About a year after the wrap of its comedy series “Blue Mountain State,” Spike TV is ready to dive back into scripted programming, Deadline.com reports. “The cable network’s scripted development slate includes five event series, including a behind-the-scenes account of…
Putting to rest speculation about whether her much-talked-about encounter with porn star James Deen was done for a personal keepsake or a professional porn tape, Farrah Abraham of MTV’s “Teen Mom” closed a deal for almost $1 million for the…
"Two and a Half Men" received a renewal from CBS for the 2013-14 season, but the network is apparently de-emphasizing the "half" part of the show’s title, reports Deadline.com. While stars Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher have signed new one-year…
One TV series is making its mark in an unusual way, getting attention for having its cast members get arrested. TMZ.com reports that the new TLC reality show "Welcome to Myrtle Manor," about Southerners living in a trailer park, had…
NBC announced plans to broadcast a retrospective for a long-running series that is about to end its run. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the retrospective for the comedy series "The Office" will air May 16, leading into the show’s one-hour…
A former colleague of Matt Lauer on NBC’s morning staple “Today” has come out in defense of the beleaguered Lauer. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Meredith Vieira defended her former co-host, who has been under fire since…
An ABC comedy series suffered a setback in its latest outing when its "ratings dropped through the floor Friday night," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Two consecutive episodes of “Happy Endings” averaged only 2 million viewers and drew a 0.6 rating…
NBC’s "Community" might be saved from cancellation despite ratings that aren’t exactly stellar, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. That’s because "Community" compares well in the ratings with almost any other comedy NBC could renew for next season, the story…
USA Network has shifted an underperforming show to Fridays. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel moved the freshman reality show “The Moment” after its third airing drew 950,000 total viewers and about 250,000 adults 18-49 Thursday night. The show is…
A bestselling Stephen King novel has been optioned by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, with a plan to adapt the book as a miniseries or TV show, reports Deadline.com. The novel is "11/22/63." The project will most likely be developed for…