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The NFL has come to terms with players over concussion-related brain injuries, agreeing on a a tentative $765 million settlement, ESPN reports. The settlement covers the league’s 18,000 retired players, with the NFL "agreeing to compensate victims, pay for medical…
With controversial TV chef Paula Deen in the lineup Wednesday night, Fox rode back-to-back episodes of "MasterChef" to an easy win in the broadcast ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. The Los Angeles Times reports that…
NBC has reportedly set up a bowling comedy from two actresses who are moving to writer-producer roles for the project. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the network ordered the multicamera comedy to be exec produced by Krysten Ritter…
CBS is moving forward with a comedy project from former "Wonder Years" star Fred Savage. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network made a script deal for the single-dad project, "Raised by Wolves." "The half-hour effort will revolve…
The Fox singing competition "American Idol" finds itself in a tough spot — with the possibility that production will be delayed — after the deal to sign songwriter and producer Dr. Luke collapsed, The Hollywood Reporter’s Idol Worship reports. Dr….
The man who wrote and sang one of the most popular novelty songs, worldwide, in the early 1960s is facing child sex charges. Australian Rolf Harris, who sang the hit "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport," has been charged with "nine…
An episode of a cable TV series that aired Tuesday made history as the most tweeted about television episode of all time. The show also set personal bests for viewership. It’s not one of the usual suspects in terms of…
Lisa Kudrow — Phoebe to her "Friends" — is joining the cast of one of the hottest dramas on TV, reports our good friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The story says Kudrow will be joining the cast of ABC’s "Scandal."…
Ratings for the new cable news network Al Jazeera America during its first week on television were minuscule, reports TVNewser. "Not surprisingly given the low-rated channel it replaced (Current TV), and the fact that it lost a few million homes…
A cable news channel is earning some of its lowest ratings in decades. The New York Post reports that in the key news demo of viewers 25-54, CNBC is attracting an average of just 37,000 viewers this month in total…