Wrestling arrived early at UPN. Network president Dean Valentine’s semiannual meeting with TV writers turned into a grappling match over UPN’s decision to make wrestling the cornerstone of the network ...

With gnats having longer attention spans than most young men, UPN is developing a radical concept: 15-minute shows. Instead of those — yawn — 30-minute sitcoms or hourlong dramas, UPN has ordered ...

With some broadcast networks specifically targeting young women or older adults, the young guys out there might be feeling a little left out. Never fear, the WWF is here! UPN, which this season lost ...

The centerpiece of UPN’s new strategy is a Thursday-night pro-wrestling show “WWF Smackdown! ” that will attempt to cash in on the wave of the phenomenon’s surging popularity. In an unusual ...

After years of shakiness, the upstart UPN network at last appears to be finding its footing. Rather than attempt to appeal to all viewers, the 4-year-old network is targeting young males. The concept ...

It’s fitting that “Dilbert,” the comic strip about the absurdities of the corporate workplace, should land on the beleaguered UPN, something of a corporate cartoon itself these days. The struggling ...

As the two upstart networks unveiled new fall programs, executives fielded questions about diversity and violence. When plopped into this land of Star-TEC cell phones and Rolex watches, it's tough to ...

Prime-time wrestling is the big news in the fall schedule announced by struggling UPN yesterday. UPN’s entire Thursday night will consist of two hours of the “WWF Smackdown!” wrestling show, the kind ...

PASADENA, Calif. — The biggest problem with “Dilbert,” the new UPN series based on the comic-strip satire of corporate life, is expectations. The United Paramount Network lost almost one-half its ...

PASADENA, Calif. – Despite a disastrous fall, UPN executives pledged Friday that their company is in the broadcasting business for the long term. The No. 6 network exists “because of the strategic ...

UPN has shuffled its executive deck, promoting one exec and adding two more new faces to its ranks. As part of the changes, Steve Veisel has been upped to vice president of comedy development, while ...