NBC has renewed one of its freshman shows for a second season, but the creator of the series is leaving the show, reports TheWrap.com. It’s not clear whether “Smash” creator Theresa Rebeck, who also serves as executive producer, is departing…
A TV series that pretty much defined the sitcom and remains one of the most loved shows of all time has been transformed into an Internet game, Globe Newswire reports. The show is “I Love Lucy,” which is the focus…
In a ratings comparison that is admittedly imperfect but is worth noting nonetheless, Fox News Channel’s "The O’Reilly Factor" has drawn a larger audience than NBC’s prime-time news magazine "Rock Center with Brian Williams" for the second consecutive week, TVNewser.com…
The changing of the guard in digital media use is on pace to occur this year, according to new research. Online movie streaming will exceed digital video disc and Blu-ray usage for the first time ever, Bloomberg reports, citing researcher…
A syndicated court show starring a celebrity attorney has been renewed for two more seasons. B&C reports the pickup for "We the People with Gloria Allred." Entertainment Studios made the announcement Thursday. The one-hour courtroom show is seen in more…
PBS will move the documentary shows "POV" and "Independent Lens" into new time slots next season, after the shows were bumped from their regular Tuesday night positions and "Independent Lens" suffered a steep ratings slide, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The…
OWN’s "Oprah’s Next Chapter" had a hefty 3.5 million viewers when the late Whitney Houston’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina, appeared for her first interview since her mother’s death, but it was a different story a week later, reports the New York…
NBC has had some low-rated series premieres in its day — last year’s short-lived “Paul Reiser Show” comes to mind. But TVbytheNumbers.com reports that last night’s series premiere of the comedy “Bent” set a new low mark for the network,…
A spokesperson for cable network IFC confirmed that the channel has canceled an original series, The Huffington Post reports. And it’s not good news for those who love humor. Those two funny headlines in quotes above are trom the wonderfully…
Signs that TV is shifting from a broadcast and cable model to a new digital platform continue to surface. With talks already under way for a possible acquisition of Fox’s canceled “Terra Nova,” Netflix now appears to have its sights…