NBC is marking a ratings achievement that it just pulled off for the first time in nine years: The Peacock Network won the ratings battle during premiere week in the key demographic of viewers 18-49, TVLine.com reports. The network had…
Fans of Fox’s "The Simpsons" will get a chance to write a scene for the show, reports Deadline.com. The producers are encouraging viewers to write their version of an opening "couch gag” as part of a contest sponsored by the…
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, a star of Travel Channel and CNN, stuck a verbal fork in one of his rivals, calling Guy Fieri’s new midtown Manhattan restaurant a “terror-dome,” Esquire reports. And he didn’t stop there. Fieri, the star of…
The award-winning HBO period drama "Boardwalk Empire" has been renewed for a fourth season, reports TheWrap.com. HBO President of Programming Michael Lombardo made the announcement today. In a statement, Lombardo said, "Terry Winter, Martin Scorsese and the rest of their…
A close race is shaping up for the new syndicated daytime talk shows, especially in key demos focusing on women viewers. The segment leader continues to be Katie Couric’s “Katie,” with “Steve Harvey” emerging as Couric’s top rival. For the…
PBS was the big winner at the 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The service took home nine Emmys to lead the way — including five Emmys for its…
The remake of "The Munsters" is apparently dead at NBC, with executives leaning toward passing on the project, reports Deadline.com. The Bryan Fuller project has been at the network since the 2010-11 development cycle, with the script one of the…
Some of the new television shows are getting a lot of help from delayed viewing via online streaming or DVR taping, with some of the results "eye-popping," reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. NBC’s new drama…
The award given to Don Johnson in a lawsuit over "Nash Bridges" has been reduced by $35 million, with the actor now slated to receive $15 million, reports TheWrap.com. Rysher Productions, which produced the 1996-2001 TV show, was ordered in…
Fresh off weekly wins by “Good Morning America” over NBC’s “Today” show, ABC News is touting gains by its “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” during the first week of the fall season. The news division reports that “World News”…