By Chuck Ross “Lauren Bacall, the smoky-voiced movie legend who taught Humphrey Bogart [and the world] how to whistle in ‘To Have and Have Not,’ has died at the age of 89, according to her family,” reports the Los Angeles…
Investigators in San Rafael, Calif., today confirmed that the death of comedian and Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams was a suicide, and said he appeared to have hanged himself from a closet door using a leather belt, USA Today reports. “He…
A showdown over contracts on the CBS reality staple “Survivor” is putting the scheduled start of the show’s upcoming season in jeopardy. Writing on Deadline.com, Dominic Patten reports the struggle was joined when the Motion Picture Editors Guild, representing about…
A comment made by a Fox News Channel anchor in the hours after news broke Monday of the death of Robin Williams has prompted an apology. The Boston Herald reports that the anchor, Shepard Smith, sparked an outcry on social…
Fox’s prime-time reality slate was good enough for a win in the broadcast ratings Monday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “MasterChef” and “Hotel Hell” combined to give Fox a narrow win over…
Pay-cable channel Starz has placed a series order for a new drama that will star a two-time Oscar winner. Variety reports that the channel ordered 10 episodes of “The One Percent,” to star Hilary Swank. The project comes from director…
The family of TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross had a personal connection to Robin Williams, and Chuck has written a blog post about his experience meeting the actor and comedian, who died Monday. Chuck’s piece, which you can read…
A cable show that is being called a “breakout late-night program” has picked up a renewal. The description comes from a report by Deadline.com, which says the show “@midnight” received a second-season order from Comedy Central. Hosted by Chris Hardwick,…
Ronan Farrow’s MSNBC show “Ronan Farrow Daily” isn’t picking up new viewers in the summer months, with the show averaging just 213,000 total viewers in July, reports TheWrap.com. The show last month drew 43,000 viewers in the news demographic of…
The HBO project “Westworld,” an adaptation of the 1973 Michael Crichton movie about a robot malfunction at a theme park, has cast “Apollo 13” actor Ed Harris as its key villain, Variety reports. The drama will feature Harris as The…