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After joining in a "multiple-network bidding war," NBC has bought a mermaid comedy from the executive producer and showrunner of "The Big C," Jenny Bicks, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The comedy tracks a beached mermaid who ends up…
An NBC program will try an idea that worked well for Oprah Winfrey — and one that the NBC show itself has tried in the past. The New York Times reports that NBC’s "Today" is starting a book club, part…
A rising star who broke out on the Disney Channel before going on to a successful career as a television actor has committed suicide, TMZ.com reports. The publicist for Lee Thompson Young, 29, confirmed the actor’s death today, telling the…
Fox rolled to a win in the Sunday night broadcast ratings with its coverage of preseason NFL football, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox’s football game between the Colts and Giants averaged a…
A singer-songwriter, musician and actress who has been working as a judge on "The X Factor" is joining the Fox musical drama series "Glee." The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed confirms that Demi Lovato will appear in a major role during…
The singer for a successful U.S. rock band was reportedly abducted and beaten over the weekend before being dumped on train tracks, TMZ.com reports. Alex Band, the lead singer for the band the Calling, was nabbed while he was walking…
NewMediaMetrics is sizing up the new fall shows using a forecasting method that worked well last season. TheWrap.com reports that the firm is using attachment theory to predict which new shows will succeed and which will fail, gathering indications of…
In an apparent slip, the boyfriend of superstar singer and former "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez revealed that Lopez will be returning to "Idol," although Fox hasn’t officially announced her hiring, reports E! Online. Casper Smart was asked by E!…
Paula Deen will be back on Food Network in the fall. People magazine reports that the embattled TV chef will appear in some episodes of "Home for Dinner," a show that’s hosted by her son Jamie. The episodes were taped…
Katie Couric sought to tamp down a brewing social-media feud sparked by a comment Couric made to In Touch Weekly that questioned why the Kardashians are so popular, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I don’t understand — why are they…