THE mini-network tide has changed in a maxi way. Based on both ratings and quality, the mini-net once considered weakest, Warner Bros. ‘ WB, is getting more viewers and deserving them than its rival ...

BEING THE NEW KID on the block often means having to work harder to compete with the big boys. Nowhere is that more evident than at UPN, the three-year-old network that airs a part-time schedule seen ...

UPN is stepping into the ring on Thursday nights, slotting a buzzworthy Chris Rock-produced laffer to lead off a new comedy block that will push “WWE Smackdown” to Fridays. It’s the first time the net ...

The United Paramount Network on Tuesday said it would expand its prime-time schedule to four nights starting in early 1998 and is introducing three new comedy series next fall. UPN also said it would ...

A sitcom set in the Lincoln White House has created tension between members of the African-American community in Los Angeles and the United Paramount Network. About 150 protesters – led by Danny ...

Fans of UPN’s “The Sentinel,” which was not on the fall lineup announced last month, are pushing hard to persuade the network to keep the show in production — at least as a backup series for next ...

“Dilbert,” the workplace comic strip that satirizes corporate life from the viewpoint of a low-level engineer, is getting a promotion. UPN has ordered 13 episodes of an animated prime-time version of ...

Fox had a good year, and the changes will be minor. UPN, meanwhile, is in trouble, and an overhaul is under way. That’s the news as the last two networks rolled out their fall schedules for ...

UPN is bumping its controversial new sitcom The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer back to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and launching two prime-time shows on Tuesdays. Pfeiffer, which has drawn fire for comic ...

Continuing its aggressive acquisition strategy, Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. said yesterday that it is buying Guy Gannett Communications’ seven television stations for $310 million in ...