“Jean Rossi, one of Fox Broadcasting’s first ad sales staffers, is leaving,” reports our good friend Jon Lafayette for B&C. The story reports: “Rossi, now executive VP for Fox and president of parent company 21st Century Fox’s Fox One cross-company marketing…
“Michael Wright, the president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), has decided to leave the company,” Variety reports. The story reports: “Wright was in the running to replace Turner Entertainment Networks President Steve Koonin,…
Veteran comedian Joan Rivers has been rushed to a hospital after she reportedly stopped breathing. Reuters reports that the E! mainstay was undergoing surgery on her vocal chords at a New York clinic when she stopped breathing and was taken…
If you had a sense of deja vu while you were watching the Emmys ceremony Monday night, it was probably because all of the top program and acting awards were handed out to repeat winners. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary…
An acclaimed Showtime series has lost its showrunner. Variety reports that the Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe-winning “Ray Donovan” has yet to name a new showrunner following the departure of show creator Ann Biderman. “’Ray Donovan,’ the series that stars Liev…
One of the stars of the long-running NBC hit “Frasier” is heading back to series TV. The move comes after what has been a hiatus from television for David Hyde Pierce, who played Niles Crane on “Frasier.” “Pierce, who essentially…
With the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards now down in the history books, the television industry’s highest honors will be remembered as an awards show that was all about “in with the old and out with the new.” With repeat program…
Former “Modern Family” executive producer Bill Wrubel has sold a project to CBS, according to a report by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. The project marks his first sale since he moved to Warner Bros. TV with an overall deal. CBS…
A character actor who became a familiar face with appearances on many TV shows has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Stephen Lee died Aug. 14 in his Los Angeles apartment from a heart attack. He was 58. His appearances…
A reality series has been canceled following the arrest of its star. Deadline.com reports that Discovery pulled the plug on “Sons of Guns” after its star, Will Hayden, was arrested on what the network calls “serious and horrific” charges of…