank Page' shift to Saturdays

Effective Sunday, January 6th:
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More details to follow...

Wednesday, November 14th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the fall finale of Kate and Zoe scored 8.55 million viewers and 2.9/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 830pm, the fall finale of Mother & Daughter grew to 9.26 million viewers and a 3.1/7 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 9pm, the fall finale of CHELSEA rose to 10.98 million viewers and a 4.2/9 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week for a series high. Compared to its lead in, CHELSEA was up 19% in total viewers and 35% in the demo.

At 930pm, week nine and the fall finale of Raising Teenagers jumped to 8.04 total viewers and a 2.6/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week. Retention out of its lead in was 73% in total viewers and 62% in the demo. When YTN released its midseason schedule on Thursday, Raising Teenagers was left off of it, with new comedy Three Bitches moving into the timeslot.

At 10pm, the fall finale of Call Girls slipped to 14.38 million viewers and a 5.6/10 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in a was 79% in total viewers and 115% in the demo.


Thursday, November 15th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the fall finale of College fell to 7.79 million viewers and a 2.8/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last weeks season high.

At 830pm, the fall finale of Singles slumped to 8.36 million viewers and a 2.9/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in was 7% in total viewers and 4% in the demo.

At 9pm, the one hour series finale of Roommates finished with 10.05 million viewers and a 3.5/9 among adults 18-49, up 19% among total viewers and 21% in the 18-49 demographic from last weeks half-hour episode at 930pm. Compared to last weeks hour average, the one hour finale was up a tenth in the demo. Growth from its lead in was a solid 20% among total viewers and 21% in the demo. This marks Roommates largest audience and demographic since its third season finale way back in May 2010, which scored a massive 16.83 million viewers and a 6.1 demo - down about 40% among total viewers and 43% in the demo from that point. When the comedy block returns in 2013, Behind the Scenes remains at 9, with new comedy, Therapy, inheriting the 930 timeslot.

At 10pm, week six and the fall finale of Secrets of a Small Town jumped to 10.06 million viewers and a 3.7/9 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Growth from Roommates was 6% in the demo.


Friday, November 16th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, week nine and the fall finale of The Life of Gary dropped to 7.22 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week.

At 830pm, week nine and the fall finale Blue Collar remained at 7.19 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Retention out of its lead in was a very impressive 99.5% in total viewers and 100% in the demo. These two comedies clearly have a very loyal audience that seem to watch both shows.

At 9pm, week nine and the fall finale of Racially Divided slipped to 8.58 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week. Growth from its lead in was 21% among total viewers and 7% in the demo.

At 10pm, the fall finale of Cops of New York fell back to 9.97 million viewers and a 1.8/6 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week. Cops of New York grew from its lead in by 16% in total viewers and 20% in the demo.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN PULLS THE PLUG ON "THE VANESSA WILLIAMS SHOW"
The bad news for Vanessa Williams continues. Only hours after ABC pulled the plug on her drama, 666 Park Avenue, YTN is doing the same with her talk show.

In a statement from the network, they say:
After much consideration, we have decided to not advance Ms. Williams contract past the December 2012 date. We wholeheartedly appreciate her dedication to the series and wish her the best of luck in the future.

The Vanessa Williams Show began in March 2012 and ran three days a week, before expanding to five days a week in late April/early May. The ratings started slow, but picked up as the show moved on. When it returned for its second season on August 13th, the show scored a series high 1.18 million viewers. That was about the best news the talk show would have as it started to free-fall shortly after. The first week averaged a strong 1.09 million viewers, fell to 973,000 the next week, and all the way down to 841,000 by the end of the third week. Just last week, the show averaged a measly 628,000 viewers, way below its lead-in of Candace, which averaged a much stronger 1.46 million viewers.

For its first five months into the season, The Vanessa Williams Show is averaging 782,000 viewers, compared to the 1.37 million viewers for CANDACE (which is up 12% from last years first five month average).

Fans of the show can take this into consideration: they still have a month of original shows left before it leaves the airwaves. Next week is repeat week, with the series finale airing on Friday, December 21st at 11/10c.

When CANDACE returns the week of January 7th, encore episodes will air directly after, filling the timeslot previously held by The Vanessa Williams Show.

TCN PRESS RELEASE:
TCN RENEWS "SUBURBIA" FOR 40 EPISODE FOURTH SEASON
After continuing record-breaking numbers this season, TCN is expanding Suburbia, the number one comedy on the network.

Suburbia, which returns for the second half of its third season in January, has been renewed for a fourth season consisting of 40 episodes - the largest order in network history. Upon the completion of its fourth season, Suburbia will have aired a whopping 80 episodes, the second most in network history (behind Being Average). The episodes are expected to begin airing in Spring 2013.

Mya Manning, President of TCN, says:
We are very excited about this huge episode order for Suburbia. It allows us to continue the show with new episodes for at least the next year and gives us a solid launching pad for all of our new shows. With the signing of a syndication deal just two weeks ago, the decision to bring the show back for a fourth season was very easy.

Suburbia returns for season three-B on January 8, 2013.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Thursday, November 8-Monday, November 12, 2012:


Thursday, November 8:

Thursday is solid but not dominant, Gen-TV places #3 in demos, #5 in total viewers.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 10.2 million viewers/2.1 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 8.3 million viewers/2.4 18-49
8pm: Knocked Down (New): 13.3 million viewers/3.5 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 22.7 million viewers/4.0 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents.... (New): 13.9 million/3.6 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 11.1/2.6 18-49
11: Jane At Home (New): 17.4 million/3.9 18-49
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Friday, November 9:

Gen-TV was the dominant force on Friday, beating out ABC's "Shark Tank" and CBS's "Undercover Boss" in demos. Network finished #1 in demos and #1 among total viewers.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 13 million/3.5 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 11.4 million/3.8 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 23.9 million/4.6 18-49
830: Postal (New): 15.4 million/3.6 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 17.5 million/4.1 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 12.2/3.7 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 9.4/2.6 18-49
11: The Enforcers (Series Finale): 6.7 million/2.4 18-49

EDITORS NOTE: Gen-TV says this broadcast of "The Enforcers" is the series last episode to be aired. It was the last episode produced but was not originally intended to serve as a series finale. It was supposed air in December, but the network opted to push it forward.


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Saturday, November 10:

Gen-TV's Low-ratings continued with a 7th place finish in demos and #8 in total viewers.

7pm: This Time Around (rerun): 6.4 million/2.5 18-49
8: The Real Life of Jill Zarrin (New): 4.2 million/3.5 18-49
9: One of These Days (New): 11.0 million/3.1 18-49
10: This Time Around (New): 16.4 million/4.1 18-49
11: Gen-TV Movie (Rerun): 11.2 million/3.5 18-49

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Sunday, November 11:

Another Sunday, Another night of defeat. Gen-TV finished #8 in demos and #6 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 6.7 million/3.1 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 4.6.million/2.3 18-49
8: Husbands (Rerun): 4.4 million/1.0 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 16.4/4.4 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 22.3/4.8 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 21.3/4.4 18-49
11: Chase (New): 20.4 million/4.7 18-49
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Monday, November 12:

Gen-TV ruled the airwaves with a special theme night of programming dedicated to saying goodbye to veteran comedy "Boyfriends". It finishes #1 in demos; #1 among total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): Special Fan Selected Episode "The Candidate" (Season 5, Episode 11: The Gang must decide who to vote for when the condo board has a opening. Carl faces a demon from his past.) 11.5 million viewers/3.9 18-49

730pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): Special Fan Selected Episode "The Chaos of Heartbreak" (Season 3, Episode 5): Dominick and Harold finally confront the issues that led to Harold's infidelity and the break-up of their relationship. Nancy returns to town and demands to meet Mark's new love interest; much to his dismay. 13.5 million viewers/4.4 18-49

8pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): Network Selected Episode "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1): Freddie Geer and his friends are fabulous, complicated and fascinating gay men living, loving and growing up in Los Angeles. 18.4 million/5.2 18-49

830: Boyfriends: The Retrospective Special (Rerun) : 20.3 million/4.8 18-49

930: Boyfriends: The Series Finale Episode (NEW): "Goodbye To Lovers, Friends & L.A." (Season 6, Episode 26): Dominick returns from an extended hiatus abroad to find out that while he was gone his group of friends have drifted apart. Mark has married a doctor and moved to New York. Harold and Carl have gotten together and broken up for the hundredth time (or so it seems); Benji is struggling to come to terms with news that a colleague of his from his soap opera days is gay and wants to enter a relationship with him. Dominick decides that he must work to get his friends together for one last hurray before he delivers the most shocking news ever... He is very sick and is dying of cancer. Shelia returns when she learns that Dominick is sick and she reams into Freddie, claiming he should have done a better job of taking care of Dominick and not allowing him and his friends to drift apart. Tori Samson hits the big time and gets an offer to appear on a reality show showcasing former actresses; but it comes with a price; she has to leave her friends and move to London for the series. 28.9 million viewers/6.8 18-49



1030: Boyfriends: Reunion Special (NEW): A special 1-hour LIVE Reunion special featuring the entire cast of the series; its creators Max Muchnick and David Kohan. Hosted By: Kathy Griffin and Lance Bass. 30.2 million viewers/7.0 18-49


Gen-TV Ratings Report:

November 13-18, 2012:

Tuesday, November 13, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 in demos and #1 in total viewers on Tuesday. Strong returns for solidly performing comedies propelled network to #1 in all areas.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 7.7 million viewers/2.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 8.4 million/3.5 18-49
8pm: Brand New World (Rerun): 15.4 million/4.1 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 20.6 million/4.5 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.9 million/5.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 11.2 million/3.6 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 11.5 million/3.7 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 11.1 million/2.0 18-49

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012:

Thanks to the continued success of "Sisters" and "Gone", Gen-TV was #1 across all demos and in total viewers. "Sisters" sets milestone record; becomes most watched series in television history. Nets highest ratings in series history among both demos and total viewers.


7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 9.4 million/3.9 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 10.3 million/4.1 18-49
8: The Huntress (Rerun): 10.2 million/3.5 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 14.5 million/5.5 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 56.8 million/12.5 18-49
11: Gone (New): 25 million/4.2 18-49
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Thursday, November 15, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #2 in total viewers. "Over My Head" and "Knocked Down" unable to defeat CBS in viewers; FOX in demos.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 12.4 million/3.6 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 7.5 million/3.5 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 12.3 million/3.7 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 16.7 million/4.0 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 6.7 million/3.1 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 8.5 million/3.5 18-49
11: Jane At Home (New): 13.6 million/3.7 18-49
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Friday, November 16, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 on Friday among demos and total viewers. "Detective Mom" nets season high among demos.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.4 18-49
730: Brand New World (New): 5.5 million/2.6 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 26.4 million/5.6 18-49
830: Postal (New): 18.4 million/4.1 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 13.2 million/3.5 18-49
930: Getting There (Rerun): 11.4 million/3.1 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 8.1 million/2.1 18-49
11: Tag Team (Rerun): 15.6 million/3.8 18-49
1130: Inside Out (Rerun): 13.4 million/3.7 18-49
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Saturday, November 17, 2012:


Gen-TV aired only reruns and thus ratings are not being published.

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Sunday, November 18, 2012:

Gen-TV aired only reruns and ratings are not being published.

Gen-TV Drama Sets Industry Record
"Sisters" Triumphant Success
A Hollywood Now Exclusive


On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, Gen-TV drama "Sisters" reached a new milestone on broadcast television. A telecast of an all-new episode became the highest rated broadcast in television history. The new record of 56.8 million viewers occurred during a 10pm airing of what was a pretty standard and somewhat uneventful episode of this clearly popular nighttime soap opera. It wasn't a season finale (typically the higher rated episode of any given season) or a series ending episode, it was just an average episode; a fact that is leaving many puzzled as to how a series in it's fourth season continues to explode in it's seemingly inexplicable popularity. To compare, the ratings of "Sisters" to other drama's it's clear to see this show is an anomaly of sorts as most other TV drama's airing today come nowhere near 56.8 million viewers. A standard episode of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy", still a monster hit, typically averages around 13 million viewers; and top-rated drama's on CBS like "CSI" or "Elementary" tend to hover around the 14-15 million viewer mark. Over at NBC, a series like "Revolution" is being declared a hit for netting 17-18 million viewers. If "Sisters"ever dropped to 17 million viewers; Gen-TV would be in a panic. But why is this series so popular?

Gen-TV Executive Doug Bartel has an idea, he says "This program is about one thing everybody can relate to; family. Though it's sensational and over the top, at it's core is family. Everybody has a family of some sort and can understand the emotions on this show." However true that may be, it's hard to ignore the fact that this program features a lot of characters and situations far outside the realm of what most viewers would relate to. Heck, at the center of the series is transgendered character, Geraldine Bishop (Jere Burns) who as of this writing has been living as a woman for the for a year, after undergoing a gender-reassignment surgery. Tom Dalton, Gen-TV's President of Programming says "Sisters continues to tackle sensitive and boundary pushing issues and it is surprising and unbelievable that they continue to be so popular."

What is the magic ingredient that gets viewers to watch "Sisters" while other, equally boundary pushing fare like CBS's "The Good Wife" continue to struggle for an audience, That show recently netted only a 1.7 in the demos, compared to the 12.5 for "Sisters". Over at ABC, "Last Resort" which broke new ground in military series was recently cancelled, over at FOX, "Fringe" has never attracted a large audience despite fantastic reviews. Executive Producer Amy Lippman says that she isn't sure why her show resonates so much with audiences, but says "I am very pleased that people are responding to this show."

Sunday, November 18th Ratings - YTN
At 7pm, the fall finale of Locked jumped to 4.58 million viewers and a 1.5/5 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 8pm, an encore of Raising Teenagers notched 4.33 million viewers and a 1.4/4 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 830pm, an encore of The Life of Gary scored 4.79 million viewers and a 1.3/4 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, the fall finale of Reversing History remained at 9.98 million viewers and a 3.3/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week. Growth from its lead in was 108% in total viewers and 154% in the demo.

At 10pm, the fall finale of cancelled-Chicago District Attorney dropped to 6.99 million viewers and a 1.4/5 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week for yet another series low. Retention out of its lead in was 70% among total viewers, and a mere 42% in the demo.


Monday, November 19th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the fall finale of Rebuilding My Life rose to 6.01 million viewers and a 2.3/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from last week.

At 9pm, the fall finale of Secret Service spiked to 7.37 million viewers and a 2.6/7 among adults 18-49, up three tenths from last week. Secret Service increased from its lead in by 23% in total viewers and 13% in the demo.

At 10pm, the fall finale of TAKEN: Phoenix increased to 10.55 million viewers and a 3.2/8 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Compared to its lead in, TAKEN: Phoenix was up 43% among total viewers and 23% in the demographic.


Tuesday, November 20th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World totaled 7.22 million viewers and a 2.6/7 among adults 18-49, even with last week.

At 9pm, the fall finale of Border Patrol garnered 5.49 million viewers and a 1.9/5 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Retention from its lead in was 76% among total viewers and 73% in the demo. While not great numbers, Border Patrol did increase its chances of being renewed for a third season.

At 10pm, a new episode of TAKEN went up to 11.22 million viewers and a 3.4/9 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from last week. Growth from its lead in was 104% in total viewers and 79% in the demo.

FamilyNET Press Release: 11/22/12

FamilyNET would like to apologize for the delay in posting this news.

MINOR SCHEDULE CHANGES THAT WENT INTO EFFECT ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2012:

7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show (replaces Dallas)
7:30pm Taxi (replaces continued…)



DECEMBER SCHEDULE:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am Coach
6:30am Taxi
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00am The Munster’s
8:30am Bewitched
9:00am My Three Sons
9:30am Leave it to Beaver
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies
10:30am Petticoat Junction
11:00am The Cosby Show
11:30am The Cosby Show
12:00pm The Golden Girls
12:30pm The Golden Girls
1:00pm Murder, She Wrote
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30pm Taxi
8:00pm Dallas
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am Diagnosis Murder
2:00am Matlock
3:00am Murder, She Wrote
4:00am The Golden Girls
4:30am The Golden Girls
5:00am Home Improvement
5:30am Full House


SATURDAY’S (12/1 and 12/8):
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm Nash Bridges
2:00pm Nash Bridges
3:00pm Nash Bridges
4:00pm The Golden Girls (12/1)/ Nash Bridges (12/8)
4:30pm The Golden Girls (12/1)/ continued… (12/8)
5:00pm The Golden Girls
5:30pm The Golden Girls
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm AWAKE
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SATURDAY’S (12/1 and 12/8):
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm Nash Bridges
2:00pm Nash Bridges
3:00pm Nash Bridges
4:00pm The Golden Girls (12/1)/ Nash Bridges (12/8)
4:30pm The Golden Girls (12/1)/ continued… (12/8)
5:00pm The Golden Girls
5:30pm The Golden Girls
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm AWAKE
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH:
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm The Golden Girls
4:30pm The Golden Girls
5:00pm The Golden Girls
5:30pm The Golden Girls
6:00pm The Golden Girls
6:30pm The Golden Girls
7:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon

DECEMBER 22ND AND 23RD: CHRISTMAS PRESENT


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm The Golden Girls
4:30pm The Golden Girls
5:00pm The Golden Girls
5:30pm The Golden Girls
6:00pm The Golden Girls
6:30pm The Golden Girls
7:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30th:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon

MBN Announces Midseason Schedule

Includes new time slots for rookie dramas 'Descendants' and 'Guilty', Premiere Dates for 'Jerry', 'Private Guys', and 'Crazy Stupid Love', and 'Along Came Polly' and 'Facing the Blank Page' shift to Saturdays

Effective Sunday, January 6th:
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More details to follow...

MBN Renews 'Facing the Blank Page' for Final 10 Episodes

When it was announced along with MBN's midseason schedule that 'Facing the Blank Page' was moving to Saturday nights alongside 'Along Came Polly', it was increasingly clear that its fate was not looking up, and tonight, it has been made official. 'Facing the Blank Page' has been cancelled, but there's a catch. As a network, MBN has been hesitant to ever cancel a series, even with a small, devoted audience, without giving it a proper sendoff, and that's what's happening here. Sources say network president Barry Eriksen was a big fan of the series, and he too wanted to let the cast and crew bid farewell in a more traditional fashion. The show's twenty-five episode second season will continue production as scheduled, with the ten-episode third season set to go into production immediately following production on the second season order. Those ten episodes are expected to air sometime this summer.

Gen-TV has made some very minor updates to it's Weekend and Daytime Line-ups for January 2013. Below is the full schedule with notable changes in BOLD print.


Daytime:
M-F Only

12am: Cougar Town
1230: Cougar Town
1am: 30 Rock
130: Parks & Recreation
2am: Parks & Recreation
230: 30 Rock
3am: 30 Rock
4am: Nip/Tuck
5am: The Profiler
6am: Chuck
7am: Living Life (returns to Gen-TV)
730: Living Life (returns to Gen-TV)
8am: For Your Love
830: College (returns to Gen-TV)
9: Roommates (returns to daytime)
930: Cougar Town (new timeslot)
10: The Good Wife (new to daytime)
11: Yum with Padma Lahksmi (New Series!-Debuts January 10th)
12pm: Suzanne Somers (new timeslot)
1pm: Breaking Through with Hillary Duff (new episodes return January 10)
2pm: Deidra Hall (Final Episodes Starting January 10th)
3pm: TLC (New Season- Debuts January 10th)
4pm: Dating Jonathan Knight (New Series- Debuts January 10th)
5pm: Dating Kate Gosselin (New Series- Debuts January 10th)
6pm: Chuck



WEEKENDS:

Saturday:
12am: Privileged
1230: Privileged
1: Brothers & Sisters
2am: Brothers & Sisters
3am: Boston Public
4am: JAG
5am: JAG
6am: One Tree Hill
7am: 90210
8am: The O.C.
830: Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place
9am: Two Guys, A Girl and A Pizza Place
10am: Postal (new timeslot)
1030: The John Laroquette Show (new timeslot)
11am: The Good Wife
12pm: Chuck
1pm: Chuck
2pm: Reaper
230: Raising Hope
3pm: Cougar Town
4pm: Behind The Scenes (new to Gen-TV)
430: Behind The Scenes (new to Gen-TV)
5pm: Til Death
6pm: Raising Hope
630: Raising Hope

Sunday Morning-
12am: The Arrival (new timeslot)
1230: Boyfriends (new timeslot)
1am: Never Again (new timeslot)
130: Like Mother, Like Daughter (new to weekends)
2am: Touched By An Angel
3am: Touched By An Angel
4am: Wife Swap
5am: Extreme Makeover
6am: Supernanny
7am: Supernanny
8am: Boiling Points
9am: Endless Love with Leanne Rimes (New Episodes Staring January 13th)
10am: GLEE (new to Gen-TV)
11: GLEE (new to Gen-TV)
12: Damage Control
1230: Damage Control
1pm: Gen-TV Sunday Movie (New Series)
3pm: The Mentalist (new timeslot)
4pm: The Good Wife (new timeslot)
5pm: NCIS: LA (New to Gen-TV)
6pm: 30 Rock
630: Parks & Recreation

NOTABLE CHANGES:

"Living Life", "Roommates" and "College" return to the M-F line-up after a brief hiatus. These series which are acquired properties from YTN Network have performed well in their Gen-TV run but were removed due to schedule needs.

"Cougar Town" acquires the 930 timeslot moving back half-an-hour.

New episodes of "Breaking Through with Hillary Duff" will start airing on January 10th. It was previously unknown when new episodes would start. The series has been airing all season, but went on a hiatus in October due to episode count issues.

"Postal" and "The John Larroquette Show" move to weekend timeslots.

"Behind The Scenes" an acquired property from TCN joins the weekend line-up for the first time.

"Touched By An Angel" gains an extra episode at 3am, and lastly, "NCIS: LA" joins the weekend line-up. Gen-TV acquired the reruns rights to this series back in 2011.

Gen-TV's contracts for the following acquired programming have (or will be) expired soon, and thus are open for other networks to buy and air. Gen-TV does not wish to renew contracts for any of these series.

-PREVIOUSLY EXPIRED:

“Living Single”- September 1, 2012
“Party of Five”- September 1, 2012
"Sunset Beach”--- October 1, 2012
“The Facts Of Life”--- September 1, 2012
“Grace Under Fire”--- September 2, 2012
“Murphy Brown”--- September 1, 2012
“Empty Nest”—Weekend Only--- September 1, 2012
“Loving”----- October 2, 2012
“Santa Barbara”—October 2, 2012


SOON TO EXPIRE:
"Sabrina, The Teenage Witch"--- December 1, 2012
"The Division"--- December 2, 2012
“The Practice”---- January 1, 2013
“Avonlea” (aka Tales From Avonlea or Road To Avonlea) ------- January 1, 2013
“L.A. Law”-------- January 1, 2013
“Punky Brewster”—Weekend Only------- January 1, 2013
“One Life To Live”-----------January 1, 2013 (classic episodes) *
“Beverly Hills, 90210”--------January 1, 2013 (M-F episodes) *
“One Tree Hill”------------January 1, 2013 *
“Ally McBeal”------ September 1, 2013
“Picket Fences”—Weekend Only---- September 2, 2013
"We the people with Gloria Allred"---- September 2, 2013
“Queer As Folk” (USA)— (Non-Exclusive, Shared with Logo) --- September 1, 2013

BREAKING NEWS:
Gen-TV shows faith in "Brand New World"

Emulating a production model that has become increasingly popular in recent years, Gen-TV has shown a stunning level of faith in third-season sitcom "Brand New World" and ordered a staggering 65 additional episodes of the comedy that stars Telma Hopkins and Holly Robinson-Peete. This assures that the program, currently averaging 13.5 million per episode and a 3.6 in the demos will indeed enter syndication, sooner rather than later.

The program debuted with thirteen episodes in November 2011; and after showing early promise aired an additional 24 episodes in summer 2012. Currently airing it's 24 episode fourth season, this additional 65 episodes will equal 120 by January 2014. Tom Dalton, President of Entertainment for Gen-TV says "This program has always delivered ratings for us and assuring it will reach the goal of national syndication quickly is very important to our bottom line and this measure gets us to that point."


The series follows the life of a lower-middle class mother (Robinson-Peete) who after discovery a new housecleaning method grabs the attention of a lifestyle guru described as "The Black Martha Stewart" and gets a new job as the creative consultant for said guru; played by Telma Hopkins. The comedy comes from the interaction between these two polar opposites in both work, and personal life, as they share a home together.

The program debuted to critical praise, earning a "Thumbs Up" from TV NOW Magazine, a NAACP IMAGE Award for Best Comedy Series in 2011 and a Gold Star Award from the Family TV Association in 2012.

Dalton says that if this model is successful for Gen-TV it's likely other programs will get the same treatment. They cite the recent decision by FX to order 90 episodes of "Anger Management" after only two episodes aired; and similar orders by rival network MBN as reasons this could work.


In January 2013, "Brand New World" gets a new cast member when Keke Palmer, fresh off the cancelled Gen-TV sitcom "A Different World" joins the series as the daughter of Telma Hopkins character.

BREAKING: MBN Developing Sitcom About John Ritter with Son Jason

MBN has signed Jason Ritter ('Parenthood') to develop a sitcom about growing up as the son of John Ritter. The autobiographical series is said to center around a successful sitcom star (á la John) who's always trying to manage his time between work, his wife, and his kids. Ritter is co-writing the multi-camera pilot with former 'Everybody Loves Raymond' scribe, Mike Royce. If the network likes what they see, casting will immediately follow, and production would begin early next year.

Last summer, L.A. Real Estate became a true phenomenon with an explosion in ratings that nobody expected. It averaged over 34.6 million viewers it's inaugural season. Well, it only makes sense that Gen-TV would want to capitalize on the series popularity, and they have announced a few creative changes for season two.

CASTING:

First off, the network announces that Nicolette Sheridan, Eva La Rue, Freddy Rodriguez, Donna Mills, Adam Mayfield and Mike Vogel will all return for season two. Tom Dalton (Gen-TV President) explains "We've done careful research into which characters and actors clicked with viewers, and these actors were all unanimously well liked."

Grant Show, the notable "Melrose Place" alumni whose character was the focus of most episodes last season will return, however, in a drastically reduced capacity. Grant will appear in only "12 of the planned 25 episodes." This decision was mutual as "It was clear that while popular, Grant's character wasn't clicking in the same way other characters were."

To fill the void, producers will be beefing up the roles of Mike Vogel, a "Pan Am" alumni who was only in five episodes last year, due to contractual obligations for that previous series; and Adam Mayfield, whose character jelled in a way nobody expected.

Also, the network has announced the casting of three additional performers for season two:

---Acclaimed actress Brooke Smith, best known for her work as a lesbian doctor on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" will join the cast in a "prominent role" as "rival for Donna Mills character" who is "will ruffle meany feathers with her cool, calm and collected approach."

------Steven Weber, a TV Veteran with numerous credits will join the cast and will mostly work with Eva La Rue. His character is a "mostly decent guy who gets in over his head while trying to sell a house that he bought for his now-dead wife."

and lastly, Gen-TV favorite Harry Hamlin (Black's Law, Getting Over It, Starting From Scratch) will join the cast in a fairly large role, playing the current husband to Donna Mills character, who is "on the verge of filing for divorce when a piece of news falls into his lap and changes everything."

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

SHOCKER: TCN CUTS BACK ON NEARLY EVERY SERIES
If you're a fan of TCN's comedy series, get ready for less of them.

The network has announced that every comedy that is currently not airing will get its episode order slashed in half. This means the following comedies will have less episodes the next time they air: Assistants, Failing to Publish, He Said She Said, Pittsburgh, The Strip, Swimming Back to You, and You and Me...and Them.

All seven comedies had been given 16 episode second season orders, but those have been cut down to 8 episodes, as the network begins restructuring. In a statement from the network, they say:

This was a terribly difficult decision to make at this time. We realize this will affect the paycheck of nearly every director, producer, and writer, but it needed to be done. At the end of the day, this decision came down to making sure everyone who works on these shows has a job.

The cutbacks do not put a damper on the shows that will return in January, as most of the episodes have already been filmed.

Since the firing of Walter Owens less than three months ago, the network has begun working on major restructuring. They have dropped all comedies on the development slate (with the exception of the winning show from The Search for the Next Great Comedy), enacted massive schedule changes, and invested in their popular series (Suburbia received a 40 episode fourth season order).

With the end of Being Average in sight, the network is looking for another tent-pole series. They are hoping with all of the changes they have recently made, they can do that. When we sat down for an interview, the network said, "There were too many series that were pushed onto the air too fast and the audience could never remember when they were on. With a smaller comedy slate and more focus on our hit comedies, we can made a bigger bang for our buck."

The network is expected to announce its revenue total sometime in mid-December.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

November 13-18, 2012:

Tuesday, November 13, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 in demos and #1 in total viewers on Tuesday. Strong returns for solidly performing comedies propelled network to #1 in all areas.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 7.7 million viewers/2.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 8.4 million/3.5 18-49
8pm: Brand New World (Rerun): 15.4 million/4.1 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 20.6 million/4.5 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.9 million/5.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 11.2 million/3.6 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 11.5 million/3.7 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 11.1 million/2.0 18-49

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012:

Thanks to the continued success of "Sisters" and "Gone", Gen-TV was #1 across all demos and in total viewers. "Sisters" sets milestone record; becomes most watched series in television history. Nets highest ratings in series history among both demos and total viewers.


7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 9.4 million/3.9 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 10.3 million/4.1 18-49
8: The Huntress (Rerun): 10.2 million/3.5 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 14.5 million/5.5 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 56.8 million/12.5 18-49
11: Gone (New): 25 million/4.2 18-49
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Thursday, November 15, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #2 in total viewers. "Over My Head" and "Knocked Down" unable to defeat CBS in viewers; FOX in demos.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 12.4 million/3.6 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 7.5 million/3.5 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 12.3 million/3.7 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 16.7 million/4.0 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 6.7 million/3.1 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 8.5 million/3.5 18-49
11: Jane At Home (New): 13.6 million/3.7 18-49
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Friday, November 16, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 on Friday among demos and total viewers. "Detective Mom" nets season high among demos.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.4 18-49
730: Brand New World (New): 5.5 million/2.6 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 26.4 million/5.6 18-49
830: Postal (New): 18.4 million/4.1 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 13.2 million/3.5 18-49
930: Getting There (Rerun): 11.4 million/3.1 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 8.1 million/2.1 18-49
11: Tag Team (Rerun): 15.6 million/3.8 18-49
1130: Inside Out (Rerun): 13.4 million/3.7 18-49
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Saturday, November 17, 2012:


Gen-TV aired only reruns and thus ratings are not being published.

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Sunday, November 18, 2012:

Gen-TV aired only reruns and ratings are not being published.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, November 19, 2012- Wednesday, November 28, 2012:



Monday, November 19:

Gen-TV was able to grab a #1 rating on Monday in demos and total viewers; thanks to special thanksgiving themed programming.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.4 million/3.6 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.8 million/4.1 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.5 million/3.8 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 19.7 million/4.0 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 22.5 million/4.5 18-49
930: Carved (Season Premiere): 13.3 million/3.5 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.5 million/4.2 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 16.4 million/3.8 18-49
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #5 among total viewers on Tuesday.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 9.4 million/3.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 10.3 million/3.6 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.7 million/4.0 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 23.4 million/4.3 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.5 million/4.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.4 million/2.6 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.4 million/3.6 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 5.6 million/2.1 18-49
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 11.2 million/3.5 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7.1 million/2.5 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 15.1 million/3.4 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 20.3 million/4.3 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 34.3 million/6.1 18-49
11: Gone (New): 20.6 million/4.8 18-49
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Thursday, November 22, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 among total viewers and #2 in demos on Thanksgiving night.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.5 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 5.4 million/2.5 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 14.5 million/4.2 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 24.4 million/4.8 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 8.4 million/2.6 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
11: Jane at Home (New): 16.4 million/4.2 18-49
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Friday, November 23, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 with a bullet on Friday in both demos and total viewers. It destroyed ABC's "Shark Tank" and decimated "Undercover Boss".

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 6.8 million/3.5 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 4.2 million/3.1 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 21.7 million/4.2 18-49
830: Postal (New): 10.3 million/3.6 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 22.1 million/4.5 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 11.1 million/3.5 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 4.1 million/2.4 18-49
11: Lady Gaga.... (Rerun): 4 million/1.4 18-49
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Saturday, November 24, 2012:

Gen-TV aired all-new episodes of "Being Winona Ryder" on Saturday and was the #1 network with demos and total viewers.


7pm: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.6 million/3.6 18-49
8pm: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.8 million/3.8 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.32 million/4.1 18-49
10: Being Winona Ryder (New): 16.7 million/5.5 18-49
11: Being Winona Ryder (New): 16.8 million/5.4 18-49
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Sunday, November 25, 2012:

Gen-TV was #4 among demos and #6 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.4 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.2 18-49
8: Husbands (New): 6.1 million/3.2 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 14.2 million/3.9 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 20.3 million/4.0 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 13.2 million/3.4 18-49
11: Chase (New): 10.4 million/2.8 18-49
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Monday, November 26, 2012:

Gen-TV showed a bit of a drop week-to-week, losing approximately 3% of it's audience. However, network still managed a #2 finish among demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.1 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.3million/3.6 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.2 million/3.6 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 19.9 million/4.3 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 22.6 million/4.6 18-49
930: Carved (New): 12.67 million/3.6 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.8 million/4.4 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 16.1 million/3.3 18-49

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012:

Gen-TV sustained a slight drop of .67 percent vs previous week, but manages a #2 finish in demos and #3 in total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 10 million/3.1 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.4 million/3.2 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 23 million/3.9 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.1 million/3.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.1 million/2.5 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 5 million/1.8 18-49
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012:


Gen-TV was #2 in demos and #2 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 11.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7 million/2.1 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 15.5 million/3.6 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 20.6 million/4.5 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 27.4 million/5.6 18-49
11: Gone (New): 19.4 million/4.3 18-49

Hollywood Now:
Joan Hart returns to Gen-TV

Hollywood Now has learned exclusively that Melissa Joan Hart will make her Gen-TV return this winter in an episode of "Inside Out", guest starring as a witch who serves a role model to Emily, played by Emily Hart (sister to Melissa). Paula Hart, the E.P. of the series says "Last season Emily was learning about her powers and this season she'll be more comfortable in using them; that is until she meets Mel, played by Melissa."

This marks the first time that Melissa Joan Hart will work with Gen-TV since abruptly being fired from "Second Family" back in 2010. After being cut from that show for creative reasons, the actress fired back, claiming it was due to discrimination because of her weight, saying that Gen-TV wanted her out because she gained too much weight after having her second child. She vowed at the time not to ever work for Gen-TV again. She currently co-stars in the ABC Family sitcom "Melissa and Joey" with Joey Lawrence.

The episode of "Inside Out" will air sometime in March.

BREAKING: MBN Developing Sitcom About John Ritter with Son Jason

MBN has signed Jason Ritter ('Parenthood') to develop a sitcom about growing up as the son of John Ritter. The autobiographical series is said to center around a successful sitcom star (á la John) who's always trying to manage his time between work, his wife, and his kids. Ritter is co-writing the multi-camera pilot with former 'Everybody Loves Raymond' scribe, Mike Royce. If the network likes what they see, casting will immediately follow, and production would begin early next year.

BREAKING: MBN's John Ritter-Based Sitcom Gets A Name

Last week, word leaked that MBN was in the midst of creating a sitcom based on the life of the late John Ritter with his son, actor Jason Ritter, and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' scribe, Mike Royce. Now, the project has a title: "Man About the House." For "Three's Company" fans, the title should have meaning. 'Company' was based on a long-running British sitcom of the same name. "Man About the House" will focus on a father juggling life between his successful family sitcom and his real family at home. Network executives are expected to make their decision on a pilot or series order next week after the initial script by Ritter and Royce is read.

BREAKING: MBN 'NEXT OF KIN' STAR TRAGICALLY KILLED IN HOUSE FIRE

Victor Boarderstone, star of MBN's Friday night serial killer drama, 'Next of Kin', was tragically killed last night in a four-alarm house fire. The blaze broke out at approximately 1:30am in his Beverly Hills home. Authorities haven't released details on the cause of the fire. Boarderstone lived alone.

"Everyone here at MBN, from the executives, to the cast and crew of 'Next of Kin,' and I especially, are saddened by the death of our friend. Victor was the kindest, gentlest actor I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, and he won't be replaced. He was a one of a kind, stand up guy, and we will all miss him deeply," explained network president Barry Eriksen.

No word yet on how his death will impact the show. Nineteen episodes of the show's 28-episode second season order have already been produced. Production on episode 20 would have begun next Monday. Eleven episodes have already aired. Episode twelve will air tonight as planned, and episodes thirteen and fourteen are still scheduled to air as of now in a special two-hour midseason finale on December 7.

TCN PRESS RELEASE:
RATINGS FOR "FAMILY TIME" AND "WITNESS OUR CHANGE"
Monday, November 19th:
8 - Family Time - 548,000 viewers (0.1 demo)
830 - Family Time - 579,000 viewers (0.2 demo)
9 - Family Time - 584,000 viewers (0.2 demo)
930 - Family Time - 590,000 viewers (0.2 demo)
10 - Family Time - 557,000 viewers (0.2 demo)
1030 - Family Time - 532,000 viewers (0.1 demo)

Monday, November 26th:
8 - Family Time - 531,000 viewers (0.1 demo)
830 - Family Time - 574,000 viewers (0.2 demo)
9 - Family Time - 573,000 viewers (0.2 demo)
930 - Family Time (SERIES FINALE) - 605,000 viewers (0.2 demo)
10 - Witness Our Change - 439,000 viewers (0.1 demo)
1030 - Witness Our Change (SERIES FINALE) - 412,000 viewers (0.1 demo)

Tuesday, November 27th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World totaled 7.01 million viewers and a 2.5/7 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from last week.

Ratings for Gen-TV for the week of November 29-December 2, 2012 are being delayed until Wednesday.

BREAKING: MBN 'NEXT OF KIN' STAR TRAGICALLY KILLED IN HOUSE FIRE

Victor Boarderstone, star of MBN's Friday night serial killer drama, 'Next of Kin', was tragically killed last night in a four-alarm house fire. The blaze broke out at approximately 1:30am in his Beverly Hills home. Authorities haven't released details on the cause of the fire. Boarderstone lived alone.

"Everyone here at MBN, from the executives, to the cast and crew of 'Next of Kin,' and I especially, are saddened by the death of our friend. Victor was the kindest, gentlest actor I've ever had the pleasure of knowing, and he won't be replaced. He was a one of a kind, stand up guy, and we will all miss him deeply," explained network president Barry Eriksen.

No word yet on how his death will impact the show. Nineteen episodes of the show's 28-episode second season order have already been produced. Production on episode 20 would have begun next Monday. Eleven episodes have already aired. Episode twelve will air tonight as planned, and episodes thirteen and fourteen are still scheduled to air as of now in a special two-hour midseason finale on December 7.

MBN and Producers Agree to End 'Next of Kin'

Following the death of series star, Victor Boarderstone, this doesn't come as a surprise.

MBN and producers have agreed to end 'Next of Kin', their hit Friday night serial killer drama. Nineteen episodes of the series' 28-episode second season order had already been produced prior to Broaderstone's unfortunate passing. Three more episodes will be produced without their lead which producers have said will indeed address the star's absence, a character whose absence will be tied in to their newly-planned series finale.

The series will return on January 18th following its winter finale this Friday. The series will conclude on Friday, March 1st at 10/9c after an all-new 'Law & Order: Chicago'.

MBN Renews 'Facing the Blank Page' for Final 10 Episodes

When it was announced along with MBN's midseason schedule that 'Facing the Blank Page' was moving to Saturday nights alongside 'Along Came Polly', it was increasingly clear that its fate was not looking up, and tonight, it has been made official. 'Facing the Blank Page' has been cancelled, but there's a catch. As a network, MBN has been hesitant to ever cancel a series, even with a small, devoted audience, without giving it a proper sendoff, and that's what's happening here. Sources say network president Barry Eriksen was a big fan of the series, and he too wanted to let the cast and crew bid farewell in a more traditional fashion. The show's twenty-five episode second season will continue production as scheduled, with the ten-episode third season set to go into production immediately following production on the second season order. Those ten episodes are expected to air sometime this summer.

Unlike originally planned, MBN's recently cancelled 'Facing the Blank Page' won't be airing Saturday nights at 10 alongside original episodes of 'Along Came Polly'. Instead, the show will take over for 'Next of Kin', Friday nights at 10, beginning March 8th. As a result, the series will go on a four-month long hiatus after Wednesday night's winter finale. Various sitcom encores will fill the void left by 'FTBP' Saturday nights at 10.

Here was MBN's previously announced mid-season schedule, which is slated to begin on Sunday, January 6th:

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THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN ALTERS MIDSEASON SCHEDULE; ORDERS NEW GAME SHOW
Just one year ago, it looked as if YTN was finished with game shows. The network stopped ordering the genre all together, cancelled The Weakest Link, and was left with only Locked on the schedule. As of today, those plans have drastically changed. The network announced earlier today that they have ordered Trivia Master to series, which will premiere in January.

Trivia Master will pit four (4) contestants against each other in their quest to win $10,000. The four contestants will be broken up into two head to head matches. In those matches, the first contestant to press their buzzer will answer the question at hand. A correct answer after buzzing in will earn the contestant one point. An incorrect answer allows the opponent time to answer. The first person to correctly answer five questions will move into the final round. Once in the final round, the two winning contestants will compete against each other to win $10,000. The first person to correctly answer five questions will be crowned the winner.

YTN has ordered 16 half-hour episodes of Trivia Master, with an additional two hour episode. At the completion of the 16 half-hours, all of the winners will compete against each other for a chance to win $250,000 during the two hour episode.

With the order of Trivia Master, YTN is making a few changes to its Sunday night lineup. The network has announced that current game show, Locked, will be cut down to 30 minutes, as it was during season one. Locked will air from 7-730pm, with Trivia Master airing from 730-8pm.

Here is the Sunday night lineup, beginning January 6, 2013:
7 - Locked
730 - Trivia Master (new)
8 - Home Again (new)
9 - Reversing History
10 - Chicago District Attorney (final episodes)

Breaking News:
Gen-TV to produce Bette Midler concert

Suzanne Stefan, the head of Gen-TV's Alternative and Non-Traditional Programming has announced a pretty major get for the network. They will produce and finance a two-hour concert film starring Bette Midler. The production will be taped at Madison Square Garden and will be broadcast over two-evenings in the early half of 2013. Midler is currently starring on the networks hit comedy "West of Broadway" about a struggling off-Broadway playhouse. Her character is an aging former pop-singer and Broadway actress who hasn't had a successful production in over a decade.

The entire special will chronicle Midler's legendary career from her early days as a regular performer in gay bathhouses to her breakthrough performance in "The Rose" that led to her Oscar-nomination; and her triumphant successes and losses thereafter. In addition to live performances of her many hits (and a few flops as well), there will also be archival footage, interviews with her closest friends and family, her frequent collaborators and co-stars and some other surprises.

Stefan promises that "We'll have many surprises in-store for viewers, including various duets, special guests and tribute performances dedicated to honoring Ms. Midler."

This will mark the first live concert that Gen-TV has ever financed on their own, and the first that Gen-TV Studios will oversee production on. Though they have previously aired various concerts from Mariah Carey, Barbra Streisand and others, none of those were produced or financed by Gen-TV. In 2011, Gen-TV co-financed with Warner Music Group a live benefit for World AIDS day and in 2012 they co-produced along with The Whitney Houston Foundation a tribute special to Ms. Houston. Suzanne Stefan is a veteran of HBO where she worked for over four decades overseeing live productions and concert specials. When her lengthy contract with the network expired in late 2010 it was an easy decision for Gen-TV to make her an offer, and it was accepted.

Actress Tea Leoni spoke for the first time about the cancellation of her Gen-TV series The Enforcers and was brutally honest. She says "The series was doomed from the start." "We were in development with five other crime series, all with similar settings, we all had generic sounding names and all debuted within a week of each other." "We had no way to differentiate ourselves." "In a press release they (Gen-TV) even confused us with another series (The Protectors), about the Environmental Protection Agency." Though ratings started off strong, they quickly fell and eventually went down to a low of 4.1 million viewers before being cancelled.

For Tea Leoni, this was supposed be her big comeback vehicle as she hasn't starred in a hit movie or TV series in over a decade, largely languishing in supporting and cameo roles.

BREAKING: MBN's John Ritter-Based Sitcom Gets A Name

Last week, word leaked that MBN was in the midst of creating a sitcom based on the life of the late John Ritter with his son, actor Jason Ritter, and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' scribe, Mike Royce. Now, the project has a title: "Man About the House." For "Three's Company" fans, the title should have meaning. 'Company' was based on a long-running British sitcom of the same name. "Man About the House" will focus on a father juggling life between his successful family sitcom and his real family at home. Network executives are expected to make their decision on a pilot or series order next week after the initial script by Ritter and Royce is read.

BREAKING: MBN Orders 22 Episodes of John Ritter Inspired Multi-Cam for the 2013/2014 TV Season

Good news, Jason Ritter. Network president Barry Eriksen liked your script so much, he's guaranteeing a full season of your new sitcom!

Word leaked late tonight that MBN has placed a blind-order for "Man About the House," a new family sitcom from Jason Ritter ('Parenthood') and writer Mike Royce ('Everybody Loves Raymond', 'Men of a Certain Age'). The sitcom was largely inspired by Ritter's father, the late great John Ritter. The series will revolve around a father and husband trying to juggle two families: his real family, and the sitcom family he's grown close to over the course of his long-running sitcom.

Originally, rumor had it that Jason was set to star, but other acting commitments might prevent that possibility. Either way, sources tell us that the network is keen on getting an iconic sitcom veteran to play 'Man'.

Casting will commence next week.

MBN Eyeing 'ER' Spinoff

Last fall's reboot of the acclaimed hit medical drama, 'ER', proved to be a mighty success for then unknown network, MBN. The series has been averaging over 17 million viewers in its second season, toppling over ABC's 'Revenge' and CBS's 'The Good Wife' Sundays at 9. Now in need of more successful dramas (their only other successful hour longs include the 'Scrubs' spinoff, 'Sacred Heart' and the recently canceled 'Next of Kin' as a result of lead actor, Victor Broaderstone's death), MBN executives are interested in an 'ER' spinoff that would take one of the series' stars to a new hospital, potentially on the other side of the United States, far away from Chicago's County General. 'ER' show runner, Thomas Schlamme, has agreed to begin crafting a potential series and pilot episode with a few of his most trusted writers. ABC had similar success a few seasons back, spinning 'Grey's Anatomy' star Kate Walsh off in her own series, 'Private Practice', which will conclude it six-year run in January.

Ratings for Gen-TV for the week of November 29-December 2, 2012 are being delayed until Wednesday.


Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Monday, November 19, 2012- Wednesday, November 28, 2012:



Monday, November 19:

Gen-TV was able to grab a #1 rating on Monday in demos and total viewers; thanks to special thanksgiving themed programming.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.4 million/3.6 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.8 million/4.1 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.5 million/3.8 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 19.7 million/4.0 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 22.5 million/4.5 18-49
930: Carved (Season Premiere): 13.3 million/3.5 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.5 million/4.2 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 16.4 million/3.8 18-49
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #5 among total viewers on Tuesday.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 9.4 million/3.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 10.3 million/3.6 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.7 million/4.0 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 23.4 million/4.3 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.5 million/4.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.4 million/2.6 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.4 million/3.6 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 5.6 million/2.1 18-49
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 11.2 million/3.5 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7.1 million/2.5 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 15.1 million/3.4 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 20.3 million/4.3 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 34.3 million/6.1 18-49
11: Gone (New): 20.6 million/4.8 18-49
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Thursday, November 22, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 among total viewers and #2 in demos on Thanksgiving night.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.5 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 5.4 million/2.5 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 14.5 million/4.2 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 24.4 million/4.8 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 8.4 million/2.6 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
11: Jane at Home (New): 16.4 million/4.2 18-49
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Friday, November 23, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 with a bullet on Friday in both demos and total viewers. It destroyed ABC's "Shark Tank" and decimated "Undercover Boss".

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 6.8 million/3.5 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 4.2 million/3.1 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 21.7 million/4.2 18-49
830: Postal (New): 10.3 million/3.6 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 22.1 million/4.5 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 11.1 million/3.5 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 4.1 million/2.4 18-49
11: Lady Gaga.... (Rerun): 4 million/1.4 18-49
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Saturday, November 24, 2012:

Gen-TV aired all-new episodes of "Being Winona Ryder" on Saturday and was the #1 network with demos and total viewers.


7pm: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.6 million/3.6 18-49
8pm: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.8 million/3.8 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.32 million/4.1 18-49
10: Being Winona Ryder (New): 16.7 million/5.5 18-49
11: Being Winona Ryder (New): 16.8 million/5.4 18-49
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Sunday, November 25, 2012:

Gen-TV was #4 among demos and #6 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.4 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.2 18-49
8: Husbands (New): 6.1 million/3.2 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 14.2 million/3.9 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 20.3 million/4.0 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 13.2 million/3.4 18-49
11: Chase (New): 10.4 million/2.8 18-49
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Monday, November 26, 2012:

Gen-TV showed a bit of a drop week-to-week, losing approximately 3% of it's audience. However, network still managed a #2 finish among demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.1 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.3million/3.6 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.2 million/3.6 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 19.9 million/4.3 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 22.6 million/4.6 18-49
930: Carved (New): 12.67 million/3.6 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.8 million/4.4 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 16.1 million/3.3 18-49

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012:

Gen-TV sustained a slight drop of .67 percent vs previous week, but manages a #2 finish in demos and #3 in total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 10 million/3.1 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.4 million/3.2 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 23 million/3.9 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.1 million/3.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.1 million/2.5 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 5 million/1.8 18-49
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012:


Gen-TV was #2 in demos and #2 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 11.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7 million/2.1 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 15.5 million/3.6 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 20.6 million/4.5 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 27.4 million/5.6 18-49
11: Gone (New): 19.4 million/4.3 18-49



Gen-TV Ratings Report:


Thursday, November 29- Monday, December 3, 2012:


Thursday, November 29:

Gen-TV shows mild growth week-to-week, wins #2 in demos, #1 in total viewers.


7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 7 million/3.1 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 5.3 million/2.4 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 14.95 million (+10%)/4.7 18-49 (+14%)
830: Over My Head (New): 25.13 million (+3%) )/4.9 18-49 (+3%)
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 7.6 million (-5%)/2.6 18-49 (Same)
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 9.1 million/3.1 18-49 (Even)
11: Jane at Home (New): 18.25 (+8%)./4.4 18-49 (+5%)
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Friday, November 30:

Gen-TV had a lot to be thankful for a week after Thanksgiving, with a massive bump over the previous week. "Detective Mom" was in reruns, but you wouldn't notice it as "Mr. Write" and "Postal" held their own.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 6.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 4.1 million/3.6 18-49
8: Detective Mom (Rerun): 11.3 million/3.4 18-49
830: Postal (New): 10.5 million (+2%)/3.7 18-49 (+0.1)
9: Mr. Write (New): 22.7 million (+6%)/4.5 18-49 (same)
930: Getting There (New): 10.8 million (-2%)/3.3 18-49 (-5%)
10: Country Justice (Series Finale): 3.4 million (-15%)/1.8 18-49 (-25%)
11: Gone (Rerun): 15.2 million/3.8 18-49

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Saturday, December 1:

Gen-TV aired only repeats on Saturday and thus ratings are not being released.

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Sunday, December 2:

Gen-TV was #4 among demos and #5in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8 million/3.1 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 7.1 million/3.3 18-49
8: Husbands (Rerun): 3.1 million/1.1 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 10.1 million/3.2 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 23.3 million (+15%)/4.2 18-49 (+5%)
10: The Border Police (New): 12.93 million (-2%)/3.2 18-49 )(-5%)
11: Chase (New): 10.5 million (+1%)/2.8 18-49 (+2%)

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Monday, December 3:

Thanks to a strong showing for it's comedies, Gen-TV was #1 across all demos and total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.3 million/3.2 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.2 million/3.2 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.8 million (+3%)/3.6 18-49 (same)
830: Better with You (New): 20.8 million (+5%)/4.4 18-49 (+1%)
9: Tag Team (New): 23.27 million (+3%)/4.7 18-49 (+2%)
930: Carved (New): 12.16 million (-4%)/3.5 18-49 (-2%)
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.89million/4.4 18-49 (even)
11: Abducted (New): 16.7 million (+4%)/3.6 18-49 (even)

Gen-TV has signed an exclusive and landmark deal with superstar Lady Gaga to star in, produce and direct a new reality-competition series "Lady Gaga Presents: Search for the next Monster". The brand new, 22-episode reality series will star Lady Gaga as she searches for "One or more fierce, competitive, compelling and talented dancers" for her next world tour, scheduled for 2013. Gaga will serve as head judge and mentor to the 30 competing dancers who will be selected from a nationwide talent search. Other choreographers, dancers and music heavyweights will round out the judging panel and a host is to be named soon.

The series will debut sometime in 2013, but is a major step for Gen-TV's goal of becoming the destination for reality TV. The deal for this series is one of the most expensive reality TV deals in Gen-TV (and television) history estimated at around 12 million dollars. The stakes are very high for this one because it'll be a very big problem if this series fails.

An Hollywood Now Exclusive:
Gen-TV's Moronic Blunder
How Gaga's may bankrupt a network



Gen-TV may be the #1 network on television, but that doesn't mean every decision they make is sound or even logical. Currently, the network faces a massive financial loss on what could have been a very profitable series. However, "Lady Gaga Presents: Search For The Next Great Monster" has but the cable network in serious jeopardy due to outlandish costs associated with production and licensing for the reality series. Would you believe the current estimates put the cost of producing this series at over a 100-million dollars.


If you think those numbers seem unrealistic, you're right, they are massive and not even remotely close to what normal reality series costs, then again, most series don't have the baggage of Lady Gaga attached to them. The fact this show is currently averaging only 7.8 million viewers and a 3.7 in demos is even more shocking. Insiders had predicted this show would net upward of 15-million viewers before it debuted. Here is a rundown on how Gen-TV got itself into this mess:

First off, you have the 12-million dollars associated with gaining the concept rights and to secure Lady Gaga's name and presence on the series. (Approximately 8 million of these dollars went directly to Gaga for her cooperation and allowing to use her name); next you have an estimated 30,000 per episode to cover Gaga's salary (in addition to back-end profits and other revenue she gets); 30,000 spent on marketing and promotion (which Gen-TV did a lot of); 100,000 spent on costumers and other clothing for Gaga and contestants; and 90,000 spent on music licensing alone.

One would ask how Gen-TV Executives could be so careless and spend so much money on an unproven concept? Former Gen-TV Executive Scott Horgan has an idea, though he wasn't involved in this project at all he says "It's likely that Lady Gaga's involvement was seen as a plus and that she'd generate big numbers." "At the time this show was developed she was very popular." He also had an idea on why it costs so much "Music. Music Licensing is notoriously high; and with all the dance numbers; rehearsals and performances on this show, it's likely that music was the biggest cost of this series." "Everytime somebody said more than 3-lines of a song they had to pay hefty royalties to the rights-holders."

In any case the sub-par numbers for this show are a big fiasco, and could put Gen-TV in near financial ruin. Even big hits like "American Suburbia", "The Family Man" or "Revolving Door" can't off-set the burden that Gaga has put on Gen-TV. The person to blame is likely Doug Bartel who green-lit this series and who is credited along with Gaga as Creator and Executive Producer.

Gen-TV has quietly struck a deal with rival network MBN to re-broadcast the entire first season episodes of the networks hit drama "Pharaoux" starring Zack Braff. It has been on the air since August 2012 and has become a solid performer for the network. It averages 10.7 million viewers and a 3.5 demo.


Gen-TV has secured the re-purposing rights for this series to air on Weekends only (Saturday and Sunday), but they must air no less than 3-episodes at a time. Gen-TV will launch said series on New Years Day. They will air the first 14 episodes of the first season, and then starting after that, episodes will air weekends on Saturday and Sundays staring at the first episode again. Tom Dalton, President of Gen-TV Programming says "We are delighted to have the chance to bring this wonderful program to our viewers so they can experience the high quality this show has come to encompass." "It is our deepest regret that we never had a chance to develop this show for our own network."


Gen-TV paid an undisclosed amount for the first-season rights to this hit drama, and are apparently anxiously awaiting to see if there will be a second season, because insiders say they are ready to pounce on a chance to air additional episodes as well.

Gen-TV Development News:

Tom Dalton, President of Programming for Gen-TV released the following development related updates:

--Casting for "The People Next Door", a highly anticipated new sitcom set to launch in the new year has almost completed filling it's principal roles. This week the network has cast three more actors for major roles on this coveted series; Ramon Rodriguez, most recently Bosley on ABC's ill-fated "Charlie's Angels" re-make has landed a lead role on this series. His character will be the step-son to Maria Conchita Alonso's character, but son of Cheech Marin's character, who surprises everybody with two announcements; first he's bought the house next door to his father and step-mother and secondly, he's getting married; and it's not to a woman. Next up, Gen-TV has achieved a huge get and has cast Zachary Quinto in his first gay role; he'll play the Gay, Jewish fiance who grew up in Los Angeles.

Lastly, former "Sister, Sister" actor, RonReaco Lee, most recently of BET's "Let's Stay Together" has nabbed the role of 40-something husband to Lorretta Devine's 60-something character.

The series centers on a Brooklyn, New York neighborhood facing a clash of the cultures as the residents that have resided their for the last 30 years are beginning to die off, retire and move out or relocate to nursing homes are being replaced by new residents of a much different background than some of the older generation are comfortable with. In particular it focuses on how one family; The Lopez's react when several of their friends and long-time neighbors vacate their properties and they are sold to families very different then them; including a middle-aged lesbian who is a single mother; a gay male couple just married, who happens to be interracial and a middle-aged woman who is married to a man a third her age.

Previously cast are Cheech Marin, Maria Conchita Alonso, Melissa Etheridge and Loretta Devine. Several more roles are said to be casting still.



---Network is said to be in the market for a mystery or detective series similar to "Murder, She Wrote" or "Perception" which currently airs on TNT. Tom Dalton says "We've noticed the tremendous success that TNT has had with Eric McCormack's series (Perception) and we want to emulate that in our own style."


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Breaking: MBN Orders 'Law & Order: Chicago', 'Next of Kin' and 'ER' Spinoffs to Pilot

MBN is already well into development for the 2013/2014 season, and word is that the network's hoping to have a full slate of original summer programming as well.

MBN has officially order a pilot for 'Law & Order: Houston', as well as the rumored 'ER' reboot spinoff.

The network is also looking to continue on with 'Next of Kin' following its March finale following series star Victor Broaderstone's death. The network has committed to filming a backdoor pilot, 'Serials'. The backdoor pilot will air as part one of the three part series finale, episode twenty of season two.

Breaking: MBN Renews Freshman Comedies 'Checking In', 'Downwardly Mobile', and Drama 'Pharaoux'

A bit soon, perhaps? Maybe not.

MBN has gone ahead and renewed their three highest-rated freshman series: 'Checking In', the hotel comedy starring Alia Shawkat ('Arrested Development') and Alicia Goranson ('Roseanne'), 'Downwardly Mobile' starring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman ('Roseanne'), and 'Pharaoux' starring Zach Braff and America Ferrera.

'Checking In' has averaged 11.2 million viewers and a 3.4 in the 18-49 demographic since its August 28th premiere behind the hit Fred Savage sitcom, 'Crumbs', which itself is averaging 12.9 million viewers and a 3.7 in its second season. 'Downwardly Mobile' has averaged 16.8 million viewers and a 4.6 in the 18-49 demographic since its August 27th premiere behind the hit Ray Romano-Kevin James buddy comedy, 'Sunshine Boys', which itself is averaging 17.1 million viewers and a 5.2 in season two. Each series had their first season orders upped to thirty-five (35) episodes. Both second seasons will also consist of thirty-five (35) episodes, brining their series totals to seventy (70) episodes in two years.

'Pharaoux' has averaged 10.7 million viewers and a 3.5 in the 18-49 demographic, building upon its lead in ('Checking In') 0.1 in the 18-49 demo. The series was recently acquired by rival network, GEN-TV, to begin re-broadcasting episodes each weekend in 2013. Season two will consist of 28 episodes, just like the series' first season.

These incredibly early renewals aren't at all surprising given MBN's record. MBN's shows go into production on their seasons two months sooner than most, with new seasons already in production in June, less than a month after their season finales have aired. The earlier production start times allow for MBN's favored extended seasons without production having to keep up with an accelerated pace.

Breaking: 'Murder, She Wrote' Remake In Development at MBN

Who knew Angela Lansbury was still so popular?

Fresh off the news that rival network, GEN-TV, is in the midst of developing a 'Murder, She Wrote'-esque series, MBN is developing their own remake of the landmark series. The remake, said to be grittier and sexier (a la 'CSI'), is in development for a potential run in the summer of 2013. The pilot script is currently undergoing re-writes. No star is yet attached.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN ORDERS NEW GRITTY DRAMA, TRIPLE X
Get ready for the 2013-2014 television season! YTN has placed a script order on its first new pitch: a gritty drama entitled Triple X (working title).
'Triple X' takes place in the late 1970's and follows the life of Kelly Winters and her boyfriend, Brian Patrick. Both grew up together in a small city in Kansas. After lengthy talks, the two decide to move to Los Angeles to allow Kelly to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.

When they arrive, it is nothing like they had hoped. In order to get by, Kelly takes a job at a strip club, with Brian struggling to find anything. After working at the strip club for a few weeks, a man by the name of Robert David comes into the club looking for the next big actress. He finds Kelly and offers her a job in one of his upcoming films. Kelly learns the job is working in the porn industry. Knowing how badly she needs the money, she accepts Robert's offer.

'Triple X' tells the story of Kelly Winters and Brian Patrick and how the porn industry would impact their lives. With the setting in the late 1970's, it allows the growing AIDS epidemic to be featured on the series.
The Parent's Television Council (PTC) is already out in full force protesting the series. YTN, meanwhile, is hoping to take the success of gritty-Call Girls and make an even darker series. All decisions for series orders will be made in March-May 2013.


YTN ORDERS SECOND DRAMA
After announcing a script order for Triple X this morning, YTN has gone forward with a script for a second drama. The newest entry, Untitled Medical Series, is YTN's latest entry into the medical genre.
'Untitled Medical Series' focuses on an ER doctor in New York City.

Gen-TV has quietly struck a deal with rival network MBN to re-broadcast the entire first season episodes of the networks hit drama "Pharaoux" starring Zack Braff. It has been on the air since August 2012 and has become a solid performer for the network. It averages 10.7 million viewers and a 3.5 demo.


Gen-TV has secured the re-purposing rights for this series to air on Weekends only (Saturday and Sunday), but they must air no less than 3-episodes at a time. Gen-TV will launch said series on New Years Day. They will air the first 14 episodes of the first season, and then starting after that, episodes will air weekends on Saturday and Sundays staring at the first episode again. Tom Dalton, President of Gen-TV Programming says "We are delighted to have the chance to bring this wonderful program to our viewers so they can experience the high quality this show has come to encompass." "It is our deepest regret that we never had a chance to develop this show for our own network."


Gen-TV paid an undisclosed amount for the first-season rights to this hit drama, and are apparently anxiously awaiting to see if there will be a second season, because insiders say they are ready to pounce on a chance to air additional episodes as well.
To accommodate the addition of "Pharaoux" to the schedule Gen-TV's January schedule for Weekends will be slightly altered:


On Saturday's the series will air three back-to-back episodes from 7-10am, replacing an episode of "90210" and two episodes of "Two Guys, A Girl & A Pizza Place". On Sunday, it will air from 12-3pm and will replace a "Gen-TV Sunday Movie" which will now relocate to 4pm, replacing "The Good Wife", this bumps "NCIS: L.A." to 6pm. "The Good Wife" will now air at 8am on Sunday and 11am on Saturday.

The full Gen-TV weekend schedule will be updated and re-issued soon.

Gen-TV is always in the midst of development season, but today they have ordered pilots for three new potential series.

First up, Jeff Goldblum, has landed the leading role in a pilot currently called "Untitled Jeff Goldblum Detective Drama", which in this early stages is described as "Murder, She Wrote" with a modern twist." Whatever that twist may be is still unknown. Gen-TV says "This project is in it's infancy so not much right now is set in stone." Goldblum, best known for a series of popular movies in the 70's and 80's has quietly transitioned into television in the last decade, taking on roles in the short-lived NBC drama "Raines", he also replaced Vincent D'onofrio on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", a gig that lasted two seasons. He has also done guest work on series such as "Friends", "Will & Grace" and "Glee".

Popular character-actress Missi Pyle, whose TV work includes "My Name Is Earl", "Two and Half Men", "Heroes" and "Boston Legal" has landed a supporting role in the same pilot, playing a female sidekick who is used for comedic relief, sort of a less intelligent Watson to Goldblum's Holmes, so to speak.

and Lastly, Gen-TV confirms they are in the very early stages of developing a potential spin-off for Heather Locklear. The spin-off would be based on her "Better with You" character who is a ruthless, mean and spiteful executive. Locklear previously headlined a Gen-TV sitcom "Getting Over It" from 2009-2010. It was canceled after two seasons.

Schedule Changes (due to events this month):

Saturday, December 8th:
9:00am Nash Bridges (instead of The Cosby Show X2)
10:00am Nash Bridges (instead of Star Trek: The Next Generation)
11:00am Nash Bridges (instead of Star Trek: The Next Generation)
12:00pm-7:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL:
The Stephanie Forrester Collection


Episode info for “The Stephanie Forrester Collection”
12:00pm #001 OAD: 3/23/87
12:30pm #4131 OAD: 9/16/03
1:00pm #4583 OAD: 6/27/05
1:30pm #4585 OAD: 6/29/05
2:00pm #4586 OAD: 6/30/05
2:30pm #4622 OAD: 8/19/05
3:00pm #4623 OAD: 8/22/05
3:30pm #4811 OAD: 5/19/06
4:00pm #5000 OAD: 2/16/07
4:30pm #5063 OAD: 5/21/07
5:00pm #5932 OAD: 10/28/10
5:30pm #5933 OAD: 10/29/10
6:00pm #6216 OAD: 12/14/11
6:30pm #6286 OAD: 3/26/12


Sunday, December 9th:
1:00pm Nash Bridges (instead of Star Trek: The Next Generation)
2:00pm Nash Bridges (instead of Star Trek: The Next Generation)


MERRY CHRISTMAS OAKDALE STYLE: 12/15/12:

1:00pm OAD: 12/24/85
2:00pm OAD: 12/24/92
3:00pm OAD: 12/25/95
4:00pm OAD: 12/26/00
5:00pm OAD: 12/21/07
6:00pm OAD: 12/25/09


CHRISTMAS IN SPRINGFIELD: 12/16/12

1:00pm #14063 OAD: 12/24/02
2:00pm #14315 OAD: 12/24/03
3:00pm #14569 OAD: 12/24/04
4:00pm #15325 OAD: 12/24/07
5:00pm #15578 OAD: 12/24/08

URBAN NETWORK TELEVISION (UNT) coming to replace MyNetworkTV stations on 1/1/13!

Executives at UNT have already sent out the press release for the original programming to air on the network including reboots and original idea programming of the following genre's .. Drama, Comedy, NewsMagazine, Reality & Sports. He's just a quick summary of the press release details.

Reboots & Spin-offs
Good Times
Family Matters
Living Single
227
Rescue 911
Unsolved Mysteries

Original Programming Concepts
Untitled Sitcom Starring American R&B Singer, Trey Songz
Untitled Sitcom Starring American Rap Artist, 50 Cent
Untitled Drama Starring Dennis Haysbert & KeKe Palmer
Untitled Sitcom Starring Raven-Symone & Keisha Knight Pulliam
Untitled Sitcom Starring Damon Wayans
Untitled Sitcom Starring Countess Vaughn, Shar Jackson & Robert Townsend
Untitled Sitcom Starring Marlon & Shawn Wayans
Untitled Reality Competition Show for GQ Male Models
Untitled Reality Competition Show for Rappers

Gen-TV News:

"The District"

---As production on it's second season gets underway for the show's January return, casting and creative changes are taking place. First off, despite strong critical reaction, the network has dropped soap opera legend Elizabeth Hubbard (As The World Turns) from the series. Network President Tom Dalton says "Despite a triumphant performance from this fan favorite we regretfully have to part ways with Ms. Hubbard as this series turns a corner into a new creative direction."

Hubbard is a veteran of daytime television who was nominated for ten daytime Emmy awards, winning twice (1974 and 1975). She never won for her eight nominations as Lucinda on "As The World Turns".


The network says other cast-members are all-set to return in some capacity.


Returning full-time as series regulars are: Shane West, Bryan Greenberg, Dustin Milligan, Natalia Cigliuti, Tate Donovan and John Leguizamo.

Meanwhile, Charlotte Ross and Chryler Leigh will return in recurring roles.

The network says that casting is currently underway to fill "three or four new roles, some regulars, some recurring to round-out the cast and expand the reach of these characters." According to Tom Dalton, "We want to introduce characters with different backgrounds into this world; we felt after last season that the current canvas was too white-bred and that we need to add more diversity." At least one character will be a female stock broker with an edge, another will be African-American, there will also be a middle eastern character, added to our principal cast."


"Malibu Country Club"

Gen-TV has confirmed that due to conflicts with her "General Hospital" schedule, Kelly Monaco will not return for season four. A rep for the actress says "While Kelly will have to sit out this season of MMC she loves the show and promises she'll return sometime in the future."

Also departing are Andrea Evans, Mark Lawson and Marj Dusay.

Below is the final cast list for season four. Character descriptions will be announced later:


Chris Zylka (The Secret Circle) as Dean Timmons
Kim Matula (The Bold & The Beautiful) as Stacey Sinclair
Tyler Hoechlin (7th Heaven) as Marco DiRocco

Bree Williamson (One Life To Live) as Lesley-Lee Tenney
Nic Roebuck (One Life To Live) as Dante Banks

Robert Adamson (Lincoln Heights) as Troy Wilcox
Lenny Platt (One Life to Live) as Carver Banks

J. Eddie Peck (All My Children) as Dirk Banks
Lynn Herring (General Hospital) as Bridgette Harkin
Patrick Muldoon (Days Of Our Lives) as Carter Wentworth
Leeann Hunley (Days of Our Lives) as Daisy Clair Tenney

BREAKING: MBN to Resurrect 'MADtv'

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'MADtv' fans rejoice! MBN has acquired the rights to reboot 'MADtv,' the popular FOX equivalent to 'Saturday Night Live' which aired Saturday nights at 11pm from October 1995 through May of 2009.

"We're immensely excited to bring 'MADtv' back to the millions of fans who begged and pleaded for a renewal three seasons ago. Everyone here at MBN were massive fans, and we look forward to introducing America to a whole new set of talented comedians, as well as a slew of familiar faces," says network president, Barry Eriksen.

As a result, MBN will replace their Friday night reruns of 'Weeknight with Craig Kilborn', which airs all new episodes Sunday through Thursday nights at 11:00pm.

The brand new season of 'MADtv' will make its MBN debut on Friday, March 1st following the series finale of 'Next of Kin'. Fifteen episodes have been ordered with its first season finale penciled in for mid-June.

Effective Sunday, Feb. 24 -

SUNDAY-THURSDAY
11:00pm - Weeknight with Craig Kilborn

FRIDAY
11:00pm - MADtv (series premiere 3/1)

BREAKING: MBN Re-Developing Tom Green Late Night Talker

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Word broke last summer that MBN was in the midst of developing a late-night companion for Craig Kilborn with former MTV star, Tom Green. Well now the project is being redeveloped for a test run in summer 2013.

"Night Cap with Tom Green" will have a special Friday night premiere behind the 'MADtv' season finale in June, before a four week test run behind 'Weeknight with Craig Kilborn' Sunday through Thursday nights.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Tuesday, November 20, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #5 among total viewers on Tuesday.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 9.4 million/3.5 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 10.3 million/3.6 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.7 million/4.0 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 23.4 million/4.3 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.5 million/4.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.4 million/2.6 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.4 million/3.6 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 5.6 million/2.1 18-49
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012:

Gen-TV was #3 in demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 11.2 million/3.5 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7.1 million/2.5 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 15.1 million/3.4 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 20.3 million/4.3 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 34.3 million/6.1 18-49
11: Gone (New): 20.6 million/4.8 18-49
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Thursday, November 22, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 among total viewers and #2 in demos on Thanksgiving night.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.5 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 5.4 million/2.5 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 14.5 million/4.2 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 24.4 million/4.8 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 8.4 million/2.6 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
11: Jane at Home (New): 16.4 million/4.2 18-49
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Friday, November 23, 2012:

Gen-TV was #1 with a bullet on Friday in both demos and total viewers. It destroyed ABC's "Shark Tank" and decimated "Undercover Boss".

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 6.8 million/3.5 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 4.2 million/3.1 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 21.7 million/4.2 18-49
830: Postal (New): 10.3 million/3.6 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 22.1 million/4.5 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 11.1 million/3.5 18-49
10: Country Justice (New): 4.1 million/2.4 18-49
11: Lady Gaga.... (Rerun): 4 million/1.4 18-49
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Saturday, November 24, 2012:

Gen-TV aired all-new episodes of "Being Winona Ryder" on Saturday and was the #1 network with demos and total viewers.


7pm: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.6 million/3.6 18-49
8pm: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.8 million/3.8 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 15.32 million/4.1 18-49
10: Being Winona Ryder (New): 16.7 million/5.5 18-49
11: Being Winona Ryder (New): 16.8 million/5.4 18-49
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Sunday, November 25, 2012:

Gen-TV was #4 among demos and #6 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.4 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun): 7.4 million/3.2 18-49
8: Husbands (New): 6.1 million/3.2 18-49
830: Elizabeth Bordoe (New): 14.2 million/3.9 18-49
9: Being Winona Ryder (New): 20.3 million/4.0 18-49
10: The Border Police (New): 13.2 million/3.4 18-49
11: Chase (New): 10.4 million/2.8 18-49
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Monday, November 26, 2012:

Gen-TV showed a bit of a drop week-to-week, losing approximately 3% of it's audience. However, network still managed a #2 finish among demos and #1 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.1 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.3million/3.6 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.2 million/3.6 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 19.9 million/4.3 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 22.6 million/4.6 18-49
930: Carved (New): 12.67 million/3.6 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 20.8 million/4.4 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 16.1 million/3.3 18-49

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012:

Gen-TV sustained a slight drop of .67 percent vs previous week, but manages a #2 finish in demos and #3 in total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 10 million/3.1 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.4 million/3.2 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 23 million/3.9 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 27.1 million/3.8 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.1 million/2.5 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.1 million/3.2 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (New): 5 million/1.8 18-49
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012:


Gen-TV was #2 in demos and #2 in total viewers.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 11.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7 million/2.1 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 15.5 million/3.6 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 20.6 million/4.5 18-49
10: Sisters (New): 27.4 million/5.6 18-49
11: Gone (New): 19.4 million/4.3 18-49

Gen-TV Ratings:

Tuesday, December 4, 2012- Saturday, December 8. 2012:

Tuesday, December 4:

On the strength of "The Family Man" and "Revolving Door", Gen-TV was #2 in demos and #1 in total viewers. A big rebound over the previous week. Series finale of "Malibu County Courthouse" falls flat in demos and total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 7.5 million/3.4 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.8 million/4.2 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 26.91 million/4.9 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 29.4 million/5.3 18-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.1 million/2.6 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.2 million/3.2 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (Series Finale): 4.2 million/1.3 18-49
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Wednesday, December 5:

Gen-TV slipped to #4 in demos and #6 in total viewers, with "Sisters" and "Gone" in reruns.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 10.4 million/3.1 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7 million/2.2 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 13.1 million/3.2 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 18.4 million/3.1 18-49
10: Sisters (Rerun): 19.3 million/4.1 18-49
11: Gone (Rerun): 17.3 million/3.7 18-49
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Thursday, December 6:

Gen-TV had a tough Thursday night, finishing in #6 among total viewers and #5 in demos.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 4.5 million/2.1 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 5.1 million/1.5 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 14.1 million/3.8 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 22.1 million/4.2 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 7.1 million/2.4 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 7.3 million/2.4 18-49
11: Jane at Home (New): 16.6 million/3.7 18-49
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Friday, November 7:

Gen-TV faced a rare loss on Friday, finishing in #3 with total viewers and #4 in demos. Even still, "Detective Mom" ties "Shark Tank" for #1 among 18-49 on Friday.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 6.4 million/3.3 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 4.6 million/3.6 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 23.5 million/4.6 18-49
830: Postal (New): 10.2 million/3.2 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 22.6 million/4.4 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 11.4 million/3.5 18-49
10: Country Justice (Series Finale): 3.1 million/2.1 18-49
11: Lady Gaga.... (Rerun): 2 million/.09 18-49
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Saturday, December 8:
Gen-TV was in reruns on Saturday and ratings are not available for publishing.
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YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN GREENLIGHTS "REMEMBERING THOSE WE LOST"
YTN has given the go-ahead to "Remembering Those We Lost", which is scheduled to air on Thursday, December 20th at 8/7c.

The tribute special will remember all the television stars who were lost in 2012. In the tribute, viewers will be reminded of those we lost and what they contributed to the industry. Co-stars for most of the television stars will be present for the one hour tribute special.

Ernest Borgnine, Dick Clark, Richard Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Andy Griffith, Larry Hagman, Sherman Hemsley, Kathryn Joosten, and Yvette Wilson are just a few of the stars who will receive a tribute on December 20th.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "A lot of times, we forget those who passed away in the calender year. We hope viewers sit down for just an hour and look back at those who they grew up watching. This is a final tribute for everyone we lost in 2012 and allows their legacy to live on."

Katie Cassidy (Kate and Zoe) and Enrique Murciano (Rebuilding My Life) will host the special.

Note: This replaces previously scheduled encores of College and Singles.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE AND LEAH REMINI TEAMING UP AGAIN?
YTN continues to look for a replacement for its latest daytime failure, The Vanessa Williams Show. In its search, two women who previously were a part of daytime may be coming back together. Word is that Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini, who previously starred in CBS' The Talk for a season together, may team up once again for a talk show on YTN.

Insiders tell us that negotiations have just begun and things are slowly lining up in place for the two to work together. Should a deal be struck, the show would be on track for a March/April 2013 premiere date, although a fall 2013 premiere date would not be out of the question. It is still too early to know what format the show would go with, but it is expected to be very similar to that of Kathie Lee & Hoda (the fourth hour of NBC's Today Show).

YTN's luck with daytime and post-primetime have not been too kind. Out of the five shows YTN has produced, only one (Candace) has made it to a second season. The other four were off of the air within just a few months.

The timeslot in which the series would air, should it go forward, is currently occupied by encores of Candace.

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BREAKING: MBN Orders 22 Episodes of John Ritter Inspired Multi-Cam for the 2013/2014 TV Season

Good news, Jason Ritter. Network president Barry Eriksen liked your script so much, he's guaranteeing a full season of your new sitcom!

Word leaked late tonight that MBN has placed a blind-order for "Man About the House," a new family sitcom from Jason Ritter ('Parenthood') and writer Mike Royce ('Everybody Loves Raymond', 'Men of a Certain Age'). The sitcom was largely inspired by Ritter's father, the late great John Ritter. The series will revolve around a father and husband trying to juggle two families: his real family, and the sitcom family he's grown close to over the course of his long-running sitcom.

Originally, rumor had it that Jason was set to star, but other acting commitments might prevent that possibility. Either way, sources tell us that the network is keen on getting an iconic sitcom veteran to play 'Man'.

Casting will commence next week.

BREAKING: Jason Ritter and Ellie Kemper Sign On for 'Man About the House'

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Jason Ritter not only created his new sitcom, but now he'll also star in 'Man About the House'. 'The Office' star Ellie Kemper will costar as Ritter's wife.

The show, loosely based on the life of Jason's father, the late John Ritter, was recently picked up for 22 episodes that'll air as part of the 2013-14 season. Now the series has its leads.

Further casting will begin early next year.

DECEMBER SCHEDULE UPDATED:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am Coach
6:30am Taxi
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00am The Munster’s
8:30am Bewitched
9:00am My Three Sons
9:30am Leave it to Beaver
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies
10:30am Petticoat Junction
11:00am The Cosby Show
11:30am The Cosby Show
12:00pm The Golden Girls
12:30pm The Golden Girls
1:00pm Murder, She Wrote
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30pm Taxi
8:00pm Dallas
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am Diagnosis Murder
2:00am Matlock
3:00am Murder, She Wrote
4:00am The Golden Girls
4:30am The Golden Girls
5:00am Home Improvement
5:30am Full House


SATURDAY (12/8):
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am Nash Bridges
10:00pm Nash Bridges
11:00am Nash Bridges
12:00pm-7:00pm
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: THE STEPHANIE FORRESTER
COLLECTION
7:00pm AWAKE
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm Nash Bridges
2:00pm Nash Bridges
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
9:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
10:00pm AWAKE
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH:
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm-7:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS CHRISTMAS MARATHON
7:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm-6:00pm GUIDING LIGHT CHRISTMAS MARATHON
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm The Cosby Show
11:30pm The Cosby Show
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon






DECEMBER 22ND AND 23RD: 7th ANNUALCHRISTMAS PRESENT

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012:

6:00am Coach #045 “Christmas Brains”
6:30am Taxi #013 “A Full House for Christmas”
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show #014 “Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid”
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show #075 “The Alan Brady Show Presents”
8:00am Bewitched #015 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
8:30am Bewitched #184 “Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays”
9:00am “A Flintstone Christmas”
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #013 “Home for Christmas”
10:30am Petticoat Junction #121 “The Santa Claus Special”
11:00am The Cosby Show #188 “Clair’s Place”
11:30am Mama’s Family #048 “Santa Mama”
12:00pm The Golden Girls #036 “’Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas”
12:30pm The Golden Palace #012 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas”
1:00pm Designing Women #034 “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
1:30pm Coach #045 “Christmas Brains”
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/25/09
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT OAD: 12/23/83
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL OAD: 12/25/95
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4200 OAD: 12/24/03
5:00pm Three’s Company #020 “Three’s Christmas”
5:30pm M*A*S*H #012 “Dear Dad”
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show #011 “The Christmas Story”
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show #075 “The Alan Brady Show Presents”
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show #014 “Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid”
7:30pm Taxi #013 “A Full House for Christmas”
8:00pm MOVIE PREMIERE-- “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
10:00pm The Walton’s #112 “The Best Christmas”
11:00pm Three’s Company #020 “Three’s Christmas”
11:30pm The Cosby Show #188 “Clair’s Place”
12:00am MOVIE--“The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
2:00am Matlock #013 “Santa Claus”
3:00am Murder, She Wrote #185 “A Christmas Secret”
4:00am The Golden Girls #036 “’Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas”
4:30am The Golden Palace #012 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas”
5:00am Home Improvement #012 “Yule Better Watch Out”
5:30am Full House #031 “Our Very First Christmas Show”

Sunday, December 23rd, 2012:
6:00am MOVIE—“Yogi’s First Christmas”
8:00am MOVIE—“A Flintstone Christmas Carol”
10:00am The Walton’s #112 “The Best Christmas”
11:00am RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show #188 “Clair’s Place”
1:00pm Nash Bridges #20 “25 Hours of Christmas”
2:00pm MOVIE—“Yogi’s First Christmas”
4:00pm MOVIE—“The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
6:00pm MOVIE—“A Flintstone Christmas Carol”
8:00pm MOVIE PREMIERE—“Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”
10:00pm MOVIE—“Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”
12:00am “A Flintstone Christmas”
1:00am Matlock #036 “The Gift”
2:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/25/09
3:00am GUIDING LIGHT OAD: 12/23/83
4:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL OAD: 12/25/95
4:30am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4200 OAD: 12/24/03
5:00am Nash Bridges #20 “25 Hours of Christmas”


Monday, December 24th, 2012:

6:00am Coach #087 “My True Love Gave to Me…”
6:30am Taxi #102 “Get Me Through the Holidays”
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show #105 “Not A Christmas Story”
7:30am Bewitched #051 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
8:00am Matlock #036 “The Gift”
9:00am Diagnosis Murder #143 “Santa Claude"
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #050 “Christmas at the Clampett’s”
10:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #153 “The Christmas Present”
11:00am The Golden Girls #114 “Have Yourself A Very Little Christmas
11:30am Mama’s Family #124 “Mama Gets Goosed”
12:00pm MOVIE—“Mary Poppins”
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/21/07
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT #14315 OAD: 12/24/03
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4454 OAD: 12/23/04
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4708 OAD: 12/23/05
5:00pm MOVIE—“Mary Poppins”
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show #105 “Not A Christmas Story”
7:30pm Taxi #102 “Get Me Through the Holidays”
8:00pm The Walton’s #137 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 1
9:00pm The Walton’s #138 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 2
10:00pm The Jefferson’s #049 “The Christmas Wedding”
10:30pm The Jefferson’s #143 “All I Want for Christmas”
11:00pm The Walton’s #137 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 1
12:00am The Walton’s #138 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 2
1:00am Diagnosis Murder #143 “Santa Claude"
2:00am Matlock #082 “The Scrooge”
3:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #050 “Christmas at the Clampett’s”
3:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #153 “The Christmas Present”
4:00am The Golden Girls #114 “Have Yourself A Very Little Christmas
4:30am Mama’s Family #124 “Mama Gets Goosed”
5:00am Home Improvement #036 “I’m Scheming of a White Christmas”
5:30am Home Improvement #061 “’Twas the Blight Before Christmas”



CHRISTMAS DAY: (Tuesday, December 25th, 2012)

6:00am Home Improvement #086 “’Twas the Night Before Chaos”
6:30am Home Improvement #112 “’Twas the Flight Before Christmas”
7:00am Home Improvement #162 “Bright Christmas”
7:30am Home Improvement #187 “Home For the Holidays”
8:00am Matlock #082 “The Scrooge”
9:00am “A Flintstone Christmas”
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #211 “The Week Before Christmas”
10:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #212 “Christmas in Hooterville”
11:00am Petticoat Junction #121 “The Santa Claus Special”
11:30am Bewitched #015 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
12:00pm MOVIE-- “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/26/00
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT #13065 OAD: 12/23/98
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL OAD: 12/25/95
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4200 OAD: 12/24/03
5:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4454 OAD: 12/23/04
5:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4708 OAD: 12/23/05
6:00pm The Walton’s #188 “The Spirit”
7:00pm MOVIE—“The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
9:00pm MOVIE—“A Flintstone Christmas Carol”
11:00pm The Jefferson’s #217 “Father Christmas”
11:30pm Taxi #013 “A Full House for Christmas”
12:00am Three’s Company #020 “Three’s Christmas”
12:30am The Andy Griffith Show #011 “The Christmas Story”
1:00am The Dick Van Dyke Show #075 “The Alan Brady Show Presents”
1:30am The Mary Tyler Moore Show #014 “Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid”
2:00am Bewitched #184 “Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays”
2:30am Bewitched #051 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
3:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #211 “The Week Before Christmas”
3:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #212 “Christmas in Hooterville”
4:00am The Golden Palace #012 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas”
4:30am Designing Women #034 “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
5:00am Home Improvement #012 “Yule Better Watch Out”
5:30am Full House #132 “A Very Tanner Christmas”




SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30th:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon






JANUARY 2013:


-back: The Jefferson’s, Perry Mason movies, M*A*S*H, Designing Women
-still on hiatus: Mama’s Family
-gone: Taxi, Home Improvement, Nash Bridges

SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am M*A*S*H (replaces Coach)
6:30am M*A*S*H (replaces Taxi)
1:00pm Designing Women X2 (replaces Murder, She Wrote)
7:30pm The Jefferson’s (replaces Taxi)
11:00pm Designing Women X2 (replaces Three’s Company X2)
12:00am Three’s Company X2 (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
1:00am The Cosby Show X2 (replaces Diagnosis Murder)
4:00am Diagnosis Murder (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
5:00am Coach (replaces Home Improvement)

SATURDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
9:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
10:00am The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
11:00am The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
12:00pm The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
1:00pm The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation X2)
4:00pm The Walton’s (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
5:00pm Three’s Company (replaces SPECIALS)
5:30pm Three’s Company (replaces continued…)
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show (replaces SPECIALS)
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show (replaces continued…)
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show (replaces The Andy Griffith Show)
7:30pm The Jefferson’s (replaces The Dick Van Dyke Show)

SUNDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
1:00pm The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation X2)
4:00pm The Walton’s (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
5:00pm Three’s Company X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
11:00pm Designing Women (replaces Three’s Company)
11:30pm Designing Women (replaces Three’s Company)
12:00am Three’s Company (replaces The Cosby Show)
12:30am Three’s Company (replaces The Cosby Show)


SCHEDULE:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am M*A*S*H
6:30am M*A*S*H
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00am The Munster’s
8:30am Bewitched
9:00am My Three Sons
9:30am Leave it to Beaver
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies
10:30am Petticoat Junction
11:00am The Cosby Show
11:30am The Cosby Show
12:00pm The Golden Girls
12:30pm The Golden Girls
1:00pm Designing Women
1:30pm Designing Women
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30pm The Jefferson’s
8:00pm Dallas
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Designing Women
11:30pm Designing Women
12:00am Three’s Company
12:30am Three’s Company
1:00am The Cosby Show
1:30am The Cosby Show
2:00am Matlock
3:00am Murder, She Wrote
4:00am Diagnosis Murder
5:00am Coach
5:30am Full House

SATURDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
9:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
10:00am The Jefferson’s
10:30am The Jefferson’s
11:00am The Jefferson’s
11:30am The Jefferson’s
12:00pm The Jefferson’s
12:30pm The Jefferson’s
1:00pm The Jefferson’s
1:30pm The Jefferson’s
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie
4:00pm The Walton’s
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30pm The Jefferson’s
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL CATCH UP MARATHON
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT CATCH UP MARATHON

SUNDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am Religious Programming
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm The Jefferson’s
1:30pm The Jefferson’s
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie
4:00pm The Walton’s
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm Religious Programming
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Designing Women
11:30pm Designing Women
12:00am Three’s Company
12:30am Three’s Company
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS CATCH UP MARATHON

Perry Mason Movie Schedule:
1/5: Perry Mason Returns
1/6: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1/12: The Case of the Lost Love
1/13: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1/19: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1/20: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1/26- The Case of the Avenging Ace
1/27- The Case of the Lady in the Lake

The Biggest Loser Season 11 Schedule:
Mondays 9:00pm-11:00pm

9/10: 11-1
9/17: 11-2
9/24: 11-3

10/1: 11-4 (1 hr episode—so Dallas will air at 9:00pm and The Biggest Loser
at 10:00pm)
10/8: 11-5
10/15: 11-6
10/22: 11-7
10/29: PRE-EMPTED FOR HURRICANE SANDY

11/5: 11-8
11/12: 11-9
11/19: 11-10
11/26: PRE-EMPTED

12/3: 11-11
12/10: 11-12
12/17: 11-13
12/24: PRE-EMPTED
12/31: PRE-EMPTED

1/7: 11-14
1/14: 11-15
1/21: 11-16
1/28: 11-17

2/4: 11-18
2/11: 11-19
2/18: PREMPTED
2/25: 11-20
3/4: 11-21 (season finale)

3/2 and 3/3: SEASON 11 MARATHON


3/4: 12-1
3/11: 12-2
3/18: 12-3
3/25: 12-4

4/1: 12-5
4/8: 12-6
4/15: 12-7
4/22: 12-8
4/29: 12-9

5/6: 12-10
5/13: 12-11
5/20: 12-12
5/27: 12-13

FamilyNET Updated list of show contracts:

NOTE: Bewitched and Leave it to Beaver were inadvertently left off this list for some time, but each show began airing on the network on 8/4/08, and were each up for renewal on 8/4/10, and renewed through 8/4/13.


2012:
Get Smart (12/31)—NOT TO BE RENEWED


2013:
Home Improvement (1/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED
Taxi (1/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED
Nash Bridges (1/7)—NOT RENEWABLE
The Odd Couple (3/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
The Beverly Hillbillies (3/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
The Walton’s (3/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Star Trek: The Next Generation (5/1)—NOT RENEWABLE
Barney Miller (5/15)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
7th Heaven (5/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Matlock (5/31)
Diagnosis Murder (5/31)
M*A*S*H (7/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (8/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
Bewitched (8/4)
Leave it to Beaver (8/4)
The Golden Girls (9/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Coach (9/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Mama’s Family (11/1)
The Flintstone’s (12/31)—TO BE DETERMINED

2014:
My Three Sons (4/2)
Dallas (8/1)
Murder, She Wrote (10/31)
The Andy Griffith Show (11/1)
The Wonder Years (12/1) (FOR SALE)
The Munster’s (12/31)


2015:
The Cosby Show (1/1)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (2/1)
Full House (8/1)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (9/1)
Petticoat Junction (9/1)
Perry Mason (Movies) (9/1)

2016:
The Jefferson’s (1/1)
Three’s Company (10/1)

NEW SHOWS FOR 2013:
The Jefferson’s (1/1)
The A-Team (3/4)
The Bob Newhart Show (3/4)
Walker Texas Ranger (weekends) (5/4)


SHOW’S CELEBRATING LANDMARK ANNIVERSARIES IN 2013:

50th:
General Hospital

45th:
Adam-12
Mayberry, R.F.D.

40th:
The Young and the Restless

35th:
Diff’rent Strokes
Taxi

30th:
The A-Team
Mama’s Family

25th:
In the Heat of the Night

20th:
Boy Meets World
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
The Nanny
Walker, Texas Ranger

15th:
Dawson’s Creek

DECEMBER SCHEDULE UPDATED:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am Coach
6:30am Taxi
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00am The Munster’s
8:30am Bewitched
9:00am My Three Sons
9:30am Leave it to Beaver
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies
10:30am Petticoat Junction
11:00am The Cosby Show
11:30am The Cosby Show
12:00pm The Golden Girls
12:30pm The Golden Girls
1:00pm Murder, She Wrote
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30pm Taxi
8:00pm Dallas
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am Diagnosis Murder
2:00am Matlock
3:00am Murder, She Wrote
4:00am The Golden Girls
4:30am The Golden Girls
5:00am Home Improvement
5:30am Full House


SATURDAY (12/8):
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am Nash Bridges
10:00pm Nash Bridges
11:00am Nash Bridges
12:00pm-7:00pm
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: THE STEPHANIE FORRESTER
COLLECTION
7:00pm AWAKE
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm Nash Bridges
2:00pm Nash Bridges
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
9:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
10:00pm AWAKE
11:00pm Three’s Company
11:30pm Three’s Company
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH:
6:00am Three’s Company
6:30am Three’s Company
7:00am Three’s Company
7:30am Three’s Company
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm-7:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS CHRISTMAS MARATHON
7:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
7:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm-6:00pm GUIDING LIGHT CHRISTMAS MARATHON
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm The Cosby Show
11:30pm The Cosby Show
12:00am The Cosby Show
12:30am The Cosby Show
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon






DECEMBER 22ND AND 23RD: 7th ANNUALCHRISTMAS PRESENT

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012:

6:00am Coach #045 “Christmas Brains”
6:30am Taxi #013 “A Full House for Christmas”
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show #014 “Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid”
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show #075 “The Alan Brady Show Presents”
8:00am Bewitched #015 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
8:30am Bewitched #184 “Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays”
9:00am “A Flintstone Christmas”
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #013 “Home for Christmas”
10:30am Petticoat Junction #121 “The Santa Claus Special”
11:00am The Cosby Show #188 “Clair’s Place”
11:30am Mama’s Family #048 “Santa Mama”
12:00pm The Golden Girls #036 “’Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas”
12:30pm The Golden Palace #012 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas”
1:00pm Designing Women #034 “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
1:30pm Coach #045 “Christmas Brains”
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/25/09
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT OAD: 12/23/83
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL OAD: 12/25/95
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4200 OAD: 12/24/03
5:00pm Three’s Company #020 “Three’s Christmas”
5:30pm M*A*S*H #012 “Dear Dad”
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show #011 “The Christmas Story”
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show #075 “The Alan Brady Show Presents”
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show #014 “Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid”
7:30pm Taxi #013 “A Full House for Christmas”
8:00pm MOVIE PREMIERE-- “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
10:00pm The Walton’s #112 “The Best Christmas”
11:00pm Three’s Company #020 “Three’s Christmas”
11:30pm The Cosby Show #188 “Clair’s Place”
12:00am MOVIE--“The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
2:00am Matlock #013 “Santa Claus”
3:00am Murder, She Wrote #185 “A Christmas Secret”
4:00am The Golden Girls #036 “’Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas”
4:30am The Golden Palace #012 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas”
5:00am Home Improvement #012 “Yule Better Watch Out”
5:30am Full House #031 “Our Very First Christmas Show”

Sunday, December 23rd, 2012:
6:00am MOVIE—“Yogi’s First Christmas”
8:00am MOVIE—“A Flintstone Christmas Carol”
10:00am The Walton’s #112 “The Best Christmas”
11:00am RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show #188 “Clair’s Place”
1:00pm Nash Bridges #20 “25 Hours of Christmas”
2:00pm MOVIE—“Yogi’s First Christmas”
4:00pm MOVIE—“The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
6:00pm MOVIE—“A Flintstone Christmas Carol”
8:00pm MOVIE PREMIERE—“Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”
10:00pm MOVIE—“Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”
12:00am “A Flintstone Christmas”
1:00am Matlock #036 “The Gift”
2:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/25/09
3:00am GUIDING LIGHT OAD: 12/23/83
4:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL OAD: 12/25/95
4:30am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4200 OAD: 12/24/03
5:00am Nash Bridges #20 “25 Hours of Christmas”


Monday, December 24th, 2012:

6:00am Coach #087 “My True Love Gave to Me…”
6:30am Taxi #102 “Get Me Through the Holidays”
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show #105 “Not A Christmas Story”
7:30am Bewitched #051 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
8:00am Matlock #036 “The Gift”
9:00am Diagnosis Murder #143 “Santa Claude"
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #050 “Christmas at the Clampett’s”
10:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #153 “The Christmas Present”
11:00am The Golden Girls #114 “Have Yourself A Very Little Christmas
11:30am Mama’s Family #124 “Mama Gets Goosed”
12:00pm MOVIE—“Mary Poppins”
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/21/07
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT #14315 OAD: 12/24/03
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4454 OAD: 12/23/04
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4708 OAD: 12/23/05
5:00pm MOVIE—“Mary Poppins”
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show #105 “Not A Christmas Story”
7:30pm Taxi #102 “Get Me Through the Holidays”
8:00pm The Walton’s #137 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 1
9:00pm The Walton’s #138 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 2
10:00pm The Jefferson’s #049 “The Christmas Wedding”
10:30pm The Jefferson’s #143 “All I Want for Christmas”
11:00pm The Walton’s #137 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 1
12:00am The Walton’s #138 “The Children’s Carol”, Part 2
1:00am Diagnosis Murder #143 “Santa Claude"
2:00am Matlock #082 “The Scrooge”
3:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #050 “Christmas at the Clampett’s”
3:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #153 “The Christmas Present”
4:00am The Golden Girls #114 “Have Yourself A Very Little Christmas
4:30am Mama’s Family #124 “Mama Gets Goosed”
5:00am Home Improvement #036 “I’m Scheming of a White Christmas”
5:30am Home Improvement #061 “’Twas the Blight Before Christmas”



CHRISTMAS DAY: (Tuesday, December 25th, 2012)

6:00am Home Improvement #086 “’Twas the Night Before Chaos”
6:30am Home Improvement #112 “’Twas the Flight Before Christmas”
7:00am Home Improvement #162 “Bright Christmas”
7:30am Home Improvement #187 “Home For the Holidays”
8:00am Matlock #082 “The Scrooge”
9:00am “A Flintstone Christmas”
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #211 “The Week Before Christmas”
10:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #212 “Christmas in Hooterville”
11:00am Petticoat Junction #121 “The Santa Claus Special”
11:30am Bewitched #015 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
12:00pm MOVIE-- “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium”
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS OAD: 12/26/00
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT #13065 OAD: 12/23/98
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL OAD: 12/25/95
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4200 OAD: 12/24/03
5:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4454 OAD: 12/23/04
5:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL #4708 OAD: 12/23/05
6:00pm The Walton’s #188 “The Spirit”
7:00pm MOVIE—“The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
9:00pm MOVIE—“A Flintstone Christmas Carol”
11:00pm The Jefferson’s #217 “Father Christmas”
11:30pm Taxi #013 “A Full House for Christmas”
12:00am Three’s Company #020 “Three’s Christmas”
12:30am The Andy Griffith Show #011 “The Christmas Story”
1:00am The Dick Van Dyke Show #075 “The Alan Brady Show Presents”
1:30am The Mary Tyler Moore Show #014 “Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid”
2:00am Bewitched #184 “Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays”
2:30am Bewitched #051 “A Vision of Sugar Plums”
3:00am The Beverly Hillbillies #211 “The Week Before Christmas”
3:30am The Beverly Hillbillies #212 “Christmas in Hooterville”
4:00am The Golden Palace #012 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot (Less) Like Christmas”
4:30am Designing Women #034 “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
5:00am Home Improvement #012 “Yule Better Watch Out”
5:30am Full House #132 “A Very Tanner Christmas”




SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29TH:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am The Cosby Show
10:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
11:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
12:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL catch up marathon
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT catch up marathon

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30th:
6:00am The Golden Girls
6:30am The Golden Girls
7:00am The Golden Girls
7:30am The Golden Girls
8:00am The Cosby Show
8:30am The Cosby Show
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am-12:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
2:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
3:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
4:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
5:00pm Star Trek: The Next Generation
6:00pm-7:30pm RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS catch up marathon






JANUARY 2013:


-back: The Jefferson’s, Perry Mason movies, M*A*S*H, Designing Women
-still on hiatus: Mama’s Family
-gone: Taxi, Home Improvement, Nash Bridges

SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3RD:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am M*A*S*H (replaces Coach)
6:30am M*A*S*H (replaces Taxi)
1:00pm Designing Women X2 (replaces Murder, She Wrote)
7:30pm The Jefferson’s (replaces Taxi)
11:00pm Designing Women X2 (replaces Three’s Company X2)
12:00am Three’s Company X2 (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
1:00am The Cosby Show X2 (replaces Diagnosis Murder)
4:00am Diagnosis Murder (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
5:00am Coach (replaces Home Improvement)

SATURDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
9:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
10:00am The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
11:00am The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
12:00pm The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
1:00pm The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation X2)
4:00pm The Walton’s (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
5:00pm Three’s Company (replaces SPECIALS)
5:30pm Three’s Company (replaces continued…)
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show (replaces SPECIALS)
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show (replaces continued…)
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show (replaces The Andy Griffith Show)
7:30pm The Jefferson’s (replaces The Dick Van Dyke Show)

SUNDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Golden Girls X2)
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation (replaces The Cosby Show X2)
1:00pm The Jefferson’s X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation X2)
4:00pm The Walton’s (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
5:00pm Three’s Company X2 (replaces Star Trek: The Next Generation)
11:00pm Designing Women (replaces Three’s Company)
11:30pm Designing Women (replaces Three’s Company)
12:00am Three’s Company (replaces The Cosby Show)
12:30am Three’s Company (replaces The Cosby Show)


SCHEDULE:

WEEKDAYS:
6:00am M*A*S*H
6:30am M*A*S*H
7:00am The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30am The Dick Van Dyke Show
8:00am The Munster’s
8:30am Bewitched
9:00am My Three Sons
9:30am Leave it to Beaver
10:00am The Beverly Hillbillies
10:30am Petticoat Junction
11:00am The Cosby Show
11:30am The Cosby Show
12:00pm The Golden Girls
12:30pm The Golden Girls
1:00pm Designing Women
1:30pm Designing Women
2:00pm AS THE WORLD TURNS
3:00pm GUIDING LIGHT
4:00pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
4:30pm THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30pm The Jefferson’s
8:00pm Dallas
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Designing Women
11:30pm Designing Women
12:00am Three’s Company
12:30am Three’s Company
1:00am The Cosby Show
1:30am The Cosby Show
2:00am Matlock
3:00am Murder, She Wrote
4:00am Diagnosis Murder
5:00am Coach
5:30am Full House

SATURDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
9:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
10:00am The Jefferson’s
10:30am The Jefferson’s
11:00am The Jefferson’s
11:30am The Jefferson’s
12:00pm The Jefferson’s
12:30pm The Jefferson’s
1:00pm The Jefferson’s
1:30pm The Jefferson’s
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie
4:00pm The Walton’s
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
6:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
7:00pm The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7:30pm The Jefferson’s
8:00pm-1:00am THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL CATCH UP MARATHON
1:00am-6:00am GUIDING LIGHT CATCH UP MARATHON

SUNDAY:
6:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
7:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
8:00am Star Trek: The Next Generation
9:00am The Cosby Show
9:30am Religious Programming
12:30pm The Cosby Show
1:00pm The Jefferson’s
1:30pm The Jefferson’s
2:00pm Perry Mason Movie
4:00pm The Walton’s
5:00pm Three’s Company
5:30pm Three’s Company
6:00pm Religious Programming
7:30pm The Andy Griffith Show
8:00pm The Walton’s
9:00pm The Walton’s
10:00pm The Andy Griffith Show
10:30pm The Dick Van Dyke Show
11:00pm Designing Women
11:30pm Designing Women
12:00am Three’s Company
12:30am Three’s Company
1:00am-6:00am AS THE WORLD TURNS CATCH UP MARATHON

Perry Mason Movie Schedule:
1/5: Perry Mason Returns
1/6: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1/12: The Case of the Lost Love
1/13: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
1/19: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1/20: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1/26- The Case of the Avenging Ace
1/27- The Case of the Lady in the Lake

The Biggest Loser Season 11 Schedule:
Mondays 9:00pm-11:00pm

9/10: 11-1
9/17: 11-2
9/24: 11-3

10/1: 11-4 (1 hr episode—so Dallas will air at 9:00pm and The Biggest Loser
at 10:00pm)
10/8: 11-5
10/15: 11-6
10/22: 11-7
10/29: PRE-EMPTED FOR HURRICANE SANDY

11/5: 11-8
11/12: 11-9
11/19: 11-10
11/26: PRE-EMPTED

12/3: 11-11
12/10: 11-12
12/17: 11-13
12/24: PRE-EMPTED
12/31: PRE-EMPTED

1/7: 11-14
1/14: 11-15
1/21: 11-16
1/28: 11-17

2/4: 11-18
2/11: 11-19
2/18: PREMPTED
2/25: 11-20
3/4: 11-21 (season finale)

3/2 and 3/3: SEASON 11 MARATHON


3/4: 12-1
3/11: 12-2
3/18: 12-3
3/25: 12-4

4/1: 12-5
4/8: 12-6
4/15: 12-7
4/22: 12-8
4/29: 12-9

5/6: 12-10
5/13: 12-11
5/20: 12-12
5/27: 12-13

FamilyNET Updated list of show contracts:

NOTE: Bewitched and Leave it to Beaver were inadvertently left off this list for some time, but each show began airing on the network on 8/4/08, and were each up for renewal on 8/4/10, and renewed through 8/4/13.


2012:
Get Smart (12/31)—NOT TO BE RENEWED


2013:
Home Improvement (1/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED
Taxi (1/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED
Nash Bridges (1/7)—NOT RENEWABLE
The Odd Couple (3/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
The Beverly Hillbillies (3/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
The Walton’s (3/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Star Trek: The Next Generation (5/1)—NOT RENEWABLE
Barney Miller (5/15)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
7th Heaven (5/31)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Matlock (5/31)
Diagnosis Murder (5/31)
M*A*S*H (7/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (8/1)—NOT TO BE RENEWED (FOR SALE NOW)
Bewitched (8/4)
Leave it to Beaver (8/4)
The Golden Girls (9/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Coach (9/1)—RENEWAL LIKELY
Mama’s Family (11/1)
The Flintstone’s (12/31)—TO BE DETERMINED

2014:
My Three Sons (4/2)
Dallas (8/1)
Murder, She Wrote (10/31)
The Andy Griffith Show (11/1)
The Wonder Years (12/1) (FOR SALE)
The Munster’s (12/31)


2015:
The Cosby Show (1/1)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (2/1)
Full House (8/1)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (9/1)
Petticoat Junction (9/1)
Perry Mason (Movies) (9/1)

2016:
The Jefferson’s (1/1)
Three’s Company (10/1)

NEW SHOWS FOR 2013:
The Jefferson’s (1/1)
The A-Team (3/4)
The Bob Newhart Show (3/4)
Walker Texas Ranger (weekends) (5/4)


SHOW’S CELEBRATING LANDMARK ANNIVERSARIES IN 2013:

50th:
General Hospital

45th:
Adam-12
Mayberry, R.F.D.

40th:
The Young and the Restless

35th:
Diff’rent Strokes
Taxi

30th:
The A-Team
Mama’s Family

25th:
In the Heat of the Night

20th:
Boy Meets World
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
The Nanny
Walker, Texas Ranger

15th:
Dawson’s Creek

BREAKING: MBN Orders 10 Episodes of New George Lopez Sitcom with Option for 'Back 90'

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MBN's putting all of their eggs in one basket. They've gone ahead and order 10 episodes of a new George Lopez family sitcom, "Under One Roof." If the series is able to meet a certain ratings threshold, the series, from Debmar-Mercury, will receive a 90-episode back order, á la Tyler Perry and 'Anger Management'. The series is expected to premiere this June.

BREAKING: Is Danielle Fishel Leaving 'Veronica & Company' Behind?

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Ever since news broke that Disney Channel was going ahead with its 'Boy Meets World' spin off, fans of Danielle Fishel's current series, 'Veronica & Company' starring Jennifer Aniston, have all had the same question on their minds: Is Ms. Fishel leaving Veronica behind?

Fishel's been mum on the subject, but sources close to Danielle assure us that she isn't planning on leaving any show just yet. Disney Channel won't get around to filming their 'Girl Meets World' pilot under February, and a decision on whether or not it goes to series likely won't come until May. By then, 'Veronica & Company' will have been long finished on season two production.

But what about the already confirmed third and fourth seasons? Time will tell. For now, Fishel's staying put at MBN!

Gen-TV has cast two actors in their upcoming sitcom "Revolving Door", which is looking more and more like a different show each day. Former "Private Practice" star Chris Lowell has landed the leading role of Jesse on the series. He will be joined by Seth Green, a well-known actor whose roles in the 1990's included "The Austin Powers" films, "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" and "That 70's Show". Most recently he continues to do voice work on "Family Guy" and until last season was a co-star on Laurie Metcalf's "Never Again" a Gen-TV Original sitcom.


This particular project continues to undergo a major evolution from a sitcom about two guys who accidentally take on a female roommate into a more ensemble comedy about a group of friends in their late 20's/early 30's. David Caspe (Happy Endings) continues as the series Executive Producer and will share his writing duties with veteran scribe Suzanne Martin; whose other current credits include Lifetime's "The Client List", TV Land's "The Soul Man" and "Hot in Cleveland".

The current cast of the series is:
Chris Lowell as Jesse Jameson
Dave Franco as Connor Davids
Kerry Bishe as Shelia "Shelly" Barber
Seth Green as Wilson "Willie" Von Woodrow III
Amy Davidson as Katherine "Kat" Winslow



Fresh casting scoop for hit Gen-TV sitcom "Revolving Door" which stands currently as the highest-rated new comedy of the season. It currently averages 23.6 million viewers per episode. After undergoing a much discussed evolution during development season; dropping it's entire original cast and changing its premise, the network is standing firmly behind this one and has allowed some casting to take place.

Former (and forever) "Boy Meets World" star Rider Strong has landed a regular role on the series as Marco Winslow, the older brother of Kat, played by Amy Davidson. Marco joins the cast in the first-half of the series back-nine in January. He will make his first appearance when he comes to visit his sister, Kat and develops strong feelings for one of the roommates; which results in a surprising revelation from the object of his desire. Beyond that, Gen-TV is staying tight-lipped about revealing too many details about this role.


Strong of course is best-known for his role on ABC's generational defining "Boy Meets World" which aired as part of the TGIF line-up between 1993 and 2000. Later in his career he joined on of Gen-TV's first sitcom successes, the critically acclaimed "Second Family", though he was written out of the series after it's first season due to a creative shift.

"Revolving Door" is an ensemble comedy produced by David Caspe ("Happy Endings") and Suzanne Martin ("Reba") focused on Connor and Jesse, two twenty-something males who accidentally agree to let a girl, Shelley move in with them following a misunderstanding. The series also follows the lives of their various friends, including Willie and Kat.

Jessica St. Clair, best known for roles on short-lived series "Worst Week", "In The Motherhood" and "Best Friends Forever" has landed the role of Melanie, the wife of Josh Meyers character on Gen-TV's hit comedy "Tag Team". The sitcom focuses on Josh and Mike two brothers who are as different as can be. Josh, a responsible stand-up guy runs a successful family construction business and reluctantly agrees to hire his brother, Mike a former professional wrestler. Until now Melanie has only been talked about and never seen. In last week's episode we learned that Mike has run out of money and needs to move in with his brother, a development that obviously brings in the need for viewers to meet Melanie, the wife of Josh.


Meanwhile, we will learn that Mike has an ex-wife living back in California (where he became a wrestling star), but she has not been cast.

BREAKING: Jason Ritter and Ellie Kemper Sign On for 'Man About the House'

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Jason Ritter not only created his new sitcom, but now he'll also star in 'Man About the House'. 'The Office' star Ellie Kemper will costar as Ritter's wife.

The show, loosely based on the life of Jason's father, the late John Ritter, was recently picked up for 22 episodes that'll air as part of the 2013-14 season. Now the series has its leads.

Further casting will begin early next year.

Zachary Levi Set to Join Jason Ritter and Ellie Kemper for 'Man About the House'

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Casting continues on 'Man About the House'!

CHUCK's Zachary Levi has signed on to play Derek, the best friend of Ritter's character, in the MBN series.

Casting on Derek's wife, Melina, is still underway.

It looks as if Gen-TV may realistically have a chance of winning an award show this year, the network which has been shut-out from winning any industry award since a surprising series of victories in 2010 reaped a fantastic 40+ nominations this week at the Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards.

Here is the rundown on Gen-TV's nominations:


SAG:

Ensemble Cast-Drama:

--American Suburbia
Michelle Williams
Sean Astin
Stanley Tucci
Brittany Snow
Treat Williams
Demi Moore
Tobey McGuire
Jennifer Connelly


---The Family Man
Noah Wyle
Sharon Stone
Kristin Davis
Kellie Martin
Bonnie Dennison
Camryn Manhiem
Alex Kingston
Timothy Omundson


Other nominees: Homeland (Showtime), Downton Abbey (PBS), Mad Men (AMC), Breaking Bad (AMC) and Boardwalk Empire (HBO).


Ensemble Cast- Comedy:

--Better with You
Joanna Garcia Swisher
Jennifer Finnigan
Jake Lacey
Josh Cooke
Debra Jo Rupp
Heather Locklear

---West of Broadway
Bette Midler
Bernadette Peters
Chad Allen
Bailey Hanks
David Hyde Pierce
Dan Butatinsky
George Segal
Dianne Weist

Other nominees: Modern Family (ABC), 30 Rock (NBC), The Office (NBC), Glee (Fox), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), The Big Bang Theory (CBS)


Male Actor-Drama:

Tom Everett Scott as Holden Clark, This Time Around

Noah Wyle as Robert Adams Davenport, The Family Man

Enrique Muricano as Derek Adams III, GONE

Jere Burns as Jerome Bishop/Geraldine "Geri" Bishop, Sisters


other nominees: Steve Buschemi (Boardwalk Empire), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom), Jon Haam (Mad Men) and Damian Lewis (Homeland).

Female Actor-Drama:

Michelle Williams as Lynette Reardon & other characters, American Suburbia

Alex Kingston as Amelia Davis, The Family Man

Drea De Matteo as Janice Lopez, Detroit Homicide

other nominees: Claire Danes (Homeland), Michelle Dockery and Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum) and Juliana Margulies (The Good Wife).


Male Actor-Comedy:

Craig Beirko, as Alex Write, Mr. Write

David Hyde Pierce as David Nelson, West of Broadway

other nominees: Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), Jim Parson (The Big Bang Theory), Louis C.K. (Louis) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock).


Female Actor-Comedy:

Lennon Parham as Casey Wilder, Detective Mom

Elizabeth Banks as Elizabeth Bordoe, Elizabeth Bordoe

Joan Cusack as Virginia Mayfield, Postal


other nominees: Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation), Betty White (Hot In Cleveland) and Sofia Vegera (Modern Family)



Golden Globe Awards:


TV Series-Drama:

---Detroit Homicide, Gen-TV Studios in association with ABC Studios

----American Suburbia, Gen-TV Studios, NBC-Universal

--- The Family Man, Gen-TV Studios

Other Nominees: Breaking Bad (AMC), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), The Newsroom (HBO), Downton Abbey (PBS) and Homeland (Showtime)


Actress- TV Drama:

Gillian Anderson, Gone

Kristin Davis, The Family Man

Sharon Stone, The Family Man

Other nominees: Connie Britton (Nashville), Claire Danes (Homeland), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Glenn Close (Damages)

Actor- TV Drama:

Jere Burns, Sisters

Noah Wyle, The Family Man

Grant Show, L.A. Real Estate

Micheal Imperioli, Detroit Homicide

Other nominees: Steve Bucshemi (Boardwalk Empire), Damian Lewis (Homeland), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Jeff Daniels (Newsroom)


TV Series- Musical or Comedy:

Over My Head, Gen-TV Studios, Warner Brothers Entertainment

Revolving Door, Gen-TV Studios


Inside Out, Gen-TV Studios, Heartbreak Films


other nominees: Girls (HBO), Episodes (Showtime), Modern Family (ABC), Smash (NBC) and The Big Bang Theory (CBS).

Actress- Musical or Comedy:

Bernadette Peters, West of Broadway

Telma Hopkins, Brand New World

Emily Harte, Inside Out

other nominees: Tina Fey (30 Rock), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (VEEP), Lena Dunham (Girls), Amy Poheler (Parks & Recreation)


Actor-Musical or Comedy:

Jake Lacey, Better with You

Josh Meyers, Tag Team

Dave Franco, Revolving Door

other nominees: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Don Cheadel (House of Lies), Matt Le Blanc (Episodes), Louis CK (Louis).


Supporting Actress- TV:

Bailey Hanks, West of Broadway

Julianne Nicholson, The Family Man

Kelli Martin, The Family Man

Salma Hayek, GONE

other nominees: Hayden Paniterre (Nashville), Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Sara Paulson (Game Change), Sofia Vegera (Modern Family)


Supporting Actor- TV:

Seth Green, Revolving Door

Mike "The Miz" Mizzani, Tag Team

other nominees: Max Greenfield (New Girl), Ed Harris (Game Change), Danny Huston (Magic City), Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) and Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

It looks as if Gen-TV may realistically have a chance of winning an award show this year, the network which has been shut-out from winning any industry award since a surprising series of victories in 2010 reaped a fantastic 40+ nominations this week at the Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards.

Here is the rundown on Gen-TV's nominations:


SAG:

Ensemble Cast-Drama:

--American Suburbia
Michelle Williams
Sean Astin
Stanley Tucci
Brittany Snow
Treat Williams
Demi Moore
Tobey McGuire
Jennifer Connelly


---The Family Man
Noah Wyle
Sharon Stone
Kristin Davis
Kellie Martin
Bonnie Dennison
Camryn Manhiem
Alex Kingston
Timothy Omundson


Other nominees: Homeland (Showtime), Downton Abbey (PBS), Mad Men (AMC), Breaking Bad (AMC) and Boardwalk Empire (HBO).


Ensemble Cast- Comedy:

--Better with You
Joanna Garcia Swisher
Jennifer Finnigan
Jake Lacey
Josh Cooke
Debra Jo Rupp
Heather Locklear

---West of Broadway
Bette Midler
Bernadette Peters
Chad Allen
Bailey Hanks
David Hyde Pierce
Dan Butatinsky
George Segal
Dianne Weist

Other nominees: Modern Family (ABC), 30 Rock (NBC), The Office (NBC), Glee (Fox), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), The Big Bang Theory (CBS)


Male Actor-Drama:

Tom Everett Scott as Holden Clark, This Time Around

Noah Wyle as Robert Adams Davenport, The Family Man

Enrique Muricano as Derek Adams III, GONE

Jere Burns as Jerome Bishop/Geraldine "Geri" Bishop, Sisters


other nominees: Steve Buschemi (Boardwalk Empire), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom), Jon Haam (Mad Men) and Damian Lewis (Homeland).

Female Actor-Drama:

Michelle Williams as Lynette Reardon & other characters, American Suburbia

Alex Kingston as Amelia Davis, The Family Man

Drea De Matteo as Janice Lopez, Detroit Homicide

other nominees: Claire Danes (Homeland), Michelle Dockery and Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum) and Juliana Margulies (The Good Wife).


Male Actor-Comedy:

Craig Beirko, as Alex Write, Mr. Write

David Hyde Pierce as David Nelson, West of Broadway

other nominees: Ty Burrell and Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), Jim Parson (The Big Bang Theory), Louis C.K. (Louis) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock).


Female Actor-Comedy:

Lennon Parham as Casey Wilder, Detective Mom

Elizabeth Banks as Elizabeth Bordoe, Elizabeth Bordoe

Joan Cusack as Virginia Mayfield, Postal


other nominees: Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Amy Poehler (Parks & Recreation), Betty White (Hot In Cleveland) and Sofia Vegera (Modern Family)



Golden Globe Awards:


TV Series-Drama:

---Detroit Homicide, Gen-TV Studios in association with ABC Studios

----American Suburbia, Gen-TV Studios, NBC-Universal

--- The Family Man, Gen-TV Studios

Other Nominees: Breaking Bad (AMC), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), The Newsroom (HBO), Downton Abbey (PBS) and Homeland (Showtime)


Actress- TV Drama:

Gillian Anderson, Gone

Kristin Davis, The Family Man

Sharon Stone, The Family Man

Other nominees: Connie Britton (Nashville), Claire Danes (Homeland), Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife), Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Glenn Close (Damages)

Actor- TV Drama:

Jere Burns, Sisters

Noah Wyle, The Family Man

Grant Show, L.A. Real Estate

Micheal Imperioli, Detroit Homicide

Other nominees: Steve Bucshemi (Boardwalk Empire), Damian Lewis (Homeland), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Jeff Daniels (Newsroom)


TV Series- Musical or Comedy:

Over My Head, Gen-TV Studios, Warner Brothers Entertainment

Revolving Door, Gen-TV Studios

Inside Out, Gen-TV Studios, Heartbreak Films


other nominees: Girls (HBO), Episodes (Showtime), Modern Family (ABC), Smash (NBC) and The Big Bang Theory (CBS).

Actress- Musical or Comedy:

Bernadette Peters, West of Broadway

Telma Hopkins, Brand New World

Emily Harte, Inside Out

other nominees: Tina Fey (30 Rock), Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (VEEP), Lena Dunham (Girls), Amy Poheler (Parks & Recreation)


Actor-Musical or Comedy:

Jake Lacey, Better with You

Josh Meyers, Tag Team

Dave Franco, Revolving Door

other nominees: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), Don Cheadel (House of Lies), Matt Le Blanc (Episodes), Louis CK (Louis).


Supporting Actress- TV:

Bailey Hanks, West of Broadway

Julianne Nicholson, The Family Man

Kelli Martin, The Family Man

Salma Hayek, GONE

other nominees: Hayden Paniterre (Nashville), Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife), Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey), Sara Paulson (Game Change), Sofia Vegera (Modern Family)


Supporting Actor- TV:

Seth Green, Revolving Door

Mike "The Miz" Mizzani, Tag Team

other nominees: Max Greenfield (New Girl), Ed Harris (Game Change), Danny Huston (Magic City), Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) and Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)

Many surprises emerged this week as Gen-TV reeled in the nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globe Awards on Wed and Thursday respectively. Newcomers like "Revolving Door", "Tag Team" and "L.A. Real Estate" nabbed big nominations; while favorites such as "The Family Man", "American Suburbia" and "Over My Head" continued to score.

One of the biggest surprises was in the SAG Awards Drama Actor category where "This Time Around" star Tom Everett Scott was nominated for the final season of his low-rated drama, alongside Enrique Muricano of "Gone", clearly on the strength of a major storyline where Derek faced all of his demons; including coming out of the closet, a new relationship that went sour quickly and ended in tragedy with a horrific murder plot, telling his mentor to go to rehab and dealing with his own drug addiction. Hollywood Now's Alex Masters said this of Muricano's performance "A supporting actor at his core; he was really a lead performer this season with a complete and very memorable story-arch that took him to a new artistic area than he's ever played before."

Over at "West of Broadway", it was Bernadette Peters who snagged nominations for both SAG and Globe over co-star Bette Midler, a fact that Midler says "Is a triumph for the voters to remember Bernie's talent." Midler, however is an Executive Producer of the series and was thus a named-producer for in the Ensemble Cast nomination that SAG bestowed upon the series.

Gen-TV has been nominated for over 190 industry awards since 2009, but has won only 14 of those, and hasn't won since it's inaugural season.

Gen-TV Ratings:

Tuesday, December 4, 2012- Saturday, December 8. 2012:

Tuesday, December 4:

On the strength of "The Family Man" and "Revolving Door", Gen-TV was #2 in demos and #1 in total viewers. A big rebound over the previous week. Series finale of "Malibu County Courthouse" falls flat in demos and total viewers.

7pm: Boyfriends (Rerun): 8.1 million/3.2 18-49
730: Something Old, Something New (Rerun): 7.5 million/3.4 18-49
8: Brand New World (New): 21.8 million/4.2 18-49
830: Revolving Door (New): 26.91 million/4.9 18-49
9: The Family Man (New): 29.4 million/5.318-49
10: Brewed (New): 8.1 million/2.6 18-49
1030: Sliced (New): 9.2 million/3.2 18-49
11: Malibu County Courthouse (Series Finale): 4.2 million/1.3 18-49
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Wednesday, December 5:

Gen-TV slipped to #4 in demos and #6 in total viewers, with "Sisters" and "Gone" in reruns.

7pm: The Arrival (Rerun): 10.4 million/3.1 18-49
730: Never Again (Rerun): 7 million/2.2 18-49
8: The Huntress (New): 13.1 million/3.2 18-49
9: The Book Club (New): 18.4 million/3.1 18-49
10: Sisters (Rerun): 19.3 million/4.1 18-49
11: Gone (Rerun): 17.3 million/3.7 18-49
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Thursday, December 6:

Gen-TV had a tough Thursday night, finishing in #6 among total viewers and #5 in demos.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 4.5 million/2.1 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 5.1 million/1.5 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 14.1 million/3.8 18-49
830: Over My Head (New): 22.1 million/4.2 18-49
9: Lady Gaga Presents... (New): 7.1 million/2.4 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (New): 7.3 million/2.4 18-49
11: Jane at Home (New): 16.6 million/3.7 18-49
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Friday, November 7:

Gen-TV faced a rare loss on Friday, finishing in #3 with total viewers and #4 in demos. Even still, "Detective Mom" ties "Shark Tank" for #1 among 18-49 on Friday.

7pm: Postal (Rerun): 6.4 million/3.3 18-49
730: Brand New World (Rerun): 4.6 million/3.6 18-49
8: Detective Mom (New): 23.5 million/4.6 18-49
830: Postal (New): 10.2 million/3.2 18-49
9: Mr. Write (New): 22.6 million/4.4 18-49
930: Getting There (New): 11.4 million/3.5 18-49
10: Country Justice (Series Finale): 3.1 million/2.1 18-49
11: Lady Gaga.... (Rerun): 2 million/.09 18-49
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Saturday, December 8:
Gen-TV was in reruns on Saturday and ratings are not available for publishing.
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Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, December 9-Wednesday, December 12, 2012:


Sunday, December 9, 2012:

Gen-TV was #4 in demos and #5 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 10.4 million/3.8 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun); 9.4 million/3.9 18-49
8: Elizbeth Bordoe (New): 20.8 million/4.5 18-49
830: Being Winona Ryder (New): 25.4 million/5.6 18-49
930: The Border Police (New): 15.3 million/3.8 18-49
1030: Chase (New): 12.4 million/3.5 18-49
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Monday, December 10:

Gen-TV remained steady over last week, and was #1 in demos and total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 7.6 million/3.4 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.1 million/3.7 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.8 million/3.9 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 22.8 million/4.8 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 22.27 million/5.2 18-49
930: Carved (New): 12.63 million/3.3 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 21 million/4.6 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 16.6 million/3.6 18-49

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012:

Gen-TV showed a big drop over the last week with all of it's regular Tuesday programs being pre-empted for the "This Time Around" finale. Gen-TV was #2 in total viewers but #1 in demos.

7pm: This Time Around (Rerun, The Pilot): 12.2 million/3.6 18-49
8pm: This Time Around (Series Finale-2hrs): 30.4 million/5.5 18-49
10: This Time Around: Retrospective Special (New): 16.4 million/3.8 18-49
11: This Time Around: Reunion Special (New): 13.2 million/3.5 18-49

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012:

Gen-TV also pre-empted regular programming on Wed to present the finale of "One of These Days". Gen-TV emerged in #3 in demos and #2 in total viewers. Finale of "One of These Days" sets new record, most-watched series finale in Gen-TV History.

7pm: One Of These Days (Rerun, Pilot Episode); 12.5 million/3.8 18-49
8pm: One Of These Days: Retrospective (New): 16.8 million/4.2 18-49
9pm: One Of These Days: Series Finale (New): 37.8 million/6.2 18-49
10: One Of These Days: Reunion Special (New): 21.2 million/4.4 18-49

Gillian Anderson quits her Gen-TV drama "GONE".

Gen-TV announces that Actress Gillian Anderson will exit her post as star of "GONE" at the end of the series fifth season in May 2013. This comes as producers and cast of GONE won a lengthy suit against the production company that produces the series. Cast won back-end profits from syndication and home video sales. Anderson will finish out the remainder of her current contract and will leave the program. She released a statement saying "After much thought I have concluded that now is the right time to move on with my life and proceed to other avenues of my career. I have enjoyed very much the time I have spent on GONE and look forward to the next chapter of my life."

This throws a big wrench into the future of GONE, but producers say "Don't worry; we have a plan in motion to fill the huge void that Gillian will leave us with."

Nobody will confirm what that plan is as of yet.



Earlier this year, Gen-TV shocked the world with the announcement that veteran actress, Emmy-winner and critical darling Gillian Anderson would exit the hit series "Gone" at the end of the current season. Producers at the time claimed to have a plan in place; but were not ready to discuss what it was. Now, they have revealed what that plan is, and it's a dozy.


First off, it's more than just a way to replace one actress; it is a full-tier succession plan to bring a veteran series full-circle and assure it a fresh start. This comes with another big announcement too. That is that, James Caan, currently starring as Arthur Hamlett on the series, will also exit in May, alongside Anderson. The nature of their exits was not revealed, except that producers said "It will be memorable and viewers won't forget it."

This opens up room for two big promotions: First up, Enrique Muricano, who has played supporting character Derek Adams since the series inception will be promoted to first-lead, and will see his character given the job that Felicia Franklin (Anderson) had. He will be joined by Salma Hayek, who guest starred this season, and will now be a regular. Producers say "Salma has left such a major mark on this show and she was fantastic. We had no choice but to offer her a more substantial role." Her character will get the directors job that Arthur Hamlett held and will turn the High Priority unit of the FBI on it's head. "Nobody will be the same" said a producer.

Hayek who hasn't been seen on the series since October will return in February for a six-episode stint before she becomes a full-time cast member next season.


It would look as if the network is still mulling over which of the series remaining supporting cast will be returning, we were told "Contract negotiations are nowhere near being started yet as we continue to explore the needs of this show."

Some Development Updates for Gen-TV:

----Everybody's favorite elderly lady; no, not Betty White.... Doris Roberts, has landed a guest starring role in the pilot for Gen-TV's upcoming sitcom "The People Next Door" and the role, if well-received could become a more regular gig, Producer Steven Levitan says "We are keeping the door open for a more long-term situation if the role turns out to be popular." Roberts, who won many an Emmy for her role on "Everybody Loves Raymond" will play one of the elderly residents of a L.A. neighborhood undergoing a dramatic cultural shift as older people leave the area and new, younger people move in.


-------Gen-TV has quickly snapped up the talents of Amy Brenneman (Private Practice, Judging Amy) by signing the talented actress/producer to a talent contract. The deal is valid for one full season, taking effect from the day her Private Practice contract ends (May 10, 2013) and ending a full-year after that (May 10, 2014). Under this deal Gen-TV is to develop a program for Brenneman to star in and produce.

This isn't the first time this actress was on the Gen-TV radar, she starred in one of four different versions for a failed pilot called "Building Bridges". That project went through numerous re-writes and re-shoots before being scrapped. Four different versions of the pilot were shot featuring four different actresses in lead roles: Meredith Baxter, Amy Brenneman, Christine Lahti and Gail O'Grady all shot pilots for this program, but the project never aired and was scrapped due to creative issues. Brenneman for her part remained on-contract with Gen-TV for a full six-months after that pilot was shot, before eventually accepting a role on Private Practice. The project was developed first for HGN Network (Hidden Gems Network) which was a precursor to Gen-TV, and it took until 2011 for the network (then Gen-TV) to finally pass on it.

Network is said to be interested in developing a starring vehicle for the actress, potentially a crime procedural series, similar to "Body of Proof" or "Murder, She Wrote". But this is still in the early stages of development.



------The Family Man is one of Gen-TV's biggest hits, and had a creative team to die for behind it, so it's only natural that this hugely successful series is being looked at as a place to find a potential spin-off. Brian Grazer, one of the programs many producers said "We are looking at several possible scenarios on-which to base a possible (probable) spin-off." Current Intel suggests that the likeliest candidates are Kristin Davis, whose character hasn't really taken off and has been somewhat removed from the main storylines; or Camryn Manhiem whose character has already seen a full-arch from a sought-after attorney to being appointed a judge and being disgraced, disbarred and jailed. Insiders also believe that there is potential for a series revolving around Sharon Stone's character; however unlikely it would be for her to commit to a full schedule. Stone's contract with Gen-TV only calls for her to appear in a limited number of episodes each season, as does Noah Wyle's contract.

For some fans it might seem that Gen-TV has seemingly abandoned it's movie of the week franchise, and rightfully so. The network has not produced a single original telefilm all season, despite the franchise airing sporadically. An insider at the network confirms that they "Had put production on the MOW series on-hiatus while we serviced our many original series." but "Come January you'll see a plethora of original movies airing, it will be back in full force because we believe in our franchise."

They have not yet released titles or airdates of any of their original movies.



----Sandra Bernhardt has announced that the first guest she'll interview in season two of "Interviews with Sandra Bernhardt" is none other than legendary actress Jane Fonda. The two of them appeared recently on an episode of Bravo's Watch What Happens: LIVE (with Andy Cohen) and hit it off famously. The 2-hour premiere will air sometime in January.

FamilyNET switched to CBS News programming at 1:00pm today.

AS THE WORLD TURNS
GUIDING LIGHT &
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

WILL

be seen at a later time.

Tuesday, December 4th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, a new episode of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World slipped to 6.74 million viewers and a 2.2/7 among adults 18-49, down two tenths from last week for a new season/series low.


Tuesday, December 11th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the season finale of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World finished with 7.82 million viewers and a 2.8/7 among adults 18-49, up five tenths from last week. Despite the growth, this is the lowest season finale yet for the hit YTN dating show franchise.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN SIGNS TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE AND LEAH REMINI FOR TALK SHOW
It's official! Only days after rumors swirled that YTN was looking to have Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini team up for a talk show, YTN has signed a contract with both women.

Tentatively titled "Holly and Leah in the Morning" the one hour talk show will feature both women talking about the news of the day, whats hot in fashion, and the latest in the entertainment world. In addition, one or two guests will make an appearance each episode. Many in the industry say it'll have the feel of "Kathie Lee and Hoda" and "Live! with Kelly and Michael".

In a statement from Holly Robinson Peete, she says, "I'm excited to be able to work with Leah again. I absolutely adored by previous experiences on talk shows and cannot wait to get started again. I believe we have a product that will work and viewers will watch."

Leah Remini says, "Despite my upcoming sitcom, I could not say no to returning to daytime or no to working with Holly. We get along great and that chemistry will be evident on our show. I look forward to getting started."

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "I love that both Holly and Leah are coming to YTN together. They are a great combination and will bring something very unique to daytime."

Reports say both women will be earning approximately $600,000 a year - much higher than the $300,000 Candace Cameron-Bure earns for her daytime talker. It should be noted; however, that Candace is in year two of her two year contact and should earn more next time around.

"Holly and Leah in the Morning" is expected to premiere sometime in March 2013.

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Gen-TV A.M. serious about talk?
A Hollywood Now Investigation

Since launching in 2009, Gen-TV's A.M. division (their daytime line-up) hasn't had much luck; only "Deidre Hall" lasted beyond two seasons, and none of the 50-something other talk shows developed by the network proved to be ratings winners, nearly half of those made it to air and not one of them lasted beyond a second season. Some such as "Chick Chat" or "The Kristie Alley Show" started strong but faded just as quickly. In the same time-frame, Gen-TV has attempted to launch several daytime soap operas, a traditional staple of networks A.M. schedules, but none of these have proven to be successful. Their first attempt, a revised version of "Guiding Light" after CBS canned the series lasted less than a year and brought lower-ratings than many of the syndicated sitcom reruns that aired around it. A broadcast of the series in April 2009 was seen by 1.1 million viewers and netted a .05 in the 18-49 demo, compared to a rerun of "The Nanny" that aired the same day and was watched by 3.5 million viewers and netted a 2.1 in the demos.

Other soaps came and went, none leaving a lasting impression; the latest "Our Town" was so rarely viewed it set a new network TV record for "lowest recorded viewership in TV history." With all that said, Gen-TV seems more determined than ever to find a viable and successful talk show for their daytime schedule. Tom Dalton, President of Gen-TV responded to our calls by saying "The success of Deidre Hall has proven that with the right marketing and the correct concept we can make daytime a true victory for our network. We've had a few stumbling blocks but we are headed in the right direction."

Last season, the network did see it's biggest daytime series premieres ever; first off all, reality-series "TLC" launched and was an instant success. Averaging over 3.4 million viewers it's first season, the series was quickly renewed for a second season, which debuts in January, expanding to a full-hour instead of a half-hour. The celebrity based docusoap centers on the remaining members of 90's R&B group TLC, and their quest to recreate the fame and success they had in the early 1990's and 2000's. Later in the year Gen-TV debuted three new talk series; the most successful of which "Suzanne Somers" had set ratings on-fire and proven to be a stable performer. It is currently in it's third season, and averages 5.3 million viewers per episode, a solid number compared to say, "The Toni Braxton Show" a 2011 talk entry that averaged 880,321 viewers for it's entire 199 episode run. Another talk show they launched, "Breaking Through with Hillary Duff" is in the middle of it's second season, but has had very little success in finding viewers, however, the network is (for now) sticking with it, hoping that the appeal of host Hillary Duff will translate into ratings. "We know that Hillary carries much youth appeal with her and we are confidant that with the right marketing she can find her place in the market." A third talk show, "Kathy" starring Kathy Griffin was pulled from the schedule despite much success due to a law-suite after Griffin signed a deal with Bravo Media to develop a series similar (almost identical) to the Gen-TV series, and that suit was settled out of court for a confidential amount.

Gen-TV's Suzanne Stefan says "We are still going full-steam ahead trying to find that magic show that will place our daytime line-up in the big leagues. Though, Deidre Hall does superbly well, that show is ending soon and we want to know we have a suitable replacement." Gen-TV has paid a lot of money for and is continuing to spend a lot on marketing for the upcoming talk series "Yum with Padma Lahksmi"; a food-centered series starring Top Chef host Padma Lahksmi that is being considered the top priority at the network. "We would be lying if we said that we weren't really banking on Yum to be a big success. It would sting for us to see that program fail." "It will hurt our bottom line for sure" said Stefan.

With that said, the network announced this week they are actively developing additional programming to fill their daytime schedule; and that they are in active negotiations with two prominent news-figures to potential daytime talk shows of their own. "We are also looking at other types of programming; including reality series; scripted comedies and possibly another game show or audience participation series of some sort" said Dalton. He explained "The earliest success Gen-TV had was with a pair of game shows, Clue and Perfection which helped put on P.M. division on the map and were quickly sold into national syndication for a record profit. Both shows still perform well nationally and are contributing to about 65% of Gen-TV Studios overall profits for the last season."

While Gen-TV network scrambles to find a replacement for departing talk show "Deidre Hall" which wraps it's successful four-season run in May, one talk show legend claims she'll never work for the network, even if they begged. The icon in question is 80's talk queen Sally Jesse Raphael, whose self-titled series set-ratings on-fire in the me decade (and beyond) and ran for 19 seasons. The spitfire famous for her red glasses says that even if approached and lavished with money that "I'd never ever work for Gen-TV who are simpy unable to treat talent with class and dignity." She claims that back in 2010 when the network was still without a talk show (this is Pre-Deidre) she was asked to host a series for them and had signed a contract, but at the last minuet the network voided that contract citing a salary issue and instead went onto greenlight "Deidre Hall", which became the #1 rated talk show in America and De-throned Oprah in her final season. "I was treated badly by the network and despite repeated attempts to reach out to them and rectify the situation I was never given so much as a reason as to why my contract was voided." "They made it clear they don't want Sally on their network."

She also says that when Gen-TV obtained the rerun rights to her classic series that "I rolled over in disgust. I didn't want my face on their screen after the way they treated me." She elaborates "I hoped they'd do the right thing and air it in a respectable hour and give it a chance at finding new viewers; but instead it was aired at odd-times and quickly yanked from the schedule."


When asked to comment for this story, reps from Gen-TV did not return our calls.

Gen-TV A.M. serious about talk?
A Hollywood Now Investigation

Since launching in 2009, Gen-TV's A.M. division (their daytime line-up) hasn't had much luck; only "Deidre Hall" lasted beyond two seasons, and none of the 50-something other talk shows developed by the network proved to be ratings winners, nearly half of those made it to air and not one of them lasted beyond a second season. Some such as "Chick Chat" or "The Kristie Alley Show" started strong but faded just as quickly. In the same time-frame, Gen-TV has attempted to launch several daytime soap operas, a traditional staple of networks A.M. schedules, but none of these have proven to be successful. Their first attempt, a revised version of "Guiding Light" after CBS canned the series lasted less than a year and brought lower-ratings than many of the syndicated sitcom reruns that aired around it. A broadcast of the series in April 2009 was seen by 1.1 million viewers and netted a .05 in the 18-49 demo, compared to a rerun of "The Nanny" that aired the same day and was watched by 3.5 million viewers and netted a 2.1 in the demos.

Other soaps came and went, none leaving a lasting impression; the latest "Our Town" was so rarely viewed it set a new network TV record for "lowest recorded viewership in TV history." With all that said, Gen-TV seems more determined than ever to find a viable and successful talk show for their daytime schedule. Tom Dalton, President of Gen-TV responded to our calls by saying "The success of Deidre Hall has proven that with the right marketing and the correct concept we can make daytime a true victory for our network. We've had a few stumbling blocks but we are headed in the right direction."

Last season, the network did see it's biggest daytime series premieres ever; first off all, reality-series "TLC" launched and was an instant success. Averaging over 3.4 million viewers it's first season, the series was quickly renewed for a second season, which debuts in January, expanding to a full-hour instead of a half-hour. The celebrity based docusoap centers on the remaining members of 90's R&B group TLC, and their quest to recreate the fame and success they had in the early 1990's and 2000's. Later in the year Gen-TV debuted three new talk series; the most successful of which "Suzanne Somers" had set ratings on-fire and proven to be a stable performer. It is currently in it's third season, and averages 5.3 million viewers per episode, a solid number compared to say, "The Toni Braxton Show" a 2011 talk entry that averaged 880,321 viewers for it's entire 199 episode run. Another talk show they launched, "Breaking Through with Hillary Duff" is in the middle of it's second season, but has had very little success in finding viewers, however, the network is (for now) sticking with it, hoping that the appeal of host Hillary Duff will translate into ratings. "We know that Hillary carries much youth appeal with her and we are confidant that with the right marketing she can find her place in the market." A third talk show, "Kathy" starring Kathy Griffin was pulled from the schedule despite much success due to a law-suite after Griffin signed a deal with Bravo Media to develop a series similar (almost identical) to the Gen-TV series, and that suit was settled out of court for a confidential amount.

Gen-TV's Suzanne Stefan says "We are still going full-steam ahead trying to find that magic show that will place our daytime line-up in the big leagues. Though, Deidre Hall does superbly well, that show is ending soon and we want to know we have a suitable replacement." Gen-TV has paid a lot of money for and is continuing to spend a lot on marketing for the upcoming talk series "Yum with Padma Lahksmi"; a food-centered series starring Top Chef host Padma Lahksmi that is being considered the top priority at the network. "We would be lying if we said that we weren't really banking on Yum to be a big success. It would sting for us to see that program fail." "It will hurt our bottom line for sure" said Stefan.

With that said, the network announced this week they are actively developing additional programming to fill their daytime schedule; and that they are in active negotiations with two prominent news-figures to potential daytime talk shows of their own. "We are also looking at other types of programming; including reality series; scripted comedies and possibly another game show or audience participation series of some sort" said Dalton. He explained "The earliest success Gen-TV had was with a pair of game shows, Clue and Perfection which helped put on P.M. division on the map and were quickly sold into national syndication for a record profit. Both shows still perform well nationally and are contributing to about 65% of Gen-TV Studios overall profits for the last season."

Hollywood Now forgot to mention in our previous article that Gen-TV Daytime has two additional series premiering in January; the dating shows "Dating Kate Gosselin" and "Dating Jonathan Knight", both celebrity-focused romance shows will debut on January 10th, along with the rest of the networks A.M. line-up.

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN GREENLIGHTS "REMEMBERING THOSE WE LOST"
YTN has given the go-ahead to "Remembering Those We Lost", which is scheduled to air on Thursday, December 20th at 8/7c.

The tribute special will remember all the television stars who were lost in 2012. In the tribute, viewers will be reminded of those we lost and what they contributed to the industry. Co-stars for most of the television stars will be present for the one hour tribute special.

Ernest Borgnine, Dick Clark, Richard Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Andy Griffith, Larry Hagman, Sherman Hemsley, Kathryn Joosten, and Yvette Wilson are just a few of the stars who will receive a tribute on December 20th.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "A lot of times, we forget those who passed away in the calender year. We hope viewers sit down for just an hour and look back at those who they grew up watching. This is a final tribute for everyone we lost in 2012 and allows their legacy to live on."

Katie Cassidy (Kate and Zoe) and Enrique Murciano (Rebuilding My Life) will host the special.

Note: This replaces previously scheduled encores of College and Singles.
YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN PULLS "REMEMBERING THOSE WE LOST" SPECIAL; RESCHEDULES
After the recent events in Connecticut, YTN has pulled its "Remembering Those We Lost" special that was originally scheduled to air on Thursday, December 20th. Instead, the special will now air on Sunday, December 30th at 8/7c.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says, "To air a special dedicated to Hollywood stars only a week after the events in Connecticut would be insensitive. We feel that moving it back is only the right thing to do."

In addition, YTN plans to expand the special to one and a half hours, adding a 30 minute portion dedicated to the victims and heroes of the incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Here is the schedule that is now planned:
7 - Locked [repeat]
8 - Remembering Those We Lost
9 - Remembering Those We Lost: Victims of Sandy Hook Elementary
930 - Remembering Those We Lost: Victims of Sandy Hook Elementary [repeat]
10 - Reversing History [special time; repeat]

BREAKING: MBN Halts Further Production on Potential 'Next of Kin' Spin Off, 'Serials'

Given this year's staggering amount of deadly massacres in the United States, including this week's Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy, President Barry Eriksen has decided against going any further on the production of 'Serials', a potential 'Next of Kin' spin off, a show that focuses on reformed serial killers.

"At this point in time, I don't think America needs another violent procedural. While I have loved 'Next of Kin', and I anxiously await to see what the writers have come up with after the sudden need for a series finale, I think comedy is what America needs right now. We've had a slew of successful comedies this season and last, and next season, we'll build on that. We're also looking for more family centered dramas," said network president Barry Eriksen.

Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Sunday, December 9-Wednesday, December 12, 2012:


Sunday, December 9, 2012:

Gen-TV was #4 in demos and #5 in total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 10.4 million/3.8 18-49
730: Boyfriends (Rerun); 9.4 million/3.9 18-49
8: Elizbeth Bordoe (New): 20.8 million/4.5 18-49
830: Being Winona Ryder (New): 25.4 million/5.6 18-49
930: The Border Police (New): 15.3 million/3.8 18-49
1030: Chase (New): 12.4 million/3.5 18-49
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Monday, December 10:

Gen-TV remained steady over last week, and was #1 in demos and total viewers.

7pm: Over My Head (Rerun): 7.6 million/3.4 18-49
730: Elizabeth Bordoe (Rerun): 6.1 million/3.7 18-49
8: West of Broadway (NEW): 20.8 million/3.9 18-49
830: Better with You (New): 22.8 million/4.8 18-49
9: Tag Team (New): 22.27 million/5.2 18-49
930: Carved (New): 12.63 million/3.3 18-49
10: Detroit Homicide (New): 21 million/4.6 18-49
11: Abducted (New): 16.6 million/3.6 18-49

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012:

Gen-TV showed a big drop over the last week with all of it's regular Tuesday programs being pre-empted for the "This Time Around" finale. Gen-TV was #2 in total viewers but #1 in demos.

7pm: This Time Around (Rerun, The Pilot): 12.2 million/3.6 18-49
8pm: This Time Around (Series Finale-2hrs): 30.4 million/5.5 18-49
10: This Time Around: Retrospective Special (New): 16.4 million/3.8 18-49
11: This Time Around: Reunion Special (New): 13.2 million/3.5 18-49

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012:

Gen-TV also pre-empted regular programming on Wed to present the finale of "One of These Days". Gen-TV emerged in #3 in demos and #2 in total viewers. Finale of "One of These Days" sets new record, most-watched series finale in Gen-TV History.

7pm: One Of These Days (Rerun, Pilot Episode); 12.5 million/3.8 18-49
8pm: One Of These Days: Retrospective (New): 16.8 million/4.2 18-49
9pm: One Of These Days: Series Finale (New): 37.8 million/6.2 18-49
10: One Of These Days: Reunion Special (New): 21.2 million/4.4 18-49







Gen-TV Ratings Report:

Thursday, December 13- Saturday, December 15, 2012:


Thursday, December 13:

Gen-TV was #1 in key demos and total viewers on Thursday, even despite a clear viewer erosion from last week, and the lowest Thursday night they've had all season. The under-promoted winter finale of "Long Distance Relationship" struggles for viewers. The drama which hasn't performed well all year will finish it's back-nine later in the season.

7pm: Doctor/Patient (Rerun): 4.7 million/3.5 18-49
730: Roommates (Rerun): 2.5 million/3.4 18-49
8: Knocked Down (New): 12.8 million/3.6 18-49
830: Over my Head (Rerun): 13.2 million/3.2 18-49
9: Lady Gaga.... (New): 7.4 million/2.1 18-49
10: Long Distance Relationship (winter finale): 6.2 million/1.4 18-49
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Friday, December 14:

Due to the horrific events in Connecticut on Friday, Gen-TV interrupted original programming (all scheduled reruns) to instead air footage from ABC News dedicated to the Sandy Hook tragedy.

In respect for those who lost their lives, Gen-TV will not publish ratings for that coverage.

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Saturday, December 15:

Gen-TV aired all reruns on Saturday. Ratings are not available.

Gen-TV is a network that cares, and to show just that, CEO Doug Bartel has issued the following statement "At Gen-TV we are dedicated to caring for and giving to our community whenever the need arises. This week our nation suffered tragic and unthinkable events that have occurred it is clear that the need has arisen for us to step up and do something." "We at Gen-TV are proud to announce the formation of a 200,000 dollar fund; The Gen-TV Tragic Events Fund, which will donate 100,000 dollar a piece to victims (or family of victims) of the tragedies in Connecticut and Oregon."

"In addition to this, Gen-TV will be donating an extra 150,000 dollars to the town of New Town, CT to aide in their recovery and re-building missions."


In response to this sad turn of events, Gen-TV will be altering it's television line-up in the coming weeks.


The network was totally dark (as in off-the-air) on Sunday and will remain as such on Monday (December 17). All scheduled programming for Monday, December 17th will be postponed until further notice.

The following programming was to have aired on Monday:

8pm: Josh Groban LIVE: A Holiday Concert Special
9pm: Tag Team
930: West of Broadway
10: Carved
1030: Detroit Homicide

On Tuesday, December 18th, the network will air an edited version of their programming line-up. First off, the network has all-together cancelled "Gen-TV Holiday Gathering" a planned Christmas special featuring cast members from various Gen-TV productions. Tom Dalton says "In this time of deep sadness it seems insensitive to air a frivolous holiday special with Hollywood actors."

The planned "Cher" concert will be postponed as well, it will air in the new year.

Here is what will air instead:

7pm: Gen-TV News Coverage: A Nation Mourns (Gen-TV News special featuring Maria Shriver discussing the impact this tragic week will have on our laws and how the state of Connecticut will heal.)

8pm: Guns In America: A Gen-TV Investigation (A Gen-TV Investigation special featuring Maria Shriver interviewing sources close to the on-going Gun Control debate. Special Guest Michael Moore will discuss his ideas on how to prevent these tragic events.)

9pm: Soldier: Home for the Holidays. (A Gen-TV Special in which Gen-TV uses their clout to reunite three actively serving military service persons with their loved ones. This 2-hour special was filmed over the course of a year and a half, starting last Christmas and ending last month.


On Wednesday, December 19th, The network will also be dark. The network will postpone a planned concert featuring One Direction.

The network will also go dark December 20th and December 21st, postponing all scheduled programming.

No original programming will air on Gen-TV until January 10th, when the January schedule was originally going to go in-effect anyway.

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN PULLS ADS FOR "SERIAL"; DRAMA WILL PREMIERE AS SCHEDULED
YTN's has pulled all ads for its upcoming drama, Serial, from the airwaves effective immediately.

Here is the statement from the network:
In the wake of the horrible tragedy in Connecticut, we have decided to remove all advertisements for our upcoming drama, Serial. In these dark times, it is not appropriate to air ads featuring violent content, especially those with multiple murders. Advertisements for Serial will return sometime in late December or early January, when we feel it is best suited.

In a call to the network, they have confirmed the show will premiere on Sunday, February 10th at 10/9c, as originally scheduled.


YTN DEVELOPING COMEDY WITH KATRINA BOWDEN AND CHRISTINE TAYLOR
YTN has booked its first new comedy pilot of the season: a 30 minute multi-camera comedy featuring look-a-likes Katrina Bowden (American Reunion) and Christine Taylor (Dodgeball). David Kohan and Max Mutchnick (Will and Grace) created the comedy, which they will also produce should it go to series.

There is no word on what the comedy is about, but it is said to be very high on YTN's list for 2013.

Breaking News Alert

Amanda Bynes In, Ashley Olsen Out.

"Knocked Down" cast changes, AGAIN

Hollywood Now Exclusive

Gen-TV is clearly no stranger to shocking cast news, but this latest scoop is so surprising that it is sending industry insiders on a tailspin. Veteran comedy "Knocked Down" which survived a massive overhaul when Mandy Moore exited at the end of season of season three will experience yet another big upset.

News comes today that Ashley Olsen, who replaced Moore and did so to overwhelmingly positive, if not downright glowing reviews (though stagnant ratings, they didn't drop or rise), will not return for a fifth season. This choice insiders say was Ashley's alone and was not in anyway dictated by Gen-TV Studios who "fought like hell to retain Ashley for at least another season."

Now for the even bigger shock... To replace the departing Ashley Olsen, Gen-TV has landed a very surprising pick. Troubled former teen star Amanda Bynes (What I Like About You) has signed a one-season (13 episodes) deal to headline the series and become the centerpiece of the show. Bynes is a controversial choice as her many mounting legal issues including an alleged DUI and other driving violations, along with seemingly erratic behavior have landed her in legal hot-water and on the covers of tabloids. Some two years ago, Bynes tweeted (and later deleted) that she was retiring from acting at age 26, she has since said she is done with acting. Clearly she changed her mind as she readily agreed to this contract says a source close to Gen-TV, in fact they say "Bynes was not on anybodies short-list to replace Olsen; but she called Tom Dalton personally and inquired about a role on the network and within hours she had a signed contract being sent for approval by Gen-TV lawyers."

All of Hollywood Now's industry experts are blindsided by this news and do not know how to react. While the loss of Mandy Moore hurt the series creatively, it had little to no impact on ratings as the fourth season was stagnant compared to last season. Olsen received positive reviews for her work and most fans of the show generally accepted her. The casting of Amanda Bynes is interesting in a lot of ways; as she was always generally a very accomplished comedic performer, however her recent behavior and other issues cast a shadow of doubt over her abilities. Only time will tell.

One expert close to the situation says this " I believe that season five will likely be the last season of Knocked Down, unless there is some major miracle and ratings jump up 15%, which is unlikely." Another source says "Knocked Down is probably not going to last beyond season five, it hasn't sold in syndication and it likely won't survive another cast change. Gen-TV will be making no long-term profits from this show and it makes no sense to order a sixth season of a show that is never going to sell into syndication."

Now here is where things get stranger... To aid in the transition guess who is coming back? None other than Mandy Moore. Moore will reprise her role as Andi Silver on the series for four-episodes to help usher out Olsen and bring in Bynes. Moore will be paid approximately $280,000 for her four-episode appearance. One up-side in this deal is that Bynes will be making far less than Ashley Olsen made, at approximately 350,000 per episode she will be making only 455,000 dollars, compared to the nearly 600,000 dollars that Olsen was making.

YTN PRESS RELEASE:
YTN REVIVES 'THE SING OFF', WILL PREMIERE IN 2013
YTN has secured the rights to Sony Pictures Television singing competition, The Sing Off, which previously aired on NBC for three seasons. The series features a cappella groups competing against each other for a chance to win $100,000 and a record contract with a TBD label.

Eva Vargas, President of YTN, says:
The Sing Off is a one of a kind singing competition. We're excited to finally get into the genre and can't wait to show viewers what we have in store for them. It's going to be a fun summer for all!

A host and judging panel will be announced in the coming months. The Sing Off has been given a six (6) episode order and will premiere in May 2013, as a bridge between the fall and summer television season.

Gen-TV has several big announcements to release today:

----Pyramid---

Gen-TV's Tom Dalton announces today that when the hit game show returns in January for a new batch of episodes it will have a whole new look to it. First off the series, which debuted this past summer and got boffo ratings will have a new host; Tom Papa, best known for hosting NBC's "The Marriage Ref" and as a successful stand-up comic will take over hosting from Jimmy Fallon, who will continue as an Executive Producer of the series that he helped bring over to Gen-TV; a revival of the decades old game show franchise. Fallon was unavailable to return as host due to his late-night talk show, which was out of production the last time Pyramid aired, which was in the summer.


The series which debuted last summer to boffo ratings, averaging 24.3 million viewers and a 3.6 in demos, has gotten a super-sized order for 120 episodes, it will air Mondays at 7pm and is expected to be next-in-line for a national syndication order. Dalton explains "Like Clue and Perfection before it, Gen-TV has seen massive success in game show Pyramid and believe that stripping it for national syndication is a smart move. We have ordered 120 episodes to see if ratings can be sustained over this period. If that happens we will sell it to air locally Monday through Friday for Fall 2015."


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L.A. Real Estate:

When the hottest soap on the dial returns in January it will be up one-Desperate Housewife. Eva Longoria has singed a deal for a guest-starring arch in fifteen episodes of the sophomore drama.

Longoria will play a super-wealthy client who makes life very difficult for the character played by Mike Vogel. Tom Dalton says "We are thrilled to have Eva Longoria with us, even for a brief period of time." "She is an excellent actress and will bring a rabid fan-base with her."

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Gen-TV Studios:

Now for some news from Gen-TV Studios, the syndication and distribution arm of Gen-TV.

The network has without much surprise renewed hit game shows "Clue" and "Perfection" for another cycle in national syndication. Both game shows average over 20 million viewers daily and are tied as the #3 game shows in First-run, after Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. Their original contract for syndication was signed back in 2009 and was valid for a four-season run.

Ty Treadway will return as host of "Clue" and will receive a hefty pay-raise to boot. His current salary of 118,000 per season will be risen by 15% for a sum of 135,700 dollars per season. The figure will go up 2% at the start of each new season on this contract which is valid for a stunning, but not unexpected seven years. By the end of his contract he can expect to be making 252,467 a season. (NOTE: Super Clue which aired this summer for a limited run was hosted by special guest Stephen King who was given creative control for the summer to produce a darker and murderous version of the classic game show, the first time Parker Brothers which owns the rights to the game show allowed somebody to tinker with their classic concept.)



Meanwhile, network officials say that a new host is being sought out for "Perfection". They say that Mark McGrath, who has served in this role since it's inception has opted not to renew his contract, saying he wishes to spend more time with his family. Last summer his duties were taken over by Olivia Newton-John and "Smash" star Megan Hilty. Dalton says "Clearly as talented as they both are, neither Olivia, a living legend or Megan, an up and coming icon are available on a full-time basis so we are seeking out a dynamic, well known and likeable personality to fill those huge shoes."

It is no surprise to viewers in the know that McGrath has chosen to exit the series, he has been a vocal critic of the series since it's early years, saying he found the show to be "boring", "lame" and "out-dated".

Current front-runners for the job, according to some sources are Nick Lachey, whose recent gig hosting NBC's "The Sing-Off" make him very attractive to Gen-TV; however with that show being revived by a rival network it's unclear if he'll be available. Other early favorites include his brother Drew Lachey, a favorite on two seasons of "Dancing with the stars", also being considered, according to insiders are out-of-the-box choices such as Parker Posey, Queen Latifah and Rosie O'Donnell. Dalton stresses "Nothing is official as of yet in terms of selecting a new host." "We are miles away at this point and it could turn out that NONE of these people get the job."


Now, here is a run-down on the original scripted series Gen-TV Studios has renewed/cancelled:

RENEWED:

Gen-TV has renewed only one of it's scripted programs for first-run. "Baby Time", a sitcom entering it's fifth season has been given the go-ahead to produce another 50 episodes bringing it's total episode count to over 250 episodes. Jeremy Morton who runs the Syndication & Distribution portion of the company says "This is very clearly going to be the final renewal for Baby Time, which is currently seen in only about 32% of the country."

This series set inside a daycare center stars (among others): Courtney Thorne-Smith, Wilmer Valderama, Kelly Packard and Marcy Rylan.



CANCELLED:

The network has canned every single one of it's other under-performing scripted series, including:

"2nd Shift": After four seasons and 150 episodes, this moderately successful series has been canceled. The last episode of the series aired in October 2012, and notices went out to the cast on December 1st that they were to clear out their dressing rooms and that their contracts have been dropped.

This show followed the staff of a New York walk-in clinic and showcased a wide variety of comedic characters. It's main cast included Mitch Rousse, Hattie Winston, Nancy Travis and the late Yevette Wilson. Last season it added Michael Richards to the cast for about four episodes, but he was fired due to a contractual dispute.

On average the show has netted around 1.6 million viewers and a 1.4 in the demos over the last four seasons.

"the Clinic": This medical-based drama was set inside a fertility clinic and created controversy over it's five season run. The series was originally developed for primetime and was to center on an a****ion clinic, but that concept proved too controversial and was dropped almost immediately. The series was dropped from development during the 2009 season and soon resurfaced as a show about a fertility clinic and got the go-ahead for the 2010-2011 season. Ratings were strong for it's first two seasons and it got renewed for additional episodes that ran in summers 2011 and 2012. It currently has 134 episodes produced and last aired on ?November 5, 2012. The cast of the series changed drastically over it's run with Richard Grieco and Monica Potter remaining the only actors to appear in every episode. Ratings for the drama were decent but costs associated with producing it did it in.

"The Investigators": This arson-investigator drama starring Gale Harold, Josie Bissett, Dan Cortese and J.K. Simmons is flaming out after only two seasons. Ratings never rose beyond 2.5 million viewers and a 1.5 in the demos. It is the only first-run drama that Gen-TV co-produced with another company, in this case, Warner Brothers Television. Unfortunately it never turned a profit and with only 50 episodes produced is unlikely to ever be seen again.

"L.A. Precinct": A firefighting drama produced by Gen-TV studios never took off and is being cancelled after three seasons. No big-name stars were in this show and the cast mostly comprised of first-time actors gaining their SAG cards for the first time.

"Life & Death": 50 episodes of this drama have aired since 2011 and after low-ratings continued to be the norm the network is now axing it.

"Nowhere To Run": This teen-runaway drama was developed for a spot on the networks nighttime schedule, but it never made it and was instead given to the S&D department to sell into local first-run. Ratings never stabilized and it is being axed. From October-December 2011 reruns of the series got a much bigger platform when The CW aired them during Wednesday nights.


Moving on now, Gen-TV has also put out to pasture several long-running reality based series:

"The Rosie O'Donnell Interviews" which have aired sporadically since 2009 has finally been cancelled. After producing 113 episodes including two primetime specials, the series will end it's run. It last aired on February 1, 2012. The reason for this cancellation is "Declining interest from both Rosie and from viewers". It was cleared for 100% of the country in 2010 but by 2012 that had fallen to about 30%.


"Nate Can-Do": A really old left-over from the long out of production PRIDE TV, this series made up mostly of archival footage featuring Nate Berkus has been removed from strip-syndication and will not air again.

"The Lost Professions": After getting canned in primetime, Gen-TV revived it for first-run and it ran for a year and a half. Ratings however never really solidified and it is now being cancelled.

"Melissa Rivers": Although it hasn't produced an original episode since 2010, this series has continued to air in various parts of the country since and is now being pulled from the air. Ratings continued to be very good, but it will not return.


Jeremy Morton says that within the next three months they will announce a vast slate of new programs that will be rolled out to replace these. He says "Viewers will be shocked at the level of talent involved in this latest round of development for our first-run series." "It will blow all other project away."

Sunday, December 16th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the first hour of The Path to America nabbed 6.38 million viewers and a 1.9/6 among adults 18-49, which is down 24% among total viewers and 17% in the demographic from last years mini-series premiere of The End of the World (to be fair, it premiered on Monday at 10pm).

At 10pm, the second hour of The Path to America totaled 6.57 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, up a tenth from the first hour. Compared to hour two of The End of the World (Tuesday at 10pm) 'Path' was down only two tenths.


Monday, December 17th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the third hour of The Path to America scored 6.92 million viewers and a 2.1/6 among adults 18-49, its highest rating yet. Compared to the third hour of The End of the World a year ago (Wednesday at 10pm) 'Path' was down a mere tenth.

At 10pm, the fourth hour of The Path to America slipped to 6.31 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, down a tenth from the first hour.


Tuesday, December 18th Ratings - YTN
At 8pm, the reunion special of Looking for Love: Seven Wonders of the World grabbed 6.74 million viewers and a 2.3/7 among adults 18-49, down four tenths from last weeks final episode.

At 9pm, the fifth hour of The Path to America reached 7.02 million viewers and a 2.1/6 among adults 18-49, tying its highest rating yet.

At 10pm, the sixth hour of The Path to America jumped to 7.37 million viewers and a 2.2/6 among adults 18-49, a new high.


Wednesday, December 19th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the seventh hour of The Path to America slumped to 6.19 million viewers and a 1.8/5 among adults 18-49, its lowest rating of its week long run.

At 10pm, the eighth hour of The Path to America upped to 6.84 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, up two tenths from the 9pm hour.


Thursday, December 20th Ratings - YTN
At 9pm, the ninth hour of The Path to America pulled in 6.80 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49, even with the eighth hour yesterday.

At 10pm, the tenth (and final) hour of The Path to America finished with 7.28 million viewers and a 2.1/6 among adults 18-49, falling shy of a new high.

Overall, The Path to America averaged 6.77 million viewers and a 2.0/6 among adults 18-49. Compared to last years The End of the World (which aired at 10pm across two weeks for seven episodes), The Path to America was down 20% among total viewers and 13% in the key demographic (8.51 million / 2.3 demo).

THE HOLLYWOOD INSIDER

YTN OFFICIALLY CANCELS "LIE TO ME"
With one season still left to air, YTN has pulled the plug on drama Lie to Me.

Here is the official statement from YTN:
We thank all those who have been involved with Lie to Me, but unfortunately we have decided not to continue with the drama. There are still 13 amazing episodes left to air, which we look forward to bringing to our viewers.

Lie to Me was cancelled by FOX after three seasons on the air. After its cancellation, YTN picked up the show for a fourth season. The fourth season did not gain much traction, causing YTN to cancel the show. Shortly afterward, the show was picked up by YTN (again) but this time for a two season deal. Season five aired this past summer (and a part of fall), with season six yet to be scheduled.

The cancellation comes as little surprise to anyone following the show. The ratings were never all that strong for the network and the series aired the last part of its fifth season on Saturday nights. No word yet on when the remaining episodes will air.

UPDATE: The sixth season will premiere on Wednesday, January 2nd at 11/10c, following the winter premiere of Call Girls. While 11pm is not a great timeslot, it does get YTN's biggest lead in.


SHOCKER: "COLLEGE" WILL END IN MAY 2013
This may be the most shocking news of the television year: YTN's hit comedy, College, is coming to an end this season.

College is the series that got the ball rolling for YTN. While it was the second original comedy (behind Being Average), it brought some of the largest audiences EVER for a YTN series (we're talking 15 million viewers and 6.0 demos). That allowed YTN to develop other series' and turn them into the next big network hits. Once they found a few huge key pieces, YTN exploded to a full blown cable network with a nearly full primetime schedule.

College is now a shell of its former self, consistently pulling in around 7-8 million viewers and a 2.4-2.8 demographic. They are ratings any network would kill for, but with rising costs and declining ratings, YTN has decided this as good a time as any to end the show.

We hear the decision arose (surprisingly) from both the network and the creator. The network went to the creator asking how much longer the storyline could run for before it got too old. The creator said the show could end anytime and actually asked this be the final season. He had originally asked for the fourth season to be the last season, but the two sides eventually came to a deal that brought the show back for another go.

When the cast and crew return to the set in early January, the final episodes will begin to be filmed, with a series finale date set for May 2013. The network will advertise the last part of season five as the final episodes, beginning on New Years Eve.

When the network makes it official, we will post it here first!

UPDATE: It is now official.
Statement from YTN:
After a five season run, we have decided that College will come to an end in May 2013.

This was not an easy decision to make. We took in account nearly every aspect when it comes to ending a series and ultimately decided it was time. We want the show to stay as fresh as possible and the only way to do that was to end the show five years into its run.

College still has 17 episodes left to air, with another 12 to film. Those 12 episodes will begin the conclusion to the series, with an overall arc in the storyline. Characters who left at the conclusion for the fourth season will return and those that joined the series this season will have their storylines wrapped up as well. We do not want to leave the College fans hanging after their dedication to the series since the beginning.

We thank all those involved with the series and especially the fans. This has been an incredible run and we look forward to bringing the viewers the end to one of the best sitcoms of all time on our network.

Hollywood Now was lucky enough to receive what we can now confirm exclusively to be a leaked press release from Gen-TV Studios that was sent-out to press outlets touting the formation of numerous high profile projects for the networks first-run department. These programs are being developed for national syndication for the 2013-2014 season. They along with recently renewed "Baby Time" will be stripped nationwide. Since it is early in the process not much is known about casting and/or creative talent, but the document does provide some excellent information about the direction that Gen-TV is going in with these new programs. A far cry from previous outings for sure.


Below in it's entirety is the full press release as issued by Gen-TV Studios to various media outlets for use in forming stories on the topic.

Gen-TV Studios Press Release:

For Press Only

From:
Douglas Bartel, CEO/CFO, Gen-TV Studios
Tom Dalton, President, Gen-TV Entertainment & Programming
Jeremy Morton, Vice President, Gen-TV Entertainment & Programming
Gregory Mitchellson, President, Scripted Entertainment
Suzanne Stefan, President, Unscripted & Alternative Entertainment
Jeremy Morton, Co-President, Syndication & Distribution
Dana Gerard, Co-President, Syndication & Distribution

Dear Media Outlets,

As of 12/21/2012, Gen-TV Studios, the syndication and distribution arm of Gen-TV is proud to announce the development of several high-profile new projects to take our first-run division into a new era of success and profitability. It is no secret that in the short period of time that Gen-TV has been on the air we have struggled to produce any significant hits in the world of first-run syndication, in particular our scripted programs have been massive let-downs, and only are game shows have proved to be profitable.

We believe now is the time that this can change, and with the cancellation of our entire slate of scripted programming, except for "Baby Time" which is receiving one final renewal we are ready to start fresh at the drawing board Due to the ingenuity and creative foresight of our visionary Vice President, Jeremy Morton and his subordinate, Gregory Mitchellson, we have done a lot of networking and pulled in every favor we could and have aligned ourselves with some of the brightest, most successful talents in the television world and have created a slate of original, creative, new and fresh programming to debut next season. Below is a list of the massive projects we have in store that we are proud to say are of the highest quality.


First Run Drama:

"Tropic Falls": This sweeping, epic romantic drama centers on a small-town in Montana where old money rules; reputations are built on innuendo and prejudiced and everybody lives by the old-school way of life. That is until Monica Harper, a former Homecoming Queen returns to town after leaving in disgrace and nothing will ever be the same.

This massive ensemble drama will feature 12-principal cast-members, 15 recurring roles and is being developed by Gen-TV Studios and will be co-financed by the Canadian Television Fund.

"The Orphans of Mesa": This sentimental and towering dramatic series focuses on the lives of ten orphans living together in a Arizona orphanage in the mid-1890's. This project is being developed by Sullivan Films and is being co-financed by Gen-TV Studios, Sullivan Films and Canadian Television Fund.

"My Life As I Live It": This stirring, emotional drama from "Sisters" producers Amy Lippman and Christopher Keyser is sure to prove controversial. This series showcases what happens when Amy, a 30 year old prodigal daughter finally grows fed-up of her white-collar family and their emotionless lives and decides to live for herself. She finally confronts the deep emotional truths that have been holding her back from finding happiness; including getting the nerve to reveal the major and earth-shattering family secret she has held inside her since she was ten years old. This dramatic venture will feature topical issues told in a entertaining and profound way and will seek to put a face to controversial topics in a manner similar to, but distinctly different than "Sisters". Lippman-Keyser Productions is financing this project in association with Gen-TV Studios and 20th Century Fox.

"Love Affair": This impactful drama centers on the unlikely and forbidden relationship between a leading death-row prosecuting attorney and the extremely guilty death row convict who she is having an affair with. Set in the heart of Alabama in the 1970's this period drama is sure to leave a lasting impact on all who watch it. This project is from Gen-TV Studios; but will be produced by David E. Kelley.

"Pacific Coast High": This new teen-drama will pick up where shows like "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Dawson's Creek" left-off and will feature the daily traumas, dramas and incidents in the lives of six California teenagers, all living anything but ordinary lives. This project is from Josh Schwartz (Gossip Girl, Chuck) and is being financed by Gen-TV Studios.

"Trophy Wives of Texas": Picking up where "Desperate Housewives" left-off, this new drama, slightly reminiscent of Gen-TV's beloved and late classic "Texas Justice" showcases the outlandish and memorable lives of four Texas housewives who are anything but ordinary stay at home mothers.

First-Run Comedy:

"The Brothers Club": Three estranged brothers find themselves reunited and forced together following the death of their long-absentee father when his will leaves them at the mercy of his much-younger and clearly very off-kilter girlfriend, Ramona, whom they clearly despise. This series has been given a cast contingent order, and will only go into production if casting is successful.

"Moving On": This brand-new half-hour comedy focuses on Darcy and James, a recently divorced couple who due to financial problems are forced to continue sharing the two-bedroom loft they bought together when they got married, five years ago. It showcases the emotional and personal issues they each face they adjust to the divorce and deal with the realities of still living together.

"The Family Way": What happens when a quirky, successful female doctor specializing in fertility realizes that she is approaching 35 and totally forgot to (or never got the chance to) have a baby and decides to take the plunge into motherhood solo. How will her friends, family and co-workers react? That is exactly what happens to Emily Franks, the leading character in this off-beat comedic series from the producers of "Doctor/Patient". Diane English created and writes this series being financed by Gen-TV Studios.


These are just a small portion of the portfolio of projects we have coming up; we had additional reality series, news and documentary programs and game shows in the works as well. In addition it is very possible we will announce other scripted programming as well later in the year.

We look forward to these and other series becoming defining programs for our studio and we hope that you, the press enthusiastically and willingly endorse and promote these projects in your magazines, websites and newspapers; as well as in any other medium you feel fit to use as an endorsement.

Thank You,
The Management and Executive Team at Gen-TV Studios.

Breaking News

Gen-TV casts new series

Gen-TV's central casting department has been working overtime casting it's seven upcoming freshmen series that will debut in January. "The President's House", "H.M.O", "Sarah Need's A Life", "Split Identity" and "The Life of John Doe" are among the new programs currently in the process of or about to finish lining up it's principal cast.

The network is planning to launch nine new programs in the new year, and none of them are finished casting just yet. Only, "The People Next Door" has cast more than five of it's needed slots, but executives assure us that by the time it (and the others debut) they will be totally cast. Here is a look at some of the recent casting developments that have taken place this week.


"The Life of John Doe":

Already cast in the lead role of John Doe, a polygamist with amnesia is veteran TV actor Ron Eldard (E.R., Men Behaving Badly). The network announces today they have cast several other actors in this series. Former "Saved By The Bell" and "Showgirls" star Elizabeth Berkley has been cast as Willow Stevens, one of his wives. Also getting cast is Bill Paxton (Big Love) who joins the cast as Dr. Morton, a doctor treating John Doe, who may or may not know more than he lets on about his patients condition. Lastly, up and coming actress Kata Mara (24, Entourage, American Horror Story) has nabbed a supporting role as John Doe's daughter, Emma.


Producer Frank Wells says "we have about 8-10 other roles still being cast, and are seeking both name and unknown actors for these roles." In particular he says "We want to find a recognizable name actress to fill the role of John's second wife, who will for the most part only be seen as part of his internal memories, as the drama of this series will be derived from the fact that though he is being told he is with his family and these are the people he loves; his memories are entirely different and feature a totally different family." "It will be very effective to watch him trying to bond with these people he's with while at the same time knowing something isn't right at all and that he feels this pull towards there other people."


"Split Identity"

The network confirms they have cast their two male leads, both of whom will play love interests for Vanessa Hugdens character. Hudgens plays the lead female in the show, a teenager who after her parents divorce spends half the year in a new york boarding school, where she is the queen bee and the other half in her public school somewhere in rural upstate NY where she is a loner and queen of the nerds. Erik Kndsen, whose recent credits include "Scream 4" and "Beastly" and whose previous work includes roles on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Jericho" has landed the role of Colin, the sophisticated New York boyfriend she's been with for two years and who she has grown up with up until this point. Together they are the most popular kids in their school.

Meanwhile, Matt Barr, whose credits include "One Tree Hill" and the recent mini-series "Hatfields & McCoy's" has nabbed the second male lead as Brandon, who will play the love interest in the public school storyline.


"H.M.O."

So far the only casting that has taken place on this medical drama is the casting of veteran character actor D.W. Moffett in a supporting role as John Gordon, a lawyer for a Health Management Organization who deals with various legal issues facing his company. According to sources, this series is having a difficult time casting and may be in danger.


"The President's House"

Not much is being released about this drama, Amy Lippman and Christopher Keyser who produce the series are being utterly tight-lipped in hopes the mystery surrounding it will keep viewers interested enough to tune in. All that is currently known is that it centers on the first woman president who is a lesbian. The producers have confirmed only two castings this week, the title role of The President is being played by veteran actress Leslie Hope, her varied credits include last season's flop "The River" and shows as numerous as "The Mentalist", "24", "Everwood", "Knot's Landing" and the ill-fated ABC series "Line of Fire".

Lastly, the network will confirm that current "Castle" chief Penny Johnson Jerald, who has previously worked on series such as "24", "ER", "The Larry Sanders Show", "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Homeroom" and "the Paper Chase" has landed the supporting role as the series "resident villain who is the leader of the nations largest anti-gay group and the President's most vocal opponent". As the series begins it will be the end of the election season and our first-time president will be starting her first term in office, having won the election by the smallest of margins. Producer Keyser says "The situation will be clear that a portion of the country is very much against the President and even on her own staff there may be some dissension as to who supports our president."

Other key roles are still being cast, and Lippman says "We will continue to cast this series and in the coming weeks they'll all be filled."

Breaking News:
Knocked Down hits syndication...

Gen-TV's fears of not turning a profit on "Knocked Down", a mega-hit series that when introduced to the syndication market earlier this year didn't sell have been solved. A deal has been worked out with USA Network to secure the syndication rights to this massive hit series. USA which until now has rarely ever aired second-run sitcoms has paid 260,000 dollars per episode for the full-series run of the show, including the fifth season which premieres next fall. It will reportedly be paired with reruns on "Modern Family" which USA will start airing in 2015.

Gen-TV's Dana Gerard says "We all had hoped that Knocked Down would become our biggest success story and when it failed to sell at first we were worried. Our prayers have been answered and now we just hope that it is very successful in it's second-run life, because we hope it continues to turn a profit for us in grand fashion."

Now onto even bigger news, in addition to this cable run, we have learned that the series has also FINALLY been sold into local syndication and has reached clearances in 87% of the country. It turns out that all that was needed was a little time. "Knocked Down" will enter national syndication in Fall 2013. Gerard says "It took awhile but once affiliates started buying they couldn't stop."

Breaking News:
Gen-TV January Update
Network changes schedule due to Connecticut shootings

Gen-TV has responded to the recent tragedies in Connecticut and Oregon by announcing a newly redesigned version of their January 2013 schedule, which will take place January 10th. A statement from network President Tom Dalton reads “Gen-TV is extremely aware of the cultural sensitivities facing America right now and the unbelievably upsetting emotions that many American’s feel right now. We do not want our programming to give any American another reason to feel sad or upset and with that in mind we have decided to respond by totally revamping our schedule to best fit the needs of our viewers. Especially since many children right now feel unsafe, sad or worried and their families are in grief. We have decided to eliminate any chance of them getting to view some of our more mature series which may feature some violence or disturbing images.”

For starters, the network has temporarily shelved four drama’s with mature themes; the crime series “Gone”, “Detroit Homicide”, “Chase” and “The Border Police” will be temporarily removed from the schedule until the climate in America has cooled a bit. Dalton says “No worries each of these series will return in the future, but in order to best accommodate the needs of the American people we want to provide them with series that will help them heal.” Additionally, the network has decided to delay the premiere of new sitcom “Sarah Needs A Life” for the time being and will instead launch a new program called “Finding You”, the details of which are currently scarce at the moment. Dalton says “We felt it was obvious that in this difficult period of time for our country, the excellent series by Sarah Silverman simply wasn’t appropriate for how our country as a whole feels and that it is best to leave that program, Sarah Needs a Life until American’s are more prepared to handle the content of a show that mature.” “Finding You is a suitable replacement and will be much more ready for the entire family to watch together.” Gen-TV has made some other, smaller adjustments to the schedule as well, all noted below.





PRIMETIME:

Monday:
7pm: Pyramid
730: Inside Out
8pm: Tag Team
830: Better with You
9: The People Next Door
930: Finding You (new series)
10pm: Malibu Country Club


UPDATE:
“Sarah Needs a Life” starring Sarah Silverman is being delayed until further notice and has been replaced by “Finding You”, a new sitcom considered more appropriate for the current emotional atmosphere in America. Almost nothing is currently known about this show, but Dalton says details will emerge after the Holidays.

Tuesday:
7pm: Perfection (Reruns)
730: Turned Around
8: Brand New World
830: Mr. Write
9: L.A. Real Estate
10: American Suburbia (New Timeslot)

UPDATE:

“Gone” has been temporarily shelved and this moves “American Suburbia” up to 10pm, instead of 11pm.

Wednesday:
7pm: Over My Head (additional episodes)
8: The President’s House
9: The Book Club (new timeslot)
10: The District (new night & time)

UPDATES: both “Detroit Homicide” and “The Border Police” have been delayed until later in the season, this moves “The District” to Wednesday at 10, replacing “The Border Police”. “The District” was supposed air on Thursdays. At 7pm, the network is replacing its Movie of the Week franchise with additional episodes of hit comedy “Over My Head”, this family comedy will air twice a week now, and will produce an extra 20 episodes this season.

Thursday:
7pm: Detective Mom (additional episodes)
8: Elizabeth Bordoe
830: Revolving Door
9: Over My Head
930: Knocked Down
10: The Family Man
11: Sisters (new night!)

UPDATES:
“Sisters” moves to Thursdays, replacing “The District”. At 7pm, “Detective Mom” will also air extra episodes airing twice weekly, and will produce 16 extra episodes. This replaces Gen-TV’s concert series.

Friday:
7pm: Knocked Down (additional episodes)
8: Split Identity (New Series)
830: Detective Mom
9: Getting There
930: West of Broadway
10: Jane at Home (new timeslot)
11: The Huntress (new timeslot)

UPDATES:
At 7pm, extra episodes of “Knocked Down” will occupy the 7pm timeslot, producing an extra 5-10 episodes this season and airing twice weekly. Later in the night the timeslots for “The Huntress” and “Jane at Home” have been switched, with “The Huntress” moving to 11pm; it’s violent content being the reason cited for this switch.

Saturday:
7pm: Brand New World (additional episode)
8: Critically Speaking with Joe Levy
9: The Smart One
930: Prairie Dogs
10: The Life of John Doe
11: Interviews with Sandra Bernhardt

UPDATES:
The only change here is the addition of extra episodes of “Brand New World” at 7pm, it will air twice weekly and produce an additional 15 episodes this season. This replaces reruns.

Sunday:
7pm: Simon Says
8: Being Winona Ryder
830: Being George Michael
9: Last Call
10: HMO
11: Sisters (reruns)

UPDATES:
No changes on Sunday as of yet. Dalton says “Sunday’s are a night we are still mulling over, the content of these shows are still being investigated and a decision will be made later.”

AIRDATE TBA:
Malibu Doctors (season 2) (hour drama)
Flight School (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Hot Shots (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
The Edge of Reason (season1) (hour drama)
Finding You (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Check It (Season 1) (half-hour comedy)
Mysteries & Melodramas (hour anthology drama) (including Heatwave, Doomsday and In Too Deep)

Gone (will return later)
Abducted (will return later)
Chase (will return later)
Detroit Homicide (will return later)
Sarah Needs a Life (will debut later)
Concert Series (will debut later)
Movie of the Week (later)