Katie Holmes Coming Back to the Small Screen with a Recurring Role on Acclaimed Pay Cable Drama

A cable drama series that has wowed critics and made an impact on the awards circuit is getting a high-profile guest star. Our good friend Lynette Rice at People magazine reports that Katie Holmes will be a part of season…

Don’t Watch This If You Can’t HANDLE the Truth! — That This Might be the Most Popular Ad in Sunday’s Super Bowl: Budweiser’s ‘Lost Dog,’ Featuring the World Famous Clydesdales (Just Posted This Morning on YouTube by Budweiser)

CBS Moves Forward With Medical Drama Pilot

CBS is moving forward with a new medical drama, ordering a pilot for the project from Michael Seitzman, creator of “Intelligence,” Deadline.com reports. “Code Black” comes from ABC Studios and CBS TV Studios, with David Semel set to direct the pilot,…

Before the Bowl was Super: When Commercials Cost $45,000 Per :30, Not $4.5 Million; When 2 Networks Broadcast the Game; and When Two Different Size Footballs Were Used. We Now Refer to It as Super Bowl 1, Though It Wasn’t Called The ‘Super Bowl’ Then. So How Did The Game Get Dubbed the ‘Super Bowl’?

The answer to that question and all of the above information is contained in a wonderful, must-read article published last weekend by The New York Times and written by historian Michael Beschloss. Beschloss writes that since both the National Football…

‘Voices of Auschwitz,’ a Powerful Documentary, Is on CNN Tonight

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin writes today about the haunting documentary “Voices of Auschwitz.” As Steven Spielburg says in the documentary about this, the 70 anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps, “This will be the last…

What’s the Top Filming Location in L.A.? It’s Not LAX, Nor Downtown

A new report tracks the most popular filming locations in Los Angeles, with the L.A. Times reporting that No. 1 on the list is Griffith Park. The report is based on a review of data from FilmL.A. Inc., which handles…

High-Profile Super Bowl Ad Pulled After Provoking Outrage

A Super Bowl ad that elicited outrage from viewers will not air, Entertainment Weekly reports. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving announced Tuesday on Twitter that the company has pulled the ad. “The spot, which was posted to YouTube, shows a puppy…

Well-Known TV Stars Poised to Lead Female-Centric ‘Ghostbusters’ Remake

The main cast is taking shape for a new “Ghostbusters” project, with a strong connection to NBC’s late-night sketch staple “Saturday Night Live” running through the lineup. The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision reports that “SNL” alum Kristen Wiig is in…

ESPN Brings New Talent to ‘SportsCenter’ — Including the ‘Lookalike’ Son of a Beloved Actor

The son of an actor who died young is among the new talent coming aboard this week at ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” E News reports that Will Reeve, the 22-year-old son of actor Christopher Reeve, will do special reports for the sports…

How Fox Business Network Scored Record Ratings

In a promising sign for its new programming lineup, Fox Business Network hit a ratings high Monday night, Jan. 26, 2015.. Deadline.com reports that the premiere of the new prime-time reality show “Strange Inheritance with Jamie Colby” was the channel’s highest-rated premiere…