An on-air personality who has been a mainstay of CNN’s political coverage is leaving the cable news channel. Variety reports that Candy Crowley, who has been at CNN since 1987, is headed out. Crowley has been CNN’s chief political correspondent,…
A man known for his appearance on a broadcast reality series has died. Us Magazine reports that Damien Gurganious, a competitor on season seven of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” died Nov. 24 at age 38. “Gurganious, who celebrated his birthday…
ABC’s “Good Morning America” appears to be consolidating its gains over morning rival “Today” after years of playing second fiddle to the NBC show. ABC announced today that “GMA” won its third consecutive November sweeps period, including wins in total…
CBS has revealed plans for the rollout of two new drama series. The network announced that both “Battle Creek” — from executive producers David Shore and Vince Gilligan — and the new “CSI” incarnation “CSI: Cyber” will debut in March….
Stephen Colbert’s Comedy Central character is going out on a high. The comedian, whose “Colbert Report” ends Dec. 18 as he transitions to taking over CBS’s “Late Show” next year, announced that President Obama will be among his final guests,…
Last night’s three-hour live musical production of “Peter Pan” on NBC delivered viewer numbers well below those for the network’s live version of “The Sound of Music” a year ago. Thursday night’s broadcast delivered “a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating, down…
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Until Thursday, Bill Cosby was staying largely silent as more and more women came forward to publicly accuse him of sexual assault. But on Thursday he took legal action in response to one claim. TMZ.com reports that Cosby filed legal…
After issuing an ultimatum earlier this week in its impasse with Dish Network over retransmission fees, CBS appeared to soften its position Thursday. The deadline CBS had set came and went, and CBS stations remained in the satellite provider’s lineup….
CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker apparently didn’t hold back in a discussion with staffers that focused on speculation over Vice Media and its founder, Shane Smith. As we reported Thursday, TVNewser was saying that Smith and Vice were considering a…