CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker has called him "the new face of CNN," but it doesn’t appear to be a face viewers want to see. Jake Tapper’s new 4 p.m. ET CNN program, "The Lead with Jake Tapper," hit a…
Paramount is getting back into the television business, with studio chief Brad Grey, a former TV producer, seeking a way to shield the studio from the lagging film business, reports TheWrap.com. The story reports: "Grey has begun meeting with candidates…
Ratings for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship — “March Madness” — continue to pace ahead of last year’s tournament, CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced. Thursday’s regional semifinal games averaged a 7.3 rating/14 share, based on Nielsen…
Expansion plans under way for FX Networks include not only the new cable channel FXX, which we reported Thursday, but also an ambitious slate of 25 original series, B&C reports. The launch of FXX, set for Sept. 2, will create…
Amid reports that NBC will replace Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon at "The Tonight Show" when Leno’s contract expires, the show’s ratings have reached a seven-week high, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. For the week of March 18-22 the show drew…
Fox’s “American Idol” continues to produce lower ratings, sinking to an all-time low in the key 18-49 demo Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the two-hour “Idol” slipped to a 3.1 average in adults 18-49, losing a…
An NBC “backup plan” has reportedly surfaced for the embattled “Today” show, with new names being floated as possible replacements for Matt Lauer. The New York Post reports that NBC News Chairwoman Patricia Fili-Krushel is working on a "plan B"…
FX is launching a new sister cable channel, with the rollout set for this fall, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new channel from the News Corp.-owned cable network is dubbed FXX. “To get the channel off to a strong…
The stars of a quirky A&E series are upping the ante for the surprise hit with demands for more money. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Duck Dynasty" stars want more than $200,000 an episode for the fourth season. The…
CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker is getting closer to picking a co-anchor for the network’s newly made-over morning show, reports TVNewser. One of the top names on the short list is Kate Bolduan, the network’s congressional correspondent. She has recently…