Jimmy Fallon is set to be named Conan O’Brien’s replacement on “Late Night,” according to NBC insiders, with the deal expected to be officially announced soon, according to Daily Variety. Mr. Fallon has been the only real candidate for the…
Tom Cruise will return to the guest chair on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for the first time since his infamous couch-jumping appearance in June 2005, when he was promoting the film “War of the Worlds” and proclaimed his love for…
Alyssa Milano is in talks to star in an ABC comedy pilot written by Kristin Newman, the Hollywood Reporter says. ABC is also talking to Nathan Fillion about the lead role in the new drama “Castle.”
A contestant on Fox’s “American Idol” might have been voted off the show because she sang the title song from “Jesus Christ Superstar,” a rock opera the offends some Christians, the New York Times reports. Before she was eliminated, Carly…
AOL’s investment in new content for some of its Web sites is resulting in traffic gains, the Wall Street Journal reports. But the troubled Time Warner unit has yet to translate the increase in visits into higher ad revenue, the…
Production of movies, TV shows and commercials in Los Angeles during the first quarter were down 23% because of the Writers Guild of America strike, and continued below normal even after the work stoppage ended, the Hollywood Reporter says. The…
NFL network introduced six gridiron Giants of the Super Bowl XLII championship team to media buyers at its upfront presentation in New York Thursday, reports Multichannel News. Senior VP of marketing Ron Furman said NFL Network games have won every…
NBC Universal has sold its 34-acre Burbank lot to developer M. David Paul/Worthe Real Estate Group, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Divisions including NBC network news, KNBC-TV, Telemundo and “Access Hollywood” will move to Universal City by 2011, the magazine says….
NBC is dismissing speculation that O.J. Simpson would appear on an upcoming version of Donald Trump’s business competition reality show, says Reuters. Reports had circulated this week that Mr. Simpson had approached Mr. Trump about participating in a new season…