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‘Breaking Bad’ Star Signs First-Look Deal With Sony Pictures TV

Three-time Emmy winner Bryan Cranston — Walter White on AMC’s "Breaking Bad" — has extended his deal with Sony Pictures Television, Deadline.com reports. The news comes as production is winding down on the final season of the AMC drama, which…

Angry Dustin Hoffman Says HBO Not to Blame for ‘Luck’ Cancellation — And Says Who Was Responsible

Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman spoke out about the cancellation of his HBO drama "Luck," saying the series was canceled because of misinformation spread by animal rights organization PETA and the tabloid site TMZ.com, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO canceled…

Dish’s Ad-Skipping Hopper Gets Best of Consumer Electronics Show Award After All, as CES Cuts Ties With CBS-Owned Tech Site CNET

The Consumer Electronics Association has cut its ties with CNET in a rebuke to CNET parent company CBS, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. The move is part of the fallout from CBS’s decision to block CNET editors from…

FX’s ‘The Americans’ Debuts With Strong Ratings

FX’s new drama series "The Americans" debuted Wednesday with stronger numbers than the cable network’s hit “American Horror Story,” TVLine.com reports: 3.22 million total viewers. The premiere also attracted 1.57 million adults 18-49. Adding in two encore telecasts that same…

Wednesday Prime Time: Fox Crushes the Competition

With Fox’s “American Idol” ruling the roost, none of the other broadcast networks were able to mount a challenge in prime time Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Idol’s” 5.4 average rating in the key 18-49 demo…

MTV Names New Head of Scripted Programming

MTV has officially named a new head of scripted programming, Deadline.com reports. Stepping into the position is ABC Family VP of Development and Programming Mina Lefevre. Lefevre, who will be based in Los Angeles, will oversee all of MTV’s scripted…

Comedy Central Renews Series

Comedy Central has renewed a comedy series, just two weeks after its premiere. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed Nick Kroll’s "Kroll Show," which debuted with 1.2 million viewers. The series received a pickup for…

Freshman Talk Show Renewed for Second Season

One of the crop of new daytime talk shows jockeying to fill the void left by “Oprah” will get another season to establish itself. Katie Couric’s new talk show "Katie" has been officially renewed for a second season, the Los…

Tough Night for NBC as Two Series Sink to Season Lows — Again

NBC had a difficult time in the ratings Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights, with two of its series slipping to season lows in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Both “Go On” and “The New Normal” hit new lows…

British Period Drama Gets Another Season

A British period drama has been renewed for a second season, reports B&C. Returning in 2014 with eight new episodes will be BBC America’s “Ripper Street.” The show is set in the era of Jack the Ripper. The series debuted…