‘Guy’ talk Fox has bumped “That 70’s Show” from its spring lineup to make room for its new animated series, “The Family Guy,” which debuts April 11 (8:30-9:00 p.m. on WNYW/Ch.5).
The groovy “’70s” gang will be back this summer, since Fox has bought an additional 25 episodes.
Also, “Futurama,” the highly anticipated animated comedy from “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening, will get a two-week preview March 28 and April 4 (8:30-9:30 p.m.), before premiering in its regular timeslot on Tuesday, April 6 (8:30-9:00 p.m.).
CBS news TV Guide is reporting that CBS will build a multimedia facility in the General Motors Building (Fifth Ave. near Central Park) to house CBS News’ “This Morning,” “NFL Today” and WCBS/Ch.2 news operations.
The proposed $20 million center could also include a CBS merchandise store and theme restaurant.
‘Storm’ field Part 2 of “Stephen King’s Storm of the Century” – which aired Monday from 9-11 p.m. on WABC/Ch.7 – was first in total viewers (18.9 million), adults 18-49 and other key demos.
Monday’s “Storm” gave ABC its best Monday-night performance (9-11 p.m.) with non-sports programming since last year’s Oscars (March 23, 1998).
“Storm” concludes tomorrow (9-11 p.m.).
Express Lines:*And it wasn’t even very special: The WB’s “7th Heaven” notched another ratings record Monday (8-9 p.m.): A 12.4 (844,000 households) on WPIX/Ch.11 …
*Ch.2 will air three preseason Jets games on Aug. 15 (Green Bay), Aug. 20 (Philadelphia) and Sept. 3 (Minnesota) …
*Ole! On Monday, Spanish-language WXTV/Ch.41 beat “Dateline” on WNBC/Ch.4 (8-9 p.m.) for the first time ever …
*Lou Rawls lends his voice to Nickelodeon’s “Kablam!” (Feb. 26) …
*On today’s “Live with Regis & Kathie Lee” (9 a.m. on Ch.7): Professional boxer Kathy “The Wild Cat” Collins.-