The creator and executive producer of Fox’s "American Idol" filed a lawsuit today in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming that Fox and FremantleMedia reneged on a deal that would have given him full executive producer credit — and pay —…
Roseanne Barr revealed during a television interview that she has a connection to the phone-hacking scandal in which media mogul Rupert Murdoch currently finds himself embroiled, msnbc.com reports. Appearing on the talk show “Chelsea Lately” to promote her Lifetime reality…
NBC had another strong Tuesday night in the Nielsen ratings, mainly thanks to a good performance by “America’s Got Talent,” TVbytheNumbers.com reported. NBC wound up with a 2.8 average rating for prime time in adults 18-49, followed by Fox (2.3…
NBC has announced that it is pulling the plug on one of its shows, with the final episode to air this week, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show is the experimental anthology series "Love Bites."…
A behind-the-scenes feud over money from the Fox hit “Glee” has found its way to court, with one of the show’s producers filing a lawsuit against a co-creator of the show, TMZ.com reports. Producer Michael Novick, who filed the suit,…
Producer Al Taylor is claiming he met Tuesday with Casey Anthony in Palm Springs to talk about a $1 million television deal, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. Taylor said he offered Anthony, who was found not guilty of murder charges…
The season’s second episode of HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" got an enthusiastic vote from viewers, with 12% more people tuning in compared with the show’s season debut, reports B&C. The Sunday night episode drew 1.9 million viewers, up from the…
A parliamentary panel is alleging the Murdoch empire has made "deliberate attempts" to thwart its investigation into the phone-hacking scandal, The New York Times reports. The House of Commons home affairs select committee is one of two U.K. panels that…
Google is mapping out a "celebrity acquisition plan" to help boost Google+, its three-week-old social network, according to CNN, which cites Google emails. Google reportedly is considering asking celebrities to fax a copy of their driver’s license to the company,…