Current TV filed a countersuit against Keith Olbermann, decrying the fired anchor’s $70 million lawsuit as allegedly "riddled with falsehoods and distortions," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. “Current seeks a determination that it is no longer obligated to pay Mr….
Fox is pulling a long-running show from prime time for most of the remainder of 2012, and plans to cut its episodic commitment to the program, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. In place of the long-running…
It’s an advertiser’s nightmare: A new study finds that consumers in their 20s switch media venues about 27 times per non-working hour, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. That’s the equivalent of more than 13 switches during a standard half-hour…
ABC’s new drama from "Grey’s Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes premiered to mediocre ratings Thursday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Scandal” pulled in a 2.1 average rating in the 18-49 demo, finishing second in its 10 p.m. time period to CBS’s “The Mentalist”…
Putting an end to speculation about whether “Today” co-host Matt Lauer is preparing to exit the NBC morning show, the network’s news division has signed a multiyear contract with Lauer to keep him on the show, reports Bill Carter in…
A "seasoned" NBC producer was responsible for the editing of a misleading clip of a 911 call that gave the impression shooter George Zimmerman was engaging in racial profiling, reports Reuters. An internal NBC News probe into the incident interviewed…
In an unusual move between cable networks, a series will shift to the Cooking Channel from Planet Green later this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show is "The Fabulous Beekman Boys." The Cooking Channel…
Oprah Winfrey talked about the difficult launch of her OWN cable network during Thursday’s Discovery Communications upfront presentation, vowing that the channel will reach the summit in 2014, Advertising Age reports. Winfrey thanked advertisers for sticking with the channel, credited…
20th Century Fox TV has signed a two-year pact with "House" executive producers Garrett Lerner and Russel Friend, reports Deadline.com. Under the pact, the pair will develop new shows while also working on existing programs, the piece notes. The deal…
An executive producer and co-showrunner of “CSI” has inked a new three-year overall deal with CBS TV Studios, Deadline.com reports. Don McGill’s new agreement has him staying on with the hit drama show, which is produced by CBS TV Studios….