PBS’s "NewsHour" will be embracing a huge multiplatform approach for its election night coverage on Tuesday, Nov. 2, the program has announced. According to the announcement, "NewsHour’s" special election coverage on Nov. 2 includes: 1) Live video stream of "NewsHour"…
Fox’s ratings for this week’s "House" in New York plunged amid the network’s blackout for Cablevision viewers in that city and Philadelphia, reports MediaDailyNews. "House" had a 0.8 rating among 18- to 49-year-olds, down 67% from the week before the…
One of the stars of the original U.K. version of "The Office" has won the lead role of Bilbo Baggins in the forthcoming theatrical feature "The Hobbit," which will be directed by Peter Jackson, says Washington Post blog Celebritology 2.0….
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If the goal of the provocative “Glee” photo shoot for GQ was to generate publicity for the show or the magazine, it’s mission accomplished–on both fronts. The photos depicting high school characters–played by 20-somethings, naturally–in sexy poses caught the attention…
An iconic comic star of movies and TV shows, who became famous on “Taxi” and went on to appear in features such as "Back to the Future" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?," will make a guest appearance on the Fox…
Two more hour-long comedy-drama series have been greenlighted by TBS, including one from feature director Ron Shelton ("Bull Durham"), reports Deadline.com. Shelton’s project is called "Hound Dogs," and like "Bull Durham," the story is set in the world of minor…
Kelly Ripa, co-host of the syndicated morning show “Live With Regis & Kelly,” is getting back into the sitcom game, Deadline.com reports. Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos, who met while acting on the soap "All My Children," have been tapped…
The ratings for Fox’s broadcast of the National League Championship Series game between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants were good, but the numbers from the other networks reveal a strong showing for CBS’s "Criminal Minds" and ABC’s "Modern…
With the new TV season about six weeks old, figures from Nielsen show a clear trend, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Nine of the top 10 shows–in fact, all of the top nine shows–are NFL games. The only non-football broadcast to crack the…