NBC’s Olympics coverage dominated the prime-time ratings Sunday, according to Nielsen overnights, with a new CBS show hit especially hard as it aired its time-period premiere against the juggernaut sports coverage from London. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s new dating show…
NBCUniversal’s wide-ranging coverage of the London Olympics isn’t sitting well with some viewers, and they’re mainly irked about one aspect in particular: tape delay. A new Twitter hashtag — #nbcfail — is distilling television viewers’ anger over perceived failures of…
The person who has been running General Motors’ $4.5 billion global ad budget has been ousted from the company. Joel Ewanick, GM’s global chief marketing officer, "failed to meet expectations the company has for its employees," a GM spokesperson said,…
Charlie Sheen’s new television show "Anger Management" is likely to receive a 90-episode pickup, while FX plans to add Sheen’s father, Martin Sheen, in a recurring role, reports the Associated Press. Martin Sheen will play the father of Charlie Sheen’s…
The four main younger cast members of "Modern Family" are looking to follow in the footsteps of the show’s six adult stars by securing big raises, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, the adult cast of the hit…
CBS is in talks about extending "How I Met Your Mother" for a ninth season, according to CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler, EW.com’s Inside TV reports. "We’re in early conversations and we’re pretty optimistic," Tassler said. She spoke at the…
A format that has been tested since this spring will become permanent for CBS’s "Face the Nation," reports B&C. The show will now permanently be expanded to one hour, the story notes. The show was expanded from its half-hour format…
AMC is pulling the plug on a drama series, with the studio behind the show vowing to find another outlet for it, Deadline.com reports. The show is “The Killing,” which will end its run on the cable network after two…
CBS Sports Network has closed a deal that will bring football telecasts to the cable network, B&C reports. The network will broadcast games played by the United Football League, which has been in operation since 2009. CBS Sports Network will…
Actor Ed O’Neill has officially become part of the lawsuit filed by the actors on ABC’s "Modern Family," according to The Hollywood Reporter. In an amended complaint filed Thursday, O’Neill threw in with his castmates — Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell,…