An erroneous Twitter message Friday reporting that Apple’s Steve Jobs had died, put out on the account for the Web show “What’s Trending,” convinced CBS to end its affiliation with the show, PCMag.com reports. The message said simply: "Reports say…
Another network is ready to have a go at the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast," which has already been a live-action cult favorite on CBS, Deadline.com reports. ABC has a version of “Beauty and the Beast” in development, the story reports. Like…
"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy is reportedly reconsidering the role of Finn Hudson after the actor who plays him, Cory Monteith, complained that the show’s cast is overworked and underpaid, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Murphy allegedly also threatened…
One of the stars of Bravo’s "Real Housewives" franchise and her husband staged an expensive second wedding for themselves even though they’re dealing with a multimillion-dollar business bankruptcy, reports the New York Post. The second wedding for Teresa Giudice, a…
"Rules of Engagement" star Patrick Warburton slammed CBS over his show’s new 8 p.m. Saturday time slot on the network’s schedule, reports TVGuide.com. "The scripts are great and we’re having a lot of fun doing the show, but God knows…
“YouTube is considering launching a service dedicated to investigative journalism in response to the decline of in-depth reporting at traditional news outlets,” the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reports. The video-sharing website is talking with the Berkeley, Calif.-based nonprofit Center for Investigative…
NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” on the first Sunday of the NFL’s regular season had a huge viewer turnout, according to early overnight ratings reported by TVbytheNumbers.com. With numbers due to be adjusted because of the nature of live sports, the…
President Barack Obama’s jobs speech Thursday to a joint session of Congress outdrew the NFL kickoff that followed, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Ticket blog. The speech drew 31.4 million viewers, a much lower draw than his…
"The Carrie Diaries," a project based on a book from "Sex and the City" author Candace Bushnell that looks at her character Carrie Bradshaw’s teenage years, has been picked up by the CW, reports Deadline.com. The show was pitched to…
A bidding war has ended for a multicamera comedy executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres and starring her spouse, actress Portia de Rossi, reports Deadline.com. The project has landed at NBC with a put pilot commitment. The show will feature de…