Returning series "The Big Bang Theory" on CBS and "Grey’s Anatomy" on ABC led the way in Thursday night’s Nielsen ratings race, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Bang" was the top show with a 4.0 in the 18-49…
Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, stars of Oxygen’s "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood," have had that show renewed for a sixth season and will launch a new show for the network, reports B&C. "Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings,"…
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network–GLSEN–has chosen an ABC situation comedy to receive the Respect Award at Friday night’s conference in Los Angeles, reports Broadway World. The award will be presented to “Modern Family” at a ceremony at the…
A couple that tried to blackmail actor John Stamos, Allison Coss and Scott Sippola, were found guilty, according to the AP. Cross and Sippola were sentenced to four years in jail each for attempting to extort $680,000 from Stamos in…
The Kentucky Derby has renewed its deal with NBC Sports to keep the broadcast from Churchill Downs on the Peacock through 2015, reports SportsNewser. Included in the deal are the rights to the Kentucky Oaks, which is held the Friday…
A reporter for Fox’s flagship station in New York City, WNYW, has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl, the Associated Press reports. According to the article, New Jersey’s "Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli says Charles…
"CNN appears especially eager to sign [Katie] Couric now that the new [CNN] show starring ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer is off to a stumbling start, the New York Post reports. Furthermore, it’s getting less and less likely that Katie Couric will…
So what do all these women have in common, besides the fact that they are fun and funny? The Hollywood Reporter knows. All of them are scheduled to appear in an upcoming prime-time edition of "Saturday Night Live," on Monday,…
The wife of a major TV syndication personaility is developing a daytime first-run talk show of her own, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Lisa Oz, the wife of television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, is developing a daytime talk-show with Sony Pictures…
Ryan Seacrest, the host of "American Idol," is in talks with talent agency CAA and entertainment company AEG about creating a new cable network, reports James Hibberd and Kim Masters in the Hollywood Reporter. The channel would focus on music,…