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Price Tag Revealed for CBS Revamp of ‘Early Show’

How much did it cost for CBS to remake "The Early Show" into "CBS This Morning"? According to The New York Times, the price tag was about $40 million. The company took a restructuring charge of about $46 million, mostly…

Troubled Drama at Risk of Cancellation After Weak Turnout for Season Finale

Poor ratings for the finale of a broadcast drama series may lead to the show’s cancellation, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. Only 3.9 million viewers watched Sunday’s first-season finale of ABC’s “Pan Am,” with the broadcast trailing CBS’s…

ESPN Fires Writer Over Offensive Jeremy Lin Headline

ESPN has fired the overnight headline writer who wrote a headline about Knicks player Jeremy Lin that included the phrase "chink in the armor," reports the New York Daily News. Additionally, ESPN suspended anchor Max Bretos for using the same…

Stephen Colbert, Back on Air, Explains His Sudden TV Absence

Stephen Colbert returned to taping his Comedy Central show Monday and explained his sudden absence from the show last week, noting that he was tending his 91-year-old mother, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Evidently, having 11 children makes you tough…

Trouble at ‘Anderson’ — Ratings Woes Are Just the Start of the Problems

"Anderson," the daytime talk show from CNN’s Anderson Cooper, is demonstrating how tough it can be to start a television show, as it copes with middling ratings, staff turnover and format changes, reports David Bauder of the Associated Press. The…

Lindsay Lohan Snags High-Profile TV Gig

Headline-grabbing actress Lindsay Lohan is set to make a high-profile TV appearance in a couple of weeks, TheWrap.com reports. Lohan will host the March 3 installment of NBC’s "Saturday Night Live," according to the report. The musical guest will be…

Presentation of Writers Guild of America Awards Brings Up Touchy Race Issue; Plus We Have the Complete List of Writers Guild Award Winners

To read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin’s full report on the awards, plase click here. To go directly to a full list of Writers Guild Award winners, please click here.

Who’s the First Actor From Canceled ‘House’ to Line Up a New TV Job?

The first actor from the canceled Fox staple "House" to line up a new television role will be on a Showtime drama, reports Deadline.com. "House" co-star Peter Jacobson has signed on for a role in the upcoming "Ray Donovan," the…

Time Warner Cable and MSG Settle Their Differences Amid Excitement Over Knicks Guard Jeremy Lin — With an Assist From the New York Governor

Time Warner Cable and the MSG Network have ended their impasse, with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo helping to push the agreement — aided by the excitement over New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, reports The New York Times. Lin’s…

Really? ‘Rihanna Records Sexually Explicit Songs With Chris Brown 3 Years After Assault’ Blares Headline in Us Magazine, Which Also Says They Are Seeing Each Other Again Personally

"Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together in more ways than one," reports Us Weekly magazine, adding, "On Rihanna’s 24th birthday Monday, the singer released a full-length version of her song ‘Birthday Cake’ (from the album ‘Talk That Talk’) featuring…