One of the biggest questions following the handoff of “CBS Evening News” from former anchor Katie Couric to new anchor Scott Pelley has been what effect the transition would have on ratings for the nightly newscast. The answer, apparently, is…
With just three weeks to go before “Criminal Minds” is scheduled to start production for Season 7, actor Thomas Gibson has yet to be signed to a new contract. Joe Mantegna, one of the show’s co-stars, said he’s confident that…
Entertainment and media spending were up last year–their first gains since 2007, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog, citing the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Entertainment and Media Outlook. Spending rose 3.1% in 2010, compared with 2009, according to the report….
Jessica Simpson, who has been keeping busy with movies, music, TV and a fashion career since she famously got confused about Chicken of the Sea tuna on “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica,” has another high-profile TV job lined up, reports TVLine.com….
A CBS comedy project from “Saturday Night Live” alum Rob Schneider is reportedly in strong consideration as a midseason pickup, and its chances may be even better now that comedian Cheech Marin has joined the cast, reports Deadline.com. Marin is…
A line of toys that sparked a craze in the 1980s may be headed to television in an animated special, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Appalachian Artworks sold the TV rights to the line of dolls the Cabbage Patch Kids…
A long-running CBS show has been named the highest-rated television series in the world, Deadline.com reports. Receiving the International Television Audience Award for a Drama TV Series at the 51st Monte Carlo TV Festival was CBS’s "CSI." This was the…
One NBC affiliate says the network’s upcoming drama series “The Playboy Club” is inappropriate for its viewers and will be pre-empted, EW.com reports. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City announced the decision on its website, saying it is “based on the…
A cable channel that has been doing well with its original dramas lately is giving one of its newer entries a chance to gain momentum, according to The Hollywood Reporter. AMC has ordered a second season of the serial drama…
ABC’s broadcast of Sunday’s deciding game in the NBA Finals was the network’s highest-rated Game 6 ever and the highest overall in 11 years, Deadline.com reported. The game generated a 15.0 overnight household rating, topping last year’s Game 6 between…