All of the broadcast networks struggled in the ratings Sunday night, with ABC eking out a narrow win in the 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC wound up with a 2.0 average rating in adults 18-49, just ahead of Fox (1.9…
Classic Warner Bros. cartoon characters, led by Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, will be back on television with the Cartoon Network launch of a new "The Looney Tunes Show" May 3, reports Multichannel News. Included in the cavalcade of Warner’s…
Fox’s "American Idol" learned what it was like to be "Born in the U.S.A.," if we’re to believe the tweet issued on Friday. Bruce Springsteen appears to have mentored the singers, judging by "American Idol’s" official Twitter page. The tweet…
While it denies the report, one major network is said to be cutting some of its pretaped segments on Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding and will send news producers, editors and on-air talent to London later than previously scheduled…
Charlie Sheen and his ex Brooke Mueller are positioning for a custody fight over their two young boys, MSNBC.com reports, even though Mueller reportedly entered rehab after being seen trying to pawn a watch and a stereo in L.A. Sheen…
Nicolas Cage was bailed out by a famous bounty hunter after he wound up in jail over the weekend in New Orleans on charges of domestic violence and disturbing the peace, TMZ.com reported. Duane "Dog" Chapman, the star of "Dog…
With bids for Olympic television rights due next month, NBC Universal’s Olympics chief Dick Ebersol is trying to convince his new bosses at Comcast to pony up for rights to air the 2014 and 2016 Olympic games, reports the New…
One of the stars of HBO’s "True Blood" walked away from a 360-degree flip in a racetrack accident Friday, reports the Long Beach, Calif., Press-Telegram. Stephen Moyer, who plays Bill Compton in “True Blood,” was competing in a qualifying session…
CBS has awarded Chief Executive Leslie Moonves one of the richest pay packages in corporate America, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. His package for 2010 totaled $57.7 million, according to the story. Moonves, 61, was paid $3.5…
Cable advertising will rise 10.8% this year, making it one of the fastest-growing media segments and far outpacing broadcast television’s expected 2.4% ad growth, reports B&C, citing a report from media agency Magna Global. "Increasingly, large advertisers with reach and…