Donald Trump has dropped the $5 million lawsuit he lodged against Bill Maher for allegedly calling him part orangutan, reports TMZ. Trump sued Maher in February, claiming Maher skipped out on a promise to donate $5 million to charity if…
There’s been a second death related to the French television version of “Survivor,” TF1’s “Koh-Lanta,” reports Deadline.com. A doctor who had worked on the program, Dr. Thierry Costa, committed suicide. His death comes about a week after contestant Gerald Babin…
CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus says he doesn’t regret banning replays of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware’s gruesome leg injury, and he’s fine with people watching it on the Internet, reports the Associated Press. CBS aired two replays on Sunday…
FX has a Vietnam War series in development, with an Oscar winner as executive producer. Deadline.com reports that Stephen Gaghan is exec producing “They Marched Into Sunlight,” a six-part limited series. The project, from Fox 21 and FX Productions, is…
The CW has taken the wraps off its schedule of summer premieres, including a lineup of new programs and a new season of “Breaking Pointe,” EW.com’s Inside TV reports. Here’s the schedule: Tuesday, July 168-8:30 p.m.: Whose Line Is It…
CNN Latino, the cable network’s Spanish-language programming service, has sold its eight-hour syndicated block to TV stations in cities including New York and Phoenix, reports the Los Angeles Times. The service launched in January on KBEH-DT Channel 63 in Los…
Conan O’Brien will remain with TBS until November 2015 after extending his contract with the cable network, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. Carter writes, "While his old network, NBC, is in the midst of the latest late-night…
Netflix announced the addition this week of content from Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and TNT. Beginning Monday, April 1, the online streaming service now has complete past seasons of Cartoon Network shows including “Adventure Time,” “Ben 10,” “Regular Show,” “Johnny…
Despite reports last week that Barbara Walters is retiring, she gave a long non-answer on ABC’s "The View" about her future, reports TVNewser. "I have no announcements to make," she said. “Nothing is going on. Even though our programs have…
HBO Films is working on an adaptation of the book "The Man Who Walked Around the World," which is about David Kunst’s feat of becoming the first person to circumnavigate the globe by foot, reports Deadline.com. After the Apollo moon…