ABC is working on an iPhone app that would ask viewers to provide feedback on its shows with emoticons, such as a laughing face, a booing emoticon and one that expresses surprise, reports Mashable. "When you click each emoticon, you’ll…
Sony Pictures TV issued this press announcement earlier this week, on April 22, 2013: CULVER CITY, Calif., April 22, 2013 — Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks today announced plans to launch getTV, a new US digital broadcast television network airing…
One of the most unlikely hit TV shows in recent memory continues to rack up ratings records for the cable network airing it. A&E reports that its runaway hit “Duck Dynasty,” which focuses on a family of duck call makers,…
In the wake of the notorious cussing outburst by rookie Bismarck, N.D., newsman A.J. Clemente, TheWrap.com pointed out that Clemente is hardly alone among news people in accidentally reverting to street talk. Clemente “shouldn’t feel too bad about his situation,”…
The ratings picture is becoming bleaker by the week for an ABC sitcom, taking another bad turn Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the freshman series “How to Live With Your Parents” lost a half-point in the…
Twitter responded to an incident earlier this week in which the Associated Press account was hacked — leading to a temporary drop in the stock market, as previously reported — by getting to work on implementing stepped-up security measures. Adweek…
Pop superstar Justin Bieber got the attention of authorities when someone reportedly smelled marijuana coming from his tour bus, and sure enough, they later found pot on the bus, according to media reports. It all went down Wednesday night in…
A video paying tribute to longtime TVWeek contributor Allison Waldman, who died last week, has been posted on YouTube. As we reported previously, Allison died April 15 at age 56 after a long battle with cancer. Allison, who also went…
Fox’s onetime ratings juggernaut "American Idol" had what at least one report suggests might be its "worst week ever." TheWrap.com reports that Fox’s “big revenue generator is showing signs of distress.” First, there was the story that "Idol" producers had…