5,838 Entries
1) Paula Abdul left “American Idol” in part because she felt the producers of the Fox show had shown her disrespect, partly by failing to fend off talk of her flakiness and possible substance abuse, reports the New York Times…
One of the co-hosts of ABC’s daytime hit "The View" will soon have her own sitcom. Lifetime has set an Oct. 5 premiere date for “Sherri,” the new sitcom from Sherri Shepherd, reports the New York Post. Shepherd, who is…
AMC has lined up an Oscar nominee for a new series. Writer-director Frank Darabont, who was nominated for Academy Awards for his screenplays "The Green Mile," and "The Shawshank Redemption," will write, direct and serve as exec producer on a…
High-rated cable networks USA, TNT and TBS have emerged as the standouts in this year’s upfront market, even compared with some of their broadcast competitors, Advertising Age reports. The three basic cable networks are said by multiple executives to be leading…
They are all the subject of new stamps issued this week by the U.S. Postal Service, reports the Associated Press. The stamps all feature characters from classic 1950s TV shows. Those making the cut include “Lassie,” “I Love Lucy,” Milton…
CBS and DreamWorks Television are joining forces to adapt the British crime hit "Wire in the Blood" to American TV, Josef Adalian reports at TheWrap.com. "Wire," which has been given a script commitment, will concern a clinical psychologist who teams…
Jay Leno has been cleared by the Writers Guild of America of allegations that he violated the union’s strike rules during last year’s work stoppage, reports the Los Angeles Times. The comedian, who is working on the launch of his…
Members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the press tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 12, will get to see what Fox has deemed too controversial for television at a screening of the abortion-themed episode of “Family Guy,” says the…