In programming other than CBS’s NCAA Basketball Tournament coverage–where the regional nature of the live event makes it impossible to compare overnight ratings–Fox was the runaway winner Thursday night, even as “American Idol” continued to fall short of its numbers…
The first full day of action in the “March Madness” NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship pulled in strong ratings for its CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV telecasts, the outlets reported. The Thursday telecasts combined for an average household rating…
The Academy Awards people got some good news as they scramble to overcome sagging ratings and harsh reviews for the latest Oscars telecast, the AP reported. The news comes from one of the most universally acclaimed Oscar hosts of years…
NBC has decided not to bring back one of its familiar summer reality series, reports the Futon Critic, and it’s not the first time the show has been shelved. The series is "Last Comic Standing," which twice before has been…
"Cinema Verite," a TV movie based on the 1973 PBS documentary series "An American Family," will premiere on HBO April 23, TVWeek has learned, and the network has put together a strong cast for the project. The HBO film stars…
Mike Fleiss, the creator of "The Bachelor" franchise, was asked point blank by a reporter recently, "Will we ever see a bachelor or a bachelorette who is not white?" The question was posed by Lynette Rice of EW.com’s Inside TV…
TVWeek Open Mic Blogger Chuck Ross talks about the evolution of wrestling on TV, from the fun local shows in the 1950s and early 1960s that were immensely popular, to Vince McMahon and the WWE and what Ross found out, surprisingly, the WWE…
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl tells the Hollywood Reporter that after watching 10 minutes of "Glee", it’s "not my thing," adding "not everyone loves ‘Glee.’ Me included." Grohl took a potshot at "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy, noting, "“And then the…
The son in CBS’ "How I Met Your Mother" is joining CBS’ comedy pilot "Assistants," reports Deadline.com. David Henrie will play Mike in the pilot, who arrives in Hollywood from Pennsylvania and hopes his job as a celebrity assistant will…
Guggenheim Partners and Jimmy Finkelstein’s Pluribus Capital Management want to sell the company that publishes The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek and BackStage, reports our good friend Claire Atkinson at The New York Post. According to the article, "The…