"The X Files" executive producer Frank Spotnitz hinted in an interview with the fan site Den of Geek that the show could return to television. Asked whether the show could return to TV like "Star Trek" did with its different…
NBC, which is moving ahead with plans for a new singing competition series, has lined up a familiar music competition figure as host. Nick Lachey, who rose to fame as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees, will host…
A comedy series from TV’s early days battled it out with one from not all that long ago for the title of greatest sitcom of all time in a new poll by “60 Minutes” and Vanity Fair, with the not-so-old…
Two of Spike TV’s more macho shows have received orders for additional seasons from the cable channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Ink Master" will return for a third season, and "Tattoo Nightmares" will be back for season two, the…
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Officer Glenn Britt said his company — the nation’s second-largest cable company — may drop low-rated networks when their contracts run out, Bloomberg reports. The move would be an effort to counter increasing prices for…
Radio superstar Howard Stern has agreed to appear for a second season on NBC’s "America’s Got Talent," reports Newsday. Stern informed listeners to his radio show this morning that he will be returning to "AGT" in part because he enjoyed…
Another strong outing by NBC’s "Sunday Night Football," which featured NFC rivals the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys, made the network the big winner in the Sunday prime-time ratings, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC averaged a…
Cable network AMC is resurrecting a canceled drama series, according to a report in Variety. AMC is bringing back “The Killing” after the show flirted with a move to Netflix. Showrunner Veena Sud and executive producers Dawn Prestwich and Nicole…
A CBS affiliate has banned coverage of Lindsay Lohan in the station’s news reports after the news director asked viewers whether they wanted a halt to stories about the troubled starlet, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Washington, D.C., station WUSA-TV’s…
ABC’s “Good Morning America” is in hot water with some parents over a report about the children’s toy "The Elf on the Shelf," reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The elf doll is supposed to "travel" to the North…