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...networks were limited in the kind of programming they could own, but with the limits lifted, the pressure is on. CBS, which co-owns an unprecedented six of its seven new shows, gave King of Queens a slot on the schedule after COLUMBIA TRISTAR surrendered a share. NewsRadio, a so-so sitcom, was renewed for a fourth season after NBC, considered the most aggressive network, acquired profit participation from the producer, BRILLSTEIN-GREY, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better...
Phil Hartman's wife left his body on their bloody bed and went to a friend's house to confess the killing before returning home to kill herself, say Southern California newspapers. After shooting the "NewsRadio" actor-comedian as he slept around 2 a.m. Thursday, Brynn Hartman went to the home of an unidentified male friend, the Los Angeles Times and the Daily News of Los Angeles reported, citing unnamed sources. Nearly incoherent, Mrs. Hartman confessed to the killing, but the friend did not believe her, the Times said. However, after she fell asleep he checked her purse and found...
...networks were limited in the kind of programming they could own, but with the limits lifted, the pressure is on. CBS, which co-owns an unprecedented six of its seven new shows, gave "King of Queens" a slot on the schedule after Columbia Tristar surrendered a share. "NewsRadio," a so-so sitcom, was renewed for a fourth season after NBC, considered the most aggressive network, acquired profit participation from the producer, Brillstein-Grey, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better...
...season to experiment. It could build up Frasier or 3rd Rock by putting them after Seinfeld. Meanwhile, Just Shoot Me, a modest success starring Laura San Giacomo as an editor who works for a women's magazine owned by her father, is being given a Thursday tryout, as is NewsRadio, a clever show that in three seasons has never lived up to its ratings potential...
...Hill is a manifestation of Judge's longtime obsession with an America of tract homes and monster truck shows, Dairy Queens and Wal-Marts. "Mike has surrounded himself in Texas with great raconteurs," notes Sam Johnson, a former Beavis writer who is now executive story editor on NBC's NewsRadio. "They regale him with tales of misfit friends and trailer-park relatives. Mike is repelled by this world and also incredibly attracted...