NBC has picked up two pilots from Warner Bros. TV to go to series, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. One of the shows is “Powerless,” a workplace comedy that “features (mostly fringe) DC Comics superheroes and stars Vanessa Hudgens,” the article…
A TV news veteran who has been a fixture on CBS News for decades has announced his retirement. Morley Safer, the longest-tenured correspondent on “60 Minutes,” will formally retire this week, CBS News reports. Safer will turn 85 in November….
ABC has announced a new prime-time series, debuting next month, with late-night veteran Arsenio Hall and country star Kelsea Ballerini set to co-host. The show, “Greatest Hits,” spotlights musical acts of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. The series premieres June…
FX has officially put a “Sons of Anarchy” spinoff into script development, moving the eagerly anticipated project one step closer to becoming a reality, E! News reports. “Sons” creator Kurt Sutter is overseeing the project. “Mayans MC” focuses on the…
An impressive lineup of recording artists will be a part of PBS’s “Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration,” coming to the broadcaster in June. Among those who took part in the event, along with Baez, are Jackson Browne, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Judy…
Kelly Ripa provided insights into what went on behind the scenes with ABC’s handling of the news that Michael Strahan, her co-host on “Live! with Kelly & Michael,” would be leaving the show. In an exclusive interview with People, Ripa talked…
Fox has officially ordered six new scripted series, including two dramas reimagining popular movies in “Lethal Weapon” and “The Exorcist.” The network also placed series orders for the dramas “A.P.B.” and “Pitch,” along with the comedies “Making History” and “The…
A new report says Sharon Osbourne, who co-hosts the CBS daytime show “The Talk,” was devastated because her husband, heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, was carrying on a relationship with Beverly Hills stylist Michelle Pugh. The report by the New York…
TNT is tweaking its premiere strategy for a drama series. The network announced a two-hour premiere for the Ellen Barkin series “Animal Kingdom,” which is now set to roll out Tuesday, June 14, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). The program was…
Jon Stewart gave a stinging critique of the media during an appearance Monday hosted by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics. “The comic-satirist and longtime TV host left no doubt that he’s not softened toward the media, government or…