AMC announced Tuesday that critical and popular favorite “Mad Men” won’t be back for its fifth season until 2012, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The reason: difficulties in negotiations with show creator Matthew Weiner. As reported earlier, issues in the…
FX on Tuesday gave third-season renewals to two shows that are considered fan favorites, Entertainment Weekly reported in its Inside TV column. The shows are “Justified” and “Archer.” In a press release, FX Networks President and General Manager John Landgraf…
Roma Khanna is out and Kevin MacLellan is in at NBCU International, Deadline.com reports. MacLellan, a Comcast executive, will transfer from Los Angeles to take over as president of NBCU International, while Universal Networks International’s president, Khanna, has resigned from…
It was only a matter of time before Dick Wolf tapped into Charlie Sheen’s tabloid exploits for the "Law & Order" franchise. Now word has surfaced that an episode from “L&O: Criminal Intent’s” upcoming final season will bring a Sheen-ike…
A controversial comic will be a major player in the upcoming last season of HBO’s "Entourage," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comic is Andrew Dice Clay, who will have a recurring role on the show. Clay will play an…
The former "Oprah Winfrey Show" studio and offices in Chicago will be tranformed into the home of a new talk show to be featured on Winfrey’s new OWN network, People magazine reports. Rosie O’Donnell is taking over the venue, which…
Fox’s Lady Gaga episode of "Glee," set to air April 26, will be bursting at the seams … to the extent that it will be 90 minutes long, reports TVLine.com. The show will be all about self-acceptance, as in the…
Airing against mostly repeats on the other broadcast networks, ABC’s two-hour “Dancing With the Stars” dominated the Monday night ratings, powering the Alphabet Network to a big win, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC averaged a 4.5 rating for the night in the…
A widely recognized singer-actress says she has been approached to be a judge on Simon Cowell’s "The X Factor," Women’s Wear Daily reports. "They have definitely talked to me about ‘X Factor,’” Jessica Simpson told the publication. “I think it…
Major television station groups posted double-digit profit gains in for the fourth quarter in a row, with some nearing the levels seen in the 1980s and 1990s, reports MediaPost.com’s MediaDailyNews. Profit margins for TV stations grew by 10 points to…