ABC Announces Premiere Date for The Revolution

ABC Announces Premiere Date for The Revolution

ABC's new daytime show The Revolution will debut on Monday, Jan. 16, the network announced Monday.

The Revolution will feature fashion guru Tim Gunn, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition host Ty Pennington, celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, women's health expert Jennifer Ashton and therapist Tiffanie Davis Henrie and focus on providing life-changing tips and tools to transform viewers' lives. The series (airing 2/1c) will also include a weekly highlight of one woman's personal journey over the course of five months.

Ty Pennington jumps on board The Revolution for ABC

The Revolution is produced by 3Ball Productions, the company behind The Biggest Loser. The show replaces longtime soap One Life to Live on ABC's daytime schedule.

TV ratings: 'Once Upon a Time' down some as NFL dominates Sunday

TV ratings: 'Once Upon a Time' down some as NFL dominates Sunday

Fast national ratings for Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011

NFL games -- both the scheduled contest on NBC's "Sunday Night Football" and an afternoon game that bled nearly an hour into primetime on CBS -- ruled Sunday night's ratings. "Once Upon a Time," meanwhile, declined some from previous episodes (though it still performed pretty well), and ABC's first Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, "Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith," drew pretty meager ratings.

NBC led the night with 14.2 million viewers and an 8.7 rating/13 share in households, beating out the 13.5 million viewers and 8.2/12 for CBS (numbers for both nets will change in the final nationals when the live NFL telecasts are accounted for). ABC (7.8 million, 4.6/7) finished third overall, while FOX -- which also had an NFL overrun in some markets -- delivered 5.3 million viewers and a 3.0/4.

Thanks to "Sunday Night Football," NBC also led the adults 18-49 demographic with a 5.4 rating. CBS took second with a 3.6. FOX's 2.4 beat out ABC's 1.8 for third.

Sunday hour by hour:

7 p.m.

CBS: NFL overrun/"60 Minutes" (22.9 million viewers, 13.8/21 households)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (7.6 million, 4.2/6)
NBC: "Football Night in America" (6.9 million, 3.6/6)
FOX: NFL overrun (8.8 million, 5.0/8)/"The Cleveland Show" (4.1 million, 2.3/3)

18-49 leader: NFL overrun/"60 Minutes" (7.0)

8 p.m.

CBS: "60 Minutes"/"The Amazing Race" (15.4 million, 9.3/14)
NBC: "Sunday Night Football" - Steelers-Chiefs (15.25 million, 9.3/13)
ABC: "Once Upon a Time" (10.7 million, 5.9/8)
FOX: "The Simpsons" (5.6 million, 3.0/4)/"Allen Gregory" (3.1 million, 1.8/3)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (5.6)

9 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (18.1 million, 11.0/18)
CBS: "The Amazing Race"/"Person of Interest" rerun (9 million, 5.5/8)
ABC: Movie - "Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (6.4 million, 3.9/6)
FOX: "Family Guy" (5.5 million, 3.2/5)/"American Dad" (4.45 million, 2.7/4)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (6.8)

10 p.m.

NBC: "Sunday Night Football" (16.4 million, 10.1/16)
CBS: "Person of Interest" rerun (6.8 million, 4.4/7)
ABC: "Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (6.6 million, 4.3/7)

18-49 leader: "Sunday Night Football" (6.8)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change, especially in the case of live telecasts. Source: The Nielsen Company.

Madison Square Garden Stock Jumps More Than 10% After NBA Labor Pact

Madison Square Garden Stock Jumps More Than 10% After NBA Labor Pact

Miller Tabak analyst David Joyce upgraded his rating on the shares from "neutral" to "buy" amid the tentative deal.

NEW YORK - Shares of Madison Square Garden Co. rose more than 10 percent in early Monday trading following an agreement in the NBA labor dispute.

As of 10:25am ET, the stock of MSG was up 11.2 percent at $28.65. That gave the company, which is controlled by the Dolan family, a market value of $2.1 billion.

Miller Tabak analyst David Joyce early Monday upgraded his rating on MSG from "neutral" to "buy" and lifted his shorter-term price target to $30 from $27, citing the apparent end of the labor dispute.

And Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne, in a report entitled "Game On," wrote that "the likely end of the NBA lockout is an incremental positive for MSG shares - both in terms of near-term earnings and the removal of a major overhang."

The benefit of the proposed 66 game season versus his prior assumption of 50 games "should have a modest positive impact on earnings per share," he added.

Swinburne also commented on the NY Knicks, which MSG owns. "The new deal brings harsher luxury tax penalties, which should help to limit the payrolls of high-revenue teams such as the Knicks," he said.

A labor agreement unveiled this weekend is tentative and still needs approvals, but would get the season started on Dec. 25.

HGTV Acquires Canadian Lifestyle Series 'Love It Or List It'

HGTV Acquires Canadian Lifestyle Series 'Love It Or List It'

The home design series is the latest Canuck-made show to land on the U.S. cable channel as it reaches across the border to fill out its programming schedule.

Australia’s Beyond Distribution has sold the U.S. cable channel 52 hours of the lifestyle series Love It Or List It from Canuck indie producer Big Coat Productions.

The property series, which airs on W Network in Canada, has homeowners decide between renovating their home or buying new real estate.

A fourth season of Love It Or List It is in the works.

HGTV earlier acquired or co-produced Canadian property and design-themed series Selling New York, Selling Los Angeles, Income Property and Junk Brothers as it reached across the border to fill out its U.S. schedule.

Beyond Distribution also said it sold the Margaret Cho-starrer Cho Dependent to Logo in the U.S. market.

'Supernanny' Jo Frost on Her TV Replacement: 'I Am Not At All Happy'

'Supernanny' Jo Frost on Her TV Replacement: 'I Am Not At All Happy'

A year ago we heard the news that 'Supernanny' Jo Frost had quit her successful ABC television show to get married and have children of her own. Now, just as 'Supernanny' production company Shed Media is about to launch 'America's Supernanny' on Lifetime, Frost's come out swinging and denies that was ever her plan.

She says that not only was the story about her starting a family totally invented by Shed Media, but that their new 'Supernanny,' Deborah Tillman, doesn't have the right credentials for the job.

Frost told 'The Daily Mail' that "I decided to leave after season seven, earlier this year. But then they [Shed Media] made up this story that I was running off to get married and have children. I am not at all happy. I feel like I worked really hard to get where I am. I am Supernanny. That's me. I only know that Deborah Tillman is an accountant and a businesswoman. She has never been a nanny."

The 'Mail' quotes a source as saying that Frost quit after 'Supernanny' producers refused to give her a raise and told her that she was expendable. Frost told the 'Mail' that "I don't really want to get into a public slanging match. Let's just say that my leaving 'Supernanny' was not exactly the Disneyfication of the story that it was made out to be."

There's a marked change of direction in 'America's Supernanny,' which premieres Tuesday night on Lifetime. The 'Mary Poppins' cape and the Naughty Step are gone, and in their place Tillman (known as "Miss Deborah" on the show) will introduce her parenting techniques such as Calm Down Corner and Lose What You Like.

Tillman originally trained as an accountant, but after several bad experiences finding childcare for her son she quit her job and went on to found Happy Home Child Learning Centers, a small chain of preschools in northern Virginia. She also earned a a master's degree in early childhood special education from George Washington University.

Talking about her new TV role, Tillman told 'The Washington Post,' "I don't want to mimic anybody. This is me being very real, very transparent. It's not a role. I just go in and do what I would normally do and put techniques in place to help families."

However, Frost is not convinced that Tillman's qualified to replace her: "She has teachers who are the real ones who do the work. She sits behind a desk. Until you have dealt with the sick and the mess of children, it is very hard to advise anyone else. I have been a nanny since I was 14. I've been in the trenches. What qualifies her to offer advice?"

Could there soon be a 'Supernanny' TV showdown? Frost says she is far from retiring: "I am working on a brand new show of my own for America. Ask anyone who Supernanny is. It's me. End of subject."

Dunder Mifflin Lives! Staples Starts Real Line of 'Office' Paper

Dunder Mifflin Lives! Staples Starts Real Line of 'Office' Paper

Dunder Mifflin paper is finally real. Yep, the fictional paper company that employs our favorite Scrantonites on NBC's 'The Office' (Thursdays, 9PM ET on NBC) is coming to life, thanks to Staples.

According to Wall Street Journal, Dunder Mifflin will be a new brand of copy paper available on Staples' Quill.com. The new paper comes through a licensing deal with NBC's parent company, Comcast. WSJ reports Comcast will receive about 6 percent of revenue from Dunder Mifflin paper sales.

Dunder Mifflin paper packages will come with slogans from the show, such as "Our motto is, 'Quabity First'" and "Get Your Scrant on."

Now in its eighth season, 'The Office' is still one NBC's most-watched shows, despite a sizable drop in Nielsen ratings, with a loyal following. Season 8 episodes of the series have been averaging around 6 million viewers.

Regis Philbin's Next Project: A Family Talent Show?

Regis Philbin's Next Project: A Family Talent Show?

Regis Philbin has been gone from 'Live!' for less than a month and he's already plotting his return to TV.

According to the New York Post's Page Six, Philbin's next TV project could be a family talent show. The 80-year-old TV mainstay has formed RAF Productions with former 'Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee' director Barry Glazer, Edward Walson and Cort Cassidy.

"We're contemplating a show that is sort of a talent show, but it involves the whole family," Philbin told Page Six. Philbin said the show will be on primetime once it comes to fruition.

Another possibility is a variety-esque show.

"In our business you don't want to say variety because it's frowned upon now, but something with people who are performing," he said.

After weeks of insisting he's not retiring -- just moving on --Philbin confirmed to Page Six that his departure from 'Live!' all came down to business. "It wasn't that ABC didn't try to negotiate with me," he said. "As it happens in this business, sometimes you don't really like the terms so you just walk away with that in mind."

Philbin first hinted at contract disputes in a radio interview. "The contractual issue just never worked out," he said, "but I was going to leave before that anyway."

Following his announcement that he was 'Live!' after 28 years, rumors swirled that Philbin would star in his own reality show. He filmed a pilot, but the project isn't going forward.

While his next projects continue to be in early planning stages, Philbin has ruled one potential gig out: Being a contestant on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars.'

"Oh, no, no. That's too much for me! I thought about that, though, back when I was kidding myself," he told AOL TV. "It's a good show, but it's not for Regis."