AMC has placed an order for a third season of a drama series that recently wrapped up season two, TVLine.com reports. The series is the railroad drama "Hell on Wheels." The period Western, which stars Anson Mount, was given 10…
One recent entry in the increasingly crowded field of daytime talk shows has decided to cut its losses and will end its run after two seasons, TheWrap.com reports. The show is Anderson Cooper’s "Anderson Live," which will hang it up…
Two of the flagship shows of the syndication business will be around for a few more seasons, thanks to a key renewal that was just announced. CBS Television Distribution’s two top game shows, “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!,” were renewed…
A cable network announced the decision to cancel two shows that have come to define the network for much of the past decade. The network is G4, which announced plans to wrap up “Attack of the Show” and “X-Play.” G4…
Tribune and Cablevision reached a deal late Friday night, restoring Tribune-owned stations to Cablevision’s customers, reports the New York Post. "We are pleased to have reached agreement with Tribune to return its stations to Cablevision, particularly its Fox affiliate in…
The exclusive U.S. media rights to the English Premier League were sold to NBCUniversal, which will air the league’s soccer matches on NBC, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo, mun2 and NBCSports.com, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The three-year deal, worth about…
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch sent out a tweet Sunday commemorating the one-year passing of Steve Jobs, but there was one problem: Murdoch was off by 23 days, reports Deadline.com. The tweet read, "Today. Is anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death….
The picture isn’t getting any brighter for an ABC drama series, which fell in the ratings Thursday night to its lowest number yet in the key demo of viewers 18-49, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Alphabet Network’s…
Viacom and CBS Corp. Chairman Sumner Redstone rekindled speculation about who will eventually take over for him in an interview published today in The Wall Street Journal. Deadline.com reports that Redstone’s daughter, Shari Redstone, is back in the picture after…
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke is not among those who are impressed with NBC’s ratings gains this fall. Speaking to analysts today during Comcast’s third-quarter earnings call, Burke said: “We’re still underperforming by my standards,” Deadline.com reports. Burke added: “Broadcast profitability…