ABC is putting the finishing touches on a straight-to-series order for a drama series. Deadline.com reports that the network is ordering “The Black Box,” written by Amy Holden Jones (“The Relic,” “Mystic Pizza”). Nellie Andreeva writes in the Deadline.com piece:…
ABC scored a slam dunk in the broadcast ratings Thursday night even as the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs opened with viewership numbers well below last year’s game one, based on Nielsen overnights for the…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network is trying its hand at comedy. Deadline.com reports that the channel will televise a pair of comedy specials July 13 and July 20, with comedian Wanda Sykes hosting. The all-female summer specials, “Wanda Sykes Presents…
FX has canceled a show soon after the finale of its second season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel pulled the plug on comedian Russell Brand’s late-night talk show "Brand X with Russell Brand." "Brand X"…
One of the current stars of Nickelodeon, who also has been making a mark in feature films, has been arrested. TMZ.com reports that Cody Longo, who stars in the Nick at Nite/TeenNick series "Hollywood Heights," was arrested early Thursday in…
After looking into Paris Jackson’s hospitalization this week, child welfare investigators reportedly discovered that the children of the late pop superstar Michael Jackson are almost unsupervised, the New York Post reports. Paris Jackson’s co-guardian, her cousin T.J. Jackson, is now…
Two companies that own television stations have announced a merger that will create a company owning 30 stations. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Media General is merging with New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., a privately held company that owns 12…
A distraught man tried to kill himself Thursday morning outside the Rockefeller Center studios of NBC’s "Today" show, reports the New York Post. The man, Pak Chong Mar, was ranting about a $1.3 million IRS bill, and sliced his wrists…
Showtime has announced a renewal for a comedy series. Deadline.com reports that the pay-cable channel renewed "Nurse Jackie" just days before the dark comedy’s fifth-season finale. Showrunner Clyde Phillips, who took on the role after the fourth season, will return,…
In an early buy for the next development cycle, CBS has given a script commitment to a project with James Gandolfini attached to executive produce, Deadline.com reports. "Taxi-22," an adaptation of a French-Canadian single-camera comedy, has been set at HBO…