Washington Post critic Tom Shales celebrates the release of addition episodes of “Mystery Science Theater 3000” on DVD and host Joel Hodgson’s new online project “Cinematic Titanic.” “I feel like I was cheated out of five years of ‘MST3K,’ so…
MLB Network, the baseball-centric channel debuting Jan. 1, will have Sports Illustrated writers Tom Verducci and Jon Heyman as part of its reporting staff, Multichannel News says. Verducci and Heyman will join ex-big leaguers Barry Larkin, Al Leiter and Harold…
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is ending his CNBC show “Conversations With Michael Eisner,” the New York Post reports. While the ailing economy has been responsible for cuts across many networks, Eisner said he was ending his show of his…
The fourth-season finale of MTV’s “The Hills” drew 2.6 million viewers last Monday, down from the season-three finale’s 3.8 million viewers, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show’s overall average audience for the fourth season also was down, sliding to 3…
Comcast’s online television service Fancast will host the exclusive Web premiere of “Kyle XY’s” third season on Jan. 7. The season premiere of the ABC Family series will be available on the Web site through Jan. 11. The new season…
African-American oriented networks BET and TV One are both planning extensive coverage of Barack Obama’s inauguration as America’s 44th president, the Associated Press reports. Neither network has done much to cover other presidents being sworn in. “This is an opportunity…
Real life Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies have a starring role in a new show on Fox Reality Channel that springs stings on people with outstanding warrants, the Associated Press reports. People caught on camera must sign releases…
If politics makes strange bedfellows, meetings in the greenrooms of Washington’s political shows can breed friendships between people on the far ends of the ideological spectrum, the Los Angeles Times says. Rule number one, the paper says, is “what happens…
Major League Baseball is set to launch its new cable channel in 50 million homes on Jan. 1, Advertising Age notices. MLB Network CEO Tony Petitti concedes the launch comes amid a tough economy. “Things are challenging out there,” he…
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, CNN’s Anderson Cooper says that despite the success of Rachel Maddow and Campbell Brown on cable, he doesn’t plan to begin to inject his opinion into his prime time newscast. “I’m just…