"Law & Order: Los Angeles" had real police officers called to its shoot on Wednesday after a real gun was found on the scene, reports the Associated Press. The NBC crime drama was filming on-location in the Culver City area…
Steven Spielberg’s science-fiction series for Fox, "Terra Nova," has laid off most of its writing staff, although apparently the move wasn’t due to any trouble on the project, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. Those getting pink slips included "X-Files"…
One of the Palins forgot to vote on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Busy "Dancing with the Stars," Bristol Palin,20, says she forgot to send in her absentee ballot, reports the Associated Press. According to the article, Bristol Palin told "Inside Edition," "I did…
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to sell the two smallest owned and operated stations in its 10-station ABC Owned Television Stations Group back to their former owner, SJL Broadcasting, reports B&C. The stations, WJRT-TV in Flint, Michigan and WTVG in…
"Oprah Winfrey gave Cisco’s soon-to-be-released Umi Telepresence a boost on her show Wednesday when she used the video-chatting device to connect her with friends that she met during a recent episode’s visit to Yosemite National Park. The use of Umi…
Huh? What is Jon Stewart doing on U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s briefing list? Says an article by Bloomberg News, "Geithner and Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show,’ held an off-the-record meeting at Stewart’s office in New York…
The midterm elections Tuesday, during which a Republican wave was voted into office, gave Fox News a boost as well, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The network drew an average of 6.96 million viewers in prime time on…
Three shows — "Eden", "Wild Card" and "Over/Under" — have received cast-contingent pilot orders from USA, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Including these orders, USA has placed six orders for the year, marking its largest ever in…
News Corp.’s first-quarter profit jumped 36% from higher advertising sales and subscriber fees at its television channels, reports Bloomberg. The company is benefiting from higher fees from TV distributors, as seen with its new deals with Dish Network and Cablevision…
Bravo has given a series order to celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, who will host a program that pits four aspiring chefs in a competition to wow guests at a private dinner party, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog….