Without invoking the “C-word” — canceled — Fox appears to have determined the fate of its low-rated freshman drama "The Mob Doctor," writes Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. One big question lingering over the fall season…
Fox Broadcasting Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly has some tough words for those in the TV business. "Reilly said the industry has not gotten its arms around the impact of the DVR or the need to consider how viewers embrace…
MTV is pulling the plug on a series after one season, Deadline.com reports. After a season of soft ratings, the network has canceled the sitcom "The Inbetweeners," the U.S. remake of an award-winning British series, the story reports. Its biggest…
CNN announced today that Jeff Zucker, former head of NBC, has been named president of CNN Worldwide. We reported earlier this week that the announcement was expected soon. Making the announcement was Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of CNN parent…
ABC has ordered additional episodes of two series, B&C reports. The network raised the total to 18 episodes for "Malibu Country" and "Last Man Standing," ordering five additional episodes of each show, the story reports. The Reba McEntire comedy "Malibu…
With its “Dancing with the Stars” finale performing below the ratings marks of recent season finales for the show, ABC attracted just enough viewers Tuesday night to eke out a win over CBS and NBC in the key 18-49 demo,…
Nickelodeon is marking a number of ratings achievements, including the top telecast in kids and tween demos for the month of November, with the one-hour “iCarly” finale. The Nov. 23 airing of the finale, “iGoodBye,” delivered 6.4 million total viewers….
It’s known as one of Hollywood’s biggest box office bombs and isn’t an obvious choice to make into a television series, but Syfy is viewing it as an "underexploited piece of intellectual property," reports Jeff Bercovici at Forbes.com. That property…
Television’s share of advertising will decline in 2013, as marketers shift to digital media, reports Deadline.com, citing a survey of 50 ad buyers from Cowen & Co. The ad buyers are positive about next year, predicting that overall U.S. ad…
High-concept period drama pilots from the producers of "Breaking Bad" and "Nikita" have been ordered by AMC, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. "Halt & Catch Fire" is set during the 1980s PC boom in Texas’ "Silicon Prairie." Characters will include an…