Court TV to Air The Hollywood At Large Primetime Preview Friday, September 14th At 9 PM.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001 One-Hour Special Takes a Look at the New Fall Television Series in the Crime and Justice Genre, Co-Hosted By Tom Fontana Tom Fontana is an American writer, producer born on 12 September 1951 in Buffalo, New York, U.S. He is the writer/producer for Oz, The Jury, The Beat, The Bedford Diaries, and St. Elsewhere. On Friday, September 14th at 9:00 PM ET/PT, Court TV's weekly half-hour series Hollywood At Large (which airs regularly at 6:30 PM ET/PT every Friday) will present the newest crime and justice television series for the 2001-2002 season in the special The Hollywood at Large Primetime Preview. Writer/producer and OZ creator Tom Fontana will join Hollywood At Large host Wendy Walsh to co-host the one-hour special. The special will present an insider's view of the new fall series as well as personal profiles of some the show's stars. Some of the new shows presented will be NBC's U.C.: Undercover and Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC. It stars Jill Hennessy as the crime-solving medical examiner, Jordan Cavanaugh. The show uses an ensemble cast approach featuring a group of Jordan's co-workers, members of the Boston Medical (starring Jill Hennessy Jillian Noel Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress, known for her television roles on Law & Order and Crossing Jordan. Biography Early life Hennessy was born in Edmonton, Alberta. ), ABC's Alias, Theives (starring John Stamos John Stamos (IPA: /ˈsteɪmoʊs/) (born August 19 1963) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. He is best known for his role as the character of Jesse Katsopolis on the TV show Full House ) and Philly (starring Kim Delaney), CBS's The Guardian and The Agency (starring Gill Bellows and Gloria Reuben), FOX's Pasadena, The Tick and 24 (starring Kiefer Sutherland) and the WB's Smallville. In addition, the program will take a look at the changes in several of the returning crime and justice television series and will examine the history of crime and justice television. "In conjunction with the public's ongoing fascination with crime in television, movies, books and the internet, we are delighted to present The Hollywood At Large Primetime Preview," commented Art Bell, Executive Vice President, Programming and Marketing, Court TV. "This special one-hour presentation is the first of several specials we plan on doing under the Hollywood At Large brand." Tom Fontana is currently the Executive Producer and creator of "OZ," HBO's first hour-long drama series. In its first season, "OZ" won three Cable Ace Awards, including Best Drama and the prize for Outstanding Series from The Cinema Tout Ecran Festival in France. During the seven year run of "HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET" on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Fontana earned an Emmy Award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. in the category of Outstanding Individual Writing For A Drama Series, two Writers' Guild Awards, three Peabody Awards and four Television Critics Awards for his work as Writer and Executive Producer. In February of 2000, NBC aired "HOMICIDE: THE MOVIE," the finale of the series, which he wrote and produced and for which he was nominated for another Emmy. As a Writer/Producer on "ST. ELSEWHERE," Fontana was honored with two Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Humanitas Prize and the Writers' Guild Award, among others. Fontana also wrote the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. special "The Fourth Wiseman," which starred Martin Sheen and Alan Arkin and created "The Beat" which featured Mark Ruffalo. He was the executive producer of "American Tragedy" for CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. and "Shot In The Heart" for HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy Films. Hollywood at Large is a weekly show that brings crime and justice fans face to face with the latest celebrity legal news and the hottest motion pictures and television series in the crime and justice arena. The show airs every Friday evening at 6:30 PM ET/PT. Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. keyword: Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. As the destination for crime and justice programming, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and compelling stories of the criminal justice system in the evening. A service of AOL Time Warner and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV has over 60 million subscribers and expects to reach 65 million by early 2002. |
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