PBS’s “Masterpiece Mystery” has picked up a prequel to its popular "Inspector Morse" series, reports Deadline.com. Called "Endeavour," the series is set in 1965 and stars Shaun Evans as a younger version of the iconic character played by Colin Dexter….
A food TV superstar has a new gig on Bravo’s "Top Chef," reports Entertainment Weekly. Joining Padma Lakshmi and Gail Simmons as a judge will be former Food Network star Emeril Lagasse. Tom Colicchio will continue as head judge, and…
Now that Charlie Sheen is no longer on “Two and a Half Men” — where he was widely known to be the highest-paid actor on TV — there’s a new top dog when it comes to sitcom salaries, TVGuide.com reports….
Fox News Channel’s "Fox & Friends" is taking aim at an animated children’s show, "SpongeBob SquarePants," which has teamed up with the U.S. Department of Education to teach kids about global warming, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed….
An MTV reality show fixture who has had a series of run-ins with the law was arrested again Monday in North Carolina, TMZ.com reports. Jenelle Evans, one of the stars of “Teen Mom 2,” was arrested for allegedly violating her…
Syfy has changed its plans for one of its shows, Deadline.com reports. The channel had previously said it would run a final six-episode season of “Eureka,” but now Syfy is backing away from that plan and has decided to cancel…
One of the actors on “Gossip Girl” expressed a note of finality about his exit from the show during an appearance Sunday at the Television Critics Association press tour, TVLine.com reports. Connor Paolo, who played Serena’s little brother Eric on…
An actress who appeared on HBO’s "The Wire" has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin, reports the Associated Press. Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, 31, entered the plea in Baltimore a day before her trial was slated to begin. Judge Lawrence…
A cable channel that is a joint venture of Comcast, Lionsgate and Sony Pictures announced that it has greenlighted its first original scripted series, B&C reports. FEARnet gave the go-ahead to “Holliston,” a show about two friends who want to…
Carolyn Chambers, a pioneering cable executive and the founder and chairwoman of Chambers Communications, died Monday of cancer, Multichannel News reports. She was 79. The story reports: “Chambers, who among many accomplishments served on the boards of the National Cable…