NBC is defending "The Playboy Club" against critics who have complained that the show is inappropriate for children and demeaning for women, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. NBC entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt called the show a "fun soap," the story…
MSNBC is giving one of its contributors his own show, scheduled for early Saturday and Sunday mornings, reports TVNewser.com. Chris Hayes will host from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Saturdays and from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Sundays….
"Friday Night Lights" executive producer Peter Berg said work has started on a script for a movie based on the television show, reports TVLine.com. “We’re writing a script,” Berg said at the Television Critics Association press tour. “We’ve been meeting…
HBO has signed a development deal with Rob Riggle, who will star in and help develop a comedy project called "Lifestyle Lemonaid," reports Deadline.com. The project is based on a blog by Nikki Joel that details her marriage to WME…
PBS’s "Masterpiece" has signed its first title sponsor in seven years, after ratings for the drama franchise have jumped 43% in the year, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Viking River Cruises will be the sponsor starting in…
J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore site has started a competition to pick its first million users, who will receive early access to the site, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Each day the website Pottermore.com will feature a new clue from…
Apple has expanded its cloud service to Apple TV, allowing users to store television shows remotely and then access them on their devices at any time, reports the New York Post. "iTunes in the Cloud now lets users download previously…
One of the original cast members of "90210" will appear in a Syfy show and will also direct its Sept. 9 episode, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Jason Priestley will play Chris Weekly in four episodes of Syfy’s “Haven.” The…
Jennifer Lopez has completed her deal to return as a judge on TV’s most popular show, "American Idol," with "a monster payday,’ reports Tim Kenneally in an exclusive story at TheWrap, citing "two individuals familiar with the deal." According to…
Our two favorite non-TV stories of the day. First, it appears that the Federal Bureau of Investigation may actually be close to solving the 1971 sykjacking of D. B. Cooper, reports The New York Times in a story first repoted…