Is ‘The Blacklist’ Ready to Fly Solo? NBC Wants Its Prized New Drama Series to Go It Alone — and the Season May Hang in the Balance

While a lead-in from “The Voice” has helped NBC’s new scripted hit “The Blacklist” build an audience, TheWrap.com reports that the network is planning a January run for the drama series without assistance from the singing competition. After Monday’s midseason…

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What’s Behind Jimmy Kimmel’s Ratings Surge?

Jimmy Kimmel is recording his highest numbers since his time slot change put him in direct competition with Jay Leno and David Letterman, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” drew an average of 2.86 million viewers…

First There Was the Popular TV Series ‘The Untouchables.’ Then a Popular Movie Version Starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery. Now NBC Is Looking at Another Show About the Same Character (Who Was Real), Eliot Ness, But Later in His Career

NBC is developing an eight-hour miniseries that is being described as an “ambitious event program.” The description comes from Deadline.com’s report noting that the network is working with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron on the project — "Nemesis," which focuses…

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NY Train Was Going 82 MPH — Nearly Three Times the Speed Limit — Heading Into the Curve Where It Derailed

"The Metro-North Railroad train that hurtled off the rails on a sleepy holiday weekend morning was traveling 82 miles per hour as it approached one of the sharpest curves in the region’s rail system, federal investigators said on Monday —…

NBC Eyes Friday Horror Block — Network Is Adapting Film That Starred Benicio del Toro and Anthony Hopkins

NBC, which appears to be working on a Friday horror block, has a drama in development that’s based on a 2010 film starring Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the new werewolf project…

‘Walking Dead’ Creator Frank Darabont Continues to Unleash Sound Bites, Including This One on How TV Became the Hot Medium: Movies, Darabont Says, ‘Have Sucked for Some Years’

Asked why many actors and filmmakers are turning to television instead of film, “The Walking Dead” creator Frank Darabont tells The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed that it has to do with the low quality of films. “The other thing is,…

Bombshell: Isn’t This What We’ve All Suspected? Bernie Madoff’s CFO Testifies That Madoff’s $65 Billion Ponzi Scheme, Which Lasted Years, Was an Open Secret at the Company. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

"Bernie Madoff’s longtime right-hand took the stand at the Manhattan federal trial of five former employees of the crooked investment firm Monday, giving the first insider’s perspective into the epic $65 billion fraud," reports the New York Post. The story…

Luis Guzman and Vinnie Jones Join ABC Project

Actors Luis Guzman and Vinnie Jones have been cast in an upcoming ABC drama project. Deadline.com reports that the midseason show “Mind Games,” which stars Christian Slater and Steve Zahn as two brothers operating a problem-solving firm, added the actors…