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NBC Sets Additional Summer Premieres

NBC has scheduled more shows into its summer lineup, including the new unscripted series "The Winner Is …," reports Deadline.com. The Nick Lachey-hosted "The Winner Is …" will premiere July 11 and will air in the Thursday 9 p.m. time…

High-Profile Vampire Project Casts ‘House of Cards’ Star

FX’s high-profile vampire project "The Strain," based on a book trilogy by "Hellboy" director Guillermo del Toro, has tapped "House of Cards" star Corey Stoll as its lead, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Carlton Cuse is showrunner on…

Want J.R. Ewing’s Ruby-Adorned Silver-and-Gold Belt Buckle? Here’s Your Chance

Larry Hagman’s personal items will be going up for auction next month, including a ruby-adorned silver-and-gold belt buckle from "Dallas," on which he played the scheming oilman J.R. Ewing, reports the New York Post. The buckle is expected to fetch…

MTV Greenlights TV Adaptation of ‘Scream’ Film Franchise, Unveils Three New Series

MTV is moving forward with a TV adaptation of the “Scream” movies, announcing at its upfront presentation Thursday that it has greenlighted a pilot for the project. “MTV and Dimension Films’ one-hour pilot will reinvent the successful horror comedy franchise…

Loved ‘L.A. Confidential’? A Sequel Is in the Works for the Small Screen

James Ellroy’s 1990s novel "L.A. Confidential," which was turned into an Oscar-winning film noir starring Russell Crowe, might be getting a sequel on the small screen, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Ellroy and New Regency are shopping a television project…

Do You Smiley-Face That? ABC Working on Feedback App With Emoticons

ABC is working on an iPhone app that would ask viewers to provide feedback on its shows with emoticons, such as a laughing face, a booing emoticon and one that expresses surprise, reports Mashable. "When you click each emoticon, you’ll…

Video: THIS Is Why We’re Gonna Miss Roger Ebert — He Was a Lot of Fun and It Was Contagious! Here, Tilda Swinton and Ebert’s Widow Chaz Lead Audience at Ebertfest This Week in a Dance-Along to a Barry White Song in Tribute to Ebert

Sony TV Announces New Library Service for Digital Subchannel Market; Agreement With Major Station Group to Take the New Service Is in Place

Sony Pictures TV issued this press announcement earlier this week, on April 22, 2013: CULVER CITY, Calif., April 22, 2013  — Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks today announced plans to launch getTV, a new US digital broadcast television network airing…

Cable Series — One of the Oddest TV Hits in Years — Breaks Viewership Record

One of the most unlikely hit TV shows in recent memory continues to rack up ratings records for the cable network airing it. A&E reports that its runaway hit “Duck Dynasty,” which focuses on a family of duck call makers,…

Video: In Honor of the Doomed Bismarck, N.D., News Guy: Five Other TV News People Who Lost It on the Job

In the wake of the notorious cussing outburst by rookie Bismarck, N.D., newsman A.J. Clemente, TheWrap.com pointed out that Clemente is hardly alone among news people in accidentally reverting to street talk. Clemente “shouldn’t feel too bad about his situation,”…