ABC has bought a TV project based on a blog post, reports Deadline.com. The project is a single-camera comedy based on a blog post called "Why You’re Not Married." The post is a brutally honest look at why single women…
After projecting losses in 2012 in part because of a customer revolt, Netflix saw its shares take a huge hit in extending trading Monday, reports Bloomberg. The company’s share prices plunged plunged 27% in the session to settle at $87…
Kelsey Grammer’s new drama premiered Friday to weak numbers, Deadline.com reports. The new series bowed on Starz with just 659,000 viewers, the story reports. That means the new show, “Boss,” debuted to smaller audiences than other recent Starz premieres, such…
Fox Television Stations and Debmar-Mercury have announced the renewal of a daytime talk show through 2014 on the Fox-owned stations. The show is Debmar’s “The Wendy Williams Show.” Announcing the renewal were Frank Cicha, senior VP of programming for Fox…
The show that has owned the title for some time as highest-priced prime-time show has some stiff competition this year, Advertising Age reports. Fox’s “American Idol” has been the priciest show for advertisers in recent years, but it’s currently running…
Steve Jobs wanted to revolutionize television sets, making them simple and elegant along the lines of what he did for computers and music players, The Washington Post reports, citing Walter Isaacson’s new biography. According to the report, Isaacson writes in…
With football on NBC and the World Series on Fox, Sunday was a tough night for a new show to make its debut. But ABC’s fairy tale series “Once Upon a Time” had a strong premiere, averaging a 3.9 rating…
The top advertising sales exec at Turner Entertainment plans to leave the company after 18 years, Jon Lafayette reports in B&C. Linda Yaccarino, an executive VP at Turner, will leave when her contract expires, according to the report. David Levy,…
In a move designed to take advantage of tax breaks, NBC Sports will move from its headquarters in New York City, the Associated Press reports. The operation will be relocated in Stamford, Conn., according to the story. The move comes…
With Fox airing game two of the World Series and expected to win the night — although numbers were not yet available — the race Thursday night was for second place, which went to CBS by a comfortable margin, TVbytheNumbers.com…