Steve Jobs resisted surgery that might have saved his life early in his fight with pancreatic cancer, choosing instead to try alternative therapies, he told his biographer Walter Isaacson. The late Apple CEO later said he regretted the decision, which…
NBC wants to see another season of one of its reality shows, according to EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The network has ordered a second season of "Love in the Wild," the story reports. The first season of the show averaged…
Two rookie dramas are close to receiving full-season orders from CBS, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Pickups for "Person of Interest" and "Unforgettable" would have the two shows joining freshman comedy "2 Broke Girls" in receiving…
About two dozen cable networks owned by News Corp. may go dark Nov. 1 across satellite-TV provider DirecTV amid a dispute over distribution terms, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. DirecTV said News Corp. wants a 40% increase…
News Corp.’s shareholder meeting will be targeted by Occupy Los Angeles, an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The shareholder meeting, set for today in Los Angeles, will be targeted to protest "one-sided reporting"…
Interest in this year’s World Series doesn’t appear to be quite what it would be with a major-market team like a New York or Boston involved. USA Today reports that overnight ratings for Fox’s Wednesday broadcast of Game 1 between…
With the television season just a few weeks old, 11 shows are "on the bubble" — meaning that they are at risk for cancellation, reports TVGuide.com, which bases its list on the shows’ ratings. CBS’s "Hawaii Five-0" made the list, even…
A new daytime talk show has been picked up by the Sinclair Station Group and its 27 markets, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announced. According to the announcement, the new show, "Trisha," will be hosted by Trisha Goddard, who is best known for her…
The gang from "Happy Days" has received a setback in its $10 million lawsuit over merchandising sales against CBS, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood Esq. blog. Los Angeles Judge Elizabeth Allen White threw out a charge that CBS committed…
Responding to reports that Steve Jones might be leaving Fox’s "The X Factor," Simon Cowell told the New York Post’s Page Six that the show’s host isn’t going anywhere. “There is a lot of speculation about Steve Jones leaving the show….