Nickelodeon Channel has two new specials for kids this holiday season, reports Multichannel News. On Nov. 6, Craig Ferguson, Tina Fey, LeBron James and Robin Williams will be voices in a one-hour "SpongeBob SquarePants" special, then later in the day,…
Michael D. Barrett, a Westmont, Ill., insurance executive who was arrested and accused of making surreptitious nude videos of ESPN’s Erin Andrews, was released on $4,500 bond, ordered to wear an ankle monitoring bracelet, and banned from using the Internet,…
There’s "Real Housewives of D.C." on the way to Bravo next year, and "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" will return for a second season, as well, reports The Hollywood Reporter. No casting for the D.C. version has been announced….
Walt Disney Co. tapped Rich Ross, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, to run the company’s film studio, the New York Times reports. Ross will start immediately at the struggling studio; he replaces former chairman, Dick Cook, who left under pressure…
Hallmark Channel is adding ice skating specials to its lineup of movies and reruns, reports Variety. Eight skating specials will run on the network in the next six months, featuring past Olympic medalists including Nancy Kerrigan and Kristi Yamaguchi as…
After hitting an all-time ratings high with last week’s third-season premiere, Showtime’s “Californication” has received an early fourth-season pickup, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Some 821,000 viewers tuned in to the premiere, up 57% from last season’s figure. –Elizabeth Jensen
R.J. Cutler’s Actual Reality Pictures made a deal to have Evolution Media co-produce reality projects it has in the works at MTV, Bravo, TruTV and Sony Pictures TV, Variety reports. Evolution will also have a first-look option on future Actual…
Bravo announced today that "Top Chef" has been renewed for a seventh season, according to TVMoJoe at TheWrap.com. Casting on the latest season of the hit series will begin Oct. 18 in San Francisco and new episodes will premiere in…
With the approval of Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein’s family, MTV has decided to go forward and air the documentary series “Gone Too Far” beginning Monday, Oct. 12, at 10 p.m., reports TVbythenumbers. The eight-episode documentary series created by Goldstein looks…