DC Comics startled fans of Superman, the Justice League and other legendary superheroes in June when the publisher said it would reset all its continuing series and reintroduce the characters — restarting its numbering sequences at No. 1, reports The…
Streaming service Hulu is slated to receive second-round bids this week, but a sale is looking less likely as the service’s owners debate the demands around the bids, reports TheWrap.com’s Sharon Waxman. The leading candidate is likely to be Dish…
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” improved on its ratings in week two, based on household figures for metered markets, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hosted by Melissa McCarthy, the Emmy-winning star of CBS’s "Mike & Molly," the episode drew a 5.2…
The co-creator of “Spartacus” has signed a two-year overall deal with Starz, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In what’s said to be the first deal of its kind for Starz, Steven S. DeKnight will continue to run “Spartacus” while also…
Even with CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” claiming honors as the night’s top-rated show, Fox got enough out of its new singing competition “The X Factor” to take another overall win in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Fox averaged a…
The Online Network — the recently named network where Prospect Park is mapping out plans to keep the canceled soap operas “One Life to Live” and “All My Children” going — announced that Ron Carlivati, head writer and consulting producer…
The former entertainment chief for the CW network, Dawn Ostroff, is in talks for a new position, the New York Post reports. The new job is with publishing house Conde Nast. According to sources, the new position would involve working…
Speculation has already begun that low-rated new series "The Playboy Club" and "Free Agents" will soon be canceled by NBC, but NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt wants to give the shows more time, reports Deadline.com. This isn’t the usual strategy for…
As late-night television’s two biggest stars both posted ratings declines, NBC’s "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and CBS’s "Late Show with David Letterman" were beaten by ABC’s "Nightline" during the debut week of the new television season, reports Bill Carter…
Even as it loses customers in the wake of recent pricing and branding moves, Netflix remains deeply entrenched in Americans’ lives, a new study reveals. The report finds that more than one-third of Americans age 13 to 54 — 35%…