NEW YORK — MTV and the World Wrestling Federation have linked up to produce “Tough Enough,” a 13-week primetime series that the companies are hyping as “Real World” meets “Survivor.” The WWF will hold ...
It’s a rare case of the cable network tail wagging the broadcast network dog: UPN has pulled its Sept. 6 edition of “WWF Smackdown” from its usual Thursday slot to make sure that armies of young men ...
Wouldn't it be nice if MTV -- whose MTV Video Music Awards lost nearly 40 percent of its core teen guy audience last year -- could kill off the trophy show's biggest competitor and boost its ratings?