Outgoing News Corp. COO Peter Chernin said that despite rumors his next job might be at Viacom, he hasn’t had any conversations with the entertainment company that owns MTV, the Los Angeles Times reports. Chernin said he is interested in…
ABC Family is canceling the comedy series “Roommates” after its first season, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series’ last four episodes will be broadcast in a block on Monday, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
After US Magazine published a photo of Jon Gosselin, co-star of TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” leaving a bar at about 2 a.m. with a young woman, Gosselin issued a statement saying he had shown “bad judgment,” Entertainment Weekly…
Stephen A. Smith will make his last scheduled appearance on ESPN Thursday, USA Today reports. Once described as “the most despised sports personality on the air today,” Smith says he will look for new opportunities beginning Friday, the paper says….
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer coach Jon Gruden was a winner as an analyst on the NFL Network, the St. Petersburg Times says. “A guy spends most of his life trying to be the next Bill Walsh, and as it turns…
Comedy Central beat out Discovery Channel and Disney Channel in a survey measuring what people considered the most entertaining cable network, Multichannel News reports. The Weather Channel topped the list of “most valuable,” while Food Network was the network most…
Bryan Cranston, star of AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” is among the celebrities who will appear in pancreatic-cancer awareness advertisements to be aired on AMC parent Cablevision, Multichannel News reports. New York Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni and New York Rangers player Scott…
IFC later this year will debut a Bollywood-influenced miniseries starring “Saturday Night Live” alumnus Chris Kattan, as well as a cooking show hosted by so-called “Punk Food Princess” Thu Tran, Multichannel News reports. The network also will air a six-part…
Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim has acquired “The Office” from BBC Worldwide. Both seasons of the U.K. comedy, as well as the Christmas special, will air on Adult Swim this summer. The original “Office” is created, written and directed by Ricky…
SpikeTV is starting an online discussion series linked to its program “Deadliest Warrior,” Multichannel News reports. The online show will be on Spike.com after the TV program ends at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the trade paper says. The TV show’s…