CBS has variety of shows in its development pipeline, including a variety show, TelevisionWeek reports. Among the ideas the Eye network is working on is a series about suburban witches, a new take on the medical drama and a drama…
Companies including Microsoft are looking for ways to bring the community building tools of social networks like MySpace and Facebook to TV, the Wall Street Journal reports. Social networking has the potential to play a key role in shaping what…
Instead of anchoring “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live,” Amy Poehler gave birth to a baby boy, the Associated Press reports. Poehler, who is married to Will Arnett of “Assested Development,” rehearsed with her “SNL” castmates until Friday, the wire…
The broadcast networks are losing audiences at 10 p.m. and digital video recorders are a big part of the problem, the Los Angeles Times says. The networks also haven’t been helping themselves by programming similar shows against one another, the…
Celebrities including rapper T.I., blues singer B.B. King and country star Clint Black are playing the NBC chimes melody in new promos for the Peacock network, TelevisionWeek reports. “It’s part of a concerted effort to make our commercial breaks more…
Anne Pressly, an anchor at KATV in Little Rock, Ark., died of injuries suffered in a severe beating in her home, the Associated Press reports. Pressly, 26, who has a small role in the film “W,” was discovered shortly before…
Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, is scheduled to appear on NBC’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” Monday night, the Associated Press reports. Republican nominee John McCain’s wife Cindy McCain appeared on the program earlier this…
Starz has given the greenlight to a new series based on “Spartacus” with executive producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Joshua Donen, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network has given the project a 13-episode order. “Spartacus” is the second original…
Two big stars of cable news—Bill O’Reilly of Fox News Channel and Keith Olbermann of MSNBC—are finding success at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum, the Associated Press reports. O’Reilly is on pace to have his fourth most-watched month ever,…
With the rise of different options for consuming TV programming, including online streams and DVRs, networks are struggling to find new ways to report audience viewing habits to advertisers, Advertising Age reports. Some of the major issues of concern are…