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Animated ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Heading to Fox

Fox gave a 13-episode order to the animated comedy series "Bob’s Burgers," from "Home Movies" co-creator Loren Bouchard, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show is focused on a grill man who with his family runs a burger place in an…

Repercussions from Adam Lambert’s AMA Performance Continue

The repercussions from singer Adam Lambert’s American Music Awards performance, in which he engaged in simulated oral sex, continue, Reuters reports. ABC, which aired the awards show and edited the program for West Coast, said it will review its advance…

Maria Bartiromo Out, Charlie Rose In at BusinessWeek

Charlie Rose will write a column for BusinessWeek, which was recently bought by Bloomberg, whose business cable network also airs reruns of Rose’s PBS talk show, Variety reports. Immediately after the Bloomberg acquisition, the magazine also dropped columnist Maria Bartiromo,…

Charter Communications Exits Bankruptcy

Charter Communications completed its restructuring and exited its eight-month-long bankruptcy protection, B&C reports. The company will issue new stock no earlier than 45 days from now, or sometime after Jan. 14. The reorganization plan cut $8 billion in debt and…

’30 Rock’ Star Will Quit Show, Acting When Contract Expires

It’s not the first time he’s said he would be leaving the acting profession, but now Alec Baldwin has set a date for his retirement, saying that when his contact with NBC’s "30 Rock" ends in 2012, he’s quitting, reports the…

Football Leads NBC to Sunday Victory

Pigskin proved potent for NBC on Sunday as the NFL bout between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens led the night witha 6.6 preliminary Nielsen rating among adults 18-49, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The NFL doubleheader on Fox…

Lehrer Moves Over as PBS ‘NewsHour’ Gets Remade

Starting Dec. 7, Jim Lehrer’s name will not appear in the title of PBS’ evening newscast — the first time since 1976, Elizabeth Jensen reports in the New York Times. The report will be renamed the “PBS NewsHour” and Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff…

Matthew McConaughey Animates His Brother for Fox

Actor Matthew McConaughey is expanding his talents into animation for Fox, reports Variety. McConaughey and the network are developing "Rooster Tales," an animated sitcom about Mike McConaughey, Matthew’s brother, who’s nickname is Rooster. The show tells of a colorful Southern sheriff…

Sternberg Exiting Post at Fox Cable Networks

David Sternberg, Fox National Cable Networks executive VP who is also COO of Fox Emerging Networks, is leaving the company to pursue new ventures, reports Multichannel News. Sternberg, who has been overseeing three sports channels for Fox, Fox Soccer, Fuel TV and Fox…

TV Industry Leaders to Participate in White House Job Summit

Some of the top television industry executives, including Disney’s Robert Iger and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, will be participating in a White House job summit on Thursday, according to The Wrap. Approximately 130 business leaders will be asked to weigh in…