UPN is stepping into the ring on Thursday nights, slotting a buzzworthy Chris Rock-produced laffer to lead off a new comedy block that will push “WWE Smackdown” to Fridays. It’s the first time the net ...

The cast of UPN's new show, "Everybody Hates Chris," poses on the show's set. Tyler Williams, who plays Chris, sits in the foreground along with, from left, Terry Crews, Imani Hakim, Tichina Arnold, ...

NEW YORK, May 19 -- Chris Rock ought to kill "Joey" this fall. UPN has moved "Smackdown!" from Thursday to Friday night to put four sitcoms on Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. Most notably, a new comedy ...

LOS ANGELES – UPN, which kicked off the fall season with a pair of critically praised series in “Kevin Hill” and “Veronica Mars,” may add “another night or two” of original programming in the “not-too ...

UPN has seen a sharp ratings drop for its six comedies that appeal largely to blacks, but isn’t sure whether that reflects a change in their popularity or how viewers are counted. Five of the six ...

As the dust settled on the first week of the fall TV season, the big winner was... UPN? For most of its existence, Viacom’s mini-network has been mocked for its programming, an odd mix of “Star Trek” ...

Jumping on what they perceive as an opportunity on Thursdays in general and a weakness regarding NBC’s “Joey” in particular, UPN executives are rolling the dice and putting their biggest-buzz new show ...

The reaction so startled Dawn Ostroff that she thought someone was onstage behind her, playing a joke. The UPN president had only said the name of Chris Rock’s new series, “Everybody Hates Chris,” and ...