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‘Glee’ Star Cory Monteith, 31, Who Played Finn on the Show, Found Dead in Hotel. No Foul Play Suspected. Death Comes Several Months After He Had Gone to a Treatment Facility for Substance Addiction. Autopsy Will Be Performed

"Cory Monteith, star of the hit Fox series ‘Glee,’ was found dead Saturday, July 13, 2013,  in a Canadian hotel room, according to Vancouver police," writes Amy Kaufman in the Los Angeles Times. The story continues, "The sudden death of…

Hulu Owners Cancel Sale of Streaming Site

Hulu’s owners have taken the streaming site off the auction block — again. NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox announced a decision to keep the site and invest $750 million in it, according to The Hollywood Reporter….

ABC Shows Sink to Historic Lows; Lackluster Opening for New NBC Series

Fresh off a series low last week, an ABC show pushed the ratings bar even lower Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. Meanwhile, the trend toward less-than-spectacular results for new summer series continued with a…

Syfy Plans to Repeat ‘Sharknado’ After the Show Sets Off a Star-Studded Social Media Feeding Frenzy — Is a Sequel in the Works?

Syfy’s new title-tells-all TV movie "Sharknado" might have gone away quietly had it not been for social media, but after the Internet erupted in a feeding frenzy of posts about what Deadline.com calls the production’s "bad special effects and even…

New Drama Scores for FX With 3 Million Viewers

FX rolled out a high-profile new drama series Wednesday night, and the show delivered. B&C reports that the premiere of "The Bridge" at 10 p.m. averaged 3.04 million viewers on Wednesday at 10 p.m., according to Nielsen fast nationals. "That…

Video: ‘Fox & Friends’ Segment Goes Awry When Co-Host Smacks Toddler in the Face With Basketball

A "Fox & Friends" segment suddenly went sour when co-host Brian Kilmeade threw a basketball in a toddler’s face and made him cry, reports TVNewser.com. Kilmeade was spotlighting the hoops skills of toddler sensation Titus Ashby when a bad pass…

NBC Cancels Series

NBC has pulled the plug on a prime-time series after it returned with softer numbers this summer. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network has retired Betty White’s "Off Their Rockers." The series finished its second season Tuesday,…

Why Are ‘NCIS’ Fans Begging Producers Not to Bring Back Jamie Lee Curtis?

Now that Cote de Pablo is leaving the CBS drama series "NCIS," fans are begging producers not to replace her with Jamie Lee Curtis, as much of the show’s fan base has a dislike of the actress, reports the Los…

More Details Emerge About Leah Remini’s Break With Scientology

More details are emerging about "King of Queens" actress Leah Remini’s break from Scientology, with the New York Post’s Page Six reporting the actress threatened to call the police about the whereabouts of the church’s leader’s wife, leading to her…

‘Lost’ Actress Joins NBC’s ‘Parenthood’

An actress known for her roles on ABC’s "Lost" and "FlashForward" and USA Network’s "Common Law" is joining the NBC series "Parenthood." EW.com’s Inside TV reports that English actress Sonya Walger will play a recurring role in the show’s fifth…