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  • CBS Rides NFL to Vie for Young Viewers After 20 Years

    Updated 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

    CBS Corp., the perennial second-place network with the younger prime-time viewers prized by television advertisers, is poised to claim that crown for the first time in two decades with its new schedule.

  • Fox Retools ‘Idol’ in Bid for Second Resurrection of Show

    “American Idol,” Fox TV’s aging ratings powerhouse, will undergo a “creative reinvigoration” next season that will determine whether the show’s almost nine- year run as the most-watched series comes to an end.

  • Fox Adds Five Comedies, Dramas to Win Back ’Idol’ Viewers

    News Corp.’s Fox will add the comedy “The Mindy Project” and four other shows to its schedule next season, looking to bolster ratings after “American Idol” lost 30 percent of the younger viewers targeted by advertisers.

  • Dallas Museum Seeks to Shade Pension-Backed Tower’s Glare

    A Dallas pension fund’s glass-skinned apartment tower may need costly changes after the Nasher Sculpture Center, home to works by Degas, Picasso and Rodin, complained of damaging light and heat reflected by the building.

  • Dick Clark, ‘American Bandstand’ TV Show Host, Dies at 82

    Dick Clark, the television impresario and host of the “American Bandstand” rock ‘n’ roll dance show whose permanently boyish looks earned him the nickname “the oldest living teenager,” has died. He was 82.

  • Seacrest Said to Sign 2-Year ‘Idol’ Deal for $30 Million

    “American Idol” producers signed Ryan Seacrest to a two-year, $30 million contract to continue hosting television’s most-watched show, said a person with knowledge of the terms who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

  • Goldman, Macquarie Sell ‘American Idol’ Loan at Highest Discount

    Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Macquarie Group Ltd. sold a $200 million loan backing Apollo Global Management LLC’s 2011 buyout of CKX Inc., the owner of the television show “American Idol”, at the steepest discount on record.

  • Wisconsin’s Primary Political Concern: Scott Walker

    The political excitement in Wisconsin is not about today’s presidential primary.

  • Fox Network Looks for Life Beyond American Idol, 24

    By Ronald Grover May 13 (Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Kevin Reilly, Fox Broadcasting's entertainment president, is racing to find new shows. His worry is that the network's buoyant ratings could sink once Simon Cowell, the caustic talent judge and star of American Idol, leaves the successful singing competition this month after nine seasons. The Fox programming chief wants to remake a network that has relied on Idol, hour-long dramas, and cartoon comedies to lead in the crucial 18-to-49-year-old viewer category for almost six years. In addition to Cowell's exit from Idol, TV's most watched show, Fox is losing Kiefer Sutherland and his popular thriller, 24. The network needs fresh fare, especially because 18-to-49 ratings for both Idol and a medical drama, House, are slumping. Reilly, 47, insists he welcomes the challenge. "It's a high-class problem to have," he says. "The shows are still very

  • Tribune Says Stations Pulled From DirecTV U.S. Markets

    Tribune Co. said some of its television stations went off the air for DirecTV subscribers in 19 U.S. markets, including Chicago, New York, Washington and Philadelphia, after a contract lapsed at midnight.

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