Sunday’s broadcast of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards drew a fast affiliate 10.6 adults 18-49 rating down 15% from the fast affiliate 12.5 adults 18-49 rating for last year’s show," reports TVbytheNumbers.com. The article continues, "The fast affiliate average viewership…
Former "Numbers" star David Krumholtz has been tapped for a co-starring role in a new pilot, reports Deadline.com. Krumholtz will play the general manager of a Playboy club, set at the Playboy Club in Chicago in 1963, in the NBC…
Steven S. DeKnight, the creator of Starz’ "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" and its prequel "Gods of the Arena," tells EW.com’s Inside TV blog that he could see the show lasting "anywhere from three to six seasons." "Budget is not a…
Mediaweek.com’s National Broadcast blog asks whether Internet TV service Ivi TV will be able to return from last week’s setback, when it was hit with a preliminary injunction by a federal district judge in New York and forced to halt…
Lionsgate Entertainment is reportedly considering spinning off several digital assets as well as some television services, including the company’s share of pay-TV service EPIX, its TV Guide assets and FearNet, reports the New York Post. The spin-off would include businesses…
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If "Two and a Half Men" does not tape one more episode, there’s more upside than downside for TV stations that air the show in syndication, Paige Albiniak at B&C reports. Here’s Paige’s analysis: First, "Right now, there are 177 episodes…
In the latest salvo from Charlie Sheen, the actor said of the standoff between himself and producers of his show, “We are at war and there are ways to deal with these clowns and take all their money.” Directing his…
History has renewed the reality TV show "Swamp People" for a second season, reports UPI.com. The show, which returns March 31, is set in the Louisiana bayou country. According a statement from History, "Swamp People" focuses on a hidden world:…
Zachary Chesser, the Virginia man who encouraged the murder of "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker over an episode of the show that portrayed the Muslim prophet Muhammad, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday, according…