Animal Planet has decided to bring back one of its series for another season, TheWrap.com reports. Returning for season five will be "Whale Wars." "Whale Wars" is one of Animal Planet’s highest-rated series and a critical success as well, having…
In terms of total viewers, five of the 10 most-watched broadcast television shows of the fall 2011 season are on CBS, reports Entertainment Weekly. No. 1, with 21.4 million viewers, is CBS’s "NCIS," with the network also placing No. 3…
A current hit CD has topped sales of 5 million units in the United States — the first time any album has achieved that milestone since 2004, the New York Daily News reports. The CD is “21,” by British soul…
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings will earn less than two other executives at his company in 2012, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. As previously reported, Hastings’ compensation was slashed, with his stock-option allowance cut from $3 million…
All of the big four broadcast networks were beaten in the prime-time ratings Monday night, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The winner in the key demo of viewers 18 to 49 was Spanish-language broadcaster Univision. The network’s audience…
Cable executive Tom Rutledge, who jumped from Cablevision to become the chief executive of Charter Communications, could earn more than $90 million over the next four years, reports B&C. Rutledge, who takes the Charter job starting Feb. 12, has agreed…
A veteran cable executive who helped develop technology that facilitated the expansion of the cable industry has died, Multichannel News reports. Robert Bilodeau, the former president of the Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE), died Dec. 22 in Nantucket, Mass.,…
In the current TV season the expensive shows that were expected to be hits with viewers largely turned out to be flops, while overlooked shows have become fan favorites, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times. Those expensive, supposed…
AMC will be bringing back a drama series for another season, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel is renewing the Western "Hell on Wheels," the story reports. The drama started strong with 4.4 million viewers before slipping to about 2 million…
Prices for television sets have dropped so much that they largely don’t deliver profits to their makers and retailers, although the price declines have consumers rejoicing, reports The New York Times. The lower prices are a result of a bump…