NBC and CNN were the most watched broadcast and cable networks, respectively, during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, reports B&C. NBC drew an average of 7.03 million total viewers from 9-11 p.m. on Thursday, while CNN was…
Comedy Central has created attack ads that mimic political commercials, as a way of getting viewers to tune in to "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" during the election season, reports TVNewser.com. In an ad that attacks Fox, the commercial…
The film industry recorded its slowest weekend in more than a decade, with ticket sales amounting to only $67 million, the Los Angeles Times reports. The total makes the weekend the lowest grossing since the second weekend after the Sept….
In this month’s issue ot TVWeek’s NewsPro, we feature travel journalism. As we say in the issue, "In a world where the travel writer might commonly find himself or herself at the scene of a natural disaster or face-to-face with…
The revived comedy series "Arrested Development" has tapped a legendary performer to appear on the show. The performer is Liza Minnelli, who will reprise her role as Lucille Austero — the older girlfriend of the Bluth son Buster, reports TVGuide.com….
Shonda Rhimes, the creator of "Grey’s Anatomy" is "reteaming with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ scribe Peter Nowalk for" a script commitment with NBC, writes Lesley Goldberg in an exclusive story for The Holllywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. Goldberg writes that the script…
"Somebody does not want their MTV," writes Dominic Patten at Deadline.com. Patten continues, "Despite being the top show on cable last night, the network’s Video Music Awards lost more than half its audience compared with the 2011 show, which drew…
Clint Eastwood is the former mayor of Carmel, Calif., and he spoke to that town’s newspaper this week — The Carmel Pine Cone (est. 1915) — about his unconventional address before the Republican National Convention on Aug. 30, 2012. Reports…
An NBC series that has been one of the network’s few bright spots in the ratings in recent seasons sank to a historic low Thursday night, according to Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “America’s Got Talent” fell to a 1.8…
News Corp. is reportedly in talks with Fox News chief Roger Ailes on a new multiyear deal, reports Gabriel Sherman at New York Magazine. A deal hasn’t yet been struck, although it’s thought that Ailes, 72, could ask for a…