When it comes to the worst television programs of 2012, “I could have kept going to 150,” writes well-known television critic Tim Goodman in The Hollywood Reporter. Among his many year-end lists, Goodman managed to narrow it down to the…
To find out the answers to the questions posed in our headline, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross spoke to two journalists who, combined, have had more than 70 years working in the TV news business. Please click here to…
Actor Samuel L. Jackson, who sparked a controversy with his appearance on "Saturday Night Live" last weekend, blamed his apparent utterance of a swear word on cast member Kenan Thompson, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. Jackson appeared to utter…
Katie Couric’s new daytime talk show "Katie" has named a new showrunner and executive producer to take over for Jeff Zucker, reports Deadline.com. Michael Morrison, most recently executive producer of Hallmark Channel’s "The Martha Stewart Show," has been tapped to…
USA Network has given a renewal to its longest-running series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed "Psych," a comedy starring James Roday and Dule Hill, for an eighth season. The renewal was announced via Twitter…
"Rules of Engagement" has found a home on cable, with a January 2013 debut scheduled. B&C reports that the CBS comedy series has been bought for cable syndication by TBS. "We recently shot the 100th episode, which speaks to the…
Amazon.com’s original film and series production arm, Amazon Studios, announced its first original slate of comedy pilots today, ordering six pilots from a mix of industry veterans and newcomers, Deadline.com reports. “These are Amazon’s first green lights since the studio…
Mel Karmazin has stepped down from Sirius XM Radio earlier than expected, as the company has appointed James E. Meyer as its interim chief executive officer, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. As previously reported, Karmazin was expected to…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is getting a new chief executive just five months after it tapped Lisa Gersh to revive the company’s media properties, reports the New York Post. Gersh, a former television executive and co-founder of Oxygen Media, was…
BBC America has ordered a television talk show based on the "Nerdist" podcast from Chris Hardwick, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The channel ordered a ten-episode season of the show, for a spring debut. Recent episodes of the podcast…