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Daily Archives : Oct 23, 2018

The Battle to Replace Jeff Fager as the EP of ’60 Minutes’

“Staffers at CBS News are growing anxious over which of two internal candidates is most likely to win the top post at ‘60 Minutes’ – and it’s making some people more cranky than Andy Rooney delivering one of his famous…

Amazon Studios Names Veteran Executive to Run Unscripted TV Division

Amazon Studios has selected a veteran TV executive to head up its unscripted television division. Variety reports that Chris Castallo has been picked for the post. “Castallo, formerly a programming exec at CBS and NBC, replaces Heather Schuster, who was…

TV Game Show Legend Bob Barker Hospitalized

TV game show icon Bob Barker was rushed to a hospital after paramedics from the L.A. Fire Department responded to a call Monday at his home in the Hollywood Hills, TMZ reports. The longtime “Price Is Right” host was taken…

VH1 Shakes Things Up Behind the Scenes on Two of Its Longest-Running Series

VH1 is shaking things up behind the scenes on two of its longest-running franchises. Deadline reports that the channel has removed the original production companies from “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” and “Basketball Wives.” “The Viacom-owned cable network has removed…

WWE Star Reveals He’s Battling Leukemia

One of the big stars of the wrestling world dropped a bombshell Monday night, revealing on live television that he’s battling leukemia. The New York Post reports that WWE superstar Roman Reigns made the announcement during the opening segment of…

Man Shot After Breaking Into TV Station

A man who had reportedly made threats to a TV station in the past was shot Monday after he broke into the Washington, D.C., station, WTTG Fox 5, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Police said the man was shot by…

Just One Ticket Was Sold Matching All Six Winning Numbers in Tuesday’s Record $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Lottery. Was It Where You Live?

Just one winning ticket was sold for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions lottery jackpot, worth a record $1.6 billion, according to the official Mega Millions website. ABC News reports that “The sole ticket to a historic Mega Millions jackpot — $1.6…

The Oscars Broadcast Hits the Reset Button

ABC and the Motion Picture Academy are making a big change behind the cameras ahead of the upcoming 91st Oscars. Academy President John Bailey announced today that Oscar-winning producer Donna Gigliotti will produce the 91st Oscars, with Emmy-winning director Glenn…

A Movie Star Embraces Television — in a Scandalous Way

Here’s an admission from Hugh Grant, whose films over the past several decades have grossed more than $3 billion globally at the box office: Until recently, he was a snob about TV, even as his co-stars and colleagues long ago…

Daytime Fixture to Become TV Judge

Daytime television will soon have a new syndicated TV judge, and this one has plenty of experience in daytime TV. The New York Post reports that Jerry Springer, 74, will host a new syndicated daytime courtroom show, “Judge Jerry.” The…