Fox won the night in the Nielsen ratings in the key 18-49 demo, with one of its new shows turning in the top performance of the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. But a lineup dominated by stalwart “NCIS” franchise procedurals gave CBS…
Fox has picked up another Gordon Ramsay television program, and for a change he won’t be taking on the restaurant business, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, "Hotel Hell," is described as similar to Ramsay’s "Kitchen Nightmares," but with…
It will probably come as a surprise to no one that a new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor with a name inspired by a sketch from NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" has, perhaps as intended, sparked an uproar. The Schweddy…
Only two new shows debut on the major broadcast nets tonight as television’s big premiere week continues to unfold, TVLine.com reports, but one of those two is a biggie: Simon Cowell’s much-hyped “The X Factor” launches on Fox at 8…
The Nielsen ratings for CBS’s "Two and a Half Men" premiere Monday night were through the roof nationally, but network President and CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves was especially happy about the local New York numbers, reports Extra. "You don’t…
After weeks of speculation, a deal has reportedly been closed to bring the creator of “The Drew Carey Show” on board with the new Charlie Sheen comedy, Deadline.com reports. “Carey’s” Bruce Helford will serve as writer, exec producer and showrunner…
With his departure from “Live with Regis and Kelly” looming, Regis Philbin’s real reason for ending his long run on the daytime talk show has come out, the New York Post reports. According to the story, it’s all about money….
Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, tells Bloomberg that he believes News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is "going to have to step down" from his role at the media company, which has been jarred by a phone-hacking…
ION Media Networks announced that it has named a veteran television research executive as its new senior vice president, sales research. Steve Sternberg will fill the newly created position, and will report to Stephen Appel, president of sales for ION…
ABC has ordered a drama script from "Pretty Little Liars" producer Alloy, based on a book series about Upper East Side Witches, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The one-hour project is titled "666 Park" and is about a couple who…