Daily Variety takes a look at the recent trend of television anchors and actors doubling as pitchmen of products ranging from cars to food. Sometimes the pitches aren’t even done during commercial breaks, either, but during program airtime. The paper…
“Cheetah Girls” actress Adrienne Bailon is among the many child actors trying to make the leap from kids’ fare to the big leagues. The method she tried to help her make that transition probably wasn’t the smartest decision she’s ever…
“Heroes” creator Tim Kring will attend tomorrow’s Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles after all, Daily Variety reports. Recently fired writers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb won’t be attending as earlier reported. As of Thursday night, Kring was all for Alexander…
ABC News’ Diane Sawyer has scored an exclusive interview with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s mistress, Ashley Dupre, TVNewser reports. The interview will air next week on ABC’s “20/20,” TVNewser says. “This is not the Eliot Spitzer story. This…
NBC is working on a new dance-themed competition series with reality producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller, to be hosted by “Lord of the Dance” Michael Flatley. The series, tentatively titled “Superstar Dancers of the World,” will bring together teams…
Given the success of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” NBC is getting in the dance competition series game with a new show of its own, the Hollywood Reporter says. Nigel Lythgoe and…
HBO is currently developing a biopic about former Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham, the Hollywood Reporter says. Graham oversaw the paper’s Watergate coverage, which lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The script is being written by Joan Didion…
Correspondent Steve Kroft talks to TVNewser about how “60 Minutes” managed to score Barack Obama’s first interview as president-elect. “We went and started working on a profile before he declared his candidacy,” Kroft tells TVNewser. “I can remember the first…
CBS is giving a thumbs-up to first-year comedies “Gary Unmarried” and “Worst Week.” The network Friday ordered a full season of “Gary” and three additional episodes of “Worst Week.” Both moves had been expected. In the case of “Gary,” CBS…
Discovery Communications has signed on as a client of TRA’s Media TRAnalytics, the 370,000 household, single-source database that matches second-by-second information from home set-top boxes to actual product purchases, DMNews reports. “What TRA has is really interesting for us and…