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CBS Greenlights a Batch of Projects — David E. Kelley, Robin Williams, ‘Homeland’ Producers All in the Mix

CBS has unveiled a number of key programming moves, including giving a pilot order to a drama from three “Homeland” producers, Deadline.com reports. The network also gave a pilot order to “Intelligence,” from writer Michael Seitzman, and officially ordered a…

Prospect Park Hints at Truce in Struggle Over Rights to Soap Opera Characters

After news broke that three actors would have to depart an ABC daytime drama due to a competing rights claim to their characters, as we reported last week, a breakthrough in the legal hassle may be in the offing. TVLine.com…

Best and Worst of the Super Bowl Ads Ranked (Here Are the Videos)

The annual rankings of the Super Bowl ads are out, and while the competition for the top spot was close, the battle for worst commercial crowned a clear “winner.” The top-rated commercial this year was Anheuser-Busch’s spot featuring a reunion…

What Jeff Zucker Is Telling CNN Staff to Do Differently

New CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker is telling CNN’s reporters and producers to do things differently — he wants them to broaden their conception of news and to widen their range of topics on air, reports the New York Post….

What’s Behind the Historic Ratings Flop for NBC’s Newest Show?

NBC’s latest show wasn’t expected to perform well, but it opened even worse than expected, with a historically low 0.9 average rating among viewers 18 to 49, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Rival networks had predicted the show, "Do No…

CBS May Have a Problem After Super Bowl MVP Drops Expletives on Live TV

The halftime show went off without an indecency incident, but in the moments after the Super Bowl ended Sunday night, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco — the game’s MVP — dropped a few swear words that were picked up by…

NBC Series Reaps Promotional Gold From Super Bowl Blackout

While CBS and the NFL struggled to bring the Super Bowl back up to speed during a 34-minute blackout Sunday night, an NBC series got some free publicity from the incident, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series “Revolution” —…

CNET Writer Who Quit Over CBS’s Meddling Lands a New Job — at Website That Helped Expose CBS’s Role in Hopper Situation

Former CNET senior writer Greg Sandoval, who quit his job after CBS meddled in the website’s editorial coverage last month, has found a new job: working for the website that first dug into CBS’s interference, reports The New York Times’…

Three Actors Forced Off Drama Series for Legal Reasons

Three actors are being forced to leave a long-running ABC series for legal reasons. TVLine.com reports that actors Michael Easton, Roger Howarth and Kristen Alderson are getting the boot from the daytime drama “General Hospital” — at least for the…

’30 Rock’ Swan Song Gets a Ratings Bump, But NBC Remains in the Cellar

The one-hour final episode of “30 Rock” wasn’t enough to lift NBC out of the Thursday night ratings doldrums, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “30 Rock” went out with a preliminary 1.9 average rating in the key 18-49…