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Mistrial Declared in ‘Desperate Housewives’ Case

With the jury declaring itself to be “hopelessly deadlocked,” a mistrial has been declared in actress Nicollette Sheridan’s wrongful termination lawsuit against ABC and “Desperate Housewives,” E! Online reports. With at least nine votes needed to reach a decision in…

Brett Ratner Takes On Feature Film About MTV

Film director Brett Ratner, who was the center of controversy when he was dismissed as the Oscars broadcast producer earlier this year, is set to get involved with a high-profile project, reports New York Magazine, citing a story appearing in…

MTV Renews Reality Series

MTV has ordered a new season of a popular reality show, Variety reports. New episodes will begin shooting this summer for a sixth season of “Jersey Shore,” the story reports. There has been no official word from MTV about how…

TV Land Names New Development Exec

TV Land announced that it has named a new VP of Development and Original Programming, reports Deadline.com. Rose Catherine Pinkney will be overseeing the network’s existing original programs and work on the development of new series. Pinklney will work with…

Lifetime Assembling Top-Shelf Cast for TV Movie Adaptation of ‘Steel Magnolias’

Lifetime announced today that a Golden Globe- and Grammy-winning actress and singer has joined the cast of the cable net’s upcoming high-profile TV movie version of “Steel Magnolias.” Queen Latifah, who also is an Oscar nominee, will star in and…

Longtime Rosie O’Donnell Foil Donald Trump Celebrates Her Show’s Demise; Reports of Backstage Unrest Surface

With Rosie O’Donnell’s OWN talk show canceled, as we reported over the weekend, a longtime critic of O’Donnell took the opportunity to rub it in, TMZ.com reports. Donald Trump, who has had a high-profile feud with O’Donnell for some time,…

New ABC Drama Is Sunday’s Top Show

A new ABC drama continues to perform well on Sundays, finishing last night as the top-rated show of prime time in Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Once Upon a Time” had a 2.9 average rating in the 18-49 demo to lead…

MTV Announces End of Controversial Reality Show

MTV has announced that a controversial reality show will end with its fourth season, which is expected to air this summer, reports USWeekly.com. The show is "Teen Mom," which will end the installment featuring the four original cast members. "Season…

Woman Who Inspired Cult Favorite 1970s Animated TV Series Dies

A woman who inspired a 1970 TV cartoon series has died, reports TheWrap.com. The inspiration for lead singer and guitarist Josie McCoy of “Josie and the Pussycats,” Josie DeCarlo, died in her sleep, the story reports. The Hanna-Barbera character was…

CBS Taps OWN Correspondent as Host for New Reality Show

CBS has tapped a correspondent for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network as the host of a new reality show, reports TVNewser.com. OWN’s Lisa Ling, a former ABC and CNN correspondent, will host a show called "The Job," the story says….