ABC has decided to renew a freshman sitcom despite soft ratings for its midseason run, Deadline.com reports. The network also announced pickups of seven new dramas and five new comedies. ABC is bringing back comedy “Happy Endings,” a move that…
With “American Idol” leading the way, Fox had another big night in the ratings Thursday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox won the 18-49 demo easily, averaging a 4.8 rating for the night to CBS’s 2.7, ABC’s 2.4 and NBC’s 1.9. In…
NBCUniversal has hired a new senior vice president and chief talent officer, with the job going to someone who is well-known in the business, Deadline.com reports. The new exec is WME partner Cara Stein, who will oversee talent management across…
Fox’s dumping of affiliates this week in the Evansville, Ind., and Boise, Idaho, markets is more a reflection of a changing business model than a warning to other affiliates that they had better play ball with the network, according to…
HBO has asked distribution partner Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution to pull two shows from syndication, according to sources cited in a Broadcasting & Cable story. The shows are “Entourage,” from Doug Ellin, and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the brainchild of…
A baseball Hall of Famer who has been fighting esophageal cancer announced today that he is going into hospice as the fight enters its final stages, CBS Sports reported. Harmon Killebrew, 74, revealed his diagnosis in December, but said at…
The stars of ABC’s "Good Morning America" will be checking into the world of reality television next week in a promotion dubbed “Reality Week,” reports TVNewser.com. The shows cover the spectrum, including George Stephanopoulos checking out History Channel’s "Pawn Stars"…
Instead of getting a few extra days of rest before the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat, the teams will play game one on Sunday, May 15, because Oprah has already booked Chicago’s United…
At least two Hollywood trade publications are reporting that Ashton Kutcher will replace Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men." Furthermore, on Thursday night, May 12, 2011, Kutcher sent out this tweet: "What’s the square root of 6.25?" The…
One of the stars of the long-running NBC sitcom “Friends” is returning to rehab to work on recovery from substance problems, People.com reports. The star is Matthew Perry, who has had problems in the past with alcohol and prescription pills,…