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Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson Reportedly Fired From SNL

Michael Santo — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:40:31 -0500

Earlier this week, it was announced that Saturday Night Live was hiring two more women, Jenny Slate and Nasim Pedrad for the upcoming season. What wasn't known is that those two were replacements, not additions, as Michaela Watkins (pictured) and Casey Wilson were both canned.

Emmy Nominations 2009: "30 Rock" Dominates

Michael Santo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:41:39 -0500

The 2009 Emmy Nominations are out. NBC's "30 Rock" has over 20 nominations to lead the pack, and "30 Rock" star Tina Fey has received not just a nomination for that show, but for her take-off on Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live."

Farrah's Story Scores NBC a Major Ratings Blockbuster

Michael Santo — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:26:51 -0500

NBC sent out a press release Saturday about a major ratings score on Friday night. As Friday is known as the "dead zone" of the TV viewing week, it was quite remarkable, but it was all about Farrah Fawcett, her story, her life, and her impending death.

NBC Features Leta Cordes Story On Dateline

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:23:13 -0500

The story of the disappearance of Leta Cordes is being featured tonight on Dateline NBC at 8PM ET. I am not sure what new information they can bring to the story, but it does look as if they have some interviews with Cordes' friends and family.

The Biggest Loser 2009, Full Finale Episode Recap

Michael Santo — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:43:32 -0500

Who won NBC's The Biggest Loser 2009? This year, it was all about couples, and as the season finale opened tonight, there were two couples, but only three slots open.

The Biggest Loser 2009 Season Finale Airs Live Tonight

Michael Santo — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:46:56 -0500

Tonight is the season finale of the 2009 version of the Biggest Loser. This season, it is "The Biggest Loser: Couples." Tonight will be a live three-hour finale which will determine who goes home with the $250,000 prize.

NBC Announces "Olympics on the Go"

erku — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:51:01 -0500

This year's Summer Olympics is in Beijing, which is 12 hours ahead of EDT. Yep, that means many events will take place while Americans are sleeping. Of course, this isn't a new problem; it's happened many times before when the Olympics was held in locales with such a time differential.

KidsCo Makes Broadcast Debut In Spain

webitpr — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:02:58 -0500

FIRST LAUNCH IN WESTERN EUROPE London – 9th May 2008 - KidsCo, the joint venture channel owned by leading media companies NBC Universal, DIC Entertainment (DIC) and Corus Entertainment Inc. (Corus), has launched in Spain via local operator Teuve. The new children’s and family channel will also see a VOD service following later this year.

MSN, NBC To Launch 'The Biggest Loser' Million Pound Match-Up

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:35:31 -0600

MSN Health & Fitness and NBC's "The Biggest Loser" today announced "The Biggest Loser" Million Pound Match-Up, a challenge to America to lose 1 million pounds during the course of the show "The Biggest Loser: Couples."

NBC Announces Celebrity Apprentice Cast

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:59:42 -0600

NBC has announced a premiere date for its Celebrity Apprentice. The seventh edition of the show, which will feature 14 reasonably famous people vying to raise money for their favorite charities, is scheduled to premiere at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 3, reports Zap2it.

NBC's Hulu To Rival Youtube

Ian McGuffick — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:01:17 -0500

The long awaited and talked about Youtube rival, Hulu, is finally here, or at least for some it is, as News Corporation and NBC began testing their site publicly Monday.

iTunes Store To Stop Selling NBC Television Shows

harminka — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:30:07 -0500

Apple® today announced that it will not be selling NBC television shows for the upcoming television season on its online iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com). The move follows NBC’s decision to not renew its agreement with iTunes after Apple declined to pay more than double the wholesale price for each NBC TV episode, which would have resulted in the retail price to consumers increasing to $4.99 per episode from the current $1.99.