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E! Molding New Comedy Profile
By Anne Becker -- Broadcasting & Cable
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E! is looking to boost its comedy profile with the launch of celebrity claymation series Starveillance, which will debut in January 2007.
The show, from Celebrity Deathmatch mastermind Eric Fogel, will offer up celebrities who have more than just feet of clay, including Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, and Ashlee Simpson.
Adding more laughs to the lineup is a top priority at E! Networks President/CEO Ted Harbert said in announcing the show to critics at the Television Critics Association Tour in L.A..
He also pointed out that, although the network lost its video version of Howard Stern's radio show, it's still up 11% in prime time household ratings over last year. "Frankly, six months ago, I thought I'd be out here trying to spin a negative story," he said.
The ratings growth is thanks in part to strong ratings from The Simple Life's fourth season, which premiered on the network in June. E! has ordered a fifth season of the show.
Posted by Christine at July 12, 2006 9:18 AMI saw Vince Vaghn last week! He was in Carthage, SD. I read in the newspaper that he was going to be there, so my mom and me and my little sister went. We were really excited because we love Vince Vaughn. Anyway, we saw him, but the security guards wouldn't let us ask for autographs. I did get a wave from Sean Penn though. After Carthage, me and my sister and my mom went to Chamberlain where my grandparents have a cafe, and spent the night there. We left in the morning, and fifteen minutes after we left Vince Vaughn showed up! He ate there and it was awesome. I was so mad that I missed him, but my grandma got to meet him and told him about us, which made me VERY excited. I really wish i could've met him, though.
Posted at: July 24, 2006 9:41 AM