Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution announced today that it has locked up deals for a broadcast weekend off-net window for “Rizzoli & Isles” in 95% of the country for a fall 2015 premiere. Ken Werner, President, and Rick Meril, Executive…
The debut novel from a former British Army officer was published in April and earned rave reviews yet few sales, but there was a secret lurking behind the male name on the cover of "The Cuckoo’s Calling": It was actually…
Hulu’s owners have taken the streaming site off the auction block — again. NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox announced a decision to keep the site and invest $750 million in it, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
Fresh off a series low last week, an ABC show pushed the ratings bar even lower Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. Meanwhile, the trend toward less-than-spectacular results for new summer series continued with a…
FX rolled out a high-profile new drama series Wednesday night, and the show delivered. B&C reports that the premiere of "The Bridge" at 10 p.m. averaged 3.04 million viewers on Wednesday at 10 p.m., according to Nielsen fast nationals. "That…
NBC has pulled the plug on a prime-time series after it returned with softer numbers this summer. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network has retired Betty White’s "Off Their Rockers." The series finished its second season Tuesday,…
With Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announcing a major restructuring Thursday, industry watchers are focused on what it means for the company’s direction. CNET reports that Ballmer "has launched a restructuring of teams along functional, rather than product, lines, stressing that…
Netflix is talking with Imagine TV’s Brian Grazer about producing another season of "Arrested Development," which would mark the show’s fifth season and its second on the streaming site, reports Bloomberg. “We are in conversations with them to do another,”…
Embattled television chef Paula Deen is bringing in a big gun as she struggles to emerge from a scandal involving her use of the N-word. Deen hired Patty Glaser, a Hollywood attorney for Keith Olbermann and Conan O’Brien, as part…
Nickelodeon has doubled its order for a spinoff series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel greenlighted 20 additional episodes of the "iCarly" and "Victorious" spinoff comedy "Sam & Cat." The first season’s episode count will now…