The chief executive officer of one of the leading privately held network-affiliated television station groups has resigned after less than a year on the job. The resignation of Tony Cassara, CEO of Young Broadcasting LLC, was effective March 13. The…
Lady Gaga tells Oprah Winfrey in an interview scheduled to air Sunday on OWN that their discussion will be her last public conversation "for a very long time," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Earshot blog. "No press, no television, if…
A Southern California weatherman has hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, known for her cases involving women’s rights, and filed a lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against by two CBS stations because he wasn’t a young, attractive woman, according to The…
Former “American Idol” contestant Jermaine Jones, who was kicked off the Fox singing competition during Wednesday night’s broadcast, said he was caught by surprise by his disqualification, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jones was confronted during the broadcast by executive…
The jury in the "Desperate Housewives" lawsuit told the judge Thursday that it hadn’t reached a verdict and was having trouble doing so, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. A number of media reports said the jury was…
The son of the late CBS newsman Andy Rooney will be joining the network as a contributor, reports TVNewser.com. Brian Rooney, who worked for 22 years at ABC News as a correspondent, will contribute occasional reports to CBS News broadcasts…
"X-Files" star Gillian Anderson says she was offered the part of Lady Cora Crawley, currently played by Elizabeth McGovern, on "Downton Abbey," reports The Huffington Post. Asked in an interview with TV Guide Magazine whether her next project — an…
HBO has set a record with the March 6 release of the first-season DVD set of "Game of Thrones," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The premium cable network has sold about 350,000 units of the DVDs, the biggest seven-day tally…
A reality series hosted and executive produced by two of the stars of the 1984 movie "Revenge of the Nerds" has been picked up by TBS, reports Deadline.com. The show, "King of the Nerds," tracks nerds as they compete in…
An unscripted version of "Modern Family" is in the works, with the casting team behind "Jersey Shore’ looking for a real-life Dunphy-Pritchett family, reports the New York Post. The show is called "My Modern Family" and is seeking "multi-generational families…