Twentieth Television has decided to stop production on the Geraldo at Large in the middle of January, while returning the show to the Fox News Channel (NWS-A) with a weekend edition. The time slot is yet to be determined.
It seems that with the move, it will clear the slate so that Warner Bros. (TWX) will be able to add a new celebrity magazine in the same slots Geraldo was in. The series would be based on Warner's Internet property, TMZ.com.
Roger Ailes, chairman-CEO of Fox News said that along with Rivera hosting his program, he will also continue to be on The O'Reilly Factor and a correspondent at large for breaking news.
"Geraldo is a great talent and did a tremendous job for us in syndication,” Ailes said. “His ratings were climbing in several markets, including New York. However, with the soft ad marketplace, the lack of an early news lead-in for his show in several cities and the timeline for financial success, I've asked him to come back to Fox News Channel. We look forward to bringing his special journalistic skills back to FNC."
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