NEWS EVERYONE CAN APPRECIATE … HEY YOU GUYS GUESS WHAT? THE FCC HAS PASSED THE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT LOUDNESS MITIGATION ACT.
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BIG NEWS … A survey by Experian-Simmons researched the TV-watching habits of political elephants and donkeys and found some interesting results: Republicans like NCIS , Swamp Loggers , The Biggest Loser , Jay Leno , and The Bachelor , while Democrats prefer Treme , 30 Rock , David Letterman , Glee , and >
BIGGER NEWS … Uh-oh, trouble in Alcatraz ! The upcoming J.J. Abrams-produced Fox show has lost its showrunner and co-creator Elizabeth Sarnoff over creative differences. The sci-fi-ish drama, about missing guards and inmates at the world’s most famous prison, will now be run by Jennifer Johnson ( Chase ) and screenwriter Daniel Pyne.
BIG NEWS … Right now, networks love reboots and they love Westerns. CBS decided to kill two birds with one stone and is developing a reboot of the classic Western The Rifleman , which debuted in 1958 and ran through 1963 and starred Chuck Connors as eagle-eyed homesteader Lucas McCain in the 1880s. The updated version will stay close to the original, taking place in New Mexico territory as Lucas defends his new hometown
THE NON-CASTING NEWS … How to Be a Gentleman was canceled earlier this month after two weeks of being everything but good. But CBS didn’t have the heart to erase it completely, and shifted it to the graveyard known as Saturday night to burn off its remaining episodes. In the end, that act of compassion lasted just one week, as CBS has killed the show entirely and pulled it from the schedule completely
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