Heidi Jones, a meteorologist for WABC-TV in New York, has been indicted for allegedly reporting fabricated attacks, according to the AP. Jones told police that while walking in Central Park, she was accosted. After a police investigation, Jones confessed that…
ABC rode a reality lineup of “The Bachelorette” and “Extreme Makeover” to an easy ratings win Monday on a night of mostly repeat programming on the other networks, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC finished the night with a 2.2 average rating in…
The Grammy Awards announced that they have inked a 10-year deal that will keep the awards on one network through 2021. It’s the same network that has aired the awards since 1973: CBS. In a statement, Neil Portnow, president and…
Comedy Central has canceled two shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The shows have something in common: They’re both sports-themed. The cable channel pulled the plug on "SportsShow With Norm Macdonald" and "Onion SportsDome," according to the report. "SportsShow" debuted…
The new No. 1 in online display ads this year, according to researcher eMarketer, is expected to write $2.19 billion in business, compared to $1.62 billion for Yahoo and $1.15 billion for Google, reports Advertising Age. The new No. 1…
Just two weeks before "Criminal Minds" was scheduled to start production on its seventh season, star Thomas Gibson has signed a deal to return to the show, reports Deadline.com. Gibson’s deal is a two-year pact in what the article calls…
Keith Olbermann plans to let his new Current TV show run past the 9 p.m. hour each night, eating into the audience that tunes in to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow in that time slot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. For Olbermann’s…
Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant on NBC saw a ratings surge over last year’s broadcast, tying its highest rating in six years, MediaLife reported. Sunday’s telecast drew a 2.2 rating among viewers 18 to 49 years old, a 57% increase…
Following the death of "Jackass" regular Ryan Dunn, G4 has put his new show on hiatus, reports Deadline.com. The show, "Proving Ground," featured Dunn as he sought to re-create professional stunts from television shows and films, as well as imaginary…
Bloomberg’s fight with Comcast over channel placement has drawn the interest of another party, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The interested party is Current TV. Current has the goal of becoming a news channel…