"Anger Management," the Charlie Sheen comedy series that airs on FX, is getting a four-week sampling on the cable net’s sibling, the Fox broadcast network, in what’s most likely an attempt to re-inflate sagging ratings, reports Michael O’Connell in The…
The syndicated entertainment news show "Access Hollywood Live" has been picked up to air in a daytime slot on E!, reports TheWrap.com. Hosted by Billy Bush and Kit Hoover, the spinoff of "Access Hollywood" will air daily starting June 10…
After a delay of several months, NBCUniversal has rolled out plans for the launch of a new cable channel. Deadline.com reports that Esquire Network will launch Sept. 23. Originally set to launch April 22, the channel was held back for…
Amazon announced today that it is greenlighting five new series for full-season orders. The online company ordered the comedies “Alpha House” and “Betas” and the children’s programs “Annebots,” “Creative Galaxy” and “Tumbleaf.” The company said in its announcement that the…
It was a bad Tuesday night across the board for the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that all of the broadcast nets failed to reach a 2.0 average for prime time. CBS…
CBS is showing some sibling love to a cable channel that’s a part of its corporate family. Deadline.com reports that the “Big Brother” companion show “Big Brother: After Dark” will air on TVGN. “The move comes two months after CBS…
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook talked about a "grand vision" for television, but clammed up when asked for details. "We’re still playing in TV through Apple TV….
Wall Street seemed to view Netflix’s new season of "Arrested Development" as problematic, sending shares of the stock down by more than 6% Tuesday after reviews came in for the show, reports the Associated Press. As previously reported, early reviews…
A new advertising campaign from a New York City television station offers a grim assessment of the state of TV, and aims to cash in on it. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that new ads for Thirteen, a local PBS station,…
An executive who helped make Snooki a pop culture icon while he was at MTV has been named president of TruTV. The Los Angeles Times reports that Chris Linn, who previously was an executive vice president of MTV, got the…