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Daily Archives : Apr 17, 2014

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Who Wrote ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ Dead at 87. His Writing Bewitched Millions

By Chuck Ross The writing of Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez was magical, period, though he was hailed as a writer of magical realism. Garcí­a Márquez, who died today, April 17, 2014, at  his home in Mexico City at age 87, was…

TV News Veteran Re-Ups With Fox News

A mainstay on Fox News Channel has signed a new multiyear deal to remain with the network. Deadline.com reports that Chris Wallace will continue as the anchor and moderator of "Fox News Sunday" as part of the deal. The program,…

‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2 Gets Real — Here’s the Video

Season 2 of the acclaimed Netflix original series "Orange Is the New Black" is weeks away, and the streaming service has just released the first trailer for the runup to the eagerly anticipated June 6 rollout. The clip shows the…

Showtime Developing Documentary on One of the NBA’s Most High-Profile Players

Showtime has greenlighted a documentary profiling one of the most high-profile players in the NBA. Deadline.com reports that the new project, "Kobe Bryant's Muse," will examine "the life, inspirations and challenges facing one of the most successful and complex figures…

Fox Wins by Default as Broadcast Nets Break Out the Reruns

With ABC, CBS and NBC all airing prime-time slates leaning heavily toward repeat programming Wednesday night, Fox walked away with a ratings win even though "American Idol" continued to erode, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com…

Spike Renews Unscripted Series

Spike TV has announced the renewal of an unscripted series. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel placed a 10-episode order for a second season of “Catch a Contractor." Hosted by Adam Carolla, the second season will air in the fall….

Dick Wolf, Who Created the Popular ‘Law & Order’ Franchise, Sells New Reality Cop Series to Cable Network

Dick Wolf, who has gone from creating commercials for Crest toothpaste early in his career to creating one of the most enduring franchises in TV history — the original "Law & Order" and all of its spinoffs — has sold…

22nd MTV Movie Awards — No Flash in the Pan, But It Went by in a Flash

“The Wolf of Wall Street” apparently didn’t howl quite loud enough to wrest the top golden popcorn trophies from the claws of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards Sunday at the Nokia Theatre, where "Catching…

Female Anchor Confronts Male Guest About Sexist Comment — Here’s the Video

When a guest on her program made what she perceived as a sexist comment, the anchor of a cable financial news show called him out for it — and later wrote a piece on The Daily Beast explaining why. Bloomberg…

Report: ‘Lindsay’ Won’t Be Renewed — and Nobody Told Lindsay Lohan

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable channel has decided not to renew the reality show “Lindsay,” and the U.K. publication The Daily Mail reports that executives had not told the show's star, Lindsay Lohan. Somehow, we suspect she has heard about it…