Melissa Rosenberg, who adapted the "Twilight" books into movie scripts, has been tapped by ABC as the showrunner for the ABC Studios drama pilot "Big Thunder," reports Deadline.com. The pilot is based on Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain roller coaster ride,…
The CW has issued a casting call for a reality show called "The Hunt," which has similarities to the best-selling "The Hunger Games" books, reports the New York Post. The series will feature 12 teams of two people each who…
A campaigner who is urging Macy’s to sever ties with Donald Trump has been threatened with a $25 million lawsuit by Trump, reports TheWrap.com. Trump’s attorney, Alan Garten, sent a letter to Angelo Carusone, who started the online petition that…
Mandy Moore has been cast as one of the leads in a new ABC comedy project, Deadline.com reports. The singer and actress, whose TV resume includes recurring roles on “Entourage,” “Scrubs” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” will appear in the single-camera pilot…
Steve Carell, who was a prime-time fixture during the golden years of NBC’s “The Office,” is returning to prime time — but in a much different role. Carell has scheduled a guest appearance on the History reality show "Pawn Stars,"…
The star of NBC’s "My Name Is Earl" will play the lead role in a new drama project at CBS. Deadline.com reports that “Earl’s” Jason Lee has been cast in the lead of the pilot "Second Sight.” The series is…
A familiar face at CNN is reportedly on the way out at the network. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that new network chief Jeff Zucker is moving Erin Burnett into Soledad O’Brien’s morning time period, with O’Brien headed…
"In his newly released memoir The Soundtrack of My Life, Davis recalls a meeting with [‘American Idol’ winner] Kelly Clarkson that was "’ very tough conversation, and it didn’t get any easier when Kelly burst in to hysterical sobbing" while discussing…
One of President Obama’s top strategists, who worked on his 2008 and his 2012 election campaigns and served as senior White House adviser, has joined NBC News. Deadline.com reports that David Axelrod will be a senior political analyst for NBC…
A test run for a new television broadcast standard got the OK from the Federal Communications Commission and will take place at a Baltimore station, B&C reports in an exclusive story by our friend John Eggerton. “According to a copy of…