Jay Leno’s "Tonight Show" monologue on Friday night, March 22, 1013, had two zingers directed at NBC, writes our good friend James Hibberd at the InsideTV blog on the website of Entertainment Weekly. According to Hibberd, here are the two zingers: “Doctors in…
Looks like CBS is close to acquiring half of a cable network that’s in about 80 million U.S. homes. "As soon as next week, Lionsgate is expected to close a deal to sell about half of TVGN, formerly known as…
HBO has placed an order for a new comedy series. The pay-cable network ordered a six-episode run for “Getting On,” from “Big Love” creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, Deadline.com reports. “A U.S. version of the award-winning BBC Four…
Thursday night’s coverage of the first full night of the March Madness NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament by CBS Sports and Turner Sports delivered the tournament’s best numbers in 22 years, the CBS Communications Group reports. It was the most-viewed first…
Convicted Penn State child sexual abuser Jerry Sandusky has agreed to give his first televised interview since he was convicted nine months ago on 45 of 48 counts against him, B&C reports. Winning the sought-after “get” was NBC’s “Today” show….
Fox’s onetime ratings juggernaut “American Idol” continues to deliver lower numbers, based on Nielsen overnights for Thursday night. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the show was down 10% from a week ago in the key 18-49 demo, settling for a 2.8 average…
Jenny McCarthy spoke out to try to clear the air regarding rumors about lineup changes for the morning chat show “The View.” McCarthy’s name has been one of those that have come up as possible replacements for departing co-host Joy…
An actress known for her work in Nickelodeon shows is creating buzz with a series of curious, and at times raunchy, tweets. Fox News reports that a number of the posts by actress Amanda Bynes focus on the rapper Drake….
Amid Jay Leno’s jabs at NBC executives on "The Tonight Show" and reports that he will be replaced as host by Jimmy Fallon, Leno was taken out to dinner by NBC Entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt last night, reports Kim Masters…
Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone has made a move that some in the business world find puzzling, reports the New York Post. The 89-year-old Redstone on Thursday nominated TV journalist Deborah Norville to the Viacom board, a move that’s puzzling because…