Music and TV producer Russell Simmons has signed a two-year overall deal with HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Simmons will develop new projects for the network, which was home to his "Def Comedy Jam," which ran from…
Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis apologized for his "hurtful" remarks made during an interview in which he called jurors who convicted him "retarded" and said they should be shot by firing squad, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker. As…
"The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to end its controversial policy banning gay kids and teens from joining one of the nation’s most popular youth organizations, ditching membership guidelines that had roiled the group in recent years,"reports NBC News….
A cable series that has had a 13-season run has been canceled. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that A&E is giving up on “Intervention.” The docuseries’ final five episodes will be televised starting June 13. David McKillop, executive VP…
Changes are taking place behind the scenes of a broadcast drama series. Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva reports that co-creator/executive producer/co-showrunner Stephanie SenGupta has left the CW series “Reign.” SenGupta’s departure leaves co-creator/executive producer Laurie McCarthy as the series’ sole showrunner, the…
On a night of season finales, one show had its season premiere Wednesday night, and its numbers were down from a year ago, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox’s “MasterChef” debuted with a…
“Friends” veteran Jennifer Aniston appears to be keeping in shape, which is important because she plays a stripper in her upcoming movie, “We’re the Millers.” The racy comedy opens Aug. 9, but Warner Bros. has just rolled out the trailer….
A reality show about helping out struggling churches has been ordered by National Geographic Channel for a summer debut, reports Deadline.com. Called "Divine Intervention," the six-episode unscripted series will feature a group of "Church Hoppers" who try to turn around…
An actor who carved out a long string of credits in both movies and television, winning a Golden Globe in 1954, has died. Steve Forrest, who starred as Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson on the ABC series "S.W.A.T.," died May 18…
A famous rock guitarist served up a scathing appraisal of the singing competition format “The Voice,” calling it "absolutely the dullest, dumbest, most depressing program on TV” and “the ultimate insult to music and to performers.” Brian May, who earned…