The CW announced plans to add more commercials to the episodes of its shows that are streamed online — and unlike on your DVR, you won't be able to fast-forward through any of them.
Dawn Ostroff, the network's entertainment president, likened the plan to the amount of commercials that currently air on television and called it "a blueprint for the industry." She added that testing by the network revealed that viewers are willing to watch more commercial content online than they are currently watching.
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Other highlights from Ostroff's executive session:
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Maybe I just needed a brief respite from the summer glut of crime dramas, but what a relief to watch a few hours of guilty-pleasurable TV that takes itself the opposite of seriously.
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Fans of high-camp/big-heart TV are in for a treat Monday night, as Logo unveils RuPaul's Drag U, a garish yet unexpectedly touching spin-off of the similarly over-the-top gender-bending RuPaul's Drag Race, that America's Next Top Model clone (though much more entertaining) where drag divas claw it out for top honors.
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Janice Dickinson, Jeremy London and Jason Wahler are among the celebrity patients who will participate in the upcoming Season 4 of Celebrity Rehab with Doctor Drew, VH1 announced Sunday.
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The reality series, which follows celebrity patients as they go through detoxification and treatment at the Pasadena Recovery Center, will also include ...
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Too hot outside? If you'd rather spend July Fourth on a couch, there's plenty of TV to watch. Check out our marathon roundup for the holiday weekend:
(All times are ET/PT and subject to change)
Monday, July 5
Real Housewives of New Jersey marathon (3 p.m.-Midnight, Bravo)
Cake Boss marathon (6 a.m.-8 p.m., TLC)
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The CW will start its fall TV season with America's Next Top Model and its new dramedy Hellcats, the network announced Wednesday.
Top Model will debut its 15th cycle on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 8/7c and be followed by Hellcats, a competitive-cheerleading series starring Ashley Tisdale and Aly Michalka.
Check out our day-by-day guide to all the networks' fall schedules
The Vampire Diaries — the network's breakout hit last season — returns Thursday, Sept. 9 at 8/7c. It will serve as a lead-in for ...
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