The fate of New Jersey’s public television is up in the air after Gov. Chris Christie wrote in his budget plan that he intends to cut its $11 million annual state subsidy, the Star-Ledger reports. Since Christie proposed the budget…
Ed Wilson, president of Tribune Broadcasting, has left the company, effective immediately, the company announced Friday, April 30th. Wilson will continue ties to Tribune as a consultant, the company said. Tribune continues in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Wilson has been president of…
The story of how Johnny Carson came to "The Tonight Show" following in Jack Paar and Steve Allen’s shoes is soon going to be coming to television as a miniseries, reports Deadline.com. Based on Robert Metz’s 1980 book, "The Tonight…
Today, doctors for Bret Michaels announced that the singer and contestant on NBC’s "Celebrity Apprentice," who recently suffered a serious cerebral hemorrhage, may be well enough to appear on the live season finale on May 23, reports the AP. Michaels…
After all the talk about Paula Abdul joining Simon Cowell on the upcoming Fox series "The X Factor" or perhaps hosting "Star Search," the demands by the star may be making her future employment questionable, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Insiders…
Doug Ellin, creator/head writer and executive producer on HBO’s "Entourage," has signed a three-year extension with HBO that will cover the seventh and eighth seasons of "Entourage," along with his development projects, Variety reports. Variety said Ellin is expected to…
Sarah Wayne Callies, best known for her work as Dr. Sara Tancredi on Fox’s "Prison Break," has landed the female lead in AMC’s highly anticipated new drama series, "Walking Dead," reports Entertainment Weekly. Callies will play Lori Grimes, the wife…
Guitarist/songwriter Al Kooper, who has played with Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, the Who and the Rolling Stones, said in an interview with Citypages that drummer Max Weinberg is no longer with Conan O’Brien’s band. Rumors have swirled that Weinberg was…
MTV is quickly returning to the scripted fold, as two more scripted projects are underway at the network, including an animated comedy from "The Pineapple Express" director David Gordon Green called "Good Vibes" and a sitcom pilot called "THAT Girl,"…
NBC’s fledging medical drama "Mercy" has been kicked around the schedule a bit, but the network has decided to leave the show on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. for the remainder of this season, reports The Futon Critic. "Mercy" will be…