"Deborah Raffin, 59, an actress and entrepreneur who launched audiobook powerhouse Dove Books-on-Tape with her husband, music producer Michael Viner, has died," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The story adds, "Raffin died Wednesday of leukemia at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical…
In what’s described as a mutual agreement, actor Chevy Chase is leaving the NBC comedy "Community," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. "It’s not exactly shocking news, as Chase has endured a rocky relationship with the series that he does not always…
The future of TNT’s reboot of "Dallas" appears to be facing some uncertainty following the death of Larry Hagman, the actor who reprised his role as Texas oil tycoon J.R. Ewing, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Hagman, 81,…
In what has been described as a “generational changeover,” Discovery Channel issued a cancellation notice to the eight-year-old reality series "Dirty Jobs," Deadline.com reports. The cancellation was announced by the series’ star and creator Mike Rowe in a blog post…
"Downton Abbey" has received a fourth-season renewal from British network ITV, reports TheWrap.com. However, according to the Sunday Express in the U.K., "Just as a fourth series and Christmas special were announced, it emerged that romantic lead Dan Stevens, 30, who…
Justin Bieber no longer holds the title as the artist with the most-watched YouTube video, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The South Korean rapper Psy passed the teen singer early Saturday with 803,761,000 views for his video "Gangnam Style," the…
The last surviving member of the original creative team behind the classic sitcom "I Love Lucy" has died, reports the Los Angeles Times. Dann Cahn, who was an editor on the show, was 89 and died of natural causes, the…
A drama series that airs on Syfy in the U.S. is being shut down by BBC One after five seasons on the U.K. channel, Deadline.com reports. The program is the fantasy series "Merlin." The series, which is a retelling of…
A “Sesame Street” director who won six Daytime Emmy Awards for directing episodes of the long-running children’s show died Nov. 21 of unknown causes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Emily Squires was 71. Squires wrote and directed episodes of "Between…
Fox Sports is nearing a deal to pay $6 billion to $7 billion over 25 years for exclusive television rights to the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports Nikki Finke at Deadline.com. The deal would put the team on Fox’s regional sports…