A Connecticut lawmaker is unhappy with the new television arrangement for the “March Madness” NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, and is lobbying to have the first-round game featuring the University of Connecticut moved from cable to network television outlets in the…
Damon Wayans has locked in a deal to star in a sitcom pilot about a sports radio station from CBS TV Studios, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot for the multicamera comedy is written by Bill Martin and Mike…
NBC announced that it is bringing back three of its Thursday night sitcoms next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bob Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, made the announcement that “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation” and “Community” will be back…
Syfy has given second-season orders to two shows, reports Entertainment Weekly. The latest announcement is that “Being Human” will be back for another round. The heavily female-skewing show has averaged 1.8 million viewers and has been Syfy’s most successful launch…
Fox’s “American Idol” continued to dip in the ratings, down 9% Wednesday in the 18-49 demo from a week ago and also down 9% from the comparable episode last season, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. But its numbers were still easily strong enough…
So, it’s 2011 and the question on the table is where do Americans turn to get their political news? Here’s the answer, courtesy the Pew folks as reported by B&C. The answer, in order of popularity, is No. 1, TV;…
There’s finally some real news to report in the long wait for Simon Cowell’s upcoming singing competition “The X Factor” to pick its judging panel. A record exec and music producer is close to signing a deal with the show…
“Glee” was off 13% Tuesday night from a week ago in adults 18-49, but it was still good enough to give Fox the overall win for the night in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS, with a lineup of all-repeat…
Bravo host and executive Andy Cohen has revealed that "The Real Housewives of Miami" will be the last of the franchise that began with "The Real Housewives of Orange County," reports OKMagazine.com. According to the story: "Cohen was adamant about…
Performers from PBS’s "Sesame Street" have joined advocacy groups and union members who are appealing to the U.S. Senate to stop the funding cuts to public broadcasting, reports the AP. According to the story, "’Sesame Street’ actors including Roscoe Orman,…