[Updated at 10:50 a.m., PT on 4/23/13 to make it clear that this is a drama pitch that FX is developing. It’s not an order for a show.] FX has bought a drama pitch from James Ellroy, the author of…
Nancy Dubuc, who has had an amazingly successful period running various A+E networks — including Lifetime, the History Channel and A&E — has been named the company’s president and CEO. She replaces Abbe Raven, who moves up to become chairman of…
“Richie Havens, 72, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock, and by extension, of 1960s pop music, died Monday of a heart attack at his…
[We here at TVWeek are deeply saddened by the death of Allison Waldman, who has been a contributor for us since 2008. Allison wrote bylined pieces for our NewsPro periodicals, and also contributed daily to the myriad articles we aggregate….
Fox’s singing competition “The X Factor” is dumping one of its regular cast members. The network confirmed that it is scrapping co-host Khloe Kardashian, the New York Post reports. Co-host Mario Lopez will be back. The show’s producers released a…
Things have been happening fast in the life of wannabe TV news guy A.J. Clemente, and not in a good way. No sooner did he get his big break in the business — landing a job as weekend co-anchor on…
A series that had two separate lives — first on broadcast and a second incarnation on cable — appears to have run out of chances. Comedy Central announced today that it is canceling “Futurama,” the Los Angeles Times reports. The…
An announcer who has been a fixture of TV sports for decades was arrested over the weekend. The Associated Press reports that "Sunday Night Football" announcer Al Michaels was arrested Friday night on suspicion of drunken driving. Michaels, 68, was…
A TV newsman making his debut as weekend co-anchor for a local TV station had what can only be called a disastrous first day on the job. EW.com reports: “Newly minted news anchor A.J. Clemente must have been excited about…
The lead singer of a rock band that gained international success with a 1991 hit song has died. People magazine reports that Chrissy Amphlett, lead singer of the Divinyls, died Sunday at her home in New York at 53. Amphlett’s…