Sony Pictures Television has signed film director, writer and producer Baz Luhrmann to a two-year development deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Luhrmann, who is known for directing "Moulin Rouge," “Romeo + Juliet,” “Australia” and other movies, will…
For the second consecutive season, ABC has bought a pilot starring Mandy Moore, reports Deadline.com. The new comedy project is called "Miss Most Likely," and landed at ABC in a competitive situation, the story notes. Moore stars as a 28-year-old…
WPIX-TV personality Lionel, whose real name is Michael William Lebron, is taping a court show pilot with Tribune, which hopes to develop the program to add to its block of talk shows and court programs such as "People’s Court," reports…
NBC has given a pilot production commitment to a project from J.J. Abrams and filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, who received Oscar nominations for writing "Y Tu Mama Tambien" and "Children of Men," both of which he also directed, reports Deadline.com. The…
In a recent chat on the UK edition of The Huffington Post, former "Saturday Night Live" not-ready-for-prime-time player Chevy Chase was cantankerous as he condemned his current NBC sitcom "Community," reports New York Magazine. Chase said he joined the show…
Sunday night’s telecast of “The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards,” hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, gave ABC something to crow about in the ratings, with the broadcast apparently attracting a bigger total audience than Fox’s Emmys telecast a year ago. But Sunday’s…
AMC’s drama series “Mad Men” has basked in more than its share of accolades, but the show set a record at Sunday’s Emmys ceremony that won’t go down as one of its proudest achievements. “Mad Men” became the losingest series…
Lifetime renewed “Army Wives” for a seventh season last week, as previously reported, but now it appears that the show may have to carry on without its star, Kim Delaney. Deadline.com reports that Lifetime and ABC Studios, which produces the…
Following a six-week test run last summer, Warner Bros. Television Group’s upcoming talk show “Bethenny,” starring Bethenny Frankel, is on track for a 2013 launch. The show has been picked up by Fox Television Stations, it was announced by Frank…
HBO has rolled out plans to wrap things up on a drama series. The pay-cable channel will conclude the David Simon drama "Treme" with a shortened fourth season, reports Nola.com. Co-creators Simon and Eric Overmyer announced the show’s ending at…