Josef Adalian

  • Steinbrenner Sued over YES Network

    George Steinbrenner has been slapped with a $38 million breach of contract suit by a former exec at the Madison Square Garden Network, Reuters is reporting.   Robert Gutkowski, former president of MSG, says The Boss promised him he’d be a major player in the creation of another channel, the YES network. Instead, Steinbrenner only…

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  • VIDEO: NBC’s New Promo for ‘The Office’

    NBC last night premiered the first promo for the sixth season of "The Office"– and it included some love for the network’s new "Community."   Diehard office fans have been waiting for any clues to plot points about the upcoming season. No major spoilers, but the promo does introduce the work "anorexitic" and has Oscar…

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  • Go, ‘Brother’: Another Ratings High

    Just when it seemed "Big Brother" couldn’t get any bigger, it does.   Last night’s episode of the CBS reality soap opera delivered the show’s biggest audience of the season, with a little more than 8 million viewers tuning in to see (spoiler alert!) loudmouth bully Russell Kairouz kicked out of the house. The show…

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  • Whoa, ‘Brother’: America’s Vote Could Be Key

    Another key player left the "Big Brother" house Thursday night, as big bad Russell got the boot by a unanimous 3-0 vote (the first unanimous vote of the season).   As always, TV MoJoe talked to "Brother" exec producer Allison Grodner right after tonight’s episode to get her thoughts on this week’s goings-on:    …

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  • ‘TBL’ Hearts NY

    The CW’s "The Beautiful Life: TBL" will be all over New York’s Fashion Week– and New York magazine.   In a very targeted mailing, 4,000 high profile contacts in the fashion and media worlds are getting a polybagged edition of New York magazine featuring those racy shots of the cast that caused a bit of…

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  • Paley Sets Talent for Fall Preview Bash

    Patricia Heaton, David S. Goyer, Glenn Gordon Caron, Joel McHale, CCH Pounder, Bill Lawrence and Steve Levitan are among the big names who’ve been booked for the Paley Center for Media’s upcoming fall preview parties.   "The PaleyFest: Fall TV Preview Parties presented by TV Guide Magazine" are set to take place between Sept. 9…

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  • Linney Taking on ‘The C Word’ for Showtime

    The network once known for "The L Word" is now tackling "The C Word" — cancer.   Showtime has signed Laura Linney to star in and executive produce a new half-hour series in which she’ll play a suburban mom and wife who’s diagnosed with cancer. Darlene Hunt ("90210") will write the pilot; Neal Moritz and…

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  • It’s Done: A&E Snaps Up Lifetime

    UPDATED 6:19 CT   The "Ice Road Truckers" are now in the same corporate family as the "Army Wives" and the designers of "Project Runway."   A&E Television Networks has acquired ownership of Lifetime as part of a complicated deal involving the Disney-ABC TV Group, Hearst and NBC Universal. The move had been expected since…

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  • Conan Repeats Beat Dave Originals

    Conan O’Brien kept up his late-night winning streak last week, decisively beating David Letterman in demos despite being in repeats.   In what’s becoming a familiar storyline, Letterman– who offered all-new shows last week opposite O’Brien’s reruns– came out ahead in viewers.   According to Nielsen data for the week of Aug. 17-21, NBC’s "The…

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  • Exclusive: ‘V’ Shutting Down for Tune-Up

    ABC’s buzz-heavy new fall drama "V" is taking a two-week creative hiatus.   Warner Bros. TV has decided to temporarily shut down production on the alien invasion series, with filming scheduled to halt next Wednesday, a studio rep confirmed exclusively to TheWrap. Because "V" doesn’t premiere until Nov. 3, the move won’t impact scheduling of…

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  • Video: This May Be the Moment Print Journalism Died

    The poor ink-stained wretches have no idea what’s about to hit them.   That’s the takeaway one gets from the video below — a 1981 KRON news report that documents the beginning of a radical new service: electronic newspapers!   "Imagine if you will sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your computer to…

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  • NBC Pushes ‘Southland’ Return to October

    NBC will launch its fall schedule with one less scripted series.   The network has decided to push back the sophomore season premiere of "Southland," the critically admired John Wells drama that debuted last spring. Instead of launching during premiere week, the series will now return on Friday, Oct. 23 at 9 p.m., an NBC…

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  • MTV ‘Super Psycho’ About Film Slate

     MTV is getting back into the TV movie business, unveiling plans to produce one new feature every quarter starting next year.   The network has quietly wrapped production on the first film on its slate: A horror pic called "My Super Psycho Sweet 16." Jacob Gentry ("The Signal") directed the project, which revolves around a…

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  • Record Summer Viewing Boosts USA, E!

    USA Network continues to dominate summer cable TV, claiming the top new and returning shows among adults 18-49.   That’s the word from a summer ratings analysis released by Turner Wednesday.   The report also showed that — no surprise– cable continues to make gains while the broadcast networks slipped in ratings this summer.  …

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  • ‘Big Bro’ Drama: ‘I Will Stab You in the Neck’

    The drama continues in the "Big Brother" house.   This season has already seen one player’s expulsion and some of the biggest fights ever in the show’s nine-year history. Things seemed to be quieting down in recent days, but as this clip from the "Big Brother" live feeds demonstrate, tensions are still running high in…

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