CBS has picked up a high-profile project to pilot, Deadline.com reports. The network had previously given a put pilot commitment to “Golden Boy,” written and executive produced by "Brothers & Sisters" executive producer Greg Berlanti. The project now has the…
Tablets and e-books have experienced a surge in popularity, with a new survey showing that the devices are now owned by nearly one-fifth of Americans, PCWorld reports. The holidays bumped up ownership to 19% in mid-January, up from 10% in…
One of the stars of the CBS procedural "CSI" has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog reports. Marg Helgenberger’s star — the Walk of Fame’s 2,458th — was unveiled…
Tracy Morgan, released Monday from the hospital after passing out at a Utah awards ceremony on the weekend, said he would return today to the set of NBC’s "30 Rock," reports Deadline.com. "The high altitude in Utah shook up this…
Entertainment kingpin Sean “Diddy” Combs plans to add another piece to his media empire by launching a television network, B&C reports. Insiders say Combs aims to launch the music-oriented cable channel, to be called Revolt, in December of this year…
NBC may be planning to reduce the episode order for the next season of one of its veteran sitcoms, according to one of the show’s stars. The show is “30 Rock,” which will head into its seventh season. Alec Baldwin…
As CBS goes ahead with plans for an update on Sherlock Holmes, producers of BBC’s version of the venerable detective have warned that they will take necessary action if the U.S. version is too close to theirs, the U.K.’s Daily…
Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is developing a new television show for cable, B&C reports. The series, for Viacom’s bilingual channel Tr3s: MTV, Musica y Mas (also known as MTV Tres), is "Amigas, Inc." The "aspirational" program is based on a book…
Fox dominated the ratings Sunday night with the NFC Championship game, which ran into overtime and pushed “American Idol” into a later slot. The “Idol” audition show benefited from its football lead-in to the tune of a 7.9 rating in…
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. announced plans to launch a new broadcast network in fall 2012, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Spanish-language network, MundoFox, is seen as a competitor to Univision and Telemundo. The initiative is a partnership between News…