With Jay Leno on his way out this week as the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” the Center for Media Affairs at George Mason University has analyzed his opening monologues to assess which public figures bore the brunt of…
A longtime TV game show is experiencing a ratings resurgence, including hitting an all-time household rating high for the week of Jan. 26. “Now it’s just getting ridiculous, in a good way, for Steve Harvey and his syndicated daytime game…
The Writers Guild of America has rolled out its annual honors in television, film, radio and other media, and the ceremony provided another chance for AMC’s "Breaking Bad" to rack up accolades. The acclaimed series, which wrapped its final season…
A counterprogramming event scored a big ratings win on Super Bowl Sunday, topping everything else on cable that night. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl X” pulled in 13.5 million viewers, making it the…
A 2007 Stephen King story is reportedly being developed into a television drama series. TheWrap.com reports that the short story “Ayana” is in the works at Universal Television. NBC is considering the project, although Universal will take it to other…
A new superhero project that is a spinoff of the CW’s "Arrow" has found its female lead. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the CW pilot "Flash" cast Candice Patton of “The Game” in the role. The pilot stars…
A pilot for an apocalyptic drama called “The Messengers” has received an order. Deadline.com reports that the project was greenlighted by the CW, continuing the network’s focus on the genre/fantasy arena. The project is about a mysterious object that crashes…
Four months after its record-breaking series finale, the accolades for “Breaking Bad” keep rolling in. The latest came Saturday night when the AMC drama took the award for best drama series at the 2014 Writers Guild Awards, which honor outstanding…
Press release from the Writers Guild of America, Feb. 1, 2014: The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) tonight announced the winners of the 2014 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in…
Journalists covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, already have a story at hand: the “terrible tales of blocked toilets, broken doors and toxic water supplies,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Despite billions of dollars having been poured into…