“Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts, who has been off the ABC morning show while she deals with health issues, tweeted to fans that she left the hospital after a bone marrow transplant and is resting at home, reports the…
With news breaking this week that NBC’s “Mockingbird Lane” — its heavily hyped dramatic reboot of the classic 1960s sitcom “The Munsters” — is apparently dead on arrival at the network, suddenly the project appears to be getting more attention…
The Tumblr blog "F*ck! I’m in My Twenties" is in development at NBC as a half-hour comedy project, reports Deadline.com. The project tracks a 20-something city woman as she deals with her post-graduation years. The blog consists of hand-drawn thoughts…
The CW had a big night in the ratings Wednesday, with its best number for a premiere since “The Vampire Diaries,” E! Online reports. The new drama “Arrow” premiered to 4.02 million viewers and a 1.3 average rating in the…
Wall Street investors are becoming uncomfortable about television, according to a report by David Lieberman on Deadline.com, and it has everything to do with the fall season’s lower ratings. “Season-to-date prime time ratings are down 11% vs last year for…
A wildly successful YouTube video could be a game changer for the media business, Deadline.com reports, citing BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield. Commenting on the impact of the “Gangnam Style” dance video by South Korean pop artist Psy, Greenfield notes that…
Two high-profile broadcast drama series premiered opposite each other Wednesday night, with widely differing results. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s “Nashville” delivered almost 9 million total viewers and a 2.8 average rating in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnights….
An Olympic athlete known for a sport other than golf hit a golf shot last week that is being called the longest putt ever recorded on video, according to TMZ.com. The shot was made by swimmer Michael Phelps while playing…
An actress whose real-life baseball talent helped her land a role as a star pitcher in the 2005 remake of “Bad News Bears” has been killed in a traffic collision, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sammi Kane Kraft, whose performance…
NBC has scored a ratings achievement that it hasn’t accomplished in almost 10 years. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network pulled off a three-day winning streak in the key demographic of adults 18 to 49. "The last…