HBO’s “Game of Thrones” set a series high for its season-two finale, which aired Sunday night, Deadline.com reports. The telecast drew 4.2 million viewers — up a whopping 38% from the first-season finale. Another 910,000 viewers turned up for the…
DirecTV Chief Executive Michael White said he won’t step away from station blackouts as part of his company’s push to aggressively fight higher content fees, reports MediaPost’s MediaDailyNews. "I don’t like it, but when necessary, we’ll do whatever it takes….
Jury selection started today in an unusual court case that has two Hollywood stars pitted against each other over investments related to oil-separation devices used in the cleanup of the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, CBS News reports. The stars are…
As the American mother of Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine promises to bring a jolt to "Downton Abbey" when new episodes air on PBS early next year, reports TV Guide. MacLaine told the publication about her character,…
An actress who won two Emmy Awards for her work on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” has died, ABCNews.com reports. Kathryn Joosten, who played Karen McCluskey on the show, was 72. Joosten died Saturday in Los Angeles after fighting lung cancer for…
One of the regulars from the long-running NBC hit "Seinfeld" has apologized for comments made during a May 25 appearance on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jason Alexander sparked a controversy during the…
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A cast member on "Saturday Night Live" is leaving the NBC late-night sketch comedy program, The New York Times reports. Andy Samberg, who joined the show in 2005, confirmed he will leave when his contract is up at the end…
Oprah Winfrey is bringing back a feature that was one of the mainstays of her long-running syndicated daytime talk show, the New York Post reports. Winfrey is reviving the Oprah Book Club. The first book in what Winfrey is calling…
A character who has been seen only sporadically on NBC’s “The Office” is getting a promotion to series regular, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The character is Nellie Bertram, the British manager played by Catherine Tate. Tate first…