On Fox News Channel’s “O’Reilly Factor,” Karl Rove compared himself to Satan when discussing his visit to the Television Critics Association last week, TVNewser reports. Discussing the TCA’s response, Mr. Rove said the visit was “like Satan dropping in at…
John Slattery, who is nominated for an Emmy for his role as Roger Sterling on AMC’s “Mad Men,” cites anecdotal evidence indicating “the tide is turning toward ‘Mad Men’” in terms of popularity and viewer recognition. The actor tells TVWeek’s…
E! Entertainment Television has renewed “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” for a third season premiering in the first quarter of 2009. The half-hour reality series was the No. 1 original series among women 18-49 in its Sunday night time slot…
If Emmy voters had a message for the broadcast networks this year, it was this: No more excuses. The breakthroughs by basic cable’s AMC and FX—along with strong showings by ad-supported networks such as TNT, USA, Bravo, Sci Fi and…
AMC, not so long ago a humble cable channel running classic movies, racked up the most Emmy nominations of any ad-supported cable network with 20. The nominations came not only for the already widely acclaimed “Mad Men,” but for Bryan…
Basic cable made its mark in the nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, with AMC’s “Mad Men” and FX’s “Damages” both nominated in the drama category. Leading the pack overall is HBO’s “John Adams” with 23 nominations. NBC’s “30…
NBC News has upped Phil Griffin to president of MSNBC, TVWeek says. Griffin was most recently a senior vice president managing MSNBC and NBC’s “Today.” In his new role he will focus on the daily operations of the news network….
HBO has begun developing the original TV film “Irreparable Harm,” based on the true story of Frank Snepp, the CIA’s chief strategy analyst in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, Daily Variety reports. “Eragon” writer Jesse Wigutow penned the project, while…
ABC Family will order another 13 episodes of the new series, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The network is scheduled to make the official announcement on Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour….
New York’s Public Service Commission has approved Verizon’s plan to roll out its FiOS TV and high-speed Internet service in all five boroughs of New York City, the New York Post reports. Verizon will begin by offering service to Staten…