The month of May has produced some of the worst ratings for cable news networks, a surprise development given the presidential campaigns that are heating up, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Fox News saw the…
Fox Business News, after dropping three series from its prime-time lineup earlier this year, will debut a new program, "Money with Melissa Francis," June 4, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will air daily at 5 p.m., and the…
TiVo warned investors that legal expenses could lead to a wider loss than analysts have expected, reports Bloomberg. The forecast came as digital video recorder pioneer TiVo reported a first-quarter loss of $20.8 million due to higher hardware costs, the…
Tyler Perry took to his website to deny a report that Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina walked off the set of "Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse," according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I woke up this morning to my publicist…
The married Hollywood power couple who co-founded Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg have signed a major deal with CBS, reports Deadlne.com. According to the story, the couple–Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall — "are making a foray into television with a…
A cable miniseries has been pulling in unprecedented ratings, and its second night drew viewer numbers that were almost as big as the record-breaking premiere. As we reported yesterday, History’s “Hatfields & McCoys” set a record for ad-supported cable, excluding…
A towering figure in American music, who has been called one of the most important guitar players of the 20th century, has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that Doc Watson died Tuesday at 89. Doc Watson Arthel Lane “Doc”…
An iconic movie character played by Jodie Foster on the big screen will be the focus of a new television series that’s in the works at Lifetime, TVGuide.com reports. The character is FBI newbie Clarice Starling from “The Silence of…
CNBC has tweaked its on-air lineup, including naming a new co-host for one of its daily shows, TVNewser reports. The cable channel named Kelly Evans co-host of "Worldwide Exchange," a daily show about the global markets. Evans joins Ross Westgate…
The Gracies were handed out last week in Beverly Hills, honoring the best work by women in the media — the “fempire,” as it has been called — in the past year. Read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin’s roundup…