KCET plans to air additional episodes of Latino series. (Media).KCET-TV (Channel 28) and El Norte The Spanish phrase El Norte ("The North") may refer to any of the following places or things:
The series, about a Latino family living in L.A., has not been a huge hit for KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology but has brought the local public television a lot of support from the Public Broadcasting System and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a private non-profit corporation which is chartered and funded by the United States Federal Government to promote public broadcasting. The CPB was created on November 7, 1967 when U.S. president Lyndon B. . The nine additional episodes, which are scheduled to begin airing on July 17, will complete the show's first season. "PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , I think very wisely, decided that there was an opportunity to continue the series in July, when there's very little competition from the other networks," said Mary Mazur, KCET's senior vice president of programming and production. "We can continue to run through the summer and build an audience." "American Family," which was rejected by CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , generated a lot of publicity for KCET and PBS when it came on the air earlier this year. Despite the initial interest, the show has not had a significant impact on KCET's ratings, Mazur said. Yet, the show is attracting new viewers. The number of Hispanic viewers tuned into public television stations in prime time shot up 175 percent during the first four episodes, according to PBS. The cast of the show includes Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated American actor and director. Some of his most memorable roles were Lt. Martin Castillo in Miami Vice, Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver and Admiral William Adama in the and Raquel Welch. So, will there be a second season for "American Family"? "It's premature to speculate," Mazur said. Staff reporter Claudia Peschiutta can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 229, or at cpeschiutta@labusinessjournal.com. |
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