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Daily Archives : Jul 30, 2018

Why Charlie Sheen Says He Can Relate to Roseanne Barr

Charlie Sheen says he can relate to the situation Roseanne Barr finds herself in after she was fired by ABC and her sitcom “Roseanne” was canceled over a racist tweet. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Sheen talked…

Lindsay Lohan TV Series Greenlighted

Here’s some good news for TV viewers who have been missing their Lindsay Lohan fix. The new show “Lohan Beach Club” (working title) has been given a green light by MTV. The docuseries, executive produced by Lohan in partnership with…

CBS Plots Course of Action Over Allegations Against Boss Leslie Moonves

The Board of Directors of CBS Corp. is meeting today to determine how to move forward after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced late last week against company Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves. The allegations from six women spanning several decades…

FX Chief Explains Why His Network Won’t Be Trying to Compete With Netflix

Aside from being the chief executive of FX Networks, John Landgraf is known for being an authoritative source on the scripted television (and streaming) landscape. During his remarks at the TCA summer press tour Friday, he gave a midseason update…

Highlights From the TCA Cable Presentations

Several large and controversial personalities dominated the proceedings during last week’s cable portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour, known as CTAM, which wrapped up Sunday at the Beverly Hilton. We’re talking people like Tom Arnold and Bobby…

CBS Bites the Bullet, Previews Its New Programming Against a Backdrop of Scandal

It was early on a Sunday, the morning after the Television Critics Association awards, where celebrating often goes late into the night after the ceremonies. But instead of a leisurely a.m. before getting back to business of the summer press…

PBS Unveils Broad Slate of Upcoming Shows

The breadth and depth of PBS’s upcoming programming was vividly demonstrated during its two-day portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour last week at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Public television viewers can expect to see everything from explorations…

PBS Names Multifaceted Television Executive Perry Simon as New Programming Chief

Press release from PBS, July 30, 2018: Perry Simon, an accomplished television leader who has held top posts at BBC America, Vulcan Productions, Viacom Productions and NBC Entertainment, will join PBS as the organization’s next chief programming executive and general…