From relative newcomer Troy Garity to multi-award-winning veteran Al Pacino, five talented stars are vying for recognition as best actor in a movie or miniseries at the Golden Globes this year. Antonio Banderas, James Brolin and Tom Wilkinson round out…
THE WB’S BEEFY BIRTHDAY BASHAnyone can order up cake and candles to observe a birthday. The WB-hereby re-nicknamed The WBeef-offered meatier fare to employees when it turned 9 years old recently. The netlet had In-N-Out Burger, the popular Southwestern drive-through…
In 1965, a family named King reigned on television. There were dozens of them, a bevy of singing sisters, their husbands and tow-headed progeny. For a year or so these Kings and their variety show were pretty big on the…
Merv Griffin was the all-time big winner on “Wheel of Fortune,” and he didn’t even have to clap and chant the “big money, big money” mantra while the wheel spun.Mr. Griffin sold his television production company to Columbia Pictures Television…
Former Jersey Television President John Landgraf is FX’s new head of original programming, the network has announced. Mr. Landgraf filled a position that has been open since Labor Day, when former President of Entertainment Kevin Reilly left the basic-cable network…
Best comedy or musical performance by an actress is one of the more democratic categories at this year’s Golden Globes, with nominees reflecting the spectrum of cable and broadcast networks as well as show formats and styles.Bonnie Hunt of ABC’s…
Whichever television series the Hollywood Foreign Press Association selects as best drama in the upcoming “61st Annual Golden Globe Awards,” the category is among the most competitive in the derby and a sign that creative distinction springs from all corners…
Amish Youth to Star in UPN Reality Show UPN is developing a reality series that will follow five young Amish people through the Amish rite of passage called rumspringa. During this religious tradition, young Amish men and women leave their…
CBS Renews Four Freshman Series Plus ‘Survivor’ CBS renewed four of its freshman series for a second season. Sitcom “Two and a Half Men” and dramas “Cold Case,” “Joan of Arcadia” and “Navy NCIS” got the early nods from CBS…
Riesenberg Joins Omnicom Group Robert Riesenberg, a leader in advertiser- produced programming, is leaving Interpublic’s Magna Global Entertainment to run a new unit at Omnicom Group that will produce and co-develop programming with talent, leading producers, clients and distribution networks….