The National Football League said that its games accounted for 29 out of the top 30 most-watched TV shows this fall, reports B&C. The only non-sports program on the list was the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which drew 22.4 million…
DirecTV subscribers will get hit with a price hike in 2013, B&C reports. Citing rising costs of programming, the company said it will hit customers with an average increase of 4.5%, according to the report. The new prices will go…
The television industry is wrapping up 2012 after learning some lessons about how audiences’ tastes are changing, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. "If 2012 taught us anything about TV, it was that anyone who still thinks this technology should…
Dan Stevens, one of the stars of the British historical drama "Downton Abbey," tells the U.K.’s Telegraph newspaper that he had decided to leave the show before the third season started taping because he wanted to pursue other work. "We…
Pay-television channel Starz will become a standalone company early next year, when its parent company, Liberty Media, spins it off. But the channel faces some uncertainty and questions about its future, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. "Its…
"Grey’s Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey has made a bid to buy a Seattle-based coffee company that filed for bankruptcy protection in October, reports the Associated Press. Dempsey said he wants to rescue the coffee-house chain Tully’s Coffee and save more…
"Mockingbird Lane," NBC’s dramatic remake of the classic TV comedy "The Munsters," is officially dead, reports Deadline.com. Bryan Fuller, creator and executive producer, wrote on Twitter, "NBC not moving forward with #MockingbirdLane. From producers and cast, thank you all for…
Fontella Bass, the singer who topped the R&B charts with "Rescue Me" in 1965, has died, reports the Associated Press. She was 72. "Bass had a few other modest hits but by her own accounts developed a reputation as a…
Britney Spears’ stay on Fox’s “The X Factor” appears destined to be a short one, according to a new report by Us Weekly. The magazine reports that Spears is on the way out of the singing competition. The show wrapped…
ABC Sports and ESPN had a big turnout for their combined five NBA games on Christmas Day, the networks announced. ABC’s Knicks-Lakers game at 3 p.m. delivered a 5.9 overnight rating, the best-ever number for the network for the early…