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Hard-to-Believe Non-TV Story of the Day: Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed House — Called by NY Times Architecture Critic ‘One of Wright’s Great Works’ — in Danger of Being Destroyed This Week. Design Resembles Look of Wright’s Guggenheim Museum

A developer in Phoenix wants to raze a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright — and called by The New York Times architecture critic "one of Wright’s great works" — by tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, unless someone buys the house,…

NBC Buys 1980s Sitcom From ‘Arrested Development’ Star

NBC has ordered a comedy set in the 1980s, tracking a family coming together after the parents divorce, from “Arrested Development” star Jason Bateman and "Up All Night" executive producer DJ Nash, Deadline.com reports. The comedy, "Then Came Elvis," is…

Multiple Grammy-Winning Rock Band With Roots Going Back to Nirvana Is About to ‘Go Away for a While’

The leader of one of the most popular rock bands of the past 20 years dropped a bombshell this week, indicating the group will no longer be out there fighting foo — at least for a while. The Los Angeles…

‘Family Guy’ Shakes Things Up, Brings In ‘Cleveland Show’ Co-Creator to Run the Series

The co-creator and executive producer of "The Cleveland Show," who just signed a new multiyear overall deal extending his long run with 20th Century Fox TV, will take over as showrunner and executive producer on "Family Guy,” Deadline.com reports. Rich…

TLC Greenlights ‘Starter Wives,’ Featuring Exes of Stars From Sports, Music and Crime

A reality show about celebrity ex-wives and ex-girlfriends has been greenlighted by TLC, featuring the exes of Lamar Odom, 50 Cent, Floyd Mayweather and others, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Production will start this month on "Starter Wives"…

Cablevision Blackout Leads to Huge Ratings Drop for WPIX-TV as Pressure Ratchets Up in Retrans Dispute

A blackout on Cablevision’s systems has led to a huge ratings drop for Tribune-owned WPIX-TV, the CW affiliate in the New York market, reports MediaPost’s MediaDailyNews. From Aug. 20-Sept. 23, the household ratings for WPIX’s late newscast declined 42%, the…

Bill O’Reilly Notches Ratings Milestone as Third-Quarter Results Are In for Cable News

Bill O’Reilly’s top-rated Fox News Channel show "The O’Reilly Factor" marked a milestone with release of the cable news ratings for the third quarter, TVNewser.com reports. The show ended its 50th consecutive quarter as the No. 1 program in cable…

TV Documentary on Hold as Questions Surface About Controversial Scroll Mentioning Wife of Jesus

A documentary slated to air on Smithsonian Channel about the papyrus fragment that includes a phrase referring to Jesus’ wife has been delayed, reports the New York Post. With questions arising about the scroll’s authenticity, the channel postponed airing the…

Remake of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Gets Second Season

The remake of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has earned a second-season order from Nickelodeon, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The show debuted over the weekend, ranking as the week’s top telecast among children 2 to 11 years old….

John Nogawski, President of CBS Television Distribution, Out in Reorganization

John  Nogawski, president of CBS Television Distribution, is leaving the company, CBS Television Distribution has announced. The announcement says, "Armando Nuñez has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS Global Distribution Group, a newly created position that…