ABC has completed its upfront sales effort, securing an increase in ad commitments over last year’s upfront along with solid increases in prices, Advertising Age reports. The network pulled in an estimated $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion in commitments, up…
Kiefer Sutherland’s new Fox drama pilot, "Touch," has added one of the stars of the "Lethal Weapon" movies to the cast, reports TVLine.com. Danny Glover, who’s also known for "The Color Purple" and other film roles, was recently a semi-regular…
The former showrunner and writer of “Lost” has signed a seven-figure deal with Disney to write and produce a major science-fiction project, Deadline.com reports. Other than the working title, “1952,” the principals are being secretive about details concerning the large-scale…
A judge in Santa Monica, Calif., has issued a restraining order against a man who is accused of stalking Lindsay Lohan, ordering him to stay away from the actress for two years, ABC News reported. David Cocordan has allegedly been…
With CBS in repeats and ABC airing almost all repeats–the exception being a low-rated special edition of “20/20” at 10 p.m.–Fox and NBC went head-to-head with their Wednesday night reality lineups … and ended up in a tie. TVbytheNumbers.com reported…
The former head of Lifetme TV’s development department has a new television job reports Deadline.com. JoAnn Alfano has been hired by Brillstein Entertainment Partners to be the company’s new president of television. In a statement, Brillstein CEO Jon Liebman said,…
To no one’s surprise, the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which wrapped up its syndicated run May 25, was a huge hit in the ratings, B&C reported. The show averaged an 11.5 live plus same day household rating…
Comcast’s NBCUniversal division is in talks to sell one of its cable networks, reports The New York Times, following up a story first reported on the Wall St. Journal’s website. The cable network in question was founded in 2002, and is…
CBS has ordered a new pilot and a number of backup scripts for a midseason sitcom featuring a former writer and star of "Saturday Night Live," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Andreeva writes, "CBS has solidified the midseason chances of the…
Oprah Winfrey’s Chicago-based production company Harpo Studios has revealed plans to cut as much as one-third of its staff, which would be more than 100 workers, reports Crain’s Chicago Business. According to the report, " ‘Employees are being notified on…