Tag: Nina Tassler

Angelica McDaniel Given Oversight of TV Distribution for CBS in Addition to Daytime Role

CBS' Angelica McDaniel, who in her role as Senior Vice President, Daytime, CBS Entertainment, has overseen the growth in all areas of daytime programming for the network since her promotion to the position in February 2012, will add oversight of first-run programming development for CBS Television Distribution, the syndication arm of CBS Corp., the company announced today.

CBS Picks Up Eight New Shows, Returning 21 Veterans; New Drama Starring ‘AMC’s’ Josh Duhamel Debuts in Midseason

As it gets ready to finish the traditional television season (September-May) as America's most-watched network in viewers for the 11th time in 12 years, CBS has renewed 21 shows and has picked up an additional 8 for next season. Five of the new shows will air in the fall with the remaining three headed for midseason. The new series joining the network in the fall includes "Madam Secretary," starring Téa Leoni as the newly appointed U.S. Secretary of State; "NCIS: New…

Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment on Michael Muhney Firing: ‘Sony [Pictures Television] Came To Us and Said, ‘We Want to Make a Change”

According to TV Guide Canada's Greg David, Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment, was asked by reporters today during the 2014 Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour to comment on the allegations surrounding the firing of Michael Muhney as Adam Newman on the network's "The Young and the Restless."

CBS Renews Full Daytime Schedule; ‘Y&R’ to Continue Through 2017!

During the CBS portion of the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour this morning, Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment, announced the early renewals of the network's full daytime lineup consisting of soap operas "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "The Young and the Restless," game shows "Let's Make a Deal" and "The Price is Right," and talk show "The Talk." The renewal for next season (2014-2015) follows a season full of…

CBS Renews ‘Under the Dome’ For Second Season

CBS has renewed "Under the Dome," the summers most watched series in viewers and key sales demos, for a second season. Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, "Dome" follows a small town suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. The citizens must now deal with ways to survive amid post-apocalyptic conditions, while seeking to find answers to what the dome is and why they're all stuck in it and when they might get out (not…