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Showtime Responds to Growing Threat From Netflix, Limits Availability of Its Programming

Netflix has just struck a deal for its first original series, “House of Cards,” starring Kevin Spacey, putting itself in direct competition with premium cable channels. But Showtime was already prepared for battle, Crain’s New York Business reported. By midyear,…

‘Judge Judy’ Moves Ahead of ‘Oprah’ in Syndie Ratings

“Judge Judy” took the top spot in the daytime syndication ratings for the week ended March 13, beating “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for the first time in nine weeks, TVNewsCheck reported. Following the February sweeps period, most shows went into…

ABC Dominates Monday Night as ‘Dancing’ Premieres to Big Ratings

ABC got a strong performance from the two-hour season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” and scored a big win for the night overall in Monday’s overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC finished the night with a 4.5 average rating in adults…

Two Major Comic Actors to Appear on the Season Finale of ‘The Office’

Two major comic actors are set to guest-star in this season’s finale of "The Office," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The two are Ricky Gervias, who co-created and starred in the original British version of "The Office," and Will Arnett….

CBS and Warner Bros. ‘No Comment’ Reports That CBS Chief Les Moonves Is Trying to Broker Peace Between Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros./Chuck Lorre So Sheen Could Come Back to ‘Two and a Half Men’

Fueled by a report on Radar online and a tweet by NBC reporter Jeff Rossen, the Internet was rife with rumors on Monday, March 21, 2011, that CBS CEO Leslie Moonves is trying to be a peacemaker between Charlie Sheen and Warner Bros. and…

Video: CNN Correspondent Angrily Denies Fox News Claim That Journalists Were Used as Human Shields by Qaddafi

CNN correspondent Nic Robertson is rejecting a Fox News report that he and other journalists were used as human shields by Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, reports CNN.com. The report said  a planned British missile attack on one of Qaddafi’s compounds was…

Aaron Sorkin’s HBO Pilot Could Star Three-Time Golden Globe Nominee

Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama pilot about a cable news show is in talks with a three-time Golden Globe nominee about a starring role,reports Deadline.com. It’s actor Jeff Daniels, who would play Will McCallister, a news anchor who has his own show…

If Sheen Did Make a Deal with Fox, What Could He Do There? A Reporter Speculates

As TVWeek has reported, Charlie Sheen has indeed met with some top executives at Fox. In his latest blog entry, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross fantasizes an interesting role for Sheen on the Fox network (hint: think "Idol").  To read this fun…

‘Hot in Cleveland’ Gets Bigger TV Land Order, While Network Picks up New Sitcom Starring Actors From ‘Scrubs’ and ‘3rd Rock From the Sun’; Fran Drescher Sitcom Picked Up

"Hot in Cleveland" received a bigger order from TV Land, with the network bumping up its third season order by two episodes to 24, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The network also greenlighted a new comedy called "The Exes," which…

Shareholder Advisory Firm Questions Steve Jobs Re-election to Disney Board

Given his frequent absences, the recommendation to reelect Steve Jobs to Walt Disney Co.’s board has been questioned by an influential shareholder advisory firm, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Institutional Shareholder Services, while stopping short of advising…