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Amazon Orders Project Based on Cult Zombie Movie

Amazon has greenlighted a project based on a popular zombie movie. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the online company is moving forward with a pilot based on the 2009 action-comedy “Zombieland.” "The film’s writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, are…

Debra Messing to Topline New CBS Comedy

Actress Debra Messing, known for NBC’s “Will & Grace” and “Smash,” will play the lead in a new CBS comedy. Deadline.com reports that Messing will star in an untitled pilot — formerly known as “Mother’s Day” — from Julie Rottenberg…

IRS Admits ‘Star Trek’ Parody Video Was a Bad Idea — See for Yourself

A training video produced by the Internal Revenue Service has turned into an embarrassment for the agency. Deadline.com reports that the IRS has admitted that the clip, made in 2010, was a mistake. The video uses IRS staffers to parody…

Drama Series Sinks to Historic Low on Another Tough Night for Broadcast

The broadcast networks continued to struggle to find viewers Sunday night, with the overrun of CBS’s coverage of the March Madness NCAA men’s basketball tournament helping to push the network to a comfortable win for the night, based on preliminary…

Highest-Rated March Madness Coverage in 23 Years

Coverage of the March Madness NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is blowing away recent years’ tournaments. CBS Sports and Turner Sports announced that combined coverage of the opening week on TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV is averaging a 6.3/14 overnight rating/share,…

Bill Cosby Gets Website Shut Down to Protect the Good Name of His Sweaters

Multiple Emmy Award winner Bill Cosby got a website shut down after targeting the site in a dispute over its name. L.A. Weekly reports that the website, Cosbysweaters.com, backed off on using the name rather than put up a legal…

Report Goes Inside the Matt Lauer-Ann Curry Debacle at NBC’s ‘Today’ — Here Are Some of the Latest Revelations

A new report goes inside the turmoil at NBC’s ‘Today’ show and the high-profile ouster of Ann Curry, revealing tension between Curry and her co-workers and focusing of Matt Lauer’s role in her sudden exit from the show. The report…

‘Amazing Race’ Segment Prompts CBS Apology

CBS and "The Amazing Race" producers have apologized for a segment on the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The segment used a B-52 memorial in Hanoi, Vietnam, as part of the show, the story reports. "We want to apologize…

France Pulls Plug on Its Version of ‘Survivor’ After Death of Participant

The French version of "Survivor" has been shelved after the death of one of the participants in the show, Deadline.com reports. Called "Koh-Lanta" in France, the show was in its 16th season when Gerald Babin, 25, died after suffering a…

Lindsay Lohan’s Plea Bargain Hits a Snag

A plea bargain entered into last week by Lindsay Lohan, which we reported on previously, appears to have run into a problem. TMZ.com reports that Lohan agreed to terms she will be unable to fulfill because the lockdown rehab she…