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Plenty of Ratings Pain to Go Around: ‘American Idol’ Slips, Key ABC Series Hits Season Low and NBC Winds Up in Sixth Place

Fox’s “American Idol” slipped in the ratings from its premiere, based on Nielsen overnights for Wednesday night, while ABC’s “Modern Family” fell to a season low, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Idol” settled for a 5.4 average rating in the key 18-49 demo,…

Fox Picks Up Two Comedy Pilots

Fox is moving forward with two more single-camera comedy pilots, Deadline.com reports. Coming from “Cougar Town” co-creator Kevin Biegel is “Enlisted,” while “Two Wrongs” comes from feature writer Michelle Morgan. Both projects are from 20th TV, the piece notes. “’Enlisted,’…

Veteran ESPN Reporter Moves to CNN

CNN has tapped into the ESPN talent pool to find an anchor for its new weekend sports program. The cable news channel announced that it has hired veteran ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols to anchor the show along with reporting for…

Two of Our Greatest, Most Popular Actors — Professor Xavier and Magneto — Together Again, This Time on Broadway

Two of our greatest, most popular actors — perhaps best known for playing Professor Xavier and Magneto in the ‘X-Men" movies — are coming to Broadway. Patrick Stewart (Professor Xavier) and Sir Ian McKellen (Magneto) "will star in Harold Pinter’s…

‘My Name Is Earl’ Cast Reunion on Tap

A reunion of a number of cast members from the NBC comedy “My Name Is Earl” is set to take place next month on another series and another network. TVLine.com reports that the event is scheduled for the Feb. 26…

Hillary Clinton Disses the Sunday Newsmaker Shows

In the midst of her congressional testimony Wednesday on the handling of the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton let it be known that she’s not a big fan of Sunday morning newsmaker…

Nicki Minaj Storms Off Set of ‘Idol’

"American Idol" judge Nicki Minaj stormed off the set Wednesday, with the strained relationship between Minaj and fellow judge Mariah Carey worsening, People.com reports. Production had to shut down for a while, the story says. The disagreement was over the…

Amazon, Wooing Comedy Stars to Beef Up First Round of Pilots, Lands ‘Cheers’ Veteran

Pushing to create its own lineup of original scripted shows, Amazon.com has cast a veteran of the long-running NBC hit “Cheers” — Emmy winner Bebe Neuwirth — to star in the comedy pilot "Browsers," reports Deadline.com. Amazon is reaching out…

CBS Ramps Up Pressure on Dish Network, Accuses Dish of Concealing Ad-Skipping Technology

CBS ratcheted up its legal battle with Dish Network, amending its lawsuit against the satellite TV provider Wednesday with a claim that Dish misled the network during contract talks in 2011, CNET reports. CBS says Dish “deliberately failed to disclose”…

‘That’s So Raven’ Actress Joins Michael J. Fox’s NBC Comedy

An actress known for her appearances in “That’s So Raven” and “Easy A” has been cast in NBC’s new Michael J. Fox comedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Juliette Goglia, who played a young version of Emma Stone’s…