For a show that draws just 1.5 million viewers per week, “Mad Men” seems to attract more than its share of attention, the Associated Press observes. In addition to its Emmy Award as TV’s top drama, references to the show…
Gary Cole will join the sixth season of HBO’s “Entourage” as a regular cast member, the Hollywood Reporter says. Cole will play Hollywood agent Andrew Klein, an old friend to Jeremy Piven’s Ari Gold. Cole will be introduced in a…
FX has acquired the network rights for three 20th Century Fox films, including “Max Payne,” “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” and “The Rocker,” the Hollywood Reporter says. According the unnamed sources familiar with the deal, each film will have…
Chelsea Handler will be staying up late for another year now that E! Entertainment has renewed her show “Chelsea Lately” for another year, TelevisionWeek reports. E! says the show’s household rating are rose 21% in the third quarter from a…
The New England Patriots denied a report by ESPN claiming that the team was upset with the way star quarterback Tom Brady was taking care of his injured knee, USA Today says. “This unsubstantiated report does not represent the team’s…
C-SPAN has requested access to expedited audiotapes of the Supreme Court’s upcoming oral argument in the case of the Federal Communications Commission vs. Fox over profanity used in a “Billboard Music Awards Show” broadcast, Broadcasting & Cable says. If the…
Fox Business Network’s Jenna Lee gets the hometown paper treatment, with the Contra Costa Times profiling the San Francisco native today. The co-anchor of “Fox Business Morning,” whom many have dubbed an “anchor babe,” wants her viewers and fans to…
MSNBC will make its high-definition debut next spring, Multichannel News reports. It will be the last of the 24-hour cable news networks to make the switch to HD. CNN debuted its high-definition simulcast in September 2007 while Fox News Channel’s…
The second season of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab” kicks off tonight and, to ring in the newest edition of the substance-abuse rehabilitation reality show featuring C- and D-list celebrities, the Associated Press interviews the show’s Dr. Drew Pinsky and rehab patient…
E! Entertainment says it has renewed its late-night show “Chelsea Lately” through 2009. Household ratings for the show, hosted by comedienne and author Chelsea Handler, were up 21% in the third quarter from a year ago. “E! viewers are enamored…