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CBS in Talks to Buy Crime Drama Script from ‘True Blood’ Writer

CBS is in negotiations to buy a one-hour crime drama script from "True Blood" writer Chris Offutt, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is described as "House" meets "Walker, Texas Ranger.” The drama focuses on a Texas Ranger who…

Good News for ‘Mad Men’ Fans: Production Begins on Season 5

After a series of delays marked by difficult contract talks, production finally got under way Monday on the fifth season of AMC’s “Mad Men,” reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Little is known about any possible directions the…

News Corp. Contemplates a Move Designed to Rebuild Investor Confidence

As News Corp. seeks to regain investor confidence amid a high-profile phone-hacking probe, the company is considering raising its quarterly dividend by 20% when it reports quarterly earnings, according to Bloomberg. The dividend may rise to 9 cents a share…

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Brings New Cast Members on Board

HBO’s "Game of Thrones" has added two more cast members to the show for its second season, reports TVGuide.com. They are Roy Dotrice, who will play Pyromancer Hallyne, and Hannah Murray, who will play Gilly, the story notes. Dotrice also…

Media Stocks Hit Hard as Market Plummets

Media stocks were not spared Monday as the stock market suffered a steep decline. U.S. stocks had their worst one-day drop since December 2008, Bloomberg reported, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average off 633 points on news of Standard &…

Charlie Sheen Opens Up About Being Killed Off on ‘Two and a Half Men’

In the latest twist in the saga of Charlie Sheen and "Two and a Half Men," Sheen had a surprising reaction to word that his character, Charlie Harper, will be eulogized on the CBS show when the season premiere features…

ABC’s ‘Pan Am’ Will Stay True to the 1960s — With One Big Exception

ABC’s new drama “Pan Am” is making a point of re-creating the mood of the 1960s, much in the way that the show it’s often compared to — AMC’s “Mad Men” — has succeeded in capturing the feel of that…

Veteran ABC, NBC and CNN Exec Named President of Current TV

Current TV announced that it has named a veteran cable and broadcast executive as the new network president. The position will be filled by David Bohrman, whose career as a journalist and news executive has included stops at CNN, ABC…

Daytime Must-See: Legendary Agnes Nixon–Creator of ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘All My Children’–Will Appear on ‘All My Children,’ Reprising Role She Created in 2005

"Agnes Nixon, creator of ABC’s daytime drama ‘All My Children,’ returns to the show as Agnes Eckhart, a long-standing board member of Pine Valley Hospital, ABC has announced. The announcement continues, "Nixon first appeared on ‘All My Children’ in 2005…

‘Big Brother’ Leads CBS to Sunday Ratings Win

CBS’s reality series "Big Brother" was the top-rated program Sunday night, helping the Eye Network take the overall win, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. CBS finished the night with a 1.7 average rating for prime time in adults 18-49, with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision…