One Wall Street analyst is arguing that it would be a "mistake of epic proportions" for News Corp., The Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal parent Comcast to sell Hulu, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. "Media companies should…
Two-time Emmy winner Andre Braugher is in talks for a role on NBC’s "Law & Order: SVU," reports Deadline.com. Braugher, who last month received his second consecutive Emmy nomination for his role on the now-canceled TNT comedy "Men of a…
Fox Television is defending its plan to delay the online availability of its shows on Hulu by eight days after reports that piracy for the network’s shows is surging, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. Since the delay…
NBC has bought a wrestling drama set in the 1980s that is executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, the wrestler-turned-actor also known as "The Rock," from Jerry Bruckheimer Television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The one-hour project has a put pilot…
One of music’s biggest stars has recorded an appearance on Fox’s long-running animated hit "The Simpsons," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Lady Gaga will be heard in an episode called "Lisa Goes Gaga," in which the singer stops in Springfield…
TNT has rolled out its lineup for the upcoming season, with the cable channel’s original programming to return starting Nov. 27, Multichannel News reports. “Leverage” returns that night for its fourth season, which will consist of eight episodes. “The Closer”…
An Alaska mother was convicted of misdemeanor child abuse Tuesday for forcing her 7-year-old adopted son to keep hot sauce in his mouth for more than a minute — a punishment that prosecutors said may have been designed to get…
With earthquakes in both the Eastern and Western United States, TV stations’ news operations scrambled to stay on top of the natural disasters, B&C reports. Cable news outlets such as CNN, meanwhile, had to divide their attention between breaking events…
A television writer who says season one of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” was one of the best shows ever to come out of Bravo is calling for the show to take drastic action in the wake of the suicide…
The family of singer Amy Winehouse, who was found dead July 23, revealed that toxicology results have come in and there’s a surprise in the report: No illegal drugs were found in Winehouse’s system, Reuters reports. Winehouse died in her…