NBC Renews Freshman Drama
NBC has renewed a freshman drama series for a second season, reports Deadline.com. In the first of what is expected to be a number of early pickups by the network, it gave a 22-episode order for season two of “Grimm.”…
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Good News for Fans of Bubble Show ‘Community’ in Thursday Ratings
NBC’s bubble show “Community” saw a surge in viewers as it returned from hiatus Thursday, and the series premiere of “Missing” gave ABC its biggest audience in its time period in 14 months. Both series aired at 8 p.m. With…
Miramax Boss Resigns
The CEO of Miramax resigned from his position today, agreeing to remain with the company as a consultant until his successor is found. No reason was given for the departure of Mike Lang. In a statement, Richard Nanula, chairman of…
CEO of TV Station Group Resigns
The chief executive officer of one of the leading privately held network-affiliated television station groups has resigned after less than a year on the job. The resignation of Tony Cassara, CEO of Young Broadcasting LLC, was effective March 13. The…
Weatherman Sues Stations Alleging Discrimination in Favor of Young, Attractive Women
A Southern California weatherman has hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, known for her cases involving women’s rights, and filed a lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against by two CBS stations because he wasn’t a young, attractive woman, according to The…
HBO Sets Sales Record With ‘Game of Thrones’ DVD Release
HBO has set a record with the March 6 release of the first-season DVD set of "Game of Thrones," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The premium cable network has sold about 350,000 units of the DVDs, the biggest seven-day tally…
Sitcom in Trouble at Fox
Fox is pulling back on its strategy for a sitcom that has suffered with skimpy ratings and negative reviews, Entertainment Weekly reports. The network had planned to move “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” from Tuesday nights to Wednesdays. Instead, Fox…
Nickelodeon Unveils Greatly Expanded Slate of New Programming
Nickelodeon unveiled at its upfront presentation a greatly explanded slate of new programming — 650 hours, more than twice what it presented at last year’s event, Advertising Age reports. The cable network has been hit with a ratings decline and…
Comedy Central Gets NBC’s ‘Community’
NBC’s quirky comedy "Community," the Joel McHale-Chevy Chase series, will have its reruns aired on Comedy Central beginning in 2013, reports UPI.com. Announcing the deal was David Bernath, Comedy Central’s executive vice president of program strategy and multiplatform programming. Bernath…
Summer Schedule for TNT Dramas Includes New ‘Dallas’ Reboot
TNT has announced its summer schedule for returning dramas and new programs, including the new reboot of the prime-time soap "Dallas," reports TVLine.com. Here’s the schedule of premieres: Tuesday, June 5 — "Rizzoli & Isles," 9 p.m. ET; "Franklin &…