On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:39 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > CBS' summer realty comp equivalent of "America's Got Talent," > "Wipeout" and "So You Think You Can Dance" will be back next summer > and probably every summer as long as Les and the Chenbot are married: > > http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/09/15/big-brother-picked-up-for-another-summer-run/ > > Meanwhile, confidential to Adam: Is it true that the UK "BB" (which > has run as long as the U.S. version but has one less civilian season > or "series," since they didn't have a WGA strike to cover) is being > canned by Channel 4? I've heard that it's been slipping in recent > years and causing more argument amongst the regulators as being "too > popular" for what's supposed to be a niche-programming channel.
I'm not Adam, but I listen to enough BBC radio to know that they promoted the most recent "Big Brother" as its last. I think we all know never to count out a network executive's capacity for lying and running a program into the ground, but as of now it is dead as a doorknob. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
