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Posted 9/22/09 on Vulture
TV

So, Did CSI: Miami End Up Beating Jay Leno by ‘a Lot’?

In a word, yes.

Filed Under: abc, cbs, csi: miami, fox, house, jeff gaspin, les moonves, nbc, the jay leno show, tv

Posted 5/26/09 on Vulture
Managing for Margins

CBS Wins 2008–2009 TV Ratings Race, While NBC Places Fourth

Good thing Ben Silverman is "managing for margins and not for ratings."

Filed Under: abc, ben silverman, cbs, entertainment, fox, les moonves, managing for margins, nbc, tv

Posted 5/19/09 on Vulture
Upfronts

NBC Upfronts: Ben Silverman Declares War on Repeats, Makes Peace With Obama

Perhaps most surprising of all, he restrained himself from going off on Nikki Finke!

Filed Under: alan sepinwall, ben silverman, entertainment, les moonves, moonvest, nbc, nikki finke, tv, upfronts, winter olympics

Posted 5/13/09 on Vulture
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

What Does the Future Hold for Showtime?

The network just passed on four high-profile pilots they ordered, leaving them in a development hole.

Filed Under: bob greenblatt, decisions decisions decisions, diablo cody, edie falco, les moonves, nurse jackie, showtime, tv, weeds

Posted 4/30/09 on Vulture
Beef

Sumner Redstone Doesn’t Fear Jay Leno, Not One Bit

Sumner may be ancient, but he's still as feisty as a 70-year-old.

Filed Under: Beef, CBS, Jay Leno, Les Moonves, NBC, Sumner Redstone, TV

Posted 2/6/09 on Vulture
Drama!

CBS Warns Its Stars That If They Take a Pay Raise, Their Co-Stars Are Toast

We're holding out for a hero!

Filed Under: CBS, CSI, David Caruso, Drama!, Gary Sinise, Laurence Fishburne, Les Moonves

Posted 12/10/08 on Vulture
Beef

Les Moonves Has Got David Caruso’s Back

Can Leno at 10 p.m. top CSI? Ain't no way!

Filed Under: Beef, Bets, Harvey Weinstein, Jay Leno, Les Moonves, TV

Posted 9/12/08 on Grub Street
Power Lunch

If Bruni Didn’t See Celebs at Michael’s, What’s Up With the Photos, Huh?

Bruni didn’t see any heavy hitters when he was there, but the photos that ran with his review depicted plenty of them.

Filed Under: and Peggy Siegel, Barry Diller, Diane Sawyer, four seasons, frank bruni, Julian Niccolini, Kathleen Turner, Leon Black, Les Moonves, Michael Ovitz, michael's, Power Lunch, Showtime CEO Matt Blank, Tina Brown

Posted 5/16/08 on Daily Intel
Company Town

Right Now, Sean Avery Is Getting Anna Wintour Starbucks

The injured Ranger begins his tour of duty at 'Vogue,' Carl Icahn's battle with Yahoo heats up, and Donald Trump is in another fight … in today's roundup of media, finance, real-estate and law news.

Filed Under: andrew cuomo, blackstone, blackstone group, carl icahn, cbs, company town, conde nast, de lorenzo's, donald trump, johnson & johnson, les moonves, luxury condos, red cross, sean avery, thomas dinapoli, vogue, yahoo

Posted 5/15/08 on Daily Intel
Company Town

If Murdoch Really Hires a New ‘WSJ’ Managing Editor, Who Will It Be?

Citigroup's ban on fruit, ice-cream-truck wars, praise for Frank Gehry, and more in our daily industry roundup.

Filed Under: bear stearns, blackstone, blackstone group, cbs, citigroup, company town, david paterson, jack welch, jpmorgan, les moonves, mayor bloomberg, media, mister softee, moynihan station, municipal art society, rupert murdoch, wall street journal, warrenn buffett, will lewis, wolfgang puck

Posted 4/30/08 on Daily Intel
Company Town

Eliot Spitzer Saga to Be Made Into Enron-Style Book

Also in our daily industry roundup: No recession! High-end boutiques on the LES! And law professors suing students!

Filed Under: 15 central park west, aol, books, cbs, china, company town, eliot spitzer, katie couric, lehman brothers, les moonves, lower east side, media, recession, time warner, vikram chatwal, warren buffett

Posted 4/29/08 on Daily Intel
In Other News

‘CBS Evening News’ Sinks to New Depths

Couric & Co. have their worst ratings yet.

Filed Under: brian williams, cbs news, in other news, katie couric, les moonves, media, nbc news, nielsen, ratings

Posted 4/22/08 on Daily Intel
Company Town

Les Moonves Has Bigger Fish to Fry Than Katie Couric

He's got to deal with Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, who the 'Post' says is out for Moonves's neck.

Filed Under: atlantic city, bank of america, bear stearns, cbs, chelsea, chelsea hotel, company town, jerry yang, jp morgan, katie couric, law, les moonves, marriott, media, philippe dauman, sean avery, times square, tony snow, viacom, victoria's secret, vogue, white house, yahoo

Posted 4/22/08 on Daily Intel
Gossipmonger

Lydia Hearst to Appear on ‘Gossip Girl,’ Where She's Always Belonged

Also, Lindsay Lohan called Samantha Ronson her "girlfriend," James Frey will appear at Sotheby's, and Bethenny Frankel is pissing off Bravo!

Filed Under: alan cumming, ashley olsen, bethenny frankel, christy turlington, danica patrick, ed burns, emma watson, gossipmonger, hard rock cafe, harold ford, james frey, les moonves, lindsay lohan, miley cyrus, richard tyler, samantha ronson, sumner redstone, whitney houston

Posted 4/21/08 on Daily Intel
In Other News

Les Moonves Comes Out for Katie

But we don't think he did it aggressively enough. Where's that fighting spirit?

Filed Under: cbs, cbs news, in other news, katie couric, les moonves, media

Posted 4/11/08 on Daily Intel
In Other News

The Couric Countdown Has Already Begun

As we learn more about the meetings and discussions behind yesterday's report that Couric may leave CBS in 2009, it seems like she's already planning life after the evening news.

Filed Under: cbs, cbs news, in other news, katie couric, les moonves, media, sean mcmanus

Posted 3/20/08 on The Cut
Loose Threads

ASME Snubs Fashion Mags; Acne Jeans Opens in Soho

Vogue gets no noms for the National Magazine Awards, Acne Jeans opens its first New York store today, and Simon Doonan's autobiography gets picked up for development as a television series.