"A rambling Carrie Fisher stole the show at the gaffe-riddled 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards show on Sunday night, June 16, 2013," reports the New York Daily News. The story continues, "Fisher was there to present the award for Best…
A major pay-cable channel is getting into business with rapper 50 Cent. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Starz has placed a series order for the scripted drama series “Power.” 50 Cent — also known as Curtis Jackson —…
The reason broadcast networks are being forced to settle for smaller ad rate increases than in past years isn’t just because ratings in the key 18-49 demo are down, according to a B&C analysis by John Consoli. A more important…
The Thursday night ratings story was all about the haves and the have-nots: ABC had the NBA Finals and dominated the ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the 18-49 demo, while everyone else had not, and finished way behind. NBC…
CBS is shifting a struggling series to Saturdays in what will be a final burnoff. Deadline.com reports that the network is moving the docu-series "Brooklyn D.A." The six-part series has tanked on Tuesday evenings, with the show down 23% from…
The USA Network saw smaller audiences for the season premieres of two series. Deadline.com reports that the fifth-season premiere of USA’s "Royal Pains" was watched by about 7% fewer viewers than its fourth-season debut. Leading out from “Pains,” “Necessary Roughness”…
After revealing last month that an Emmy Award-winning CBS News reporter had her personal and work computers compromised, as previously reported, the news division issued a statement today providing an update on the investigation into the incident. The computers were…
News Corp. Chief Financial Officer David DeVoe, who has held the job for the past 15 years, is stepping down, reports the Los Angeles Times. DeVoe has been part of Rupert Murdoch’s inner circle for more than a quarter of…
Renewals have been announced by MTV and HBO. The Hollywood Reporter says the freshman MTV comedy series “Girl Code” was picked up for a second season, with the cable channel ordering 20 new episodes. THR reports separately that HBO picked…
A huge increase in viewership for game one of the Stanley Cup Finals lifted NBC to a win in the Wednesday night ratings, based on overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the game, in which the Chicago…