A drama based on a graphic novel called "Powers" has been given a pilot order by FX, reports Deadline.com. The project is a police procedural featuring two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who work in a world where…
"American Idol" doesn’t have all the celebrity judges/mentors in TV reality competition shows. NBC and Mark Burnett have secured two high-profile recording artists for "The Voice," reports Entertainment Weekly. The artists are singer Cee Lo Green and Maroon 5’s Adam…
A reporter for ESPN The Magazine and a contributor to the network’s "Sports Reporters" and other broadcasts was arrested Saturday in Buckland, Mass., USA Today reported. Howard Bryant was charged with assaulting his estranged wife, resisting arrest and hitting one…
Charlie Sheen says he wants a raise to $3 million to come back to ‘Two and a Half Men." Sheen told NBC’s Jeff Rossen this in an extensive interview that was broadcast on the "Today" show this morning, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. The…
Charlie Sheen has told ABC News that he’s going to sue CBS: " ‘I’m gonna sue for what I’m worth and what I deserve and what they think they can take from me. They can’t,’ Sheen said. ‘I don’t have…
Charlie Sheen is continuing on his public interview roll, booking an interview with "Today" on Monday morning that NBC is touting as "exclusive," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The only problem with the description is that ABC…
The Obama administration is considering revamping the country’s television content ratings system, possibly including alternatives from parental and religious groups that want more rigorous standards, reports the National Journal’s David Hatch. The story notes that the V-chip, installed in all…
UPDATED 3/1/2011 at 4 AM, PT to Reflect correct distributor. "The Nate Berkus Show," which is co-produced by Sony and Harpo Productions, is getting a new executive producer,reports Paige Albiniak at B&C. According to the article, the distributor of the…
A deal is near to keep the Primetime Emmy Awards on the top four broadcast network, Deadline.com reports. The pact is likely to close in two weeks and would keep in place the "wheel" system, with each of the four…
Don Johnson is returning to NBC for the first time since he starred in "Miami Vice" with a starring role in a drama pilot called "A Mann’s World," reports TVLine.com. Johnson will play Allan Mann, a straight and famous hairdresser…