With a worldwide gross of over $6.2 billion, one entertainment product “has now achieved the most successful box office total of any work in any media in entertainment history,” reports the Associated Press. It’s the stage musical version of “The…
The 2014-15 TV season got off to a hot start Monday night for broadcast nets in general and in particular for two new drama series, as both Fox’s “Gotham” and CBS’s “Scorpion” opened strong, Variety reports. “NBC (‘The Blacklist’) and…
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The New York Times Public Editor, Margaret Sullivan, has responded to a review written by The Times’ TV critic, Alessandra Stanley, in which Stanley calls Shonda Rhimes “an Angry Black Woman.” At the conclusion of her initial blog entry about…
A longtime NBC News correspondent appears to be headed out the door. TVNewser reports that Mike Taibbi is leaving the business, with Taibbi writing in a memo that as he turns 65 he’s “heading off watch for the first time…
Former “Judge Judy” and “Judge Joe Brown” director Jerry Kupcinet has sued Michael Eisner and his Tornante Company, alleging breach of contract and fraud over his work for and later firing from “Judge Faith,” reports TheWrap.com. “Kupcinet alleges that he…
With TV Guide reporting that former “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen is looking to return to the show, producer Warner Bros. Television is denying that it will happen, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Sheen told TV…
Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardashian family, has filed for divorce from former Olympian Bruce Jenner, reports People magazine. The couple announced their separation 11 months ago. The pair wed in 1991, and are parents to Kendall, 18, and…
AT&T is selling a stripped-down television and broadband package that offers HBO, Amazon Prime Instant Video, broadband and broadcast networks for $39 per month, reports Variety. “The telco’s new $39 bundle includes U-basic TV, HBO and HBO Go, U-verse Internet…
Conflicting reports circulated today on whether “Saturday Night Live’s” most veteran performer is on his way out the door. TMZ.com reported that Kenan Thompson will leave the show after this season, while USA Today countered with the headline “Kenan Thompson…