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MSNBC signed a new long-term contract with one of its most high-profile hosts, while announcing that it will wrap up one of his shows. TVNewser reports that the channel will wind down "The Chris Matthews Show," a syndicated public affairs…
Comedy Central has developed a new nightly half-hour program that will follow Jon Stewart’s "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," which follows a long search, reports the New York Post. The program will feature stand-up comedian Chris Hardwick, who…
Netflix has rolled out plans for the debut of its latest original series. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the streaming service will premiere "Orange Is the New Black" July 11. The rollout will follow the premiere of…
A venture capital investor is set to be nominated today as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The New York Times reports that President Barack Obama today will nominate Tom Wheeler for the post. Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the…
Maria Shriver is returning to NBC nearly a decade after she left the network when her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, ran for governor of California, reports The New York Times. Shriver will return as a “special anchor,” appearing on a variety…
HBO is working on an ambitious miniseries about the life and music of Frank Sinatra, reports the New York Post. The singer’s family is providing home movies and private performances, which haven’t been seen before by the public, the piece…
Following the success of History’s “Pawn Stars” — and its spinoffs “Cajun Pawn Stars,” “American Restoration” and “Counting Cars” — along with truTV’s entries “Hardcore Pawn,” “Combat Pawn” and “Hardcore Pawn: Chicago,” CMT is getting into the pawn shop business….
In her first television interview, Amanda Knox, the exchange student who was accused of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher in Italy, told Diane Sawyer on ABC that she "could have been more sensitive," although she uttered the statement in a…
TNT has renewed a drama series for a third season. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the cable network will bring back its successful “Dallas” reboot. The series’ 15-episode third season is set to launch early in 2014. Said Michael Wright,…