On May 1, 12:32=A0pm, David <dimla...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> from multichannel news
>
> Ion To Begin Airing 'ER,' Stat
> Medical Drama Joins Net=92s Primetime Lineup In June
> By Mike Reynolds
>
> Ion Media Networks continued its off-net buying spree, clamping down
> the rights to four seasons of ER.
>
> Through a deal with Warner Bros. Domestic Television, terms of which
> were not disclosed, Ion Television has gained the rights to seasons 11
> through 14 of the medical drama. Ion Television, which is holding its
> upfront presentation to advertisers at the New York Public Library on
> 42nd Street tonight, will add ER to its primetime lineup, beginning
> next month.
>
> Currently in its 14th season, ER continues to earn some of the highest
> ratings among TV dramas. In addition to winning 22 Emmy Awards,
> including outstanding drama in 1996, and 120 Emmy Award nominations,
> the show has also earned the George Foster Peabody Award and four
> Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding ensemble performance in a
> drama series.
>
> =93This deal with Warner Bros. highlights Ion Television=92s evolution
> both in terms of programming and target audience=97a major consideration
> for advertisers,=94 said Ion Media Networks chairman and CEO Brandon
> Burgess in a statement. =93ER is one of America=92s most acclaimed
series.=
> The addition of this show underscores our network=92s commitment to
> contem****ary, quality programming that will appeal to a wide
> audience.=94
>
> Over the past few months, Ion has gained the rights to such
> off-network fare as Baywatch, The Steve Harvey Show and Boston Legal,
> and in recent days Ghost Whisperer and Criminal Minds.
Pfft... 4 seasons. It depends WHICH 4 sesons they obtain. If it's the
last 4, then SFW (so ****ing what)? They're smoking crack if they
think at tired, ancient series is still getting some of the all-time
highest ratings of other shows on the schedule still. Spin.
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