Bob Schieffer, who moderated last night’s third presidential debate, had a moment when he messed up Osama bin Laden’s name, calling him “Obamas, uh, bin Laden.” Neither candidate acknowledged the slip. ABC News posted the clip. Here it is:
"The Mindy Project" has received an order from Fox for additional episodes, bringing its first-season order to 24 episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Fox ordered an additional two episodes after a recently ordered back nine, the story…
A new study offers encouraging data for TV programmers, indicating that fears of losing viewers to YouTube, Netflix and other new media may be overblown. Citing research from TVGuide.com, Advertising Age reports that consumers’ dedication to television programming remains strong…
Legendary WNBC-TV anchor Sue Simmons, who was ousted from the New York City station in June, explained why she uttered her infamous f-bomb on air in 2008 — blaming it in part on her co-anchor, Chuck Scarborough, reports the New…
Newsweek magazine has announced that it will cease publication of its print edition and go all-digital at the end of the year, The New York Times reports. “Tina Brown, founder of the Daily Beast Web site and the driving force…
Fox’s "The X Factor" and NBC’s "The Voice" will once again go head-to-head after a baseball rain delay caused Fox — after a series of glitches — to reschedule Wednesday’s episode, reports Deadline.com. Simon Cowell, the creator of "X Factor,"…
As part of a trend designed to get viewers of television programming to stick around for the commercials, ABC’s “Suburgatory” is letting a character from the show stray into commercials for Lowe’s, Advertising Age reports. “TV networks are allowing characters…
Despite a request from Peter Berg, the executive producer of the award-winning drama "Friday Night Lights," Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney continues to use the motto from the show "Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose," reports The Washington Post. Before…
"Kate Plus 8" star Kate Gosselin has been fired from her latest job, People reports. She had been blogging at the website CouponCabin. Here’s a note about the firing posted by CouponCabin CEO Scott Kluth on the site: To all…
A new block of programming from Nick Jr. has sparked protests from some parents, who are asking advertisers to pull support for the shows, reports MediaLife.com. The protest is aimed at the adult programming block NickMom, which features shows such…