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Showtime Sets Ratings Record

Sunday night’s episodes of Showtime’s "Homeland" and "Dexter" joined forces to hit a ratings milestone for the pay-cable network, reports TV Guide. "Dexter" delivered 2.28 million viewers, followed by "Homeland’s" delivery of 2.07 viewers — marking the first time that…

ABC Shows Sink to Historic Ratings Lows

ABC had another rough night in the ratings Tuesday, coming in fifth among broadcast networks as a number of series hit historic lows in the Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Dancing with the Stars: All Stars” managed only a 1.9…

‘Storage Wars’ Star Sues Over Porno Video

One of the stars of the A&E reality show "Storage Wars" has filed a suit in U.S. District Court in Central California against the website Is Anyone Up and its former operator Hunter Moore over fake porno photos and video…

‘The Notebook’ Author Making Inroads Into TV With Three New Dramas

Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks has made a major move into television — following film success with “The Notebook” and "Dear John" — with three cable drama projects in the works from his Nicholas Sparks Productions, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

Cable Channel Sued Over Shoplifting Show

The cable channel TruTV has been sued over a show about shoplifting, Deadline.com reports. The lawsuit was filed by aspiring show creators Harry Dunn and Steven Bloch, who say the channel lifted their idea for a show called “Hands Off…

Twentieth Renews Deal With ‘1600 Penn’ Producer

20th Century Fox Television has renewed its overall deal with "1600 Penn" director and executive producer Jason Winer, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Winer, who has worked with the studio for seven years, will start his own production…

Lindsay Lohan’s Insensitive Storm Tweet Goes Viral

A Hurricane Sandy tweet from Lindsay Lohan has caused an uproar on Twitter, with many of those commenting on it apparently seeing it as insensitive, according to the website Hurriyet Daily News. Lohan tweeted: "WHY is everyone in SUCH a…

‘Cheers’ Star Hospitalized With Chest Pains

One of the stars of the long-running NBC sitcom “Cheers” has been hospitalized with chest pains, reports the Chicago Tribune. George Wendt, known for his role as Norm on the hit 1980s series "Cheers," checked into the hospital Sunday evening,…

NBC Takes the Wraps Off Its New-Look Thursday Night Comedy Lineup

NBC is taking another shot at creating what it hopes will be a successful Thursday night comedy lineup. As part of the new block, the network has scheduled the return of the critically acclaimed and fan-favorite comedy "Community" after delaying…

‘Late Show’ Exec Producer on the Letterman Hurricane Episode That Almost Didn’t Happen

Even without an audience — and with all the awkward TV moments endured by a host performing in front of an empty house — one thing CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” can boast about is that the show went…