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What’s Behind Ratings Woes for ABC’s ‘Modern Family’?

With ABC’s "Modern Family" no longer the highest-rated comedy on television and falling to a season low this week, it’s time to ask what’s happened to the show, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Blame its lead-in, competition from "American Idol" and…

Julia Roberts’ Niece — Who’s Also Eric Roberts’ Daughter, Which Rarely Gets Mentioned — Snags Lead in Fox Pilot

The niece of movie star Julia Roberts has been carving out a nice acting career for herself, and now Emma Roberts has been cast in the lead role of the Fox pilot “Delirium,” EW.com’s Inside TV reports. Emma Roberts is…

CBS Adds to Its Hefty Roster of Comedy Pilots With Projects Tracing Bloodlines to ‘Friends,’ ‘Scrubs’

CBS has picked up three more comedy pilots, bringing the network’s total to 12 — evenly split between single-camera and multicamera projects, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The latest batch includes comedy projects from producers behind “Friends,” “Smash” and “Scrubs.”…

Creator of ‘Breaking Bad’ Will Have His Fingerprints All Over the Series Finale

The creator of AMC’s "Breaking Bad," Vince Gilligan, will direct the show’s finale, marking only the fifth time he has helmed the award-winning series during its five-season run, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gilligan will also write the series finale,…

A Storm Called Nemo: What’s Behind The Weather Channel’s Names for Winter Storms?

The winter storm pounding the Northeastern states has been given the name "Nemo" by The Weather Channel, but the meteorologist behind the names explains that it’s not named after the movie with the adorable fish, reports The New York Times’…

BBC Pulls Plug on Supernatural Series

BBC is wrapping up a supernatural series in apocalyptic fashion, with the main characters to face the devil himself in the finale, Deadline.com reports. The series "Being Human," which focuses on three supernatural roommates, will come to an end with…

Really? The Next TV Project From Brett Ratner (‘Prison Break,’ ‘Tower Heist’) Is an Animated Series Based on the Game FarmVille

An animated television program based on the popular online game FarmVille is in the works from "Prison Break" producer Brett Ratner, reports Deadline.com. The half-hour animated show doesn’t yet have a network attached. Ratner, who was ousted in 2011 as…

TLC Readies Trailer Park Series for March Debut

TLC, the home of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," will debut the trailer park reality series "Welcome to Myrtle Manor" next month, reports Deadline.com. The series, which will air 10 one-hour episodes, follows the conflicts of the residents a trailer…

$1.6 Billion Deal: Cablevision Sells Cable Systems Serving More Than 300,000 Subs in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah to Charter Communications

"Charter Communications …will acquire Cablevision’s …Optimum West [cable systems] for $1.625 billion in cash," the companies have announced. "Optimum West manages cable operating systems in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Utah that pass more than 660,000 homes and serve 304,000 video…

Ex-Cop, the Murder Suspect Who is Currently the Subject of One of the Biggest Manhunts in L.A. History, Sent Package to Anderson Cooper

"Law enforcement officials are inspecting a package CNN’s Anderson Cooper received from a former Los Angeles police officer who allegedly killed three in a shooting spree,’ reports the Associated Press, continuing, "CNN spokeswoman Shimrit Sheetrit said Thursday [Feb. 7, 2013] that…