From Oprah to Ellen, daytime TV has found its own array of talk-show stars. But clearly the format isn’t for everyone. Harry Connick Jr. is about to launch a syndicated daytime talk show produced by NBC. But the New Orleans crooner should careful. A lot of stars have fizzled in daytime TV. Jane Pauley was the widely admired cohost of “Today.” A natural fit for her own daytime show, right? Nope. “The Jane Pauley Show” premiered in 2004 and was canceled after just one season. Everyone loves Tony Danza, right? Maybe not. The irrepressible former “Taxi” star premiered “The Tony Danza Show...
- 8/30/2016
- by Scott Collins
- The Wrap
Meredith Bennett, Richard Dahm and Allison Silverman have been upped to co-executive producer status on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report.
The trio, who will have day-to-day oversight of the program, are essentially filling the void left by the departure of Ben Karlin, executive producer of Colbert and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," who stepped down late last year but still serves as a consulting producer to both series.
Bennett, Dahm and Silverman have been with the news-spoof program since its launch on Oct. 17, 2005. Bennett previously served as line producer, with Dahm and Silverman as supervising producers. Dahm and Silverman double as the show's head writers.
"Allison, Rich and Meredith are incredibly gifted, hardworking producers who truly deserve these promotions," host Stephen Colbert said. "They also deserve to go home occasionally, but that's not going to happen."
The show is executive produced by Colbert, who also serves as writer, and Stewart.
Bennett's production credits include such shows as VH1's Storytellers, ABC's The Bachelorette, NBC Universal's The Jane Pauley Show and Food Network's Lisa and Dweezil Show. She also was a production manager on Warner Bros.' The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
Dahm was a writer for HBO's Dennis Miller Live and Da Ali G Show. He spent nine years as a writer and managing editor of the Onion, the satirical weekly newspaper/Web site, and is a co-author of the Onion Ad Nauseam book series.
The trio, who will have day-to-day oversight of the program, are essentially filling the void left by the departure of Ben Karlin, executive producer of Colbert and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," who stepped down late last year but still serves as a consulting producer to both series.
Bennett, Dahm and Silverman have been with the news-spoof program since its launch on Oct. 17, 2005. Bennett previously served as line producer, with Dahm and Silverman as supervising producers. Dahm and Silverman double as the show's head writers.
"Allison, Rich and Meredith are incredibly gifted, hardworking producers who truly deserve these promotions," host Stephen Colbert said. "They also deserve to go home occasionally, but that's not going to happen."
The show is executive produced by Colbert, who also serves as writer, and Stewart.
Bennett's production credits include such shows as VH1's Storytellers, ABC's The Bachelorette, NBC Universal's The Jane Pauley Show and Food Network's Lisa and Dweezil Show. She also was a production manager on Warner Bros.' The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
Dahm was a writer for HBO's Dennis Miller Live and Da Ali G Show. He spent nine years as a writer and managing editor of the Onion, the satirical weekly newspaper/Web site, and is a co-author of the Onion Ad Nauseam book series.
- 2/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran sports and live events producer Michael Weisman has been tapped to serve in the newly created role of executive producer for the NBC Universal Television Group, where he will serve as a roving producer assigned to various programs and channels in the vast NBC Uni portfolio. Weisman, a 22-time Emmy winner who most recently served as executive producer of NBC Uni's daytime talker The Jane Pauley Show, will focus on assisting in the production of news, sports and live event programming across NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and other outlets. He reports to NBC Uni TV Group president Jeff Zucker. "Michael's background is so strong and his experience so great that he will be an added set of eyes and ears, helpful in so many different places," Zucker said.
- 7/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It appears as if the ax has dropped on another freshman syndicated show. Talker The Larry Elder Show isn't returning for a second season, sources said. The strip from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution launched in September but has failed to gain traction with viewers. Season to date, Larry Elder is averaging a 0.9 household rating. WBDTD declined comment Monday. The distributor has another talker set to launch in syndication in the fall: the Tyra Banks-hosted strip The Tyra Banks Show. Along with Larry Elder, other rookie syndicated shows not returning for a second season include NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's talker The Jane Pauley Show along with Sony Pictures Television's talk show Life & Style and reality/talk series Pat Croce: Moving In.
- 4/12/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It looks like a couple of freshman syndicated shows won't be back in the fall. Sources said that Sony Pictures Television's talk show Life & Style and reality/talk show Pat Croce: Moving In won't be returning for a second season. Production has already wrapped on both first-run strips, sources said. It's likely that a mix of original episodes and repeats of both shows will continue to air through September. SPT declined comment Monday. Life and Pat Croce have had little traction since their September debuts. Season to date, Life is averaging a 0.5 household rating, and Pat Croce is averaging a 0.7. Life is hosted by Jules Asner, Cynthia Garrett, Lynne Koplitz and Kimora Lee Simmons, and Pat Croce features the motivational speaker and former president and owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers "moving in" with families to help them deal with life issues and problems. The news follows on the heels of another freshman show's demise: NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's talker The Jane Pauley Show, which is ending production by mid-April.
- 3/29/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Buena Vista Television has just secured another daytime slot for its syndicated talker The Tony Danza Show. Chicago's WMAQ-TV, an NBC owned-and-operated station, will begin airing the freshman strip at noon starting in the fall; the show now airs at 1:40 a.m. on ABC O&O WLS-TV. (The distributor had said in January that Danza would be heading to a daytime slot in Los Angeles in the fall on Viacom's KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV from a late-night slot on ABC O&O KABC.) In Chicago, Danza will be taking over the time slot currently occupied by NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution's The Jane Pauley Show, but it's unclear where that show is headed. NBC Universal declined comment.
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday gave syndicated daytime shows a boost during the week ending Jan. 23. With many viewers enjoying a day off from work or school Jan. 17, HUT (households using television) levels were up by an average of 2 million for the week. Those shows benefiting from the holiday included several rookies, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. Talker The Jane Pauley Show was up 6% week-to-week to average a series-high 1.8 household rating, while fellow talk show The Tony Danza Show jumped 25% to a 1.5, tying its season-best performance. Another freshman strip, surprise-makeover show Ambush Makeover, spiked 30% to a 1.3, also tying its season-best rating. Talker The Larry Elder Show jumped 10% to a 1.1.
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