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Group Says Heavily Emmy-Nominated Show Illustrates ‘Hollywood’s Hatred of Catholicism’

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has issued a statement condemning the show that received more Emmy nominations than any other show this year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the conservative group is targeting FX’s "American Horror Story:…

Popular Fantasy Trilogy Getting TV Treatment

A popular fantasy trilogy has been optioned by New Regency Productions and 20th Century Fox Television for a TV project, reports Deadline.com. The book series is "The Kingkiller Chronicle." The novels, by Patrick Rothfuss, are about a young man named…

CW’s ‘Arrow’ Casts ‘Mad Men’ Actress as Love Interest for Title Character

The CW’s "Arrow" has cast a love interest for Arrow. TheWrap.com reports that the title character, played by Stephen Arnell, will be setting his sights on Caity Lotz, star of the 2012 horror film "The Pact" and also previously seen…

After Calling off Sale, Hulu Will Mine ‘SNL’ Connection to Achieve Its Next Goal

After Hulu called off its sale and announced plans to invest $750 million in the company, the streaming site’s next goal appears to be boosting its competitiveness with Netflix — and a key step in reaching that goal is "The…

Syndication Ratings Suffer as Summer Kicks Off

Most syndicated programs were down and several access magazines dropped to season lows for the week ended July 7, as viewers turned off the TV for the long July 4th weekend, B&C reports. "Entertainment Tonight," from CBS Television Distribution, dropped…

‘Orange Is the New Black’ Actress Gets Promotion

Taryn Manning has received a promotion on Netflix’s "Orange Is the New Black," reports Deadline.com. Series producer Lionsgate promoted Manning to a series regular for the show’s second season, which was ordered last month. Manning plays Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett, a…

TV Land Ups Its Order for Comedy Series

TV Land has ordered 10 more episodes of an original comedy series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel increased its order for "The Exes," with its current third season performing 9% ahead of its previous season…

Composer Moves One Step Closer to Becoming the 12th Person to Earn an EGOT — All Four Major Performing Arts Awards

With the Emmy nomination he received Thursday, one composer moved a step closer to achieving an EGOT — the acronym that stands for Emmy-Grammy-Oscar-Tony, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The composer is Alan Menken, who has won Oscars for his…

‘Damn You, Homer.’ ‘D’oh!’ It’s a Meeting of the Minds Between Two Animated Juggernauts, ‘Family Guy’ and ‘The Simpsons’

"The Simpsons are going to spend some quality time with the Griffins," reports Entertainment Weekly. The story continues, " In a crossover episode titled ‘The Simpsons Guy,’ Homer & Co. will be featured in an episode of Family Guy, EW…

What ‘Storage Wars’ Doesn’t Tell You About Storage Auctions

"Storage auctions were virtually unheard of before A&E’s ‘Storage Wars’ gained popularity, joining the new phenomenon of oddly specific reality shows like ‘Hoarders,’ ‘Auction Hunters’ and ‘Pawn Stars.’ Anyone who has ever watched an episode of ‘Storage Wars’ or ‘Auction…