Celebrity chef and reality TV host Gordon Ramsay has signed a major renewal deal with Fox, locking him in for another two seasons of “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Kitchen Nightmares,” Daily Variety reports. The deal also includes a commitment for an…
Katee Sackhoff of “Battlestar Galactica” has been cast in the lead of the Dick Wolf-produced pilot “Lost and Found” for NBC, the Hollywood Reporter says. The project, created by Chris Levinson, is about an LAPD detective who works on cases…
HBO has tapped writers Carl Hiaasen and Mike Lupica for an untitled pilot script about a professional golfer who must go into the witness protection program, Daily Variety reports. The project marks the first collaboration between the two writers. Hiaasen…
Network executives at women’s TV networks are shuffling about as competition between Lifetime, Oxygen and WE increases and with the upcoming addition of Oprah Winfrey’s cable network, OWN, debuting in 2009, Deadline Hollywood Daily says. The Web site reports that…
ABC’s interpretation of the British series “Life on Mars” has been not without its own drama, facing production setbacks and creative team shuffles, the Los Angeles Times reports. The network, however, seems to have high hopes for the show, scheduling…
Academy Award-winning actress Shirley MacLaine stars in this weekend’s Lifetime premiere of “Coco Chanel,” the TV film about the life of the legendary designer, USA Today reports. While MacLaine doesn’t adopt a French accent for the role, she feels glad…
WUSA-TV, Washington, is in the midst of another anchor shuffle, declining to renew Todd McDermott’s contract as anchor, the Washington Post reports. News of his departure from the channel’s 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. posts was not mentioned in an…
Several stars of more adult-themed fare, including Amy Sedaris, David Alan Grier and Christopher Meloni, changed their tune from their usual projects for the Nickelodeon film “Gym Teacher: The Movie,” premiering Friday night, the New York Times says. The title…
Major Web video site YouTube is prohibiting clips that incite violent actions from being shared on its service, the Washington Post reports. The move comes after criticism from Senator Joseph Lieberman, who says that the site was not active enough…