Bravo is expanding one of its shows to five nights a week starting in January, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The show is Andy Cohen’s "Watch What Happens Live," which currently airs on Sundays and Mondays. Starting…
HBO has signed a two-year exclusive overall deal with an Oscar-winning writer and producer, reports Deadline.com. As part of the deal, Akiva Goldsman will work on a Western drama about famed Old West gunslinger Doc Holliday, the story says. Ron…
NBC has increased its episode order for a freshman comedy, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The network ordered two additional episodes of "Up All Night." The series had already received a full-season order, and will now air 24 episodes this…
Networks that don’t carry the NBA are trying to woo advertisers that normally buy time on NBA broadcasts, reports Advertising Age. These networks are focusing on sports programming and other programming that’s geared to young men, the piece adds. "I…
HBO is developing a series with Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company based on "The Lobotomist," a book about the doctor who invented the lobotomy, reports the New York Post. In the late 1940s, Dr. Walter Freeman refined the surgery and promoted…
"Regis’ last day capped a 6-week growth trend for ‘Live With Regis & Kelly,’ delivering a 7.3 HH rating in an average of all 56 metered markets," according to a release from Disney ABC Domestic Television. The annoucement goes on…
ABC’s Sunday night broadcast of the “American Music Awards” matched last year’s program in the ratings, equaling the all-time low for the ceremony, Reuters reports. The ceremony averaged a 4.3 rating in adults 18-49, with 12 million total viewers. NBC’s…
NBC is developing a new single-camera comedy called “The New Neighbors,” which focuses on a Palm Springs neighborhood where a new family of puppets moves in, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project comes from a studio that knows a…
The son of a newsman who was a fixture on broadcast television has begun his own career in TV news, and he made his debut today as an anchor. Luke Russert, the son of Tim Russert — the late NBC…