Netflix Signs Will Arnett for New Sitcom

Will Arnett will star in a new sitcom from Netflix called “Flaked,” reports Lacey Rose in a scoop for the Hollywood Reporter. The story says that the sitcom is “Set in the insular world of Venice, Calif., and is the…

Video: Delaware Cop Jeff Davis on His Dash Cam Jammin’ to Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Goes Viral with About 17 Million Views in 3 Days. Even Taylor Swift Says She Loves Davis’ ‘Sass’ on This. (He Knew The Dash Cam Was Recording Him)

Lifetime’s ‘Whitney’ Original Movie Draws 4.5 Million Viewers — It Is Lifetime’s Biggest Audience Since Last Year’s ‘Flowers in the Attic’

Furthermore, according to Lifetime, all of its programs on Saturday night relating to Whitney Houston did very well. According to a press release, “the Lifetime Original Movie ‘Whitney’ (#Whitney, #WhitneyMovie), directed by Golden Globe award winner and Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett, and hour-long specials ‘Bobby…

Love, American Style: To Be a Televisionary You Must LOVE Your Shows and Showrunners. Except if You Are Mark Pedowitz, Who Runs The CW. It’s our Must-Read Item of the Day. We Love this Story!

Today’s must-read story of the day is by our friend James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly. It’s all about how top TV executives love both shows and showrunners. For example, near the beginning of his piece Hibberd writes, “Take CBS: Entertainment chairman…

Bravo Fitness Star Killed by Passenger Train in Burbank

“Reality TV fans and members of the fitness community are mourning the loss of Greg Plitt, who died Saturday,” Jan, 17, 2015, reports USA Today. The story continues, “The fitness model and actor was pronounced dead on the scene after…

There is Only One True Competitor to HBO as Far as Quality TV is Concerned, Says This Network Chief, and It’s Not Showtime nor AMC nor Netflix

John Landgraf, CEO of the FX Networks, has counted the various shows mentioned in critics’ Top 10 lists for 2014, and found that shows on two networks dominated the list. In first place, with its shows mentioned 250 times, was…

Eddie Huang, Author of ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ Tells Why He Wrote Controversial Magazine Article About Turning It Into a Sitcom for ABC

Eddie Huang has finally explained why he wrote a blistering essay in New York Magazine about ABC turning his book into a sitcom. Last week we reported on some of the fireworks at the TCA about Huang, the article, and…

Company Hopes New Network Will Cause a Public Katzenjammer! (We Kid You Not)

Katz Broadcasting is hoping its new network will cause quite an uproar (a katzenjammer)—of laughter, that is. The company has announced “The country’s first-ever, over-the-air broadcast television network devoted to comedy around-the-clock.” It “will launch this spring when Katz Broadcasting debuts LAFF…

Former Disney Star and ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Champ to Star in Fox’s Live Presentation of the Musical ‘Grease’

Fox has signed a singing sensation and a star singer/dancer for its live presentation of the classic musical “Grease.” The two are Vanessa Hudgens, one of the main stars from Disney’s original “High School Musical” franchise, and Julianne Hough, who…

“The Meredith Vieira Show” Renewals Hit 80% of the Country

“NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution has sold ‘The Meredith Vieira Show in 80% of the U.S. for its second season in national broadcast syndication,” the company has announced. The announcement adds, “Stations groups including Hearst, Sinclair, Hubbard, Scripps, Gray, Dispatch, Graham…