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Fox Reorganizes Casting Department

The casting department at Fox is getting a reorganization, after two high-level executives said Friday they plan to step down, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Marcia Shulman, who has been at Fox for 11 years, is leaving her post as…

Robert MacNeil to Return to ‘PBS NewsHour’ for the First Time Since 1995 Retirement

Robert MacNeil–the “MacNeil” in PBS’s long-running “MacNeil/Lehrer Report”–will return to “PBS NewsHour” for the first time since he retired in 1995 as a co-anchor of the show, reports TVNewser.com. MacNeil will report on the six-part "Autism Now," a comprehensive look…

BET Renews Comedy, Is Expected to Renew Another

BET has renewed one comedy series and is expected to renew another one that has been paired with it, Deadline.com reported. The cable channel renewed “The Game” and expected to renew freshman comedy "Let’s Stay Together," according to the story….

Reality Version of ‘Mad Men’ Among Three Unscripted Shows in the Works at AMC; Another Goes Inside Homeland Security

AMC, the home of "Mad Men," is going to air a reality show giving a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on at advertising agencies in their quest to find iconic taglines, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. Called "The…

With Possible Trump Presidential Bid, NBC Weighs Its Options for ‘Apprentice’

NBC’s popular show "The Apprentice" may be at stake if host Donald Trump decides to run for president, because of network concerns that other candidates could request equal airtime, Bill Carter and Brian Stelter report in The New York Times….

HBO Gives Green Light To Comedy Series Starring Veteran of ‘Seinfeld’; One Exec. Producer on Show is Frank Rich, the Former NY Times Theater Critic and Columnist

HBO has given the green light to a series starring one of the former stars of the sitcom hit "Seinfeld,’ our friend Nellie Andreeva reports for Deadline.com. According to the article. "Julia Louis-Dreyfus is returning to primetime, this time on…

Charlie Sheen Organizes Bipolar Awareness Walk

Charlie Sheen, in Toronto this week for his “My Violent Torpedo of Truth” tour, announced in a series of tweets that he is organizing a bipolar awareness walk for Friday evening, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sheen was between two…

Soap Opera Magazines Brace for Layoffs After ABC Soap Cancellations

The ripple effect from ABC’s cancellation of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" has hit the publishing business as Source Interlink, which publishes Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly, is expected to drastically reduce its staff, reports…

‘Idol’ Rains on Reiser’s NBC Debut as Fox Rules Thursday Ratings

Fox and “American Idol” owned the Thursday night ratings, as Paul Reiser’s new NBC show flopped in its debut, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox finished the night with a 4.9 average rating in the 18-49 demo, crushing NBC (2.1 average), CBS (1.6),…

Adult Swim Bringing Back Chris Elliott Sitcom for Second Season

Chris Elliott’s live-action Adult Swim comedy, "Eagleheart," has been renewed for a second season by the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Western comedy about a U.S. Marshal–Chris Monsanto, played by Elliott–was created by former Conan O’Brien scribes Michael…