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Eliot Goldberg Named SVP Development & Programming For CMT

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday August 22, 2011 @ 8:30am PDTTags: CMT, E!, TV Land
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: Former TV Land and Ryan Seacrest Prods executive Eliot Goldberg has joined CMT on the West Coast as SVP Development and Programming. He will oversee development of new programming — both unscripted and scripted — reporting to Jayson Dinsmore, EVP Development and Programming. CMT has been expanding into reality, most recently launching new Thursday series Texas Women and Sweet Home Alabama. It also ventured into scripted television with sitcom Working Class, which ran for one season. Goldberg recently served as SVP Development and Original Programming at a cable network that has found success with original sitcoms — TV Land. There he developed and oversaw scripted and non-scripted programming. Goldberg was involved in the development of scripted comedies Hot in Cleveland, Retired at 35 and Happily Divorced. His recent reality series include High School Reunion and Harry Loves Lisa. Before TV Land, Goldberg was EVP Programming and  Development for Ryan Seacrest Prods at the company’s launch. He created, developed and executive produced such series as mega hit Keeping Up With the Kardashians, offshoot Khourtney and Khloe Take Miami and Denise Richards: It’s Complicated. READ MORE »

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TNT’s ‘Franklin & Bash’ Off To Soft Ratings Start And Other TV News

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday June 2, 2011 @ 1:51pm PDTTags: Cable Ratings, CMT, Franklin & Bash, Men of a Certain Age, NBC, The Biggest Loser, TNT
Nellie Andreeva

TNT’s new legal dramedy Franklin & Bash premiered with 2.7 million viewers last night, 1.1 million of them in the 18-49 demographic. That is a tad higher than the premiere of Season 2 (and first on TNT) of critical darling … Read More »

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CMT Cancels Sitcom ‘Working Class’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 11, 2011 @ 5:21pm PDTTags: Cable TV, CMT, CMT Scripted Series, Country Music Television, Ed Asner, Jill Cargerman, Melissa Peterman, Working Class
Nellie Andreeva

CMT’s first foray into scripted TV proved short-lived. The music-driven cable network has canceled its first original sitcom, Working Class, after one season. “Unfortunately, CMT will not be pursuing a second season of Working Class,” a note posted … Read More »

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TV CASTINGS: Christopher Lloyd Joins NBC Pilot, Burt Reynolds Boards CMT Movie

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday April 1, 2011 @ 6:35pm PDTTags: Burt Reynolds, Christopher Lloyd, CMT, NBC, Reel Love
Nellie Andreeva

Christopher Lloyd has been tapped for the last lead role in NBC’s untitled Dan Goor comedy. The multicamera centers on Dr. Adam Foote (Andrew J. West), who leaves a broken relationship and a job as hospital administrator in Boston to … Read More »

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CMT Launches Original Movie Division, Greenlights First Two Telefilms

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday March 15, 2011 @ 10:26am PDTTags: CMT, Reel Love, Ricky Schroder
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: After entering the scripted series arena last year with its first crop of comedy pilots, which yielded its first scripted series, Working Class, CMT is expanding into another area of original programming. The country music-themed cable network has established … Read More »

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Former NBC Reality Exec Jayson Dinsmore Tapped As Head Of Development For CMT

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 2, 2011 @ 9:22am PSTTags: Cable TV, CMT, CMT Development, Country Music Television, TV
Nellie Andreeva

Former SVP alternative development at NBC Jayson Dinsmore has joined CMT as EVP development. He will oversee all development for the channel and manage the network’s development team, based primarily out of CMT’s Santa Monica offices, reporting to CMT president … Read More »

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CABLE RATINGS: Solid Debut For ‘Working Class’, ‘Jerseylicious’ Sets Record

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 31, 2011 @ 12:49pm PSTTags: Cable TV Ratings, CMT, CMT Scripted Series, Jerseylicious, Style Network, TV, Working Class
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CMT Renews ‘Singing Bee’ For Season 3; Co-Creator Phil Gurin Signs With CAA

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday November 21, 2010 @ 3:11pm PSTTags: CMT, Melissa Peterman, TV, TV Deals, Working Class
Nellie Andreeva

CMT has picked up one of its highest-rated series, The Singing Bee, for a third season. The karaoke singing competition, from Juma Entertainment and the Gurin Co., is hosted by Melissa Peterman, who also toplines the network’s first scripted sitcom, Working Class, slated … Read More »

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CMT Picks Up ‘Working Class’ To Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday August 5, 2010 @ 7:12pm PDTTags: Cable TV, CMT, CMT Scripted Series, Country Music Television, Jill Cargerman, Melissa Peterman, Multi-Camera
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: CMT is officially in the scripted series business with the pickup of comedy pilot Working Class to series. I hear the cable network has given the the multi-camera project from writer/executive producer Jill Cargerman (Gary Unmarried) a 12-episode order. Working Class stars Reba alumna and The Singing Bee host Melissa Peterman Read More »

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