A recent “American Idol” champion has been dropped by his record label, TMZ.com reports. RCA Records, whose roster includes a number of “Idol” stars, dumped Lee DeWyze, the winner of season 9 of the Fox show. A representative for DeWyze…
A central theme running through Apple’s acclaimed advertising over the years was largely responsible for creating the cultural phenomenon that the company became under the leadeship of Steve Jobs, writes Bob Garfield in Advertising Age. The theme in the advertising…
Wednesday’s premiere of an eagerly awaited scary series on FX was a winner for the cable network, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Ryan Murphy series “American Horror Story” attracted 3.2 million total viewers for the initial telecast, including 2 million viewers in the…
Fox came out on top Wednesday night in a tight three-way battle for prime time with CBS and ABC, as “The X Factor” continued to turn in solid ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. For the night overall, Fox was No. 1 in…
Univision has brokered a deal to have streaming service Hulu provide its popular Spanish-language telenovelas, variety shows and reality programs to viewers online, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Univision will make some of its prime-time shows available…
NBC has canceled another new show. The first new series to be canceled was NBC’s "The Playboy Club." Now it’s the low-rated Hank Azaria/Kathryn Hahn sitcom "Free Agents." Reports The Hollywood Reporter, "No decision has been made on what will…
With the news that Apple founder Steve Jobs died yesterday at age 56, we here at TVWeek were thinking how we can all learn from him and honor his legacy. A good place to start is to read (or re-read)…
Hey, these folks are serious about comedy. The major advertisers who helped make sure the "Gilmore Girls," "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Friday Night Lights" get on-air are looking for the next great family comedy script. The group, the Association of National Advertisers’…
ESPN has decided to permanently drop the Hank Williams Jr. musical opening for "Monday Night Football," following the musician’s comments on Fox News in which he appeared to compare President Obama to Adolf Hitler, reports The Huffington Post. In a…
The actor who plays "Mad Men" leading man Don Draper says he wasn’t a shoe-in for the part, according to The Hollywood Reporter, citing a podcast interview with Jon Hamm. "The casting directors didn’t know who I was. I wasn’t…