The New York City Council passed a resolution asking the FCC to hold off on its vote on the use of white space frequencies, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The resolution requests the FCC “to open a formal comment period on…
Bloggers and YouTube have had an impact, but television has had the most influence on this election year, the Los Angeles Times says. Take the impressions viewers got during the third presidential debate when a split screen showed both candidates…
Think Tina Fey’s a little bit busy? She’s spending 12 hours a day on the set of her sitcom “30 Rock.” Until election day, she’s doing her Sarah Palin impression for “Saturday Night Live.” And she’s got one day per…
Will Ferrell returned to “Saturday Night Live” on Thursday night to reprise his impression of President Bush, the Associated Press reports. Ferrell’s Bush endorsed Darrell Hammond’s John McCain and Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin during the show’s opening segment. –Jon Lafayette
While a lawsuit by parent NBC Universal keeps Lifetime from airing “Project Runway,” the New York Post says Bravo is casting a similar show called “Fashion House.” An ad on Craig’s List seeks “applications from talented designers where the winner…
CBS is looking to see how its new comedy “Gary Unmarried” will perform following “Two and a Half Men” on Mondays, TelevisionWeek reports. A rerun of “Gary” will appear next week, while “Worst Week,” which normally appears in the timeslot…
For a show that draws just 1.5 million viewers per week, “Mad Men” seems to attract more than its share of attention, the Associated Press observes. In addition to its Emmy Award as TV’s top drama, references to the show…
Broadcast and cable news networks are looking at the big picture for their election night coverage—-literally, Daily Variety reports. Among the news outlets that will be broadcasting in New York, ABC plans to use its 43rd Street JumboTron, and Fox…
“Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin will appear in NBC’s new drama series “Kings,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Culkin joins an impressive list of actors who’ll do multi-episode guest spots on the show, including Miguel Ferrer, Machael Stahl-David, Leslie Bibb and Brian…
Gary Cole will join the sixth season of HBO’s “Entourage” as a regular cast member, the Hollywood Reporter says. Cole will play Hollywood agent Andrew Klein, an old friend to Jeremy Piven’s Ari Gold. Cole will be introduced in a…