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A new report based on interviews with more than 20 former crew members, editors and contestants on NBC’s “The Apprentice” paints an unflattering portrait of the show’s boss, Donald Trump. “In his years as a reality TV boss on ‘The…
The Trump Foundation has been issued a “cease and desist” order to stop soliciting contributions in the state of New York. Variety reports that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued the order. “Schneiderman said that the foundation was violating…
A local TV station is doing something unprecedented with its coverage of high school football. TVNewsCheck reports that Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C., is going all in on Friday nights during the football season. “It starts with…
The season 42 premiere of “Saturday Night Live” delivered big numbers for NBC, with the network announcing that the show was up 29% over the year-ago premiere and was “SNL’s” highest season premiere in eight years, based on Nielsen “live…
One of the giants of advertising journalism, Noreen O’Leary, has died. Adweek reports that O’Leary died Saturday after battling cancer. She was 59. O’Leary, a Pittsburgh native, worked for Adweek for the past 31 years, with her work also appearing…
Vin Scully signed off for the last time Sunday, capping off a 67-year career calling games for the Dodgers — first in Brooklyn and, since 1958, in Los Angeles. The legendary baseball announcer’s final call was in San Francisco, where…
In good news for fans of a certain classic prime-time soap opera — but bad news for people who think TV is doing too many reboots — Variety reports that the CW is developing a reboot of “Dynasty.” The original “Dynasty”…
ABC Entertainment is losing its longtime senior VP of communications, effective today. Variety reports that Hope Hartman, who has been in the position since 2009, is stepping down. “Hartman is departing PR to focus on her film career,” Variety reports….
FX has given a series order to a drama project about the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. “Snowfall” has an order for a 10-episode first season, to premiere in 2017. The project is executive produced…
With HBO about to roll out “Westworld,” artificial intelligence is hot — and Jessica Alba is trying to make it even hotter. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Alba’s “Girl 10” has received a script commitment with penalty attached…