Joe Flint

The latest news from the TV beat: Week of Oct. 22, 1999

Quit renewing failing shows, and our other advice for network presidents

So far, two scribes have been enticed by big network bucks to exit the cable hit

The latest news from the TV beat

As Jamie Tarses exits the hot pot that is corporate ABC, the question remains: Are too many cooks spoiling the net?

'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,' 'The Parkers,' and other new shows premiering on Mondays in fall 1999

In an exclusive interview, David Duchovny accuses Twentieth Century Fox of bilking him out of X-Files profits and alleges that creator Chris Carter is in on the conspiracy.

He tells EW why he wants the network to pay for lost ''X-Files'' profits

The latest news from the TV beat

In an exclusive interview, David Duchovny accuses Twentieth Century Fox of bilking him out of X-Files profits and alleges that creator Chris Carter is in on the conspiracy.

He tells EW why he wants the network to pay for lost ''X-Files'' profits

The latest news from the TV beat

Monday's lineup makes ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' look tame

Stars, execs, and the media converge on Pasadena for TV's summer press tour.

''Sports Night'' loses the laughter and ''Friends'' negotiates a new deal

''Sports Night'' isn't the only show to cut down on the fake yuks

The latest news from the TV beat

Plus, Woodstock '99 ends in a mini-riot, and CBS plans a Ricky Martin concert

The company behind ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ''Roswell,'' and ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is quickly closing in on Hollywood's Goliaths

''Biography,'' ''The E! True Hollywood Story,'' and ''Chicago Hope'' made news the week July 23, 1999

Problems with the star's ''Party of Five'' spin-off have caused major rewrites

''Dawson's Creek,'' Jerry Springer, and Barry Diller made news the week of July 16, 1999

Can the ''Ally McBeal'' creator also run this new private-eye show?

Creator Kevin Williamson is leaving the show and so is the soap opera-style melodrama

''Action,'' and ''Family Guy'' make news the week of July 9, 1999

The new Jay Mohr satire, "Action," has some companies worried

Showtime and Howard Stern made news the week of June 25, 1999

Eddie Murphy, ''Dawson's Creek,'' ''Ally McBeal,'' and more made news the week of June 11, 1999