One day after veteran producer Rick Kaplan said he was leaving the newscast, "CBS Evening News" has named a new executive producer, reports TVNewser.com. CBS News veteran Patricia Shevlin has been tapped to fill the roll and will start with…
Spike TV has picked up six pilots, including "The Sheriff" from producer and former NBC executive Ben Silverman, in which a law enforcement expert helps officers at new sheriff’s departments improve their skills, reports B&C. All six pilots are for…
Keith Olbermann’s new show on Current TV has lined up some familiar faces to take part in the show, including a well-known comedian and two successful documentary filmmakers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Filmmakers Michael Moore and…
An attorney for Lindsay Lohan entered a no contest plea today on behalf of the actress in her jewelry theft case, and Lohan was sentenced to jail for a probation violation, the L.A. Times reported. She did not receive additional…
A veteran producer is returning to CBS to take over “The Early Show” after the departure, announced earlier this week, of executive producer David Friedman after 16 months at the helm of the program, Broadcasting & Cable reported. Taking over…
Authorities investigating the shooting death of MTV executive Gabriel Aron Ben-Meir in Los Angeles are exploring the possibility that the killing is related to a string of shotgun robberies and another homicide in recent weeks, the Los Angeles Times reported….
A source close to “Two and a Half Men” confirmed rumors that the show came close to signing a deal with a major film star to replace Charlie Sheen on the show, Entertainment Weekly reported. The star is Hugh Grant,…
The third installment of NBC’s “The Voice” led the ratings Tuesday night in the 18-49 demo, helping NBC take another overall win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS and ABC, however, both topped NBC in total viewers. In adults 18-49…
Comcast has a new senior VP of government affairs, hiring a Federal Communications Commissioner who recently approved the company’s acquisition of NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Meredith Attwell Baker, a Republican, was one of four of the FCC’s five…
Just days after the producers of Showtime’s “Dexter” revealed that Colin Hanks would be appearing in all 12 episodes of the show’s upcoming sixth season, word surfaced that hip-hop superstar Mos Def will also be on the show, according to…