Noted multicamera director James Burrows will remain with a new CBS comedy as executive producer and director after helming the pilot. Deadline.com reports that Burrows is sticking with "The Millers." Burrows directed four pilots this development season, with three of…
The syndicated entertainment news show "Access Hollywood Live" has been picked up to air in a daytime slot on E!, reports TheWrap.com. Hosted by Billy Bush and Kit Hoover, the spinoff of "Access Hollywood" will air daily starting June 10…
Brett Ratner, who was ousted as the producer of the Oscars in 2011 after using an anti-gay slur, has donated $1 million to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ planned movie museum, reports The New York Times. The…
Katie Couric said she received "cautious overtures" from "Today" about returning to the NBC morning show, but says that they "sort of evaporated," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Couric made the comments to Howard Stern on his Sirius…
A comedy director who won an Emmy for his work on NBC’s “30 Rock” is on board to direct the premiere episode of an adaptation of “Fargo” for FX. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Adam Bernstein will direct…
After a delay of several months, NBCUniversal has rolled out plans for the launch of a new cable channel. Deadline.com reports that Esquire Network will launch Sept. 23. Originally set to launch April 22, the channel was held back for…
Amazon announced today that it is greenlighting five new series for full-season orders. The online company ordered the comedies “Alpha House” and “Betas” and the children’s programs “Annebots,” “Creative Galaxy” and “Tumbleaf.” The company said in its announcement that the…
It was a bad Tuesday night across the board for the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that all of the broadcast nets failed to reach a 2.0 average for prime time. CBS…
CBS is showing some sibling love to a cable channel that’s a part of its corporate family. Deadline.com reports that the “Big Brother” companion show “Big Brother: After Dark” will air on TVGN. “The move comes two months after CBS…
One of the coaches on NBC’s “The Voice” has been busy doing damage control after a comment made on the show provoked harsh criticism. CBS News reports that Adam Levine, well known as the lead singer of Maroon 5, got…