Sunday night’s fourth-season premiere of an award-winning AMC drama scored big numbers for the cable net, according to Multichannel News. The "Breaking Bad" opener drew 2.6 million total viewers, up 32% from the 1.9 million who tuned in for the…
TNT has canceled a critically acclaimed series just a week after one of its stars received a nomination for an Emmy, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show is "Men of a Certain Age," which has struggled…
A key executive at HBO, who has been with the pay-cable network for 33 years, has announced he is stepping down from his post, reports The New York Times‘ Richard Sandomir. Ross Greenburg said he’s leaving his post as head…
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences have announced the nominations for the 32nd Annual News and Documentary Emmys. CBS leads all comers with 34 nominees, edging out PBS, with 32 nominees. NBC with 19 nods is next, followed…
A game show taping has led to the death of a 61-year-old man, the Associated Press reports. The victim was a pedestrian in Vancouver, B.C., who died after being hit by a car used in the Canadian version of "Cash…
Ad buyers continue to have confidence in a fledgling cable network despite a ratings performance that had the channel ending its first quarter as the No. 45 cable net in prime time and then slipping even lower, to No. 73,…
Oscar winner and longtime political activist Jane Fonda is lashing out at a cable network after it canceled an appearance by the actress under threat of a viewer boycott, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cable shopping network QVC canceled Fonda’s…
After her release from prison on Sunday, Casey Anthony has disappeared to a secret destination, unknown to her own family, reports the New York Post. Anthony was released from prison with $537.68 in her pocket, and was immediately taken to…
As News Corp.’s U.K. phone-hacking inquiry continues to play out, Rupert Murdoch is struggling to control his company’s destiny, reports Bloomberg. Meanwhile, the scandal claimed another high-profile casualty among British law enforcement, with the resignation of John Yates, deputy commissioner…
The new season of “Glee” will include a character who was last seen in an important story arc in the first season of the show, Deadline.com reports. Broadway star Idina Menzel is in final negotiations to return to the Fox…