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A&E Networks Shuffles Top Executive Lineup

A&E Networks has made a number of management changes, as newly installed Chief Executive Nancy Dubuc sets up her team of top execs. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that three executive VP/general managers have been named: Dirk Hoogstra, at…

Critics’ Choice TV Awards Name Most Exciting New Shows

The third annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards list of the Most Exciting New Series is out, and Showtime has the honor of being the only network to place two shows on the list, Deadline.com reports. Showtime’s upcoming dramas “Ray Donovan”…

Slow Sunday for Broadcast Nets: One Network’s All-Repeat Lineup Wins the Night

Things went from slow to slower for the broadcast networks Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox won the night with a 1.3 average rating for prime time, airing an all-repeat programming…

Cheerios Marketer Stands Behind Ad After It Sparks Hate Talk

The marketers of Cheerios cereal appear to be standing behind a commercial that has become the focus of hate talk. USA Today reports that the new ad featuring a mixed-race family had its comments section disabled on YouTube after sparking…

Fox Names New VP of Current Programming

Fox has named a new vice president of current programming. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network tapped Lauren Levy Neustadter for the position. Neustadter, who will oversee comedy and drama series for the network, will report to James Oh,…

Oxygen Goes All In on Tattoos

Oxygen is betting heavily on tattoo-oriented reality programming. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed “Best Ink,” with plans to expand its presence in the niche genre with two additional tattoo series. “Best Ink” wraps up…

USA Network’s Revival of Canceled ABC Comedy Hits a Snag; Will the Show Wind Up Back on Broadcast?

An effort to bring a canceled ABC comedy to USA Network appears to have run aground. Writing in New York Magazine, Josef Adalian reports that the plan to resurrect "Happy Endings" is headed for an unhappy ending. After negotiations and…

What Are the Best-Written TV Series of All Time? And Which Shows Got Snubbed?

The Writers Guild of America and its sponsor TV Guide revealed their list of the 101 Best Written TV Shows of All Time, and it appears to be one based on "some very short memories," reports Pete Hammond at Deadline.com….

Fox News Anchor Has Harsh Words for Her Colleagues

Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly blasted some of her colleagues, calling them out over critical remarks they made about women in the workplace and gender equality, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her comments were directed at Lou Dobbs and Erick…

Is Nikki Finke Leaving Deadline.com?

After a number of reports were written in the last 12 hours speculating whether Nikki Finke will be leaving Deadline.com, the Hollywood news site she founded, Finke herself has finally responded. In an article she’s written at Deadline.com this morning,…