Emmy’s not the only one in love with “Mad Men.” AMC’s red-hot period drama picked up three Television Critics Association awards Saturday night, including program of the year. The TCA three-pack came just two days after Emmy voters showered “Mad…
Showtime is hiring “Nurse Jackie” to series, allowing “The Sopranos’” Edie Falco to return to pay cable, the network’s president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt announced during the Television Critics Association press tour today. Mr. Greenblatt also confirmed the pickup of…
Showtime CEO Matt Blank Friday said the pay cable network won’t be hurt by the pending loss of most of its film output deals. “I’ve had seven or eight calls (from other movie studios),” he said. “We’ll have no problem…
Showtime has pulled the trigger on “Lock ’n’ Load,” a reality series set in a Colorado gun shop. The network has ordered six half-hour episodes of the series, which will debut in 2009. It will focus on Josh Ryan, a…
ABC Daytime President Brian Frons said there have been talks with SoapNet to spin off “One Life to Live” for prime-time, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. SoapNet, which has been successful with spinoff “General Hospital: Nightshift,” also is considering a…
E! will premiere Pamela Anderson’s reality show “Pam: Girl on the Loose” on Aug. 3, Zap2it.com reports. The series will follow Anderson, who is one of the executive producers, as she balances life as mother, working actress and animal-rights activist,…
Dish Network will add high-definition local channels in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas. The addition brings Dish’s roster of local channel offerings to 66 markets, reaching more than 69% of U.S. TV households. Dish Network is committed to reaching 100 local HD…
Further bickering between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers continues to make the entertainment industry uneasy, as SAG’s chief negotiator Doug Allen flatly said the producers’ June 30 contract proposal is “not a…
Natassia Malthe has been cast in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries “Mirabilis,” which has been given the green light, the Hollywood Reporter says. Malthe will play the love interest of David James Elliott’s character in the four-hour miniseries, which centers…