Josef Adalian

  • Jay Gets Jay-Z for First Show

    A day after Jay Leno downplayed the impact of musical acts to his new series, NBC has announced a superstar trio of musicians will appear on Leno’s first show. Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West will perform their new single "We Run This Town" on the Sept. 14 bow of "The Jay Leno Show." The song…

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  • Fox High on ‘Bob’s Burgers’

    Fox could be ready to greenlight a new contender for its Sunday animation block. Network entertainment boss Kevin Reilly Thursday said the network is close to picking up "Bob’s Burgers," a half-hour from  "King of the Hill" writer Jim Dauterive and "Dr. Katz’s"  Loren Bouchard. It’s from 20th Century Fox TV. Reilly said the creators…

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  • The Osbournes: Over and Out at Fox

    The Osbournes will not be reloading on Fox. Five episodes of the Obsournes’ variety series "Osbournes: Reloaded" have been sitting on the Fox shelves for several months now. The network had said the episodes would air this summer, even after a special preview in March failed to generate great ratings or critical buzz. But now,…

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  • Beckham, Perry Will Fill the Paula Gap on ‘Idol’

    Fox will use female pop stars  such as Katy Perry and Victoria Beckham to help fill the gap left by Paula Abdul’s departure from "American Idol." That’s the word from Fox Entertainment chief Peter Rice, who said producers have already confirmed several stars as guest judges during the audition rounds of "Idol." The goal is…

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  • Lythgoe: Abdul Might Yet Return to ‘Idol’

    "So You Think You Can Dance" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe says he’ll meet with falled "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul this weekend to discuss her joining his show as a guest judge.   "We’d certainly grab her," Lythgoe told reporters Thursday at the Fox portion of the TV Critics Assn. press tour, explaining that he…

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  • Jay Leno Ready for Primetime Battle

    “If we go down in flames, we’ll be laughing on the way down.”

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  • NBC: We Shouldn’t Have Called Conan King

    NBC latenight chief Rick Ludwin is admitting the network messed up when it declared Conan O’Brien the king of late night after one week of ratings.   "I think it was premature," Ludwin said of NBC’s press release crowning O’Brien king. "We were very proud of the show (and its ratings). And there were those…

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  • NBC Reality Boss: ‘Idol’ Will Miss Abdul

    Count NBC unscripted chief Paul Telegdy among the "American Idol" faithful mourning the apparent departure of Paula Abdul from the Fox hit.   "As a fan, I’d miss her from the show," Telegdy told reporters Wednesday at NBC’s portion of the TV Critics Assn. press tour.   Telegdy said he’d be interested in finding a…

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  • NBC’s Bromstad: We’ve Got to Get Costs Under Control

    The ghost of Ben Silverman lingered on at NBC’s portion of the TV Critics Assn. summer press tour Wednesday, with NBC Primetime Entertainment president Angela Bromstad doing her best to outline a post-Ben vision for the Peacock.   Bromstad, appearing on stage with unscripted chief Paul Telegdy, was peppered with questions about Silverman’s last months…

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  • Seacrest: I Can’t Imagine ‘Idol’ Without Abdul

    Ryan Seacrest is weighing in on Paula Abdul’s apparent departure from "American Idol," saying he "can’t imagine" the show without here.   Seacrest spoke out about Abdul’s exit — where else? — on Twitter, posting a couple of messages around 10:30 p.m. Los Angeles time.   "About to go to sleep when I started seeing…

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  • ‘Idol’ After Paula: Who’s to Blame, What It Means — and What’s Next

    Where do we go from here?   Now that the No. 3 star on America’s No. 1 show has decided to up and quit, the aftershocks will continue for days, weeks — maybe months. This story isn’t exactly the death of Michael Jackson, but let’s put it this way: The Obama administration has one more…

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  • Paula Abdul Announces ‘Idol’ Exit– via Twitter

    UPDATE 8:52 PDT: Fox and producers FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment are confirming Paula Abdul’s departure from "American Idol."   Just released:     Paula Abdul has been an important part of the AMERICAN IDOL family over the last eight seasons and we are saddened that she has decided not to return to the…

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  • DGA to TV Academy: Cut!

    Another day, another Hollywood guild complaining about the TV Academy’s planned Emmy changes.   Today’s outburst comes from the Directors Guild of America. My story on the complaint, first reported by J. Hibberd’s The Live Feed, is here.    The slow drip-drip-drip of outrage only underscores the need for everyone involved to stop with the…

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  • NATPE 2010: Three Days Only

    NATPE, the TV industry’s annual syndication convention, will return to Las Vegas next year– but it will be a bit shorter than in years past. The National Association of Television Programming Executives said Tuesday that its 2010 powwow will take place over three days from Monday, January 25 through Wednesday, January 27. In recent years,…

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  • Coming Soon to the CW: ‘Dawson’s Creek: The Next Gen’?

    The CW, which has already mounted revivals of "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place," may not be done mining the TV vaults for new series ideas. "There are other shows we’re looking at that we’d possibly think about (bringing back)," CW Entertainment chief Dawn Ostroff told TheWrap Tuesday, just after her formal presentation to reporters…

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