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The highest-paid host in late-night television is a name that has surpassed perennial leaders Jay Leno and David Letterman, reports TVGuide.com. The top-paid name in late-night is "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, who is now earning between $25 million…
TNT’s "Rizzoli & Isles" has stopped production as its producers evaluate the show’s options following the sudden death of actor Lee Thompson Young, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. As previously reported, Young, 29, took his own life, reportedly dying from…
One of the best-known contemporary American writers has died. The New York Times reports that the prolific crime novelist Elmore Leonard died today at his home in Bloomfield, Mich. Leonard was 87. His work has been adapted into many film…
One of the legends of television had a close call Monday when his Jaguar caught fire, but a Samaritan pulled over and helped 87-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke escape the burning car, reports TMZ.com. Jason Pennington, who rescued the "Mary…
Sophie Turner, who was 13 when she was cast as Sansa on HBO’s "Game of Thrones," adopted the dog who portrayed her direwolf — a large, fearsome wolf — on the show, according to a report in the U.K.’s Coventry…
The miniseries "Houdini" is moving forward, with an Oscar-winning lead actor and a television channel now in place. B&C reports that History has greenlighted the project, which will feature actor Adrien Brody in the title role. The four-part series, which…
Verizon FiOS is betting that CBS employees are angry enough with Time Warner Cable — amid the blackout caused by a contract dispute between CBS and the cable operator — that they’ll switch TV providers, reports Joe Flint in the…
MTV has announced a new drama project based on an upcoming book. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel has tapped Gigi Levangie to co-write the project based on her book "Seven Deadlies." The book is about a student who discovers…
CBS has settled a dispute with the producers of ABC’s "The Glass House," which CBS had alleged was a knockoff of its reality show "Big Brother," The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq., reports. CBS last year sued ABC and some executives…
FX is working on a comedy series starring D.L. Hughley and based on the comedian’s life, reports Deadline.com. The project is similar to FX’s "Louie," starring Louis C.K., in that it will be autobiographical and feature a stand-up comedian. The…