CNN has continued to draw viewers with its coverage of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The story says that Friday’s audience for the total day, 2.27 million, was CNN’s biggest draw…
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, who was fired Monday as the voice of the Aflac duck, apologized today for Twitter jokes about the disastrous earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended…
A former producer of CBS’s "Survivor," who has been accused of killing his wife while on vacation in Cancun, may be tried for the crime in Mexico, reports the AP. The producer is Bruce Beresford-Redman. "The U.S. Department of Justice…
A Golden Globe-winning, Emmy-nominated star of HBO’s old "Six Feet Under" series is joining Jenna Elfman to star in the ABC comedy pilot "Bad Mom," reports Deadline.com. Frances Conroy, who played Ruth O’Connor Fisher Sibley on "Six Feet Under," will…
The major cable news outlets are drawing heat for their handling of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, with TV critic Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter among the most vocal critics. “The triple threat in Japan–earthquake, tsunami, nuclear reactors…
CMT announced Tuesday that it is launching a TV movie division, CMT Original Movies. Mary Beth Cunin, CMT’s senior vice president of programming, said in a statement that the new division will skew toward creating romantic comedies and music-driven films…
We previously reported that the cast of "Welcome Back, Kotter" will be reunited at the upcoming TV Land Awards, but they won’t be the only sitcom stars enjoying a reunion. TV Land announced Tuesday that the stars of NBC’s "The…
"MasterChef," "Hell’s Kitchen" and "So You Think You Can Dance" were given summer premiere dates by Fox, reports B&C. The dance competition "So You Think You Can Dance" will debut on Thursday, May 26 ,with a two-hour show, and then…
The share of the digital movie-viewing business controlled by a single company reached 61% between January and February, a new report from research firm NPD Group found. The results, reported by The Hollywood Reporter, combine downloads and streaming. The company…
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi gave a scathing assessment of the music industry in an interview with London’s Sunday Times Magazine, and he says he knows who to blame: Apple’s Steve Jobs. “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music…