Ashton Kutcher’s contract for "Two and a Half Men" is only for one year, reports the Wall St. Journal’s Speakeasy blog, quoting "people familiar with the situation." [Note: The WSJ is behind a paywall for some of its stories.] According to…
With two big pop stars in the lineup, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” saw its ratings soar for the season finale, Deadline.com reported. The broadcast had a 7.0 household rating/21 share in metered markets, up 21% over last year’s finale, the…
The producer of the controversial miniseries “The Kennedys,” which aired earlier this year on ReelzChannel, has signed a production deal that will kick off with a scripted series for Reelz, probably a one-hour drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…
Sony Corp. announced that it expects to post a massive net loss for the recently concluded fiscal year, with the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan destroying what had been optimistic expectations for the period, The New York Times…
"Napoleon Dynamite" star Jon Heder has received a pilot order for a live-action comedy from Disney XD, a cable network geared to boys 6 to 14 years old, reports Deadline.com. The pilot order is for "Gulliver Quinn," which stars Heder…
What do actors Ethan Hawke, Angela Bassett, Terry O’Quinn and Michael Chiklis have in common? All four of the successful actors have projects that were passed over by networks for the 2011-12 season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Hawke may…
One of the co-executive producers of "The Office" will serve as the showrunner for USA Network’s "Fairly Legal" next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Ocko comes in as "Fairly Legal’s” creator and executive producer Michael Sardo steps down…
Super Bowl ads are selling quickly, with NBC having sold more than half the spots in the game, even though it’s unclear whether National Football League games will be played this year, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. NBC is receiving…
As public television stations struggle with declining donations, some are considering whether to leave the PBS family, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. They include WTTW-TV in Chicago, whose board earlier this year told its management to consider…
He’s said it before and now he’s saying it again: Alec Baldwin intends to leave NBC’s "30 Rock" and his Emmy-winning role as Jack Donaghy next season when his contract is up, reports the Toledo Blade. In an interview, Baldwin…