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‘Wendy Williams Show’ Makes Summer Plans

Debmar-Mercury has booked summer plans for the daytime talk show “The Wendy Williams Show.” Deadline.com reports that the show will continue in production through July, marking a second consecutive summer of production for the show. “The syndicated talker, which has…

‘Sherlock’ Third Season to Stream Exclusively on Netflix

When the third season of the BBC series “Sherlock” is released today, there will be only one place to watch it: Netflix, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The streaming service will also air three “making-of” specials, called “Sherlock Uncovered,” which will…

She Played Beloved Housekeeper Alice Nelson on ‘The Brady Bunch.’ For an Earlier Generation of TV Fans, She Was the Cherished Photo Assistant Shultzy. Ann B. Davis, a Wonderful Comic Actress, Dies at 88

"Ann B. Davis [88], the comic actress best known as the wistful, wisecracking live-in maid on the long-running ABC sitcom 'The Brady Bunch,' died on Sunday [June 1, 2014] at a hospital in San Antonio," reports The New York Times….

ABC News Makes It a Sweep in May Sweeps

ABC News sent out a release today touting what amounts to a sweep of every daypart for the news division during May sweeps. The division announced that it finished sweeps at No. 1 in every daypart for the first time…

ABC News Finishes May Sweep #1 in Every Day Part — Winning May Sweep Across the Board for First Time Since 1995

Press release from ABC News, Friday, May 30, 2014: ABC News finished the May sweep number one in every day part, from mornings and evenings to prime time, late night, overnight and weekends. The news division continues to dominate the…

Video: Bryan Cranston Hints at Possible Return for Walter White, ‘Breaking Bad’

Actor Bryan Cranston, who earned accolades and a shelf-load of trophies — including three consecutive Emmys for outstanding lead actor in a drama series — playing Walter White on the AMC drama "Breaking Bad," dropped a hint that we may…

Daytime Veteran Set to Return With New Talk Show

A well-known TV personality who is a veteran of the daytime game is mapping plans to return to the daypart with a new series. Entertainment Weekly reports that Tyra Banks is readying a new lifestyle show for a 2015 launch….

How Did NBC’s New Thursday Night Comedy Do?

NBC premiered its new midseason comedy series Thursday night with back-to-back episodes, and the program delivered a pair of decent (by summer standards) 1.3 average ratings in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. "It was the highest-rated summer…

Charlize Theron Raises Eyebrows With Rape Comment — Here’s the Video

Charlize Theron sparked a media frenzy with a comment she made about, as it turns out, the media. Theron was asked in an interview with Sky News about the intrusiveness of the press and the Internet on her private life,…

How Is Edward Snowden Passing the Time in Exile? Watching One TV Show

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden told NBC News’ Brian Williams he’s spending his time in exile in Russia watching one television show: HBO’s “The Wire,” reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. "Right now I'm watching a show, 'The Wire,' about…