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A beloved comedy series that went off the air 20 years ago is set to make a high-profile return. Netflix today announced plans for a new series that will reunite the gang from “Full House.” The new 13-episode multicamera sequel,…
Roseanne Barr says she has macular degeneration that will ultimately leave her blind. In an interview with the Daily Beast, Barr, 63, “says marijuana is good medicine for her because ‘I have macular degeneration and glaucoma, so it’s good for me…
“A writer for Conan O’Brien who briefly punctured the illusion that late-night television is a chummy fraternity and offered some elliptical criticism of rival hosts has been met with a rare rebuke from his usually genial employer,” writes David Itzkoff…
Comedy Central announced it has renewed a show that recently added a Peabody Award to its growing list of accolades. The show is “Inside Amy Schumer,” which will return for a fourth season. The show’s star, comedian Amy Schumer, has…
Media firm Gannett Co. topped expectations for its quarterly profits, with digital business offsetting declines on the newspaper side, Reuters reports. “Revenue in the digital business, which includes Cars.com and CareerBuilder.com, jumped 85.1 percent to $332.7 million in the first…
An awards ceremony carried by CBS on Sunday saw a surge in viewers, with the network announcing that the “50th Academy of Country Music Awards” delivered the awards’ largest audience since 1998. The program, which ran three and a half…
With FiOS subscriptions up in the first quarter for both Internet and video, Verizon beat analysts’ estimates in its quarterly profit report. “Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, said it topped first-quarter profit estimates on Tuesday even as competitors have…
Press release from CBS, April 20, 2015: Last night’s 50TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS delivered its largest audience since 1998, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday, April 19. From 8:00-11:30 PM, THE ACADEMY OF…
Press release from Netflix, April 21, 2015: Netflix, the world’s leading Internet TV network, has ordered a 13-episode season of a new multi-camera comedy from Warner Horizon Television, Miller-Boyett Productions and Jeff Franklin Productions. Fuller House is the long-awaited sequel…
Press release from Comedy Central, April 21, 2015: Fresh off hosting the MTV Movie Awards, gracing the cover of Entertainment Weekly, receiving a Peabody® Award for “Inside Amy Schumer,” and being named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People,…