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ABC eyes 'pod' treatment for 'V'

Network to split embattled sci-fi drama into two runs
It earned some of the biggest raves from fans and critics of any pilot this season, yet the scuttlebutt continues that "V" is in trouble. Fueling the fire: ABC's decision to split this season's 13 episodes into two "pods."

Upfronts estimates scattered

Networks keep mum on final tallies

Fox wraps protracted upfront

CBS, the CW, NBC expected to follow suit soon

Fox gives 'Glee,' 'Dance' an early jump

Network shuffles fall slate
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Networks, ad buyers standoff continues

Who'll blink in the upfront showdown?

FX sets fall schedule

Network sets premiere dates for 'Sons,' 'Sunny'

Uncertainty colors upfront talks

Networks edging toward deals

NBC unveils primetime slate for fall

Jay Leno, Thursday comedies get headstart

CBS keeps it simple with TV slate

Network stays with traditional fall schedule

Jessica Simpson returns to reality TV

VH1 picks up docuseries 'Price of Beauty'

Fox announces fall schedule

'Hell's Kitchen' nabs spot, 'Dance' cut short

ABC announces fall premiere dates

'Dancing' provides segue for 2009-10 season

Upfronts 2009: Cut and run

Cost-conscious lineups reflect primetime realities

Recap: Upfront ups and downs

Sluggish economy forces changes in the biz

CW confirms new fall lineup

As expected, 'Melrose Place' to be paired with '90210'

CW schedule falling into place

Network pairs 'Melrose Place' with '90210'

Turner reveals development slate

Spielberg project one of many for TNT, TBS, TruTV

CBS unveils fall schedule

Net moves hit 'Mentalist' to Thursdays

Speculation flies over CBS schedule

'Mentalist,' 'NCIS' spinoff in flux

NBC sought primetime Oprah

Letterman also considered for nightly series

TV's broadcast-cable divide

Gap is narrowing despite differences

Bubble shows learn their fate

'My Name is Earl,' 'The Unit' canceled

NBC cuts fall season in two

Shows to be rotated in and out of time periods

ABC spells out fall schedule

Alphabet to launch four new comedies

ABC, NBC set to announce fall skeds

'Modern Family' to screen at Alphabet upfront

'Law & Order' back for another 16

Franchise 'mothership' likely to air at midseason

Lifetime will carry 'Sherri'

Network orders 12 episodes of comedy

Five novelas for Telemundo

Shows include 'Perro Amor,' 'Nino Ricos'

ABC cancels 'Samantha Who'

Show was expected to return next season

CBS sets new series pickups

'Good Wife,' 'NCIS' spinoff on slate

Fox unveils fall schedule

Network puts spotlight on 'Dance'

ABC shows merge for ad campaign

Network's characters join forces for PR effort

ABC loads slate with comedy, stars

CBS still in drama mode with new series picks

Tweets chirp upfront news

Networks make announcements via Twitter

'Chuck' back, but on tighter budget

NBC, WBTV finalize renewal deal

'Bones' renewed for fall

Pact for show's fifth season held up on license fee

CBS closes in on three dramas

'NCIS' spinoff, Margulies starrer, 'Rivers' in works

ABC's pilot pickup spree

Network gives nod to 5 dramas, 3 comedies

Fox renews Whedon's 'Dollhouse'

Net adds Sony Pictures TV comedy 'Brothers'

Comedy Central orders 'Ugly Americans'

Cable net greenlights seven episodes of toon

Fox adds 'Life' to 2009-10 schedule

CW heats up 'Melrose Place,' 'Vampire Diaries'

Potential fall line-ups emerging

Fox may air 'Dance' in-season

Fox inks 'Target,' 'Sons of Tucson'

Network picks up shows, 'Lie to Me' renewed

Networks countdown to upfronts

'Whisperer,' 'Scrubs' on the road to renewal

ABC picks up 'Flash Forward'

Joseph Fiennes stars in sci-fi drama

ABC gives early pickup to 'Family'

'Surviving Suburbia' pulled from schedule

Fox orders second season of 'Fringe'

First season of thriller wraps on May 12

NBC unveils primetime plans

'Trauma,' 'Parenthood' among six pickups

NBC hits upfronts with a hill to climb

Q&A: Marc Graboff on Peacock's fall challenges

CBS rolls out promos prior to upfronts

Network launches media blitz

NBC shifts through shows at 'Infront'

Network presentation touts potentials

NBC picks up 'Southland' drama

Network mulls pilots before 'Infront' presentation

Edgy content lure auds

Ad execs say quality pays off in the end

Upfront strategies remain the same

Media buyers stay course in down economy

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