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Daily Archives : Dec 7, 2015

Fox News Suspends Two Contributors

Two Fox News contributors appearing on two different channels got in hot water over crude remarks they made about President Obama. Variety reports that Fox News suspended both contributors. Military analyst Ralph Peters, appearing on FBN, blurted out an insult…

Audience at ‘Star Wars’ News Conference Cheers as Producer Announces Who WON’T Be in ‘The Force Awakens’

The announcement that a certain character won’t appear in the new “Star Wars” movie drew cheers and applause at a news conference Sunday. Reuters reports that the audience responded positively when producer Kathleen Kennedy revealed that Jar Jar Binks is not…

Why an ABC Series Is Putting Up ‘Eye-Popping’ Increases in Delayed Viewing — and Will It Last?

A new report by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com examines huge gains in viewership that are being posted by the new ABC terrorism drama “Quantico.” The show posted the biggest gains of any series during premiere week in Live+3 viewing in…

Grammy Nominations Declare a Surprise Front-Runner

Grammy watchers who expected Taylor Swift to dominate the nominations got a surprise when the nominees were announced today: The leader in nominations is hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar, with 11 nods. Swift, who has had a huge year and…

VH1 Pulls the Plug on Series

VH1 is calling it a wrap for a series that has become something of an institution for the cable channel. The series is “Mob Wives,” and Deadline.com reports that the upcoming sixth season will be the last for the reality…

NBC Developing Sports Comedy

NBC has a new comedy project in the works with a sports focus. The project is an adaptation of the Israeli soccer comedy “Imported,” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The network is teaming with Keshet Studios on the adaptation,…

Series That Ranked Near the Bottom Among Scripted Cable Shows Canceled After One Season

An offbeat cable series that debuted this fall has seen its run come to an end. David Krumholtz, the star and creator of IFC’s “Gigi Does It,” announced on Twitter that the comedy series won’t get a second season. The…

New Reality Show Will Force Fit People to Get Fat

A new series will start with the seemingly counterintuitive strategy of taking people who are in shape and fattening them up. A&E announced plans today for the reality series, “Fit to Fat to Fit,” which premieres Tuesday, Jan. 12, at…

Actor Morgan Freeman’s Plane Makes Forced Landing

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was involved in a scary incident over the weekend in which the plane he was in reportedly blew a tire on takeoff and had to make what’s described as a “controlled forced landing.” WTEN-TV reports that…

Net Neutrality Arguments Aired in U.S. Appeals Court

Arguments were heard Friday in a challenge to the legality of the FCC’s net neutrality rules. Reuters reports that the case “may ultimately determine how consumers get access to content on the Internet.” The case, U.S. Telecom Association, et al….