By Chuck Ross According to a number of media reports, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has reopened its investigation of the Nov. 29, 1981, drowning of actress Natalie Wood in the ocean waters just off Catalina Island. At the time…
A new book claims that TV personality Howard Cosell had a personal problem that was his undoing, including costing him his ABC job, reports the New York Post. Cosell, who died in 1995, is the focus of “Howard Cosell: The…
Digging into Nielsen ratings by demographics, two shows stand out for being unpopular with wealthy viewers, in an analysis by New York Magazine. According to the piece, Fox’s "Cops" is the most unpopular show among upscale adults 18 to 49…
CBS Corp. President and CEO Les Moonves opened up about ‘Two and a Half Men,’ the value of demographics and how technology has affected the content business during an in-depth interview with the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. TVWeek Open…
Regis Philbin’s last appearance as a co-host of the syndicated show "Live with Regis & Kelly" drew hefty advertising rates, with 30-second commercials in today’s telecast selling for $250,000 each, reports MediaPost.com’s MediaDailyNews. The show typically earns between $25,000 and…
Cartoon Network said it’s planning a weekly series based on a YouTube phenomenon that will air beginning in 2012, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. The Internet phenomenon is "The Annoying Orange," an animated fruit that annoys other foods…
[Updated Nov. 21, 2011, 11:55 a.m., to reflect L.A. Times’ correction to its story, as indicated below.} With its Netflix deal set to end, Starz is working on its own digital streaming application to bring its programs to subscribers in…
FX is taking a pass on one of two drama pilots it has in the works and is doing some retooling and reshoots on the other one, Deadline.com reports. "Outlaw Country," a pilot set in Nashville, has been passed over…
HBO and BBC are joining forces on a television adaptation of an award-winning 2009 historical novel, Deadline.com reports. The book is "Wolf Hall," which won Britain’s prestigious Man Booker Prize. The book follows the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the…
"X Factor" judge Simon Cowell signed up for Twitter on Wednesday and by Thursday afternoon had attracted almost 300,000 followers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In his first tweet, Cowell acknowledged "its taken a while" for him to join Twitter,…