National Geographic Channel has given the green light to "In the Name of Science," a pilot from Nerdist Industries, reports Deadline.com. The show is hosted by Jonah Ray and will feature the re-creation of famous historical science experiments, the piece…
"Roy Brown Jr., a car designer for Ford Motor whose signature creation…became a synonym for bold, bad ideas not long after it was introduced in 1957, died on Feb. 24 in Michigan," The New York Times reported yesterday, March 5, 2013….
"An all-puppet episode of ‘Community,’ featuring extensive use of the performers in puppet form, will air in April and include a cameo from Jason Alexander (though not as a puppet)," reports our friend Ray Richmond at Deadline.com. The news was…
"The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed today at 14,253.77, topping the previous record high in 2007 — and other benchmarks aren’t far behind," writes our friend David Lieberman at Deadline.com. The story continues: "The widespread momentum contributed to the continuing…
Earlier today we ran a story from the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper about the local NBC affiliate there, WKYC-TV, pre-empting part of NBC’s Thrusday prime-time lineup recently to run a 21-year-old episode of "Matlock," starring Andy Griffith. Brooke Spectorsky, the president…
On a night of generally down ratings for the broadcast networks, the top-rated show of Monday’s prime time in the key 18-49 demo was the freshman Fox drama “The Following,” TVbytheNumbers.com reports, citing Nielsen overnights. Fox won the night, narrowly…
Disney Junior has announced a renewal for a series that is part of Disney Channel’s preschooler-targeted programming block. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the animated show “Sofia the First” will be back for a second season. The series…
A four-time Oscar nominee is among the latest cast additions for TNT’s upcoming Geena Davis project. Deadline.com reports that the untitled bounty hunter drama pilot has added Enrico Colantoni (“Flashpoint”), Gloria Reuben (“ER”) and four-time Academy Award nominee Marsha Mason…
A longtime cast member on NBC’s “Law & Order” will replace the famed rocker who was set to play Marvin Gaye in the TV biopic “Sexual Healing,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jesse L. Martin, who played NYPD Det. Ed…