CBS filed a lawsuit today against the writer-producer of an upcoming NBC series, claiming the show was developed for CBS and was taken without CBS’s permission to NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is “The Firm,” based on…
Changes continue at NBC News, where division President Steve Capus announced a couple of key executive moves today, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Nightly News With Brian Williams” executive producer Bob Epstein is leaving the program to head the division’s…
The season premiere of Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” was the top-rated show of the night as Fox beat out ABC for the No. 1 spot overall in Monday’s prime-time ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox finished the night with a 2.4 rating in…
Even as AMC celebrates a robust boost in viewership for "Breaking Bad’s" return on Sunday, creator Vince Gilligan has rained on the parade by confirming that the show will end after Season Five, reports The New York Times. Gilligan explained…
The nominees for the 37th Annual Humanitas Prize have been announced, with some of the most honored television programs to compete against each other in three categories, reports TVLine.com The Humanitas Prize goes to writers whose work "explores the human…
CBS’s promotion department has conceived a nakedly simple come-on for the season premiere of the Charlie Sheen-less return of "Two and a Half Men," reports Entertainment Weekly. The new ad shows newly cast Ashton Kutcher with co-stars Angus T. Jones…
Some New Jersey residents — including the governor — have expressed concerns that the hit MTV reality show “Jersey Shore” might be damaging their state’s reputation, but a new poll indicates they probably should fuggedaboudit, the Associated Press reports. The…
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, while admitting today has been “the most humble day of my life,” played down his own role in the U.K. phone-hacking scandal that has damaged his media empire, Bloomberg reports. The appearance by Murdoch and…
With Netflix already being viewed negatively by many due to its price hike announced just a week ago, the company endured another setback over the weekend with its worst streaming outage yet, Multichannel News reports. The outage Sunday night lasted…
Charlie Sheen has unveiled details about his new sitcom, “Anger Management,” which will be based on the 2003 film of the same title, B&C reports. In a statement, Sheen said: "I chose ‘Anger Management’ because, while it might be a…