CBS won the broadcast ratings battle Monday night, based on Nielsen overnights for both the key 18-49 demo and total viewers. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the CBS win came despite a significant drop for the network’s key summer drama series "Under…
Attorneys for beleaguered TV chef Paula Deen made an unusual legal argument in the discrimination lawsuit that triggered the sudden dismantling of much of her business empire, E! Online reports. "Lawyers for the embattled celebrity chef are citing the Supreme…
A biopic that aired over the weekend is the top original cable movie premiere this year among adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. Deadline.com reports that Lifetime’s "Anna Nicole," about the life of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, earned that…
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Robert Iger has extended his role at the entertainment company. Bloomberg reports that Iger will stay through June 2016, giving him an additional 15 months in the role and delaying the need for the company…
An annual report from the Writers Guild of America, West, indicates that the earnings of TV writers and movie writers are headed in opposite directions. The earnings of television writers rose 3.9% last year, reaching $1.02 billion, while earnings for…
The sequel to History’s wildly successful miniseries "The Bible" will be on NBC, with the broadcast network greenlighting the Mark Burnett project, TheWrap.com reports. The project is "moving from the minors to the majors: Burnett and NBC are forging a holy…
Showtime celebrated record ratings for the premiere Sunday night of a new drama series. TVLine.com reports that the debut of "Ray Donovan" delivered 1.35 million total viewers, topping "Homeland" as the pay-cable channel’s most watched original series launch in its…
A top executive at Microsoft Corp. may be headed for a new position with a game company. Reuters, citing a report by AllThingsD, reports that Microsoft’s Don Mattrick could take over as CEO of Zynga. The news that Zynga may…
CBS claimed a narrow win in the Sunday night broadcast ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Tiffany Network’s 1.1 average in the demo for prime time was just good enough to edge…
NBC is close to a deal that will bring Roseanne Barr back to broadcast prime time, with an agreement that marks a departure from tradition for a broadcast network, reports our good friend Nellie Andreeva in an exclusive story for Deadline.com….