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Daily Archives : Aug 25, 2017

Controversial NFL Star Lands at Fox

Fox Sports is bringing aboard an NFL standout who has polarized fans for years and whose career was put on hold while he spent 21 months in federal prison. Former Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick will begin his new job…

New York Times Pulls Book From Best-Seller List After Suspicions Arise Over Its Ranking Atop the List

A novel that reached the top spot on a New York Times best-seller list was removed from the list by the paper after suspicions surfaced over the book’s ranking. The AP reports that the book, “Handbook for Mortals,” by Lani…

Cable’s Top Unscripted Franchise Expands

Plans are now set to expand the reality franchise that holds down the top three spots in the rankings among unscripted cable shows in the key 18-49 demo. VH1 announced today that its new “Love & Hip Hop” series, “Love…

Showtime Sports Lines Up Exclusive Content, Artists to Complement Saturday’s Big Mayweather-McGregor Fight

Showtime announced a lineup of artists and exclusive content that will be a part of the digital programming the pay cabler is building around this Saturday’s pay-per-view mega-event featuring the boxing showdown between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “The Notorious” Conor…

Bill Nye, the ‘Science Guy,’ Sues Disney for $37 Million

TV presenter, engineer and science educator William Nye — widely known as “Bill Nye the Science Guy” — has filed a fraud suit against Disney that some media outlets are valuing at more than $37 million. “Bill filed docs Thursday…

TNT Pulls Plug on Drama Project

TNT has backed out of a drama project that would have co-starred “Game of Thrones” alum Tom Wlaschiha. TVLine reports that the cable channel has scrapped “The Deep Mad Dark.” Set in Detroit, the project was to be produced by…

Sorry, Brad: Shania Twain Reveals the Embarrassing Reason She Invoked Brad Pitt’s Name in Hit Song

Shania Twain gave the full story behind her use of Brad Pitt’s name in the hit song “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” something that has been speculated about for years. Twain confirmed that the reference was based on her reaction…

Alec Baldwin Breaks Out His Trump Impression

Alec Baldwin returned to the Donald Trump impression that polarized NBC viewers along political lines during the election season and beyond in a series of “Saturday Night Live” appearances. Baldwin appeared as Trump addressing his rally this week in Phoenix,…

TV Gives Diana the Royal Treatment

“I want to be the queen of people’s hearts,” Princess Diana said in a televised interview two years before her death in a Paris car crash on Aug. 31, 1997. Now 20 years later, it appears that the beloved princess…

Fox Readies Probe Into Two of the Greatest Murder Mysteries in Pop Culture History

The Fox Broadcast Network today locked down plans for its upcoming probe into the deaths of hip-hop legends Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur — killings the network calls “two of the greatest murder mysteries in pop culture history.” The network’s…