Media Rights Capital has tapped Hunter Ellis to host its upcoming reality show “In Harm’s Way,” which will air on The CW, Daily Variety reports. The company also has added the Canadian series “4Real” to its Sunday night block on…
Time Warner said that its second-quarter net income fell 26% largely because of lower profits at its troubled AOL unit, the Wall Street Journal reports. Profits were up 18% at its TV networks segment which includes Turner Broadcasting and HBO….
Laurence Fishburne is in discussions to replace William Petersen as the star of CBS’s top-rated procedural “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The search for a new character on the series has been kept very hush-hush by CBS…
NBC is planning to air a half-hour special hyping its primetime lineup on the multiple platforms it controls, TelevisionWeek reports. “The NBC Primetime Preview” will appear on cable, on demand, on local stations and on the Web. The network has…
With the development schedule shifted at the networks, ABC is now close to screening pilots it has shot and deciding on which to pick up for series orders, the Hollywood Reporter says. Among those with favorable buzz are comedy “Never…
Comcast agreed to acquire Daily Candy, an e-mail newsletter about shopping, from Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group for $125 million, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the deal. A Comcast executive said the cable operator will try to…
ABC Family’s show “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” is a big hit with young viewers, and is now pulling in more viewers than The CW’s much-hyped “Gossip Girl,” the San Jose Mercury News reports. ABC Family has already…
Creator Jason Smilovic is taking a step back in his duties for his upcoming series” My Own Worst Enemy,” starring Christian Slater, the Hollywood Reporter says. NBC says Smilovic will remain on board as executive producer and guide the show’s…
Grant Show will be appearing in an early episode of the new season of “Private Practice,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Show, now appearing in CBS’s “Swingtown,” will play a flirtatious doctor with ties to a regular on the ABC series. The…