CNN has suspended contributor Roland Martin for some controversial tweets he made during the Super Bowl. As TVWeek previously reported, "Martin’s tweet made fun of [soccer superstar David] Beckham for sporting only his underwear in [a Super Bowl] ad, noting, ‘Ain’t no real…
NBC has attracted Emmy winners Allison Janney ("The West Wing") and Tony Shalhoub ("Monk") to star in the new Greg Daniels comedy pilot "Friday Night Dinner," reports Deadline.com. Based on a U.K. comedy, the single-camera production is, as the title…
Sunday’s record-breaking Super Bowl broadcast featured a great game, terrific ads and a wide range of technological innovations, but what it may be best remembered for was a low-tech gesture during the halftime show. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin…
A new ABC series bowed to disappointing ratings Tuesday night as CBS parlayed a milestone episode of “NCIS” into a big win for the night in total viewers, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. CBS averaged 16.2 million viewers for prime time, more than…
A former correspondent and weekend anchor for Fox News, now anchoring the morning show for Fox5 New York, has been cleared of a rape accusation, TVNewser.com reports. Greg Kelly, who is the son of New York City Police Commissioner Ray…
An actress who won a Golden Globe for her role on "American Horror Story" will apparently return to the FX show, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Co-creator Ryan Murphy appeared on Andy Cohen’s "Watch What Happens Live,"…
Comedian Russell Brand has turned down a fortune he was entitled to as part of his divorce from Katy Perry, reports TMZ.com. Brand reportedly turned down about $20 million. The pair, who were married for 14 months, apparently didn’t have…
NBC is considering debuting a new cycle of "The Voice" in fall 2012 instead of waiting until 2013 to return for another midseason run, reports TheWrap.com. The network has signed judge Christina Aguilera for the next cycle, which, if it…
One of the stars of a hugely popular reality television show came out as bisexual during an interview with The Huffington Post. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, in a joint interview with Jennifer “JWoww” Farley to promote the new season of MTV’s…
Daytime host Ellen DeGeneres used her talk show Tuesday to respond to a protest of her endorsement deal with JC Penney, The Washington Post reported. DeGeneres fired back at the group One Million Moms, which is trying to pressure JC…