A new comedy series will feature cast members from two long-running NBC hits, “Cheers” and “Seinfeld.” Deadline.com reports that TV Land has picked up the Kirstie Alley project that was titled “Giant Baby” in its pilot phase. The series, which…
A Lindsay Lohan project that has attracted more than its share of notoriety — par for the course with anything involving Lohan these days — will be distributed on multiple platforms by IFC, EW.com reports. “’The Canyons,’ the already infamous…
Thursday’s prime-time overnights offered plenty of bad news for the broadcast networks — especially ABC and NBC. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s premiere of “Zero Hour” mustered only a 1.3 average rating in the key 18-49 demo — the worst in-season…
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain, who was often ridiculed for his verbal missteps during the 2012 campaign, will get a chance to make a few more — or prove he has more important things to say. Deadline.com reports that Cain…
CNN, which is eager to polish up its battered image and low ratings under new boss Jeff Zucker, didn’t exactly do itself proud Thursday with its extensive coverage of plumbing problems and other hassles aboard a cruise ship, according to…
Jimmy Kimmel has just served up more evidence that he’s not exactly a fan of fellow late-night host Jay Leno. Kimmel “couldn’t stop talking about the fellow funnyman during a recent interview with Playboy, on newsstands Friday,” Fox News reports….
Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, the co-hosts of the fourth hour of "Today," are at odds over which direction to take the show — literally, reports TMZ.com. Gifford wants to move the show to Hollywood, as we reported earlier…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross thinks Netflix’s new series "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright and directed by David Fincher (among others), is terrific! Please click here to read Ross’ fun, insightful essay about the show…
The folks here at TVWeek are off this coming Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, which is Presidents’ Day. Today we’ll be publishing our full complement of items and e-newsletters, but will not on Monday. We will be back in the saddle with…
Nike has yanked an ad featuring Olympic runner and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius, with the ad’s copy reading, "I am the bullet in the chamber," reports Advertising Age. The ad was pulled from Pistorius’ website Thursday, the piece notes. The…