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Daily Archives : Mar 30, 2010

HBO Cancels ‘Joe Buck Live’ After Three Episodes

"Joe Buck Live" has been canceled after only three episodes by HBO,B&C reports. The show was rumored to be on the chopping block after Buck told a radio station that he didn’t expect HBO to continue the show.  The program…

‘Amish Grace’ Blesses Lifetime Movie Network with Top Ratings

The TV movie "Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy" gave Lifetime Movie Network its highest rating ever for an original movie, Multichannel News reports. The original film debuted on Palm Sunday and drew a 3.8 household rating and 4.02 million viewers….

THR’s TV Editor Andreeva to Join Deadline.com

Hollywood Reporter’s television editor Nellie Andreeva is joining Deadline.com, where she’ll lead television coverage for the site, reports Mediabistro.com. Andreeva will take on the role in the next two weeks. Previously, Deadline.com, run by Nikki Finke, hired Michael Fleming from…

CBS Pilot Casts ‘Sons of Tucson’ Star

A CBS comedy pilot has tapped a "Sons of Tucson" star  to play the main character’s best friend, the Hollywood Reporter says. The star is Tyler Labine. The job comes after Labine initially turned down the role as his midseason…

TV Stations Turn Down Losing New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets’ losing streak just got a whole lot worse, theNew York Post reports. The YES Network, unable to air three games next week because of scheduling conflicts with Yankees games, sought to find another network to air…

After Ratings Slide, Fox Shakes up ‘So You Think You Can Dance’

With a ratings slide during the past two years, Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance" is set for a shake-up, the Hollywood Reporter says. Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said he’s planning to return dancers from previous series who will…

Legendary Writer Director Frank Darabont (‘Shawshank Redemption’) Comes to TV to Make Zombie Series

Three-time Oscar nominee Frank Darabont (writer/director of  "The Shawshank Redemption") is coming to TV to work on a zombie drama series, The Hollywood Reporter says. The series is "The Walking Dead," based on graphic novels by Robert Kirkman. Darabount will…

CNN Continues Ratings Slide, with Larry King Hitting New Lows

CNN’s refusal to schedule partisan talk shows isn’t doing the network any favors, the New York Times reports. The network’s ratings continued to slide in March, with its prime-time star Larry King ratcheting up his worst quarter ever, the newspaper…

The One Extra Show Fox MUST Do To Send Off “24” Properly (Don’t Worry, No Spoilers Here)

With the end of “24” as a TV series now officially announced, there’s one extra show Fox really needs to do to send off “24” properly. And it’s got nothing to do with this season’s arc, per se. I’m basically…