Swingtown

 MI - Josef Adalian, Josef Adalian I get psyched seeing CBS Entertainment boss Nina Tassler's eyes light up when she waxes rhapsodic about shows in development, or dim when she ponders the fate of a show such as “Swingtown” or “The Class.” I get a kick listening to Peter Roth of Warner ...

HitFix  MI By Josef Adalian The CW is feeling groovy about Ashton Kutcher’s “The Beautiful Life,” greenlighting a pilot for the project and bringing on “Swingtown” and “Jericho” scribes Mike Kelley and Carol Barbee to serve as executive producers. ... CW renews six signature shows Variety

Finding ways to beat the digital video recorder, or at least slow down viewers’ itchy fast-forward finger, is something of an obsession for networks and advertisers. After all, it’s hard to sell products to viewers who don’t see your commercials. And with the new commercial ratings syste...

The new fall TV season starts this week. Can you feel the excitement? Probably not. I know, I know: It’s become almost cliche to whine about what a weird fall launch this has been. But cliches are cliches because, well, they’re true. And the fact is, there are fewer new shows than usual, networks...

SUMMER LOVIN' The 1970s-styled drama 'Swingtown' sails off into the sunset. The season finale of “Swingtown” aired Friday. I watch CBS’ sudsy “Big Brother” religiously, and if the network made any attempt to hype “Swingtown’s” swansong, I certainly missed it. How sad. CBS insiders will te...

By Christopher Perez CBS’ “Swingtown,” the new summer series with a cult following and disappointing ratings, is being shopped around to potential cable buyers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show is a pet project of CBS Entertainment President Nina ...