Game 2 of the NBA Finals, in which the Celtics beat the visiting Lakers 108-102, and a live Jimmy Kimmel pre-game show put ABC over the top in the ratings Sunday night. The ABC prime-time lineup, which started with a…
NBC’s “Celebrity Family Feud,” which debuts July 1, will feature the casts of “The Office,” “American Gladiators” and “My Name Is Earl,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Other personalities and their families who are set to compete for charity include Kathie Lee…
FX has canceled “Dirt,” according to its star-producer Courteney Cox Arquette, TV Guide reports. Cox said she and husband David Arquette are developing other projects through their production company Coquette, the magazine notes. —Vlada Gelman
The city of Costa Mesa, Calif., may follow in the footsteps of Los Angeles and sue Time Warner Cable, Multichannel News reports. City attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow has requested a copy of the L.A. lawsuit to assess if suing would…
CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus said Bob Schieffer will not be joining the “CBS Evening News” desk again, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Schieffer, who recently signed a new contract with CBS News, will continue in his current role…
Doctors discovered a tumor in the brain of “Nightline’s” Martin Bashir, the New York Post reports. Bashir, who is feeling well, will continue his anchoring and reporting duties for ABC News, the newspaper says. The tumor, which is small but…
Kids and teens are the biggest users of online video, according to Nielsen Online’s VideoCensus, Mediaweek reports. Kids 2-11 accounted for an average 51 streams and 118 minutes of online video during the month of April, while teens 12-17 averaged…
A contingent representing the broadcast networks and their affiliate bodies requested Monday that the Federal Communications Commission ratify a joint petition confirming a set of guiding principles of their relationship. Such ratification would resolve the issues addressed in a 2001…
Fox Networks Group has named Erik Moreno as its senior vice president of corporate development. In his new post, Mr. Moreno will be responsible for identifying new business and strategic opportunities across Fox Entertainment and News Corp. units. Mr. Moreno…
NBC Universal has made a deal with NextMedium, a company that lists product-placement opportunities in television shows for advertisers. Under the deal, product-placement opportunities on NBC Universal properties, starting with the NBC series “Life” and USA Network’s “Psych,” will be…