The troubled miniseries "The Kennedys," which was cut loose by the History Channel and has been criticized by historians for problems with accuracy, has provided ReelzChannel with a ratings record, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Sunday’s debut…
AMC’s "The Killing," based on a Danish crime drama, debuted to 2.7 million viewers on Sunday, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. It’s far below the debut of "The Walking Dead," which drew 5.3 million viewers, the story notes. But it’s also…
YES, the regional sports network for the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets, is protesting its inclusion in Cablevision’s new iPad app, reports the New York Post. The app allows Cablevision’s 3 million customers to view about 300 networks…
Discovery Communications has awarded Chief Executive David Zaslav a huge boost in compensation, more than tripling his compensation package to $42.6 million for 2010, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Zaslav, a former executive at NBCUniversal, was paid…
One of the best-known singing stars in country music is working on an ABC Family project that’s based on her childhood, reports Deadline.com. The singer is Miranda Lambert, who grew up in Texas, the daughter of a private investigator. Lambert,…
Billionaire Carl Icahn is among the bidders interested in the auction for bankrupt movie-rental chain Blockbuster, with his auction bid attracting a second group of liquidators, reports Bloomberg. Icahn’s offer has been joined by Great American Group and Tiger Capital…
Ticket prices for Charlie Sheen’s performances at Radio City Music Hall in New York have taken a nose dive, dropping to new lows between $24 and $31, far below the tickets’ original face value of $126, reports the New York…
The reality of the tragedy in Japan has affected the airing of the final season of Fox’s "24" on TV Tokyo, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The plot involves the fear of radiation and that’s just too close to the…
Charlie Sheen took time out after his triumphant concert Sunday night in Chicago to critique the first two shows of his "My Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour–including the much publicized disaster the night before in Detroit, E! Online reported. "There’s…
NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert has appointed Valari Dobson Staab, president and GM of KGO-TV, the ABC O&O station in San Francisco, to take over the leadership of NBC’s station group, NBC Local Media, Deadline.com reported. Starting in June, as…