Rance Crain, president, Crain Communications Inc. and editor-in-chief of Advertising Age, Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York Business and TelevisionWeek.com, has been named to the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Fame. Crain founded a number of publications, including Electronic…
TBS has ordered a pilot based on "Have I Got News for You," a BBC panel show that has been on the air in the U.K. for 22 years, reports Deadline.com. The pilot was shot with comedian Sam Seder hosting…
A show that has been helping NBC undergo a ratings turnaround this season hit an all-time low in the ratings Monday night, based on Nielsen overnight figures. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the freshman drama series “Revolution” fell to a series-low 2.6…
An ABC-affiliated TV station was apparently duped by a parody video that appeared on YouTube, and aired a clip during a news report that included an altered cover for biographer Paula Broadwell’s book about Gen. David Petraeus, The Huffington Post…
One of the stars of "Jersey Shore" will star in a new talk show, reports Entertainment Weekly. The hybrid talk and reality series is MTV’s “The Show with Vinny,” which will feature Vinny Guadagnino. “The project will tweak the usual…
An actor who was once a star on the most popular show on television now says he’s bankrupt, The Huffington Post reports. Gary Dourdan, who played Warrick Brown on the hit CBS drama “CSI,” filed for bankruptcy in August, according…
Ben Grossman has stepped down as editor-in-chief of Broadcasting & Cable to head up global operations for Twitter Media, B&C reports. The publication promoted our good friend Melissa Grego, a former editor here at TVWeek, to editor-in-chief. Grego has been…
On the same day that ABC ordered a full season of freshman drama "Nashville," as previously reported, the network has also committed to more Friday night comedy, reports Deadline.com. ABC ordered three additional scripts each of Reba McEntire’s new sitcom…
In an executive shakeup, NBC is replacing the exec who has overseen the morning show "Today" since 2005, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. Jim Bell will be replaced by Alexandra Wallace, a senior vice president at NBC News,…
Twenty years after a drunken, drive-through Las Vegas wedding between actress Janeane Garofalo and television writer Rob Cohen ("The Big Bang Theory"), Garofalo had to get a divorce to free him to marry again, reports the New York Post. Garafolo…