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Hulk Hogan’s Little People Wrestling Show Gets Green Light

A show tentatively called "Hulk Hogan’s MCW," which will star Hulk Hogan as he mentors little people in a new professional wrestling league, has received a six-episode order from TruTV, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The league, called Micro Championship…

CMT Pulls Plug on Its First Scripted Sitcom After Freshman Season

CMT has canceled its first scripted sitcom, announcing that it will not bring the show back for a second season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show is "Working Class," which starred Ed Asner and Melissa…

’24’ Movie’s Hour Draws Near: Super-Producer Joins Project; 2012 Premiere Targeted

Plans for the “24” movie appear to be firming up, with Kiefer Sutherland saying the movie will be released in 2012. Now the project has another important puzzle piece in place, with super-producer Brian Grazer joining up, Entertainment Weekly reports…

News You Can Use From the NAB Show: James Cameron Says 3D Will Only Proliferate on TV if Companies Embrace 2D Technicians and Storytellers. Plus Study on Why 3D TV Sets Aren’t Selling that Well

James Cameron, the creator of the 3D blockbuster "Avatar," thinks he knows what needs to happen for 3D to become more popular on TV. Speaking Monday in Las Vegas at  the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters, Cameron…

Leight’s In: ‘Lights Out’ Showrunner Takes Helm of ‘Law & Order: SVU’

Neal Baer is out as showrunner of “Law & Order: SVU” after more than a decade with the show, and Warren Leight, former showrunner of “Lights Out,” will take over the job, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leight got his…

Former ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Star Gets a New Cable Show

A year after leaving Bravo’s "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," one of the show’s former stars will return with a new cable reality series, reports NorthJersey.com. Dina Manzo said she left the Bravo show to remove herself from the…

DirecTV Launching HBO GO, Max GO Online Video Services

DirecTV launches HBO’s new online video destinations April 12, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pay TV provider will launch HBO GO and Max GO, which give subscribers immediate access to all episodes and all seasons of HBO shows along…

CBS Notches Easy Win in Sunday Ratings; Here’s Why

A 13-minute overrun of The Masters Golf Tournament staggered CBS’s programming Sunday night but also helped get the Eye Network off to a good start in the ratings, as CBS went on to a sizable win for the night as…

Sarah Palin Chimes In on Trump’s ‘Birther’ Campaign

As “Celebrity Apprentice” host Donald Trump kept up his “birther” campaign over the weekend–insisting on cable news shows and elsewhere that President Obama make his birth certificate public–another potential presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, offered words of encouragement for Trump, CBS…

Will ‘House’ End Up on NBC?

NBC is interested in taking "House" for its own, as negotiations between Fox, which currently airs the drama, and production company Universal Media Studios remain unresolved, TV Guide reports. Speculation has been that UMS, which is owned by NBCUniversal, would…