With a 90-minute “Dancing With the Stars” leading the way, ABC got an easy win in the Monday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC finished the night with a 2.9 average rating in adults 18-49, ahead of Fox (2.5 average), CBS…
Four of the stars of the hit 1970s comedy "Happy Days," along with the estate of the late Tom Bosley, are expected to file a lawsuit against CBS to get their share of profits the company has made in merchandising…
With the news that ABC is canceling long-running daytime soap opera “All My Children,” word has surfaced that one of its stars may be moving to prime time, SoapsInDepth.com reported. ABC announced last week that it will wrap up “All…
Actor Michael Sarrazin, who starred in a string of popular 1970s films and appeared with Barbra Streisand, Jane Fonda, Paul Newman, George C. Scott and others, died of cancer in Montreal at the age of 70 on Sunday, April 17,…
The cancellations of the long-running soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" are creating fallout for ABC, with one advertiser saying it’s “disappointed” by the decision and announcing plans to pull its ads from the network, according…
CBS News President David Rhodes sent a memo to staffers that ripped into the network’s morning news program "Early Show" for failing to follow up on breaking news reported by CBS over the weekend, reports TVNewser.com. Rhodes was upset that…
ESPN has announced that it will remove poker advertising and programming after U.S. authorities seized gambling websites that sponsor televised poker tournaments, reports Bloomberg. "For the immediate future, we are making efforts to remove related advertising and programming pending further…
A low-rated series has been pulled from the schedule by CBS after only three episodes aired, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s the Live Feed blog. The spy series “Chaos” debuted April 2 with 6.4 million total viewers, but pulled just…
Dish Network has revealed part of its plan for Blockbuster, the bankrupt video-rental chain that is being bought by Dish for $320 million, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Dish will keep open about 600 of Blockbuster’s 1,751…
"Bones" showrunner Hart Hanson said he’s confident the Fox show will return for a seventh season, although he said the program may end up being impacted by co-star Emily Deschanel’s pregnancy, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. Fox…