NBC isn’t going forward with a movie that would wrap up the four-year-old television series "Heroes," according to EW.com’s The Hollywood Insider blog. After the show was canceled in May, there was speculation that creator Tim Kring would tie up…
MGM–the studio with perhaps the most -storied name in Hollywood–is expected to enter a pre-packaged bankruptcy and re-emerge as a company that primaily produces TV shows for cable, Variety reports [Note: Variety is behind a firewall and may charge you…
A new poll commissioned by TiVo provides indications that the public may be getting tired of reality TV, TheWrap reports. "Snooki and ‘Real Housewives’ fatigue may be setting in," the survey states, according to the story. The study examines which…
On the eve of its fifth season and still unprofitable, her network "is probably the last broadcast network that will ever be built," Dawn Ostroff, entertainment president for the youth-focused network CW, tells the Los Angeles Times. "The marketplace is…
Spencer Pratt, best known for his bad boy role on the MTV reality show “The Hills,” has issued a long public apology to his wife, Heidi Montag, People magazine reports. In an interview with the magazine, Pratt addressed the woman…
That big-screen version of "Dallas" may or may not come to fruition, but TNT has given the thumbs-up to a television pilot based on the CBS prime-time soap opera, according to TheWrap. Cynthia Cidre will exec produce the pilot for…
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” Fox’s “MasterChef” and CBS’s “Big Brother” were the top-rated shows in the Nielsens for the 18-49 demo Wednesday night, TVbytheNumbers reported. “Big Brother” led all shows in the 8 p.m. hour with a 2.6 rating in…
An ESPN sports commentator who was arrested in a domestic violence dispute last month will not be charged in the case, reports mediabistro.com. Jay Mariotti was suspended by AOL Fancast.com and has not appeared on ESPN’s "Around the Horn" since…
After two new talk shows wrapped up their test runs with middling results, Twentieth Television says the programs may still end up in syndication for the fall of 2011, reports TVNewsCheck.com. "The Huckabee Show," hosted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike…
Wonder if you can guess which broadcast network–for the first time ever–was No. 1 for an entire week (last week) in the 18-49 year-old demo in the national ratings. It was Univision, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog….