Carroll Hall Shelby, best known now for his high-performance Shelby Cobras and Shelby Mustangs, has died at age 89, USA Today reports. The Texan had been in a Dallas hospital suffering from pneumonia, the story says. Recounting the Shelby’s life,…
Several broadcast networks squeezed in programming announcements Friday afternoon ahead of the upfronts, including series pickups as well as series renewals and cancellations. This matieral has been culled from various articles posted by our friends at Deadline.com. Among the headlines,…
A jury has come in with a verdict in the trial of William Balfour, 31, who had been accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson. "Balfour has been convicted on all…
"Two big cases addressing marriage rights for gays and lesbians are on track to reach the U.S. Supreme Court as soon as this year, keeping the focus on an issue President Barack Obama reignited with his endorsement this week," reports…
NBC has resolved much of the mystery surrounding the fates of a number of its shows, announcing renewals today for several series, E! News reports. The network will bring back “Parks and Recreation,” “Whitney” and “Up All Night,” the story…
The family of the late singer Whitney Houston has received an order for a reality show, the Los Angeles Times reports. The order comes from Lifetime, which will track Houston’s family members in 10 one-hour episodes of “The Houston Family…
Two NBC comedy series had their lowest-rated finales ever Thursday night, as the trend on most of the broadcast networks was down, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. According to Nielsen overnights, NBC’s “The Office” scored a modest 2.2 average rating in the key…
A TV personality who’s a regular on reality television — and who’s also a regular in the legal system — is back behind bars, MSNBC reports. Amber Portwood, a star of MTV’s “Teen Mom,” was arrested Thursday in Indiana for…
NBC gave a last-minute series order to a comedy pilot centered on a popular comedian, Deadline.com reports. The project is “Next Caller,” which stars Dane Cook. The show, a single-camera comedy, was picked up for six episodes, the story says….
AMC’s "Mad Men" may have an Emmys controversy on its hands now that actress Jessica Pare, who plays Megan, Don’s (Jon Hamm) new wife, has decided to submit her work in the category of lead actress in a drama series,…