In what The New York Times calls a "last-ditch effort to avoid winding down Hostess," the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread agreed to mediation with one of its biggest unions at the behest of a bankruptcy judge. Hostess and…
Longtime “Saturday Night Live” guru Lorne Michaels is producing a new comedy series for NBC that will star an “SNL” regular, Deadline.com reports. The untitled sitcom is a vehicle for Kenan Thompson, who made his mark in comedy series on…
An actress who was written out of her role on a CBS drama series outlined her problems with the powers-that-be during an interview with Fox News’ Arthel Neville, reports Deadline.com. Jennifer Esposito, who has been diagnosed with Celiac disease, lost…
The new top-rated cable telecast of 2012 in a number of children’s demos is the premiere of a Disney Jr. animated special Sunday night on the Disney Channel. Deadline.com reports that “Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess” brought 5.2…
ABC continues to strike sour notes with its awards show telecasts, based on Nielsen overnights for Sunday night. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the “American Music Awards” delivered a 3.4 average rating in the key 18-49 demo, down significantly from the 4.3…
Twitter blew up all over Kim Kardashian after she tweeted Friday that she was "praying for everyone in Israel,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The star of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" received unpleasant responses from many of her 17…
Speaking about the current TV season, Leslie Moonves, the chairman of CBS Corp., which owns CBS, Showtime and 50% of The CW, says, "This year has really sort of been the tipping point that we’ve been expecting," reports our good…
A series that has been on the air for 10 years — and is credited with launching a genre — has come to the end of its run, B&C reports. The show is "American Chopper," which started the genre of…
In an announcement made by Bob Schieffer on "Face the Nation," CBS has named a new chief White House correspondent, reports TVNewser.com. Former Fox News Channel fixture Major Garrett was picked for the job. Garrett, who left Fox News two…
Rupert Murdoch is facing criticism that he issued an anti-Semitic message after he wrote in a tweet that the "Jewish-owned press" is favoring Hamas over Israel in news coverage of the Gaza conflict, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder….