Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Sunday stuck by her comparison of the national debt to slavery, but added that she accepts the apology from MSNBC host Martin Bashir, reports TheWrap.com. “The definition of slavery is to be beholden to…
Please click here to read a fascinating, don’t-miss entry by TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross as he traces the enthralling history of TV news, CBS style. After you read part 1 — of if you have already read part…
Because of what HBO is calling an "inadvertent" error, the pay-cable channel’s wildly successful drama series "Game of Thrones" will not be competing for a Writers Guild of America Award in the drama series category, Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com….
Lifetime has made the decision to renew a drama series. The New York Post reports that the cable channel has greenlighted season two of “Witches of East End.” The drama will air 13 new episodes in 2014. The show stars…
An ABC News correspondent will undergo more cancer treatments after a second tumor was found during a double mastectomy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, Amy Robach, 40, found out she had cancer after going through a mammogram…
Fictional television news anchorman Ron Burgundy, played by "Saturday Night Live" alum Will Ferrell, is joining the Canadian sports broadcaster TSN, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Burgundy will call a pro curling event for the network, the story says. He…
Nickelodeon has renewed a comedy series, while also extending its order for the show’s current season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel added six episodes to “Instant Mom’s” freshman season and ordered a second season. The…
The “Doctor Who” 50th anniversary broadcast, “The Day of the Doctor,” set a Guinness World Record for the largest simulcast of a TV drama in history, reports the U.K.’s Telegraph. The episode was simulcast in 94 countries, as well as…
A correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” is joining an HBO comedy project. Deadline.com reports that Aasif Mandvi has been cast in the pilot for “The Brink,” a dark geopolitical comedy. The project is directed by Jay Roach and…
Maria Bartiromo signed off from CNBC on Friday, a day when both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 set records, reports TVNewser. As previously reported, Bartiromo, who has worked at CNBC for two decades, recently agreed to…