After years of trying unsuccessfully to win an Emmy in the outstanding nonfiction series category, a popular unscripted show is switching to a different category: outstanding reality program, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. "Deadliest Catch," which airs on Discovery, has…
CW rolled out its 2011-2012 schedule today at its upfront presentation in New York, unveiling a lineup with eagerly anticipated new programs starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachel Bilson and others. Gellar, best known for her role as “Buffy, the Vampire…
Oprah Winfrey lost her grip on the No. 1 spot on Forbes’ annual “Celebrity 100” power list, and the person who took her spot used social media, among other things, to rise to the top, Reuters reported. Moving into the…
Ashton Kutcher had his public introduction today as a member of the “Two and a Half Men” cast, coming out on stage at CBS’s upfront presentation in New York and saying a few words about his new gig, Entertainment Weekly…
CBS, which presented its programming to advertisers at today’s upfront, is gently tweaking its lineup for fall, adding only five new shows and moving around a couple of favorites, Brian Steinberg writes in Advertising Age. The network will make a…
NBC got another strong performance from its breakout singing competition “The Voice,” scoring a narrow win in adults 18-49 for the night over CBS, which got good results from its two “NCIS” season finales, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. For the night, NBC…
Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and TruTV will be available to Dish Network subscribers thanks to a new deal between the two companies, reports B&C. In a statement, Dave Shull, Dish senior vice president of programming, said, "Following on…
"America’s Most Wanted" producer and host John Walsh told The New York Times that he’s looking for other outlets for the show after Fox said it was demoting the program to quarterly specials. The effective cancellation took Walsh by surprise,…
One of the stars of the hit reality show “Jersey Shore” has filed a lawsuit against his father in a dispute over copyright, the New York Post reported. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino’s company is suing his father’s website for copyright…
A veteran writer and producer for NBC’s "Law & Order" has been tapped as the new showrunner for a CBS drama, reports Deadline.com. Ed Zuckerman will run CBS’s “Blue Bloods,” according to the story. While the show hasn’t been officially…