Harold Perrineau, whose character appeared to be killed on the season finale of “Lost,” has joined the cast of the ABC pilot presentation “The Unusuals,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Perrineau will play a New York detective who is always…
One of the few new shows on ABC’s fall schedule, “Life on Mars,” appears to be shrouded in questions, the Los Angeles Times says. Among them are whether writer-producer David E. Kelley, who wrote the pilot, will continued to be…
ABC is bringing “The Mole” out of its hole after four years, USA Today reports. The reality show has a new host, Jon Kelley from “Extra,” who was preceded by Anderson Cooper and Ahmad Rashad.
Warren Leight, executive producer for NBC Universal’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” may be signed by HBO to work on the second season of “In Treatment,” the Daily Variety reports NBC Universal’s USA Network is also trying to secure an…
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes signaled little interest in buying NBC Universal and wouldn’t rule out selling the company’s stake in the troubled CW network, the Hollywood Reporter said. Mr. Bewkes also said at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions…
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision this week is likely to ask cable operators and satellite-TV distributors for retransmission-consent fees, Multichannel News says. Univision has an Oct. 1 deadline to notify the 63 stations that include Univision in their programming.
A group led by NBC Universal appears to be leading the bidding for the Weather Channel, with an offer of $3.5 billion, the New York Times said. Weather Channel owner had been hoping to get $5 billion for the cable…
Roberta Reardon has gotten more attention for her work as president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artist than for her careers as an actress in commercials and industrial videos, the Los Angeles Times reports. In the new…
Filmmaker Albert Brooks will be appearing in the Showtime series “Weeds,” playing the father-in-law of star Mary-Louise Parker, the New York Times says. Mr. Brooks tells the paper he likes the show and hopes his new gig will bring him…
A new series on Sundance Channel takes a look at the United State through the eyes of four Westernized Arabs and was designed to be shows in the Middle East, the New York Times reports. After its run on the…