Ratings Bloodbath for CNN as Fox News Extends Its Impressive Winning Streak

The cable news numbers for February paint an even bleaker picture for CNN than what the onetime industry front-runner already was looking at. Deadline.com reports that much of the network’s prime-time programming lost close to half its audience from just…

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TV Nets Take Their Case Against Aereo to the Supreme Court

The broadcast networks this week asked the Supreme Court to shut down Internet startup Aereo, arguing that the service, which uses tiny antennas to stream TV stations’ free signals to Internet-connected devices, is stealing from the networks on a massive…

‘SNL’ Taps Into Girl Power, Books First-Time Host

NBC’s sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" has announced the guest host and musical guest for the March 8 show, and for the first time, Lena Dunham, the creator and star of the HBO comedy "Girls," will host the show,…

‘Simpsons’ Voice Actor Prevails in Legal Battle Over One of His Characters

One of the principal voice actors on the long-running Fox animated show "The Simpsons" has prevailed in a lawsuit against another actor over a character on the show. TheWrap.com reports that Hank Azaria, who plays Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum and…

NBC After the Olympics: Fallon on a Roll at ‘Tonight,’ Meyers Off to a Strong Start on ‘Late Night’ … and a Big Ratings Win in Monday Prime

If NBC is about to crash back to Earth following its ratings spree with the Sochi Winter Olympics, it hasn’t happened yet. With the return of "The Voice" Monday night, the network coasted to a huge win over its broadcast…

Report: Justin Bieber Likely to Go to Trial

Pop singer Justin Bieber is likely to go to trial over one of his recent scrapes with the law. TMZ.com reports that Bieber is expected to be tried on a DUI charge, after the teenage superstar and Miami Beach prosecutors…

Executive Shakeout Continues at Syfy

NBCUniversal-owned Syfy continues to shake up its executive ranks, with the latest casualty at the cable channel being reality chief Tim Krubsack, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Krubsack’s exit from the channel comes just three months after Bill McGoldrick was…

Why a Major Sponsor of the Olympics Decided Not to Buy Ads During NBC’s Coverage of the Games

One big sponsor of the Olympics ran ads just about everywhere else on television during the recent Sochi Winter Games — including on ABC, CBS and Fox, and on NBC’s non-Olympics programming — but didn’t take out an ad during…

Is Larry King Angling to Get His Old Slot Back on CNN?

With CNN canceling Piers Morgan’s prime-time show, former CNN host Larry King — who held down that spot on the cable news channel for 25 years with his show "Larry King Live" — is letting it be known that he’s…