CNN took the wraps off plans for a new series, which will be produced and hosted by a documentary filmmaker who has made an impact lately with feature docs such as “Super Size Me.” The new nonfiction series from Morgan…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced who will produce the upcoming 85th Academy Awards. The academy has selected award-winning film, TV and theater producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron. Academy President Hawk Koch made the announcement,…
Superstar singer Taylor Swift has been accused of crashing a recent Kennedy family wedding, and Kathie Lee Gifford waded into the controversy during a segment on NBC’s “Today” show. Swift’s camp has denied the Grammy winner crashed the event, but…
Comedian Dave Chappelle, the star of the popular early 2000s comedy show "Chappelle’s Show," received a warning from the Toronto Public Health Department for his on-stage behavior during a three-night run at the city’s Winter Garden Theatre, reports the Toronto…
Finally, someone has gone on the record about whether or not Nicki Minaj is going to be a judge on "American Idol" starting this fall. Minaj just spent the summer shilling for Pepsi, and our colleague Natalie Zmuda, at TVWeek…
"The Big Bang Theory" has promoted a character to series regular for the CBS comedy’s sixth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The character is Stuart the comic book store owner, played by Kevin Sussman. He will appear…
From a very popular story on TechCrunch this morning: "A trusted Verizon employee has just confirmed to TechCrunch that the carrier is having an all-staff vacation blackout from the dates of Friday, September 21 to September 30. You know what…
The top broadcasters say they will skip Ann Romney’s address at the Republican National Convention at 10:30 p.m. Monday, opting instead to air scripted programming — including reruns in some cases, reports The New York Times. CBS will air a…
The U.S. watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is asking the Federal Communications Commission to deny renewal of broadcast licenses for three Fox stations, TheWrap.com reports. The group is citing the phone-hacking scandal that has embroiled parent…
A canceled AMC drama series isn’t dead yet, with producer Fox TV Studios in discussions with Netflix and DirecTV to keep “The Killing” alive, reports TVLine.com. A representative for Netflix declined to comment, while a DirecTV rep said, "We do…