A reality television star is ranked among this year’s top "shared" items — events that are shared via links among friends on sites such as Facebook, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. That reality star is Kim Kardashian,…
A drama about the first U.S. female detective is in development at USA Network, reports Deadline.com. USA, which is home to the female-focused spy drama "Covert Affairs," will highlight the life of Kate Warne, a detective who also worked as…
The National Football League has signed new long-term broadcast rights deals with its television outlets, USA Today reports. The deals with CBS, NBC and Fox, along with a recently announced $1.8 billion annual renewal with ESPN, add up to about…
In the midst of a growing controversy over the TLC reality show “All-American Muslim,” another advertiser is reportedly following the lead of Lowe’s Home Improvement and pulling its ads from the show, the New York Daily News reports. The advertiser…
Lindsay Lohan appeared in court today, and managed to surprise the judge who has been following her case for months, TMZ.com reports. The surprise was that Lohan had done what was expected of her — and more. Reviewing the actress’s…
Marc Juris has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of truTV, the channel reports. Juris has been executive vice president and general manager of the network since 2007, after joining the company in 2004 — when…
As a number of syndicated talk shows jockey for distribution in daytime, at least one show seems to be gaining momentum. NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announced that it hit a milestone with “Steve Harvey,” selling it in more than 80%…
Steve Carell, best known as the former star of NBC’s "The Office," will be returning to prime time, reports Entertainment Weekly. But it won’t be quite the same: Carell will lend his voice to Fox’s "The Simpsons." The actor will…
The Academy Award statuette that was given to Orson Welles for writing the classic film "Citizen Kane" is being put up for auction, reports the AP. Auctioneer Nate D. Sanders will sell the trophy to the highest bidder in an…
With NBC talking to Ryan Seacrest about becoming the next host of "Today," as previously reported, the network is undergoing an identity crisis about the popular morning program, reports the Los Angeles Times. At the heart of the crisis is…