With the recession crimping budgets, reality shows are aiming to become even less expensive, the Associated Press reports. For instance, in the second season of “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF,” contestants are housed in a mansion that cost half of…
A&E has ordered nine episodes of “The Fugitive Chronicles,” which blends reality with scripted drama, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show will review fugitive captures, with re-enactments based on interviews with law enforcement agents, which will also be shown on…
Nickelodeon has greenlighted two live-action pilots, an untitled surfing show and “Telepathic” from Conan O’Brien’s Conaco Prods., the Hollywood Reporter says. The surf program, from producer Tommy Lynch, will focus on two high school surfers, while “Telepathic” is about two…
Time Warner Cable has dropped FearNet’s video-on-demand titles after the VOD network’s distribution deal expired, Multichannel News reports. Time Warner Cable declined to comment on why the agreement wasn’t renewed, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
MTV’s “The Real World” may be planning to set an upcoming season in Washington, D.C., the New York Post reports. A recent advertisement placed by “Real World” creators Bunim/Murray Productions is seeking for an accountant in the city for a…
For those who can’t get enough “Star Wars,” but aren’t all caught up on the latest installments, Cartoon Network may have just the thing. The network plans to premiere “Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decoded” on May 1. The second…
With Major League Baseball beginning its season this week, it’s worth looking back at last season to see which teams generated the biggest ratings. Red Sox Nation was following the Boston Red Sox as keenly as ever, bringing New England…