MTV has announced the renewal of a series after a shakeout behind the scenes. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel is bringing back "Awkward" for a fourth season, minus the show’s creator and former showrunner. The…
An actress known for her role on the NBC comedy series "My Name Is Earl" will play the title character in the TV Land pilot "Jennifer Falls." TheWrap.com reports that the role will be played by Jaime Pressly. Pressly will…
Just a week after the Boston Globe was sold to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry, an Internet billionaire has bought The Washington Post. Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, agreed to buy The Post for $250 million,…
Author Elmore Leonard, who wrote books that inspired FX’s "Justified" and films including "Get Shorty" and "Out of Sight," was hospitalized after suffering a stroke July 29, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonard, 87, is recovering in a Detroit-area hospital,…
The Republican National Committee is upset about a couple of TV projects that are in the works, and has threatened action against both NBC and CNN unless the projects are pulled, CBS News reports. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus sent letters…
The National Football League returned to Sunday nights with an NBC preseason game between the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys, lifting the Peacock Network to an easy ratings win for the night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC…
Time Warner Cable provided a ray of hope today to viewers affected by the company’s impasse with CBS, which has taken the broadcast network and CBS-owned cable networks off TWC’s systems. USA Today reports: "With a CBS programming blackout well…
Russia has launched a criminal case against an American rock band. CNN reports that Russia is incensed by an incident involving the band Bloodhound Gang in which one of the band members reportedly "stuffed the Russian flag into his pants,…
The 29th Annual Television Critics Association Awards took place over the weekend at the Beverly Hilton, where critics made their picks for the best programming in television today. They also honored the past, with "All in the Family’s" Norman Lear…
The last time the Turner Broadcasting System Inc. had a president was 2001. That was Steve Heyer, who left the company that year to go to Coca-Cola. Today, Aug. 5, 2013, Turner announced that David Levy will get the post….