Creative differences behind the scenes at “Alcatraz” have brought about a big change in the lineup for the midseason Fox drama, Deadline.com reports. Elizabeth Sarnoff, a co-creator and showrunner of the J.J. Abrams series, is leaving the production, the story…
The ad market in daytime talk is a far cry from what it was before Oprah Winfrey took her juggernaut show off the air. One of the highest-profile new entries in the marketplace is “Katie,” and its pricing doesn’t come…
With the National Basketball Association season now at serious risk of being canceled, television stations and their parent companies are scrambling to create prime-time schedules without basketball, reports The New York Times. The NBA players announced Monday that they had…
One of the major broadcast networks announced sweeping changes today to its morning lineup, with a show that has been a morning staple going away. CBS rolled out plans to scrap its “Early Show,” which has struggled to keep pace…
CBS plans to shake things up with its Thursday night lineup, pulling a long-running comedy off the schedule to make room for a new show, TVLine.com reports. Starting Jan. 12, the network will air a new family sitcom starring Rob…
CBS has accomplished an impressive feat in the Nielsen ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. In results for the week ending Nov. 13, the top five scripted shows in the key adults 18-49 demo were all CBS comedies: “The Big Bang Theory,” “Two…
In a reshuffle of its midseason schedule, NBC is taking a comedy series off the air to make room for the return of "30 Rock" and a new comedy based on Chelsea Handler’s life, reports Joe Adalian at New York…
A change is taking place behind the scenes of an ABC comedy, with the series’ creator exiting the show, Deadline.com reports. The show is the freshman sitcom "Last Man Standing," starring Tim Allen. Creator and showrunner Jack Burditt is leaving,…
Chelsea Clinton declined to speak to anyone in the media after NBC announced she was joining as a special correspondent for its news division, reports James Rainey in the Los Angeles Times. Her appointment was greeted with "more than a…
Pricing for ad inventory in ABC’s upcoming Academy Awards telecast appears to be right about where it was a year ago, Brian Steinberg reports in Advertising Age. ABC is asking for $1.6 million to $1.7 million for a 30-second spot…