Entertainment Weekly reports that “The Brady Bunch” mom Florence Henderson will play the grandmother to the title character of ABC’s “Samantha Who?” Henderson will start appearing on the series next month, the magazine says. —Danny King
Oprah Winfrey topped the Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 100 most powerful women in entertainment, the newspaper says. After Winfrey, who was No. 6 on the list a year ago, Disney Media’s Anne Sweeney, Sony’s Amy Pascal, CBS’ Nancy Tellem…
“Saturday Night Live” will be adapted into a still-unnamed late-night comedy show that will begin airing in Spain next year, Daily Variety reports. Sogecable broadcaster Cuatro and Spanish television producer Grupo Globomedia are developing the series, which will include comics…
The Screen Actors Guild is likely to set its strike authorization schedule at a “town hall meeting” for members on Monday, Dec. 8, in Hollywood, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports. Members will get an update on talks with the studio as…
MLB Network is naming its studios in honor of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth. The new channel’s Studio 42, a nod to the uniform number worn by Mr. Robinson, baseball’s first African-American player, is a half-scale baseball field…
Viacom and NBC Universal said they were cutting 1,350 jobs as they adjust to the deepening recession and slow advertising sales, TelevisionWeek says. About 20 staffers are being dismissed at NBC Entertainment, TVWeek says. Analysts expect more job cuts at…
The CW is giving a “Gossip Girl” spinoff serious consideration, Daily Variety reports. The network is considering using an upcoming episode as a backdoor pilot for a potential show in order to save costs and measure viewer reaction, according to…
Is Seth McFarlane really the smartest guy in the television business? Entertainment Weekly says so because he’s raking in $100 million from Fox to keep “Family Guy” and “American Dad” on the air through 2012. EW ranks the rest of…
Fox News Channel personality Bill O’Reilly is ending his syndicated radio show next year in order to concentrate on his TV show, the New York Daily News reports. “The media business is getting more and more intense,” O’Reilly said. “We’ve…
After a couple of satellite glitches blacked out the picture and a couple of quick camera moves had viewers pulling off their special glasses, the first 3-D broadcast of an NFL football game scored a touchdown with viewers, the Associated…