Paula Deen’s business partners continue to sever ties with the TV chef as she deals with a scandal over her use of the N-word. TheWrap.com reports that two major partners jumped ship today, including retail giant Target. “A spokeswoman for…
Stars of the long-running HBO drama “The Sopranos” came out in force today for the funeral of series star James Gandolfini, with the show’s creator David Chase among those eulogizing the actor, Reuters reports. “Most of the cast of ‘The…
A long-running CBS series made its season debut to lower viewer numbers Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the reality mainstay “Big Brother” opened to a 2.1 average rating, equaling its lowest-ever…
A new Ryan Murphy project in the works at HBO has added an actor known for “Felicity.” Deadline.com reports that Scott Speedman will play one of the lead roles in the drama pilot “Open.” “The project, which Murphy co-wrote with…
MTV has canceled a series. The cable channel made the decision not to pick up a second season of the freshman comedy "Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show starred comedian Bo Burnham as a…
The drummer for a band that was one of the most important U.S. groups of the new wave movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s has died. Billboard reports that Alan Myers, the third and most prominent drummer for…
In April 2011, when ABC announced that it was canceling the daytime soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," Oprah Winfrey, a well-known fan of the genre, was deluged by requests to save the shows by airing them on…
CBS News anchor Scott Pelley is reportedly looking for a new executive producer to lift his evening news program from third place, according to the New York Post’s Page Six. Pelley is said to be seeking a replacement for producer…
Al Jazeera America is in negotiations with Soledad O’Brien’s Starfish Media Group about producing long-form programming and other segments for the new cable news network, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. O’Brien formed Starfish Media Group in February when she…
An Emmy-nominated comedy writer who wrote dozens of episodes of the hit late 1970s and 1980s ABC sitcom ‘Three’s Company" has died. Deadline.com reports that George Burditt was 89. Burditt, who also served as executive producer of "Three’s Company" from…