‘Happy Endings’ Won’t Have One
The ABC comedy "Happy Endings" has run out of time in its struggle to find its own happy ending. Deadline.com reports that leading studio Sony Pictures TV pulled the plug on efforts to find a new home for the show….
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Chuck Ross is the managing director of TVWeek.com. He's been involved in the TV business ever since he sold cable TV subscriptions in Santa Monica, Calif., door-to-door in the mid-to-late 1970s. He's had regular gigs reporting and/or editing about TV and advertising for Cablevision magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, the San Francisco Chronicle, Inside Media and Advertising Age. He first joined the predecessor to TVWeek, Electronic Media, in 2000.
Jennifer Lopez Responds to Criticism Over Serenading Repressive World Leader
After a performance Saturday in which she serenaded the leader of the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, singer Jennifer Lopez apologized for the show, with her representative saying she wouldn’t have performed in the country if she had known it…
NBC Keeping ‘Office’ Alum’s Comedy Project Alive
A comedy project that just missed being picked up to series is still alive at NBC. Deadline.com reports that the untitled pilot from "The Office" alum Craig Robinson remains in play at the network. The project has received an order…
News Corp. Is Now Officially Two Companies
News Corp. completed a transaction Friday afternoon that had been in the works for more than a year: the separation of the media conglomerate into two separate companies, 21st Century Fox and a smaller News Corp., reports the Los Angeles…
Alec Baldwin Apologizes After Profanity-Laced Rant
Alec Baldwin has apologized for a Twitter rant last week following James Gandolfini’s funeral. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor apologized for using homophobic language in tweets aimed at Daily Mail reporter George Stark. Stark had reportedly said Baldwin’s…
Starting Today, Netflix Will Start Showing Reruns of Fox’s Highest-Rated Sitcom
Netflix has acquired the rights to show reruns of the highest-rated sitcom Fox now airs. "The streaming service and Fox have inked a multi-year deal to bring ‘New Girl’ to the subscription-based digital outlet," reports Deadline.com, adding, "The first season of the…
TV Station Ownership Consolidation Continues, with Tribune Buying 19 Stations for $2.72 Billion
In a major TV station deal, Tribune Broadcasting, which already owns 23 TV stations, has agreed to acquire 19 more TV stations for almost $3 billion. According to the announcement, "Tribune Company and Local TV Holdings, LLC, today jointly announced they…
On a Warm Friday Night in Most of the Country, It’s a Good Time to Catch up With Four Noir Suspense Classics on TV
By Chuck Ross TCM has been showing a number of classic film noirs on Friday nights in June, ending tonight with four really terrific films that I recommend. The first starts very soon: at 6:30 p.m. PT and 9:30 p.m. ET….
‘Vampire Diaries’ Actress Indicted in Ricin Case
An actress who appeared in TV shows including "The Vampire Diaries," "The Walking Dead" and "All My Children" has been formally charged in a case involving sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mark…
George Zimmer, the Ex-Chairman of Men’s Wearhouse and Its Public Face in Its Commercials Who Was Fired Recently, Fights Back in Open Letter to Men’s Wearhouse Employees
George Zimmer, the founder and former executive chairman of The Men’s Wearhouse — and the public face of the compiany in its commercials — who was fired by the company’s board recently, fought back this week with an open letter…