British period drama is enjoying a renaissance on television, but it hasn’t translated to success for the series that some observers credit with starting it all. The BBC has decided not to order another season of "Upstairs, Downstairs," which originally…
Tony Danza, the star of the ABC comedy "Who’s the Boss?," may return to the network in a new comedy project executive produced by himself and Vince Vaughn, reports Deadline.com. The project, which may be pegged to the next development…
"American Idol" will feature Ryan Seacrest as its host for at least two more years, as the singing competition signed him to a new deal paying him $15 million per year for two additional years, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
ABC’s evening news broadcast is closing the gap substantially on perennial leader NBC, according to the latest figures from Nielsen Media Research. “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 7.12 million total viewers and a 1.6 average rating/6 share in…
Ted Nugent isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, even after the Secret Service leaned on him following an angry rant by Nugent against the Obama administration at a recent NRA event. In fact, the outspoken rocker has just agreed…
Netflix, after reporting its first loss since 2005, projected a slowdown in the growth of its U.S. streaming customers, reports Bloomberg. The company’s shares plunged 17% Monday after projecting the slowdown, the story notes. Netflix expects to end the second…
NBC is close to new deals with "The Voice" coaches Adam Levine, Cee-Lo, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera, reports Deadline.com. All four will be receiving bigger salaries, with Levine, Cee-Lo and Shelton moving into the high seven-figure range for a…
It appears that HBO means it this time. The pay-cable channel has decided to cancel a series — and it’s a series HBO has canceled before, HitFix.com reports. The series is the animated "The Life and Times of Tim." The…
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly vented on his show "The O’Reilly Factor" last week about the most recent episode of Fox’s "Glee," the New York Daily News reports. O’Reilly took offense at a plot point about a young man, played…
Fox’s heavily promoted ‘25th Anniversary Special,’ accompanied by special airings of the pilots for the network’s seminal shows “The Simpsons” and “Married … With Children,” failed to pump life into the Sunday ratings. When all was said and done, none…