Comedy Central has greenlit the series “Michael and Michael Have Issues,” starring Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter. The network has ordered seven episodes of the series, which will feature sketches interspersed through the narrative, which follows Mr. Black and…
ESPN has assigned broadcasters Neil Everett, Stan Verrett and Stuart Scott to its new facility in Los Angeles for its 1 a.m. ET edition of “SportsCenter” set to debut in April, the Hollywood Reporter says. Based in Bristol, Conn., ESPN…
Dolly Parton, who’s had a recurring role as Aunt Dolly in the Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana,” wasn’t invited to reprise the part in the upcoming “Hannah” movie, the Associated Press reports. Ms. Parton said she’d been contacted by the…
The William S. Paley Television Festival will host panels celebrating shows including “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Mentalist,” “90210” and a combined evening for “Battlestar Galactica” and prequel “Caprica.” The full lineup, announced today by the Paley Center for Media,…
Comcast, the largest U.S. cable television company, said today that video subscribers declined slightly from a year ago, hinting that satellite companies such as DirecTV and fiber-optic services may be continuing to pull customers from cable providers. Comcast said its…
GSN has given the thumbs-up to its original series “Catch 21,” greenlighting the Alfonso Ribeiro-hosted show for a second season, TVWeek reports. The network has ordered 65 additional episodes of “Catch” and has slotted the season-two premiere for April 6…
Comcast’s G4 cable network is cutting staff and episodes on its series “Attack of the Show!” and “X-Play,” Daily Variety reports. The network will tape four episodes a week of “Attack of the Show,” from five currently, and “X-Play” will…
HBO’s “John Adams” won the Costume Designers Guild Awards for TV movie/minseries, while ABC’s “Ugly Betty” won in the contemporary TV series category for the third year in a row, the Hollywood Reporter says. AMC’s “Mad Men” picked up its…
MC Hammer, his wife and five children later this year will appear in an A&E reality show called “Hammertime”, which its executive producer compares with an unscripted version of “The Cosby Show,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “Here’s a dad with…