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A high-profile movie project that has been described as "mommy porn" has found its male lead. Variety reports that the Universal and Focus movie adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey" cast Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan in the role. Dornan,…
A New York-based sportscaster who pioneered radio’s sports talk format and co-hosted "Sports Extra" on WNEW-TV has died. The New York Times reports that Bill Mazer died Wednesday at 92. Mazer was nicknamed "the Amazin’" because of his deep knowledge…
A new period drama is in the works that promises not just pretty scenery, but also "big ideas." The project is a 1960s Malibu surf drama from former "90210" showrunner Rebecca Sinclair. Deadline.com reports that Sinclair has teamed with Carol…
While broadcasters continue to lose viewers, that’s not their only problem. The viewers they do have are getting older, reports MediaLife. The audience of the big four broadcasters is older than ever, with a median age of 53.9 years, the…
VH1 pulled the plug on the reunion show for "Basketball Wives," which was supposed to be a wrap-up program for the show’s fifth season. TMZ.com reports that the show was shut down after cast member Evelyn Lozada backed out. The…
Matt Warburton, showrunner on Fox’s "The Mindy Project," tweeted notes from the network asking that some substitutions be made, such as "Please substitute for Peter’s ‘balls’ reference," Lisa de Moraes reports on Deadline.com. "In the Twitter post, he took a…
ABC has bought a comedy project from Keenen Ivory Wayans in what The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed calls a "competitive situation." The project, which received an order for a pilot script with a significant penalty, is about "the whitest guy…
CBS is working with Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare on a crime drama based an an Austrian series called "Fast Forward," reports Deadline.com. The project will be written by Wendy Battles, the co-executive producer of "Unforgettable," who will also executive produce with…
The live-chat and celebrity news program "TMZ Live" has been renewed by Fox Television Stations through the 2016-17 season, B&C reports. "This deal to extend ‘TMZ Live’ on the Fox Stations is the culmination of an extremely successful strategic rollout,"…
One night after its entire Monday prime-time lineup sank to season lows, as we reported yesterday, ABC’s Tuesday night lineup struggled to find viewers, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s "Marvel’s Agents of…