NBC has canceled a prime-time show whose performance has been so poor that it stood out even with almost the entire network lineup performing poorly–and it only took two episodes for NBC to pull the plug, reports the Futon Critic….
An actress who starred in an acclaimed HBO drama is being sued by the star of an MTV reality show for allegedly attacking her last month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Boardwalk Empire" actress Paz de la Huerta is being…
NBC’s executive structure continues to undergo the rapid evolution that has been in progress since the Comcast takeover, with another key network executive set to leave the fold, Deadline.com reports. NBC’s head of comedy Jeff Ingold is expected to leave,…
A CBS drama that recently saw its veteran showrunner leave the show has now parted ways with the show’s creators, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is the freshman drama "Blue Bloods," which has split from creators Mitchell Burgess…
Katie Couric is expected to announce this week “one of the worst-kept secrets in television,” reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. According to the story, the anchor will announce her departure from the "CBS Evening News." CBS plans…
{Update: item is revised to include Oprah’s video statement about ABC’s two canceled soap operas] Oprah Winfrey took to YouTube to respond to pleas from fans of canceled soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" asking her…
Networks are paying attention to DVR viewing a full week after a show airs, including the data in their calculations for deciding whether to renew a show, and they want to convince advertisers to also pay attention, reports The New…
A daytime talk show is getting a veteran daytime producer to replace the executive producer who has been with the show from the start, B&C reports. The show is CBS’s "The Talk," which has tapped Susan Winston to replace Brad…
The competition is gunning for Netflix, with retail stalwarts including Wal-Mart and Amazon.com planning to debut online subscription video services or to expand their existing ones, reports the Los Angeles Times. Would-be competitors need to act fast, however, as it…
Mel Gibson has broken his silence and given an extensive interview that covered his contentious breakup with Oksana Grigorieva, threatening phone calls, allegations of abuse, his 2006 DUI arrest and drunken rant and his tarnished reputation, Deadline.com reports. The interview…