Cheap to produce and easy to replicate, game shows are becoming the latest avenue for fading stars to get back in the camera limelight, the New York Times reports. Contemporary game shows are more complicated, though, and producers look for…
“One Tree Hill” creator Mark Schwahn has signed a two-year overall deal with CBS Paramount Network TV and CBS Records, the Hollywood Reporter says. The deal, which is scheduled to begin in June, will have Schwahn develop new projects for…
Many local TV stations appear “optimistic” about the way the current national financial crisis will affect their business, but many still hold concerns about specific aspects affected by the struggling market, TelevisionWeek reports. Post-Newsweek Stations President and CEO Alan Frank…
MSNBCs Rachel Maddow and notable political conservative Pat Buchanan have become an unlikely duo on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” the Associated Press reports. “I like debating things with Pat. He’s funny and quick and intellectually coherent, even when his views…
Actor Kevin Bacon will serve as executive producer for Showtime’s latest project, “The Booths,” a series about the Booth brothers, including John Wilkes, the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, Daily Variety reports. The project is still in early development;…
TBS’ coverage of the Major League Baseball playoffs is in need of some seasoned vets to give the studio commentary a jolt, USAToday reports. “While TBS’ coverage so far is mostly adequate, it lacks any sort of buzz,” the newspaper…
Emmy-winning writer and actress Tina Fey is in talks to writer a book of humorous essays, the Associated Press reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Fey is said to be in negotiations with Little, Brown and Company. Fey…
Wayne McClammy has signed on to direct Fox’s comedy pilot “Boldly Going Nowhere,” the Hollywood Reporter says. McClammy is most recognized for directing the infamous “Jimmy Kimmel Live” musical videos “I’m F-cking Matt Damon” and “I’m F-cking Ben Affleck.” “Nowhere”…
Brea Grant, the actress who play Daphne on NBC’s “Heroes,” is poised to make a big impact on the show pretty quickly, USA Today reports. While in the first three episodes she has most given Masi Oka’s character Hiro Nakamura…
Crime scene investigator Kimberlee Heale serves as a consultant on Showtime’s “Dexter.” In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Heale says the show adheres to some of the common practices in crime investigation, such as using paper or…