A new No. 1 show took its place atop the syndication rankings for the week ended Sept. 4, with a tight three-way battle among the leaders, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. The top spot went to a court show, “Judge Judy,” with a…
A popular former anchor of CNN’s “American Morning” may be returning to her achor chair on the show, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Soledad O’Brien, who anchored the morning show from 2003 to 2007, may get her old…
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey, speaking at a media conference on Tuesday, noted that the company is trying to capitalize on its huge library of episodes of "The Simpsons" — and one idea is to create a digital…
Spike TV announced that it has given a renewal to one of its original series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cable channel ordered a 10-episode second season of the hourlong series “Bar Rescue,” the story reports. The show, which…
Television executives from companies including Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Viacom’s CBS said advertising remains strong in the second half of 2011, despite concerns that the economy may be slowing, reports Bloomberg. The executives commented on the strength of the ad market…
The Directors Guild of America has released a survey that highlights what appears to be a persistent problem for the television industry — the lack of diversity in prime-time television, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The survey…
Intensifying an existing competition between entertainment trade publications, the parent company of the entertainment news website Deadline.com sued the parent of The Hollywood Reporter, seeking more than $5 million in damages, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Penske…
Current TV has announced the hiring of a veteran TV exec as EVP of programming, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The channel has given the job to Shelley Lewis, who most recently exec produced the PBS newsmagazine “Need to Know,”…
Nielsen revealed this week that one 15-minute time slot is the most viewed part of prime time. The research firm said the period from 9:15 to 9:30 p.m. has the biggest audience, with almost 42% of Americans with TV sets…
CNN’s partnership with the Tea Party to present the recent Republican presidential debate has many critics saying it’s at best an odd pairing and at worst something potentially more sinister. Yahoo’s news blog The Cutline cites The New York Times,…