An actor known for his work on "House" has signed on for his first television job since the long-running Fox drama ended, reports Deadline.com. Robert Sean Leonard will appear in a five-episode story arc on TNT’s "Falling Skies," playing a…
One of Rupert Murdoch’s children has announced no interest in succeeding the 82-year-old chief of News Corp. "In a Q&A session this morning, Elisabeth Murdoch told the Edinburgh TV Festival, ‘I really harbor no ambition for that top job,’ "…
Real-life men and women who work in the advertising business on Madison Avenue are very uphappy about escalating retrans battles such as the dispute between Dish Network and AMC, which is keeping TV’s "Mad Men" off that satellite supplier, reports…
ABC Family has picked up a drama pilot about a multi-ethnic family from Jennifer Lopez, reports Deadline.com. The network also picked up a pilot executive produced by Gavin Polone of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the story notes. His one-hour drama is…
Two months after AMC went dark on satellite broadcaster Dish, the cable network has debuted a new round of attack ads — but it’s unclear whether Dish subscribers will see the ads, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’…
ABC has ordered two comedy projects from writers of ABC’s "The Middle" and MTV’s "Awkward," reports Deadline.com. Vijal Patel of "The Middle" has sold a semi-autobiographical project called "Square Roots," which follows a young married couple as they deal with…
TLC has ordered a new series from the producers of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. TLC ordered eight episodes of "Cheer Perfection," a docuseries that tracks cheerleading coach Alisha Dunlap as she trains…
"Famed cyclist Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing seven Tour de France titles and his fabled championship legacy after he ended his fight against charges of illegal doping," CNN reports. The story continues, "Armstrong, who has consistently denied allegations…
NBC has bought a project based on one of the most popular figures in romantic fiction, Deadline.com reports. The project is based on Cyrano de Bergerac. "Cyrano" received a script commitment with penalty. Given a contemporary spin, "Cyrano" is set…
A change is in the works in the leadership structure at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., the parent company of Fox Broadcasting and Fox News. Deadline.com reports that Jon Miller, who has been the company’s chief digital officer since 2009, is…