Space Cadet
07-17-2006, 02:16 PM
Programming notes: Cuban's HDNet gets 'Arrested'
Dan Rather will be sharing his new home with the Bluths. Mark Cuban, who said last week that his high-definition channel HDNet will host "Dan Rather Reports," is picking up canceled critical darling "Arrested Development's" three seasons of episodes from 20th Television. The comedy will join the ranks of other HDNet salvage efforts like the critically praised "Joan of Arcadia" and Showtime's “Dead Like Me,” both short-timers. In other programming, FX purchased cable syndication rights for Warner Bros.' CBS series "Two and a Half Men," to begin airing in 2010. Episodes, which could be shown as often as twice daily and once on weekend days, are valued at as much as $750,000 each, which would make it one of the most expensive syndication deals ever. Fox has switched up its fall Tuesdays lineup to air "House" at 8 p.m., before new show "Standoff," but the swap is only temporary. Adult Swim is preparing several new animated series for the fall including "Metalocalypse," about heavy metal rockers, to air Sundays at 11:45 p.m. starting Aug. 6; "Bleach," about a teenager who can see ghosts, Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. starting Sept. 9; "Trinity Blood," a vampire tale, Saturdays at midnight, starting Sept. 9; and "Frisky Dingo," premiering Oct. 15 and airing Sunday nights at 12:30 a.m. And Court TV is developing several new programs, including the grim reality series "Divorce Story;" a show about women bounty hunters called "Bounty Girls;" and "Phenomena Police," about investigations of the paranormal.
Source: http://www.medialifemagazine.com
- Nice to see Arrested getting love(although that throws off livingfruitvirus' chances to have AD on AS).
- I didn't even realize that "Two and A Half Men" would be worth that much for syndication. That and wouldn't work better on TBS? Oh wait, I forgot, WB and Turner hate each other.:shrug:
-Although those that go to the AS board already know, at least anime was mentioned.
Dan Rather will be sharing his new home with the Bluths. Mark Cuban, who said last week that his high-definition channel HDNet will host "Dan Rather Reports," is picking up canceled critical darling "Arrested Development's" three seasons of episodes from 20th Television. The comedy will join the ranks of other HDNet salvage efforts like the critically praised "Joan of Arcadia" and Showtime's “Dead Like Me,” both short-timers. In other programming, FX purchased cable syndication rights for Warner Bros.' CBS series "Two and a Half Men," to begin airing in 2010. Episodes, which could be shown as often as twice daily and once on weekend days, are valued at as much as $750,000 each, which would make it one of the most expensive syndication deals ever. Fox has switched up its fall Tuesdays lineup to air "House" at 8 p.m., before new show "Standoff," but the swap is only temporary. Adult Swim is preparing several new animated series for the fall including "Metalocalypse," about heavy metal rockers, to air Sundays at 11:45 p.m. starting Aug. 6; "Bleach," about a teenager who can see ghosts, Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. starting Sept. 9; "Trinity Blood," a vampire tale, Saturdays at midnight, starting Sept. 9; and "Frisky Dingo," premiering Oct. 15 and airing Sunday nights at 12:30 a.m. And Court TV is developing several new programs, including the grim reality series "Divorce Story;" a show about women bounty hunters called "Bounty Girls;" and "Phenomena Police," about investigations of the paranormal.
Source: http://www.medialifemagazine.com
- Nice to see Arrested getting love(although that throws off livingfruitvirus' chances to have AD on AS).
- I didn't even realize that "Two and A Half Men" would be worth that much for syndication. That and wouldn't work better on TBS? Oh wait, I forgot, WB and Turner hate each other.:shrug:
-Although those that go to the AS board already know, at least anime was mentioned.