NBC hasn’t had much to sing about in the ratings lately, so it’s no surprise the network intends to make the most of its sudden hit show “The Voice.” The singing competition will be supersized, with two-hour live episodes set…
A popular Food Network show has ended its run after 249 episodes, reports the Chicago Tribune. The creator and star of the award-winning show “Good Eats,” Alton Brown, tweeted the news yesterday: "G.E. fans, I’ve decided to cut the half…
Soap opera fans have taken out a full-page ad in The Hollywood Reporter asking ABC to "please save the soap genre," the publication reports. The ad contains a letter from "viewers, customers and consumers" who want to express their disappointment…
Fox Broadcasting dropped two stations from network affiliation after failing to reach deals under a new plan to get broadcast affiliates to pay for programming, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The network had warned that it was…
A reality star who has been steadily building a media empire is being sued for $100 million by her former management company, alleging non-payment of commission and punitive damages, E! Online reports. The company, Raw Talent, is claiming that Bethenny…
While speculation swirls around the fate of CBS’s “Two and a Half Men” in the wake of Charlie Sheen’s high-profile exit from the show, the network has quietly decided to renew one of its other sitcoms, according to The Hollywood…
A bubble show that has been threatened with cancellation by NBC for the past two years will be back for another season, Deadline.com reports. NBC is finalizing a 13-episode order for “Chuck,” the story says. It’s unclear what that means…
CBS and Warner Bros. TV have set their sights on a new actor after Hugh Grant passed on replacing Charlie Sheen in "Two and a Half Men," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new actor hasn’t been identified, the story…
The “Champagne Lady”–a fixture on “The Lawrence Welk Show” for many years who also sang on recordings by Frank Sinatra and others–has died, the AP reported. Norma Zimmer was 87. She died Tuesday at her home in Brea, Calif., according…
After consumers sign up for Roku, between 15% and 20% of them cancel their cable or satellite television service, reports LostRemote.com, citing an interview with Roku Vice President Jim Funk. "We’re seeing (cord cutting), but in the scheme of the…