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Upfront 2012: Insights, Updates & Schedules

The ABC Upfront And 2 Glee's For The Price Of One - Kristy Carruba
By Kristy Carruba

The answer to Tuesday's Trivia Question: Baba Booey is Howard Stern's producer, Gary Dell'Abate's nickname

FIRST FIVES: Gerald Piscopo, Jim Wall, Nancy Oboyski, Andrew Werts & Lance Beitler

Sunday's Cable Top 5

GAME OF THRONES (KF)-HBO 1.9/3.6

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NJ (KF)-Bravo... more


Upfront Update: NBC Finds the Place and The Voice - Simon Applebaum
By Simon Applebaum

Away we go with this week's closing blitz of TV upfront presentations, starting with...

NBC

Venue: What a difference both a year and difference scenery makes. The network's forum at the New York Hilton ballroom last May came off disjointed, partly because the layout and atmosphere of the place came off... more


Upfront Week 2012: NBC Introduces a Monkey, Fox Brings Out Britney Spears - Ed Martin
By Ed Martin

NBC never fails to disappoint. No matter its corporate owners or top executives, this broadcaster, more than any other, always finds a way to stir up upfront week beyond simply introducing the new series it has lined up for the following season. (Remember when it pulled out of upfront week altogether? Or when it pushed back in with its infamous ... more


Upfront about the Upfront - Kristy Carruba
By Kristy Carruba

The answer to Monday's Trivia Question: Howard Stern's three daughter's names are Debra, Emily and Ashley

FIRST FIVES: Jim Wall, Jo Engel & Lillian Doremus

Friday's Cable Top 5

NBA PLAYOFFS-ESPN 1.8/3.8

WWE-Syfy .8/2.5

AMERICAN DAD-Adult Swim .7/1.8

COMMON LAW-USA... more


Upfront/Newfront Update: YouTube: No Jay Z for the Press, But Here's The News. Plus MiTu - Simon Applebaum
By Simon Applebaum

A pair of back-to-back events last Wednesday brought the first annual festival of "NewFronts" to a close. Google/YouTube, the bigger of the two with more than 2,000 people at the Beacon Theater, was closed to press, the other, one of YouTube's newest attractions (not part of the Original Channels venture showcased at Beacon), was open ... more



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