The latest antics by “Two and a Half Men” star Charlie Sheen apparently have CBS executives concerned and poised to take action, TheWrap reports. Sheen returned to work today after a weekend spree in Las Vegas with porn stars, according…
The ratings are in for Week 1 of Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network, which launched New Year’s Day. The Hollywood Reporter says that, according to final ratings, the network cumulatively drew 18.5 million viewers during its premiere week, which ended Jan….
The ESPN broadcast of the BCS National Championship kept the networks from aggressively going after the prime-time Nielsen ratings, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. ABC counterprogrammed its Disney corporate cousin ESPN with original episodes of “The Bachelor” and “Castle” and came away…
ESPN’s telecast Monday night of the Tostitos BCS National Championship college football game, in which the Auburn Tigers won the title by defeating the Oregon Ducks, is the most-watched cable show ever, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The game attracted…
The Fox live-action sitcom "Raising Hope" has been given a second-season renewal by the network, reports Deadline.com. This is the first new 2010 show to get a second-season pickup. The announcement about the Greg Garcia comedy was made Tuesday morning…
After Saturday’s shooting in Arizona, which left six people dead and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords among the wounded, Fox News chief Roger Ailes asked the cable network’s staff to "tone it down" and ditch the "bombast," reports GlobalGrind.com, a site…
In the wake of Saturday’s deadly shooting in Arizona, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in Congress, has called for a reassessment of the parameters of free speech, reports The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C. Clyburn said he…
After a miniseries about the Kennedy family was pulled from the History Channel, Michael Prupas, the chief executive of Muse Entertainment, which produced the miniseries, said several U.S. networks have expressed interest in the program, reports The New York Times’…
The CW has signed Dr. Drew Pinsky for a new daily half-hour show called "Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers," reports B&C. The show will be produced in Los Angeles by Warner Bros.’ Telepictures Productions and was developed by the syndicated newsmagazine "Extra,"…
Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, the stars of E! Channel’s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," have been sued for breach of contract, reports TV Guide. The lawsuit comes from a credit card company that created a prepaid debit card in…