Eleven television shows from Carsey Werner TV Distribution have been added to Hulu Plus, including "The Cosby Show" and "3rd Rock From the Sun," reports TheWrap.com. The acquisition includes 580 episodes of programs including "Grounded for Life," "Men Behaving Badly,"…
A professional basketball team that a lot of fans probably have never heard of has asked a federal judge to reopen a decades-old antitrust lawsuit in an effort to gain TV revenue from the National Basketball Association, Bloomberg reports. The…
Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger announced changes today in the executive structure at ESPN, with George Bodenheimer relinquishing his day-to-day leadership role and moving up to executive chairman of ESPN, Multichannel News reports. Bodenheimer, currently president of ESPN and…
The exclusive off-network broadcast rights to ABC’s hit reality competition series "Dancing With the Stars" have gone to Game Show Network (GSN), reports Deadline.com. Seasons 4-13 will air on GSN starting in January 2012. “Many of the most popular shows…
Bravo is expanding one of its shows to five nights a week starting in January, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The show is Andy Cohen’s "Watch What Happens Live," which currently airs on Sundays and Mondays. Starting…
NBC has increased its episode order for a freshman comedy, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The network ordered two additional episodes of "Up All Night." The series had already received a full-season order, and will now air 24 episodes this…
Networks that don’t carry the NBA are trying to woo advertisers that normally buy time on NBA broadcasts, reports Advertising Age. These networks are focusing on sports programming and other programming that’s geared to young men, the piece adds. "I…
ABC’s Sunday night broadcast of the “American Music Awards” matched last year’s program in the ratings, equaling the all-time low for the ceremony, Reuters reports. The ceremony averaged a 4.3 rating in adults 18-49, with 12 million total viewers. NBC’s…
The son of a newsman who was a fixture on broadcast television has begun his own career in TV news, and he made his debut today as an anchor. Luke Russert, the son of Tim Russert — the late NBC…
Even without Kanye West ruining Taylor Swift’s big moment, as he did in a memorable gaffe a few years ago, Sunday night’s “American Music Awards” on ABC had plenty of odd and surprising moments, according to E! Online. The publication…