Lionsgate Has Senior VP of Television

Lionsgate Hires Wall as Senior VP of Television
By Jay Sherman
Lionsgate announced Monday that it hired Barbara Wall as senior VP of television.

Reporting to Kevin Biggs, president of television programming and production at Lionsgate, Ms. Wall will be responsible for program development for both broadcast and cable, including half-hour comedies, hour dramas, miniseries, movies, limited series and reality programming. She also will oversee Lionsgate's current roster of series, including "House," which airs on Fox; Showtime's "Weeds"; Lifetime's "Missing"; and USA's "The Dead Zone."

Ms. Wall most recently served as executive VP of production and development for Heel and Toe Films, where she developed the pilot for "House" and the pilot for the short-lived CBS drama "Century City." Previously she served as VP of drama development at 20th Century Fox Television.

David Cronenberg honored at Black Tie Awards Gala

From the Dessert Sun

I love the word 'visionary,'" Cronenberg said as he prepared to travel to Palm Springs from a stop in San Francisco.

"It kinda suggests they've been paying attention. There are all these awards and competitions going on, but this one is not just a functional thing but one they've sat down and thought about. That's interesting even better. It's always lovely to have your work recognized, for your body of work but it's so nice and rare to have someone say, 'We love your stuff and want to express that.'"

Good News For USA Network

USA Network:
USA Network was home to three of the top 6 rated series -- Monk, The 4400 and The Dead Zone -- among both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54.

Total Viewers:
TNT: 2.57 million, USA: 2.33, Nick at Nite: 1.88, ESPN: 1.84, Fox News: 1.77, Lifetime: 1.75, TBS: 1.69, Cartoon Network: 1.66, Spike TV: 1.53, Sci Fi: 1.51

-Adults 18-49:
TNT: 1.16 million, USA: 1.06 million, TBS: 991,000, ESPN: 866,000, Spike TV: 801,000, Lifetime: 698,000, FX: 673,000, MTV: 615,000, Sci Fi: 603,000, Comedy Central: 575,000

-Adults 18-34:
TBS: 496,000, TNT: 486,000, MTV: 477,000, USA: 466,000, ESPN: 410,000, Spike TV: 361,000, Comedy Central: 343,000, FX: 327,000, Lifetime: 274,000, Nick at Nite: 258,000

-Adults 25-54:
TNT: 1.24 million, USA: 1.09 million, TBS: 911,000, ESPN: 865,000, Spike TV: 807,000, Lifetime: 767,000, Sci Fi: 688,000, FX: 634,000, Discovery: 573,000, A&E: 525,000