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Daily Archives : May 23, 2012

NBC Poised to End Long Ratings Losing Streak

With tonight marking the last official night of the 2011-12 television season, “NBC’s long ratings nightmare may be over,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt is poised to end his first full TV season on the…

Michael McKean Hospitalized After Being Hit by Car

Michael McKean, the actor who played Leonard Kosnowski — the “Lenny” in Lenny & Squiggy — on the 1970s sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has been hospitalized after being hit by a car while walking, reports TheWrap.com. McKean, 64, had his…

NBC’s ‘Smash’ to Carry On Without a Number of Characters

NBC’s "Smash" will see the departure of several characters when it returns at midseason next year, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. One character who is on the way out is Dev, played by Raza Jaffrey. The character cheats on fiancee Karen,…

CNN’s Prime-Time Ratings Sink to 20-Year Low — and a TV Expert Tries to Explain

CNN’s prime-time viewership sank to its lowest number in more than 20 years last week, triggering speculation about what has gone wrong for the onetime cable news leader. CNN averaged only 395,000 viewers in prime time for the week of…

HBO Signs Director to Two-Year Deal

HBO has signed a film and television director to an exclusive two-year overall deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The director is Jay Roach, who helmed the channel’s political biopic “Game Change.” Roach has a fondness for political fare, but…

HBO Options Story About Wife of Longtime Johnny Carson Producer — a Story About Opulence, Old Hollywood and a Steady Stream of Major Stars

HBO has optioned a Vanity Fair article about the wife of Johnny Carson’s longtime producer Freddie de Cordova — Beverly Hills socialite Janet de Cordova, reports Deadline.com. HBO will develop the piece, "Once Upon a Time in Beverly Hills," into…

‘The Simpsons’ Headed Back to Big Screen With 3-D Silent Movie

"The Simpsons" will be returning to the big screen this summer, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show has a dialogue-free 3-D short in the works that will air before the film "Ice Age: Continental Drift," the story reports. The four-and-a-half…

Glenn Beck’s New Studio Includes Replica of Oval Office (Here’s the Video)

Former Fox News host and GBTV founder Glenn Beck unveiled his new Dallas studio in a video clip, showing off a replica of the Oval Office, reports TVNewser.com. Beck’s oval office includes replicas of the Resolute Desk and the Oval…

Latino Television Arrives as an Upfront Player — and a New Player Arrives in Latino TV

Last week’s television upfronts in New York featured a distinct Latin flavor for the first time — and marked a coming-out party of sorts for a new player in the Latino TV marketplace, MundoFox. Univision and Telemundo have long joined…

HBO’s ‘True Blood’ Taps New Showrunner to Succeed Alan Ball

"True Blood" has tapped a replacement for Alan Ball as showrunner on the HBO series if it receives a sixth-season renewal, reports Deadline.com. Co-executive producer Mark Hudis will get the call. Hudis has worked on "True Blood" in seasons four…