The creator of the quirky 1980s NBC comedy series “Night Court,” who also wrote and produced for ABC’s “Barney Miller” and worked on a number of other high-profile TV shows, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reinhold Weege was…
While ABC saw mixed results in its effort to keep pace in the Thursday night ratings, CBS continued to get strong numbers from its comedies “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men,” based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com…
Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert, who has battled a number of health problems in recent years, has been hospitalized with a hip fracture, Entertainment Weekly reports. Chaz Ebert, Roger’s wife, told the AP on Thursday that her spouse’s condition…
Shine America has signed Nigel Lythgoe Productions to an exclusive multiyear production deal, reports Deadline.com. The company of the executive producer of "American Idol" will work with Shine to develop and produce new shows for the global television market, the…
One of television’s most beloved sitcoms of all time is becoming a musical. Entertainment Weekly reports that the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego will present a new production based on “The Honeymooners.” The original series ran during television’s early…
According to executive producer and director Dean Devlin, the upcoming season finale of the TNT drama series "Leverage" might be the series finale as well, reports TV Guide. The network has yet to pick up the adventure series for a…
A remake of Roger Moore’s caper series "The Saint" is in the works, and the lead role of Simon Templar has been cast, reports Deadline.com. British actor Adam Rayner ("Hunted") will play Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood who is also…
ABC is trying to figure out what to do about “Dancing with the Stars” after the latest edition of the show took a pounding in the ratings, the New York Post reports. For a start, the network may cut back…
A CNN fixture who has been providing commentary and insight for "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" since 2005 has left the cable channel, reports TVNewser.com. Jack Cafferty, who started his TV news career 52 years ago in Reno, was…
A show that almost no one would have predicted would be a hit is now one of cable’s biggest success stories in years, with its season finale becoming the most-watched telecast of all time for A&E. The show is the…