Plans for a series about how Batman’s sidekick Robin grew up have been scrapped by the CW and Warner Bros. TV, Daily Variety reports. “The Graysons” had been given a put pilot commitment, but “the concept didn’t fit the current…
Cablevision Systems says it is no longer actively considering the sale of assets including the cable networks in its Rainbow Media division, the Wall Street Journal says. Declarations by the Dolan family, which controls the cable operator, that it would…
With “Heroes” struggling in the ratings and executive producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander out of the pictures, former writer Bryan Fuller may return to the NBC series, Entertainment Weekly says. Fuller is currently working on “Pushing Daisies” on ABC…
The Chicago Sun-Times found the mystery man Oprah Winfrey was leaning on (and crying on) at Barack Obama’s victory celebration. He’s Sam Perry, an Obama supporter from California, and he’ll be on Oprah’s show Friday. —Jon Lafayette
With the election over, the personalities at MSNBC are again taking pot shots at one another, TVBarn.com says. Joe Scarborough and Chris Matthews had one exchange, and the network’s comet, Rachel Maddow, was reportedly being compared to Ashleigh Banfield (remember…
No more pet food and kitty litter as sponsors on Animal Planet, Advertising Age says. The channel has toughened up its programming and is creating customized vignettes to attract advertisers including Pizza Hut, Honda and Mattel, the paper says. —Jon…
One of E!’s “Girls Next Door” is getting married, and it isn’t to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, the Associated Press reports. Hefner announced that Kendra Wilkinson, 23, is engaged to Philadelphia Eagles receiver Hank Baskett. Last month, Hefner and “No….
The ballots had barely been counted when “South Park” took a swipe at president-elect Barack Obama, the New York Post says. The Comedy Central cartoon Thursday night made fun of the bullet-proof glass surrounding the Democrat as he gave his…
“This is one spunky show,” says the New York Times of “Whale Wars,” debuting Friday on Animal Planet. The series tracks the crew of the Sea Shepherd, a ship that tries to stop whalers from killing whales off Antarctica. These…
The crowd at the MTV Europe Music Awards cheered president-elect Barack Obama, who wasn’t there in Liverpool, and Beatle Paul McCartney, who was, the Associated Press says. “Maybe Europeans will love us again now,” said singer Katy Perry, who wore…