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 ...

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 ...

There is, I suppose, a remote mathematical possibility that UPN could do worse this season than last; Hurricane Floyd (“The Barber”) could conceivably knock out the micro-network’s East Coast ...

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 ...

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 ...

Another “Doofus Dad” presides over Family Rules, but the UPN sitcom tries the distinctly distasteful tonight: a sex farce with children. A sex farce can be uproarious fun on Frasier or Friends. It’s ...

PASADENA — All questions and answers at the troubled United Paramount Network these days seem to begin or end with “Dilbert,” the new animated series about life in a corporate cubicle from cartoonist ...

After years of making a name for himself in New York theater, Mark Ruffalo was on the cusp of breaking in to high-profile movie roles when television came calling. In 1999, Tom Fontana and Barry ...

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 ...