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IFC Orders Sequel to Will Ferrell Project

IFC has ordered a follow-up to a comedy project from Will Ferrell that aired earlier this year, EW.com’s Inside TV reports. The new project is a sequel to the spoof “The Spoils of Babylon,” a six-episode miniseries that ran on…

Amazon Unveils Cast and Other Details for Steven Soderbergh Comedy Project

Steven Soderbergh continues to focus on television projects, with Amazon announcing that it’s adding a comedy pilot executive produced by the “Behind the Candelabra” director, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The project is called “Red Oaks,” and it’s…

Disney Channel Orders Comedy Project

Disney Channel has placed an order for a new comedy project. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel ordered a pilot called “Bunked,” written by Joey Manderino of “Austin & Ally." “Bunked,” which is executive produced by Dan Staley of “Good…

Enrollment Continues to Erode at U.S. Journalism Schools

U.S. journalism schools are seeing a decline in enrollment, with declines now recorded for both 2011 and 2012, reports the American Journalism Review. The decline has earned “a variety of responses from the schools and [raises] questions about the future…

Ex-Con Turned Reality TV Star Is Running for Senate. It’s Our Must-Read Story of the Day

Credit our headline on this one to Mother Jones magazine. The magazine explains: "Thomas Ravenel, a former [South Carolina] state treasurer and once-rising figure in the state Republican Party, announced last Friday that he would wage an independent campaign for…

Sarah Palin Interested in Auditioning for ‘The View.’ She Says the Show Needs Someone Like Her, ‘Someone Willing to Go Rogue’

Could former Republican vice presidential candidate — and former governor of Alaska — Sarah Palin be one of the new co-hosts of "The View"? Here's what Palin had to say about that possibility in an exclusive interview with The Hollywood…

Actor Known for ’60s Sci-Fi Series Dead at 84

One of the stars of a 1960s TV sci-fi series has died at the age of 84. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Don Matheson, who starred as one of the "little people" who were stranded on the ABC series "Land…

She May Be One of the Biggest Stars in Music, But Her NBC Special Bombed in Prime Time Sunday Night

One of the most high-profile stars of the pop music scene saw her NBC special go down in flames in the ratings Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the two-hour concert special…

After the Largest Global Launch Ever for a TV Series, a Recent Program Delivered 135 Million Viewers, Including 45 Million in the U.S.

Following a massive global rollout, a recent series has become the most-watched series in history for National Geographic Channel International. Variety reports that the series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” which premiered in the spring and went out to 180 countries,…

Sarah Palin’s Latest TV Series Is Renewed

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin continues to maintain a presence on television. TheWrap.com reports that her latest TV series, "Amazing America With Sarah Palin," was picked up for a second season by Sportsman Channel. The show, from Pilgrim Studios,…