A drama about ancient Egypt’s famed queen Cleopatra is in development at NBC, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. NBC has ordered a put pilot from ABC Studios and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Pictures, with writer Michael Seitzman of "North Country" writing the…
A "Celebrity Big Brother" cast member became a real-world hero Thursday night, reports the New York Daily News. Stephen Baldwin came to the aid of a young woman suffering a seizure, according to the report. Baldwin was at the Peninsula…
JC Penney will be shifting its advertising spending away from television and into print, reports Advertising Age, citing Chief Executive Ron Johnson, who spoke with analysts to discuss the company’s second-quarter results. "In many ways we were trying to build…
Nickelodeon’s "Victorious" will end its run after its upcoming third season – which is scheduled to air this fall – the network has announced, reports Deadline.com. According to Deadline, this is what "Victorious" creator Dan Schneider posted on his blog about…
"NORFOLK — Mitt Romney has selected Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate, introducing the seven-term congressman and architect of Republicans’ budget-cutting plans at a spirited rally on the deck of a battleship here Saturday morning,"reports…
Novelist Bret Easton Ellis stepped into a controversy this week with a series of tweets focused on what Easton Ellis sees as a problem with actor Matt Borner potentially being cast in a film version of the bestseller “Fifty Shades…
NBC’s ratings for Olympics coverage were down Thursday night, with the three hours of prime-time coverage slipping to a 6.8 average rating in the key 18-49 demo in Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that preseason NFL action in a number of…
Joan Rivers apparently thought it was time to generate some headlines. After being escorted out of Costco by a police officer, as previously reported, she has been keeping herself in the news, this time with a war of words with…
Spending on political TV ads soared during July, with markets in the Midwest in particular reaping the rewards, Deadline.com reports. “Political pros took a keen interest in July in markets including Zanesville, Ohio; Sioux City and Davenport, Iowa; Charlottesville, Virginia;…
In the runup to the Republican and Democratic conventions, MSNBC will present two documentaries about the presidential candidates, reports TVNewser.com. "Mitt Romney: The Making of a Candidate" will be hosted by Chuck Todd, while Chris Matthews will host "Barack Obama:…