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Overall viewing of traditional television has been declining, but one segment that has seen a steeper decline than the rest is kids’ TV. That’s the conclusion of a new study from Bernstein Research, MediaPost reports. “Bernstein Research says ‘average audiences…
A WWE Hall of Fame wrestler who was one of the sports-entertainment organization’s top stars in the 1980s and 1990s has died. The WWE announced on its website that Bobby “The Brain” Heenan died Sunday at age 73. Heenan had…
Prolific TV programming producer Shonda Rhimes is expanding her Shondaland empire, forming a partnership with Hearst to create a new lifestyle website. Variety notes that the launch of shondaland.com comes just ahead of new seasons of Rhimes’ ABC dramas “Grey’s…
The 69th Primetime Emmys came down to a battle among TV heavyweights, and this time around the broadcast networks had a heavyweight contender of their own, NBC, to battle perennial juggernaut HBO along with the hot streamers, led by Netflix….
In a story from the “dumb criminals” file, authorities reported that a man who robbed a gas station made off with food, drinks and cigarettes, when the main thing he probably needed was gas. The Northwest Indiana Times reports that…
Rolling Stone magazine, which became “the counterculture bible for baby boomers” after being founded by a 21-year-old Jann Wenner in a San Francisco loft in 1967, is for sale, The New York Times reports. “Rolling Stone defined cool, cultivated literary…
“Harry Dean Stanton, the gaunt, hollow-eyed, scene-stealing character actor who broke out of obscurity in his late 50s in two starring movie roles and capped his career with an acclaimed characterization as a corrupt polygamist on the HBO series ‘Big…
Comedy Central saw a big jump in viewership during the week of Sept. 6-13, with the network attributing the increase to its eight-day “South Park” marathon. The marathon grew the network’s ratings by 27% in adults 18-49 and 46% in…
The ex-wife of comedian and TV personality Rosie O’Donnell was found dead this week in an apparent suicide. TMZ reports that Michelle Rounds was found in her home Monday. She was 46. O’Donnell told the website: “I am saddened to…
“Meghan McCain, the political scion who turned a stint as a blogger and TV show host into a role as a contributor at Fox News Channel, is leaving the network,” Variety reports. McCain, the daughter of U.S. Sen. John McCain,…