Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are finalizing a deal to move their Fake Empire banner to ABC Studios from Warner Bros. TV, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Under what’s being described as a lucrative three-year deal, the pair will be…
Longtime syndication executive Barry Wallach has stepped down from his position as president of NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, B&C reports. The company has yet to name a replacement. In a statement, Ted Harbert, chairman of NBC Broadcasting, said: "Barry has…
A hit CBS drama series saw its ratings continue to soar Tuesday night, helping the network rack up a dominating win for prime time, based on Nielsen overnights. With “NCIS” leading the way, CBS averaged a 3.8 rating for prime…
The Syndicated Network Television Association is rolling out the results of its annual 2012/2013 member survey in advance of the annual NATPE conference. Here are a few of the findings: Syndication’s national breaks, at 2:27 in length, are 30% shorter…
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, which will air in two parts starting Thursday, Jan. 17, at 9 p.m., could be bad news for Fox’s "American Idol," potentially siphoning off viewers from the singing competition, reports Bloomberg. OWN…
ABC has pulled the remaining Sunday broadcasts of two comedy series, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The network is yanking "Happy Endings" and "Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23" from Sunday night before the two sitcoms leave…
Mel Karmazin, who was the president of Viacom before moving to SiriusXM, which he recently left, has a new job in mind: running the recovery efforts for New Jersey’s Hurricane Sandy victims, reports the New York Post. “I would be…
TNT has passed on the drama pilot "Trooper," produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Mira Sorvino as a divorced state trooper, reports Deadline.com. "The project was originally developed at CBS last season where it also went to pilot starring Sorvino,"…
The NFL’s divisional playoff games delivered massive audiences over the weekend, as expected. But USA Today reports that in some cases the viewership didn’t come up to the levels of last year’s playoffs. In two time slots, ratings were down,…
On the heels of the recent departure of a high-profile correspondent for ABC News, another correspondent is exiting the news division. TVNewser reports that Showtime’s "60 Minutes Sports" has hired away ABC’s Sharyn Alfonsi as a contributor. The move comes…