Spike TV has announced that it’s bringing back an unscripted show for a second season, B&C reports. The show is “Flip Men,” starring Doug Clark and Mike Baird. The network has ordered 12 new episodes. The show tracks Clark and…
The Fox ratings juggernaut "American Idol," which has dominated U.S. television for years, is showing signs of audience fatigue, reports Scott Collins in the Los Angeles Times. Now in its 11th season, the show has seen its ratings slide this…
Don Cornelius, the creator and host of the long-running music TV show “Soul Train,” was found dead this morning at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Sherman Oaks, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports. Cornelius, 75, appears to…
Sony Corp., which is predicting its fourth year in a row of losses, has announced that it has selected a new chief executive officer who will replace Howard Stringer, reports Bloomberg. The job will go to Kazuo Hirai, the story…
ABC has given a pilot order to a project from Marc Cherry of "Desperate Housewives," according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition, ABC has given pilot orders to projects from the writers behind "Heroes," "Prison Break," and the movie "Twilight." Cherry…
The CW has given the go-ahead to three more drama pilots, including one from J.J. Abrams, reports Deadline.com. The Abrams project is called "Shelter" and is written by "One Tree Hill" creator and showrunner Mark Schwahn, the story notes. The…
CBS chief Leslie Moonves, in testimony presented via videotape, says "that he might have bid at least $25 million for the rights to the [Golden Globes] awards telecast, but that was only the opening of negotiations," reports Alex Ben Block…
A prestigious win at the recent Directors Guild Awards meant vindication for a miniseries that struggled to find a television outlet. TVWeek’s Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin breaks down the story behind the award, along with the rest of the…
In an indication that 2012 could be a good year in the No. 1 advertising category for TV stations — autos — the Associated Press reports that "Chrysler’s January U.S. sales jumped 44 percent over a year ago and Ford’s…
BET is refusing to air Nicki Minaj’s latest video, reports TMZ.com. A representative for BET wouldn’t disclose why the network has refused to air the video, called "Stupid Hoe," the piece adds. Sources at BET reportedly said the video is…