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Once-Hot ‘Duck Dynasty’ Sees Ratings Plummet

A&E's reality show “Duck Dynasty,” which was a ratings juggernaut not long ago, continues to post huge viewership losses, with its sixth-season premiere down 46% in total viewers from its fifth-season debut back in January, Deadline.com reports. Season six premiered…

Clear Your Calendar: Another Awards Show Is Coming to Broadcast TV

A new awards show is on its way to broadcast TV, adding to an already crowded winter awards season. Variety reports that Fox has rolled out plans to air the first American Country Countdown Awards in December. The two-hour live…

‘Jersey Shore’ Producer Sells Show to ABC Family

ABC Family has bought a show from “Jersey Shore” producer Ann Salsano, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The series, "Freak Out," is a hidden-camera prank show. The show, which will debut as part of the network’s “13 Nights of Halloween” programming…

Korean Drama Series Being Adapted for U.S. Broadcast TV

A Korean TV program described as a musical coming-of-age drama has an adaptation in the works for U.S. television. Deadline.com reports that Fox is developing a project based on the Korean series “Answer Me 1997." The new show, which will…

‘Parks and Recreation’ Producer Inks Overall Deal

Universal TV has signed “Parks and Recreation” co-executive producer Matt Murray to a two-year overall deal, which will keep him on the NBC comedy while also transitioning to Fox's “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Murray will also…

Must-See Video: Mila Kunis Has Fun Telling Men NOT to Say ‘We’ Are Pregnant

Bombshell: CBS y Time Warner Hablan Espanol? These Two Media Giants Reportedly Have Separately Had Talks About Buying Univision. A Final Deal Could Be Worth at Least $20 Billlion

"The owners of Univision Communications Inc., in their search for an exit, have held preliminary discussions in recent weeks with several media companies, including CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc., according to people familiar with the matter," reports The Wall…

Fox Has Seen Enough, Pulls Plug on Two Underperforming Shows

Fox has canceled two prime-time series that failed to gain momentum with viewers. EW.com's Inside TV reports that the network dumped the reality shows "I Wanna Marry Harry" and "Riot." Both shows have delivered puny 0.4 average ratings in the…

Doing Reality Right: Industry Insiders Check In at Realscreen West 2014

With panels including "Refreshing Reality" and "Multiple Realities: Producing Celebreality," Realscreen West 2014, held June 4-5 in Santa Monica, Calif., brought out industry insiders and experts for a wide-ranging status report on the multifaceted reality genre. TVWeek Open Mic blogger…

Screen and Stage Legend Dead at 91

An actress who achieved legend status for her seven-decade career on screen and on the stage has died. CNN reports that Ruby Dee "died peacefully Wednesday at her New Rochelle, New York, home, according to her representative, Michael Livingston." Dee…