ABC is moving forward with a project from director-producer Jake Kasdan and playwright-screenwriter Kate Robin (“Six Feet Under”), reports Deadline.com. ABC has given a script commitment plus significant penalty to the project, a family soap. The project, from 20th Century…
"Justified" executive producer Graham Yost is developing a spy drama for NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The hourlong drama focuses on a female spy and is set in 1970s Los Angeles. Called "L.A. Woman," the drama has…
Writers from "Frasier," "Party Down" and "Up All Night" have received script orders from ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Huyk of "Frasier" received a script order for his project about a family that moves from New York City…
Citing President Obama’s scheduled speech at the Democratic National Convention, MTV has shifted the start time for its annual Video Music Awards so that the two won’t conflict, reports the Associated Press. The MTV show will air Thursday, the same…
Eddie Murphy has found a buyer for his “Beverly Hills Cop” TV series, ending a battle for the show among a number of networks. Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that the project has landed at CBS, which gave the show…
Even in a period when television’s viewership numbers are often seen as slipping, one hot commodity is on the market that has bidders ready to shell out billions. The commodity is Major League Baseball. Sports Business Journal reports that Fox…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network, which has been reinventing itself in an effort to boost viewer numbers, is sticking close to Winfrey’s talk show roots for its latest programming move. The network announced that it has acquired exclusive cable rights…
An investor group that has been in talks to acquire Dick Clark Productions made the announcement today that the parties have reached a definitive agreement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The group is led by Guggenheim Partners, which we reported…
NBC finished in fifth place Monday night among the broadcast networks, as the summer ratings doldrums continued across the board during prime time on Labor Day — hitting the Peacock Network especially hard, according to Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that…
FX has taken the wraps off its schedule for fall 2012, with season premieres getting under way Sept. 11. “Sons of Anarchy” will get the ball rolling, with its season five premiere set for Sept. 11 at 10 p.m. Also…