The CW is freshening up its image, including rolling out a new “TV Now” tagline and unveiling a new promo clip, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rebrand officially debuts in August, and will be featured on-air, online and on…
One day after the Jim Henson Company severed ties with fast-food chain Chick-fil-A in protest of anti-gay-marriage comments by the restaurant’s CEO, as previously reported, Chick-fil-A has pulled all Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Puppet Kids Meal toys from its outlets,…
NBC is going straight to series with a 10-episode order for “Dracula,” Deadline.com reports. Taking on the title role will be Jonathan Rhys Meyers, recently seen on Showtime’s "The Tudors." The story reports: “The series, from producers Tony Krantz and…
Weigel Broadcasting Co. and Hearst Television today announced an affiliation agreement that adds five Hearst markets to the Me-TV Network’s list of local station affiliates. Joining Me-TV will be WCVB-TV, Boston; KCRA-TV, Sacramento; WBAL-TV, Baltimore; KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City; and WXII-TV,…
One of the most popular comedy series on TV is struggling to get its cast signed to contracts for the upcoming season. Deadline.com reports that ABC’s “Modern Family” made a last-minute decision to cancel a table read that was scheduled…
NBC is going all-out for the launch of a high-profile fall drama series, Deadline.com reports. In plans unveiled today at the Television Critics Association press tour, the network revealed it will leverage its Olympics coverage to boost the kickoff of…
Jennifer Lopez reportedly walked away from her role as a judge on Fox’s "American Idol" over money — and now a source is reporting that Mariah Carey’s deal with the show will pay her the $17 million that J-Lo demanded,…
Fox has announced its decision to bring back an unscripted show, Deadline.com reports. Coming back for a fourth season will be Gordon Ramsay’s "MasterChef." In a release, Fox’s head of alternative Mike Darnell said, “Gordon and the producers really took…
ABC rode its “Bachelorette” finale and “After the Final Rose” post-mortem to a huge win against soft competition in Sunday night’s Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The two-hour “Bachelorette” closer at 8 p.m. scored a 3.0 average rating in the key…
With a judge recently approving the plan for the Tribune Co. to emerge from bankruptcy, " its flagship newspaper is likely to go on the sales block, but that’s not all. A host of other Chicago assets in the Tribune media empire, from…