Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "Jwoww" Farley will shoot a pilot this weekend for a spinoff of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" reality show, reports TMZ.com. The pilot will be shot in Long Island, although the article adds that it doesn’t have…
GSN will debut a new show on April 18 called "Love Triangle," a cross between a game show and a talk show, which will feature syndicated talk show host Wendy Williams, reports the Associated Press. Williams said she won’t change…
The premiere of the second season of "Hot in Cleveland" sizzled on Wednesday night, with almost 3 million viewers tuning into the return of TV Land’s first original sitcom, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show performed…
"A judge in the U.S. District Court in Seattle has granted a motion by Fisher Communications and other broadcasters and networks to dismiss ivi Inc.’s suit there, concluding that ivi improperly filed the Seattle suit in anticipation of being sued…
While Twentieth Century Fox and George Lucas have been mum on the actual release date of the complete "Star Wars" saga on Blu-Ray, Amazon has revealed the date, engadget reports. According to the article, "Amazon has updated its preorder ship…
Outgoing Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt plans to sell shares in the company over the next year that could be worth $335 million, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Schmidt’s plans for a rich goodbye came in a regulatory…
Government approval of Comcast’s takeover of NBC can be still counted in hours, and we already have the first high-level casualty. It’s Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios. In an email note to her colleagues, Bromstad wrote,…
Fox’s "American Idol" returned last night with its new faces at the judging table and big numbers in the Nielsen ratings, but not as big as last season, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. The two-hour “Idol” premiere was off 18% from last year’s…
Ricky Gervais has had a busy week. After drawing sharp criticism for his Golden Globes performance Sunday, he remained in the spotlight while news broke that he will make a visit to the NBC version of his former U.K. show…
It appears Food Network and sister network HGTV are losing their appeal to their core female audiences, as both networks had their first major ratings falloff at the end of 2010, writes the New York Post’s Claire Atkinson. Food Network…