One of the stars of “Friends” has signed on for a role on the CBS drama series “The Good Wife,” EW.com reports. The recurring role will have Matthew Perry playing Mike, a “charming Chicago lawyer in charge of an elite…
On a slow night for the broadcast networks, Fox took a comfortable ratings win in the key demo and total viewers even as its workhorse “American Idol” posted declines, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Idol’s” two-hour installment was down 14% in adults 18-49…
Discovery Channel has ordered another season of a series that has been pulling in strong ratings for the cable channel, Multichannel News reports. The series is the gold-mining show “Gold Rush,” which will return for a third season. The show…
"The X Factor" is reportedly in early discussions with singer Janet Jackson to join the program, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Jackson has reportedly expressed interest in working on the Fox show, but the talks are…
Two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, who is starring in HBO’s horse racing drama "Luck," said he was warned by friends and colleagues against going into television, reports the Los Angeles Times. "People said, ‘Oh, no, you’re into television!’" Hoffman told…
A controversial former presidential candidate and opinionated TV host is parting company with cable news channel MSNBC, and political differences have been cited as a factor in the breakup. Conservative Pat Buchanan is officially leaving the channel after not appearing…
Our good friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com has posted a must-read piece today, about who’s hot this pilot season. Andreeva calls them "The Overachievers of This Pilot Season." On the list are such luminaries as Greg Berlanti. Andreeva notes, "Berlanti…
Ahead of its debut on the network, the pilot for an upcoming NBC show has been released online, reports TheWrap.com. The special release of "Awake" is part of a recent trend toward finding ways to drive audience interest before a…
"In a challenge to television … Google and its YouTube video site, Yahoo, AOL, online video venture Hulu and Microsoft, will each take a day to present advertisers with marketing opportunities and future video programming," reports The Hollywood Reporter, citing a story…