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Daily Archives : May 13, 2013

Broadcast TV’s Biggest Cliffhanger: How Plunging Ratings Will Play at the Upfronts

The broadcast television networks are starring in their own cliffhanger as the network upfronts approach, reports Brian Stelter in The New York Times. As the nets prepare to showcase their new fall schedules this week in New York, they are…

Donald Trump Has His Own Announcement About NBC’s Programming Plans, and It Differs From the Network’s Party Line

On the heels of NBC’s unveiling of its fall 2013 schedule, which we reported previously, Donald Trump issued a tweet containing news that wasn’t exactly in line with NBC’s version. Trump’s news was that his show “Celebrity Apprentice” had been…

NBC Names Replacement for ‘Late Night’ Host Jimmy Fallon

NBC has another piece of its late-night lineup in place. Deadline.com reports that the network is moving "Saturday Night Live" fixture Seth Meyers into the spot being vacated by Jimmy Fallon as host of "Late Night." Fallon is taking over…

Cancellations Taking a Toll on Gay Characters

Openly gay characters are having a tough time as the networks decide their fall schedules, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. While the 2012-13 TV season featured a record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters, next season…

Fox Comedy Series Recasts Female Lead

On the heels of the announcement that it has been picked up, a Fox comedy series is recasting its female lead. Deadline.com reports that Alex Kapp Horner is leaving "Surviving Jack.” The show, produced by Bill Lawrence, is based on…

CBS Orders James Van Der Beek Comedy

CBS has placed a series order for a James Van Der Beek comedy project. TheWrap’s The Box reports that the network ordered "Friends With Better Lives." Van Der Beek was recently in ABC’s "Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23,"…

Cartoon Network Adds Series Starring Cartoon Version of Mike Tyson

Cartoon Network’s "Adult Swim" programming block will add a new cartoon series called "Mike Tyson Mysteries," which stars an animated version of the retired boxer, reports the New York Post. The animated version of Tyson will solve wacky problems with…

Bravo Making Progress in Battle Over ‘Real Housewives of NYC’

After a salary dispute threatened to shut down "Real Housewives of New York City," Bravo is moving closer to getting the show back on track for a new season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The six-member cast, which includes Ramona Singer…

Two Actresses Join FX’s ‘American Horror Story’

Two well-known actresses have been cast in FX’s “American Horror Story,” with Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Patti LuPone and Oscar nominee Angela Bassett joining the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The pair will join the…

Warner Bros. TV Group President Leaving the Company

The president of Warner Bros. Television Group will leave the company after more than two decades at the studio, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bruce Rosenblum didn’t survive a "two-year bake-off that pitted him against [studio chief Kevin] Tsujihara (and,…