BET has given a renewal to a freshman reality show that has performed well for the cable network. B&C reports that the channel is bringing back "Real Husbands of Hollywood" for a second season. The semi-scripted show stars Kevin Hart,…
A pop singer making his fifth appearance as host of “Saturday Night Live” proved he’s still a draw for the show. Deadline.com reports that Saturday’s show, hosted by Justin Timberlake, helped the NBC show reach a season high in the…
Fox’s “American Idol” continues to see its viewer numbers slip, and on Thursday night the best it could do was third-highest-rated show of the night behind two CBS comedies, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Idol” delivered a 3.5…
"Good Morning America" has racked up an achievement it hasn’t done since Bill Clinton was president: The ABC show won the morning show February sweeps for the first time since 1994, reports Deadline.com. The show, which also topped the November…
A judge has determined that David Williams is likely to win a libel case he filed against ABC over a “20/20” report by former ABC correspondent Chris Cuomo, who now works for CNN, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq….
CBS and Turner have "virtually sold out" of their television commercial inventory for the March Madness college basketball tournament, which starts March 19, reports B&C, citing sales executives for both companies. "We are extremely tight right now," John Bogusz, executive…
"Cablevision Systems Corp. said Viacom Inc. threatened to impose a penalty of at least $1 billion on the cable operator unless it agreed to buy the rights to networks it didn’t want, according to a court filing," reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The…
Fox continues to see the ratings erode for its onetime juggernaut “American Idol,” with Wednesday’s installment dipping 5% from last week, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. But with much of the programming on rival broadcast networks…
Football fans have had the opportunity to watch every NFL game via DirecTV since 1994, but that service may soon be scrapped. NBC Sports reports that the satellite service may drop its NFL Sunday Ticket after the 2014 season. The…
Discovery Communications has a new president of domestic distribution. The company on Wednesday announced the promotion of Eric Phillips to the post, B&C reports. “Phillips will lead the day-to-day operations of the division, while having oversight of content distribution sales…