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Daily Archives : Apr 30, 2012

Star of NBC Sitcom Lands Talk Show

The star of an NBC situation comedy has landed a deal to do a weekly half-hour talk show for E!, Variety reports. The new show is “Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings,” built around the star of “Whitney.” Cummings,…

ABC Drama Reverses Course, Surges in Ratings

An ABC drama series had a ratings turnaround Sunday night, reversing course after hitting a series low two weeks ago and helping the network win the night in the 18-49 demo in the Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Freshman drama “GCB”…

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Saves Teenager From Crash

Actor Patrick Dempsey, best known as McDreamy on ABC’s "Grey’s Anatomy," was in the right place at the right time to be a real-life hero at the site of a car crash near his Malibu home last week, reports People…

J-Lo Relaunching Website to Let Fans ‘Backstage’ on Upcoming Tour

To give fans more access to her backstage during her upcoming concert tour, "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez will relaunch her website — JenniferLopez.com — today, reports People magazine. Lopez’s site will have added interactive features, including a new online…

New York Has a New Tallest Building

The Empire State Building just lost its standing as New York City’s tallest building — being surpassed by a skyscraper that’s under construction, CBS News reports. The new titleholder is One World Trade Center, being built on the site of…

A ‘Murphy Brown’ Comeback?

The creator of CBS’s situation comedy "Murphy Brown," Diane English, is in talks with CBS and Warner Bros. to resurrect the title character in a series of political-commentary specials, reports TV Guide. Candice Bergen, who is currently on Broadway in…

NBC Yanks Series Off Schedule

NBC has pulled a series off its prime-time schedule, TVLine.com reports. The series, which has aired just four episodes, is the midseason comedy “Best Friends Forever.” Series star and executive producer Lennon Parham wrote on Twitter on Friday, "BFF Fans:…

One of the Kardashians Pulls the Plug on Her Reality Show

One of the members of the predominant family in reality television has had enough and is pulling the plug on her reality show, TMZ.com reports. Khloe Kardashian and her husband, Lamar Odom, are ending their E! show "Khloe & Lamar,"…

In Another Bad Sign for NBC Show, the Network Shuffles Its Finale Out of May Sweeps

NBC has tweaked the schedules for a couple of its season finales, moving the finale of a low-rated series out of the May sweeps period and moving another season finale into sweeps, TVLine.com reports. The freshman series “Awake,” which has…

Game Changer: Basic Hulu Service Moving to a Model Requiring Viewers to Prove They Subscribe to TV via Cable, Satellite or Phone Co.; Also, If You Want to Stream the Olympics, You’ll Likely Have to Show You Pay for TV. Killing Cord Cutters?

Hulu, which has allowed viewers to watch shows for free online, is moving to an authentication model that will require viewers to prove they have a cable or satellite TV subscription, reports our good friend, former Ad Age reporter Claire Atkinson, in the…