Fox is tinkering with its prime-time lineup, moving a couple of shows to a new night in what is billed for now as a one-time-only experiment. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the Zooey Deschanel comedy "New Girl" will move from…
Tyler Perry is shifting allegiances — ending his long-standing relationship with one cable network and strengthening his bond with his new partner, Oprah Winfrey. The Los Angeles Times reports that “Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse" will move from TBS,…
Comcast Corp., the country’s largest cable operator, is changing its policy on gun ads in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn. The Los Angeles Times reports that Comcast’s cable systems “will stop accepting ads for guns or…
WE tv has ordered a new docuseries focusing on a high-profile Olympic athlete. B&C reports that the cable network ordered six one-hour episodes of “Glam & Gold,” centered on Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross and her husband, NFL player Aaron Ross. The…
The creator of the critically acclaimed ITV/PBS period drama “Downton Abbey” says he might have to cut back his work writing the series. Julian Fellowes, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for “Gosford Park,” tells The New York Times…
With the Ben Affleck movie “Argo” generating much of the buzz in the runup to Sunday’s Oscars, Disovery Channel has spruced up its 2002 documentary detailing the real-life events behind the “Argo” story. The channel will televise an updated version…
CNN fixture Anderson Cooper, who officially came out as gay last year, will be honored by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization GLAAD, USA Today reports. The organization “will present the journalist, author and…
"The Nielsen Co. is expanding its definition of television and will introduce a comprehensive plan to capture all video viewing including broadband and Xbox and iPads, several sources tell The Hollywood Reporter." So writes the THR’s Alex Ben Block. Block’s story…
According to a number of media outlets, NBC has confirmed its ‘scary’ choice to replace Sharon Osbourne as a judge on "America’s Got Talent." "Mel B, known as Scary Spice in the all-girl singing group [the Spice Girls], will join…
On a night when NBC finished a distant fifth among the broadcast networks in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights, NBC’s “Smash” sank to its lowest number ever. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Smash” was down 25% in viewers 18-49…