In what could be a groundbreaking change the decades-old system of how networks and affiliates share advertising revenue, ABC is implementing a new program that will allow the network to exchange inventory with its 200 affiliates throughout the year, reports…
A comedy pilot from actor and comedian Jack Black has been picked up by NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is based on A.J. Jacobs’ nonfiction book ""The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment,” and was…
"Last Comic Standing" judge Greg Giraldo has died at age 44, five days after he was hospitalized for overdosing on prescription pills, reports TMZ.com. Giraldo passed away in a New Brunswick, New Jersey, hospital with his family by his side,…
Paris Hilton will star in a new reality show for the Oxygen Network, which she hopes will change the public’s perception of her as a ditzy blonde, the New York Post’s Page Six reports. She won’t take on the same…
The four Los Angeles-area PBS affiliates gathered on Wednesday to discuss a restructuring plan that would create a consortium between them, in an effort to keep KCET-TV from breaking away from PBS, reports the Los Angeles Times. The plan would…
With a similar format to the original "Law & Order" show, which was canceled this year, the new spinoff "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is aiming to refresh both the franchise and NBC, reports the Los Angeles Times. The new…
ABC had its best ratings of the young season for a new show on Tuesday night despite going up against a Britney Spears-fueled episode of Fox’s “Glee,” TVbytheNumbers reports. ABC’s “No Ordinary Family” had 10.5 million total viewers and a…
The director of acclaimed films "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Miracle Worker," Arthur Penn, died Tuesday at his home in New York at the age of 88 from congestive heart failure, The New York Times reports. Penn was one of…
Conan O’Brien’s new TBS talk show has signed a deal for global distribution, reports TheWrap. Rolling out "Conan" worldwide will be Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. In the U.S. the show bows on TBS on Monday, Nov. 8. “There is…
A heavy promotional push for MSNBC’s new prime-time show paid dividends for the network, which saw the show improve on its lead-in and increase viewership for the 10 p.m. time slot, The New York Times reports in its Media Decoder…