Viewers who flocked to political coverage before the election are returning to more tabloid topics and CNN Headline News anchor Nancy Grace has been the biggest beneficiary, a report from the Paley Center says. Grace’s unrelenting coverage of the Calylee…
Showtime is developing an hour-long drama about an open marriage, written by “Bridges of Madison County” writer Richard LaGravenese, Daily Variety says. The show will follow a married couple’s results when they try to spice up their love life. —Aimee…
Patrick Swayze tells Barbara Walters that he rejected painkilling drugs while shooting the new A&E series “The Beast” because they would have taken the edge off his performance, the Associated Press reports. Swayze has been battling pancreatic cancer and acknowledged…
TVBarn points out that Sunflower Broadband is airing a TV announcement explaining it dropped two Hearst-Argyle stations in Kansas City, Mo., due to retransmission disputes, even though Sunflower parent company owns KTKA, a station recently dropped from Dish Network because…
VH1’s season premiere of the dating competition “Rock of Love Bus With Bret Michaels” debuted with a 1.4 rating among viewers 18-49, drawing 2.1 million total viewers on Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. The debut came in as the highest-rated…
Speed has picked up the cross-country racing series “Bullrun,” which follows 12 teams of drivers traveling 3,500 miles across the southwestern United States for a $200,000 prize. Hosted by former professional wrestler and car buff Bill Goldberg, the series originally…
Headline News’ Ray D’Alessio is leaving the network for a job as morning anchor at NBC affiliate WAVE-TV in Louisville, Ky., TVNewser reports. D’Alessio, who joined HLN from CNN/SI in 2001, will make his final on-air appearance on HLN on…
The Presidential Inaugural Committee is tapping HBO to exclusively televise the opening celebration of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, a Sunday afternoon event at the Lincoln Memorial. The committee on Tuesday night said HBO will work with cable and…
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in line to be named surgeon general of the United States, according to two Internet reports. Should Dr. Gupta—who was named one of People magazine’s sexiest men alive in 2003—be confirmed, he…
CBS News has unveiled its plans for multiplatform coverage of the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, led by live broadcasts and Web streams anchored by Katie Couric. Ms. Couric will anchor broadcast coverage for CBS throughout the day on Jan….