The first episode of NBC’s “The Office” after the departure of Steve Carell was down 17% from last week’s farewell episode in adults 18-49, averaging a 3.5 rating, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. For the night as a whole, Fox was a big…
Rashard Mendenhall, a running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, must be regretting the tweets he made in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, which have cost him a lush endorsement deal with Champion, reports SportsNewser.com. Mendenhall’s tweets criticized the…
Tom Durkin has decided not to call the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, the triple crown of horse racing, because he has had it with the stress, reports The New York Times. Durkin, who is considered the…
MTV has greenlighted the single-camera comedy pilot “Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous,” a mockumentary about a high school graduate who hires filmmakers to follow him around and make him famous, Deadline.com reported. The series was co-created by 20-year-old comedian…
In honor of the 30th anniversary of his first appearance on national television, Jerry Seinfeld has launched JerrySeinfeld.com, where he is rolling out a collection of his televised routines, reports TheWrap.com. "Somewhere out there are 10-year-olds just waiting to get…
Christina Norman has been ousted as the CEO of OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s network, to be replaced by Peter Liguori, the chief operating officer for Discovery Communications, reports The New York Times. The board for OWN made the decision in the…
The fate of the only veteran ABC show that hasn’t been picked up for next season has everything to do with economics, reports Deadline.com. The show is "Brothers and Sisters," which has a large, expensive cast and hasn’t exactly been…
Viacom Chief Philippe Dauman plans to solidify his control over MTV Networks with the departure of Judy McGrath, the longtime head of the unit, reports the New York Post. Dauman plans to rename the cable networks division Viacom Networks, the…
The new crop of television pilots is sparking questions such as whether "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar will return to television, with the networks just weeks away from announcing which pilots get picked up, reports EW.com’s Inside…
TiVo Chief Executive Tom Rogers said the $500 million settlement with Dish Network and EchoStar over a DVR patent "sends a very clear signal to others who may be willing to take the chance on litigation," according to Multichannel News….