Cast members on a veteran cable reality show have been given what amounts to an ultimatum: sign their contracts today or the network will cancel the show. Bravo has drawn a line in the sand in an effort to break…
Randy Jackson, the only original judge still on the Fox singing competition "American Idol," said he won’t return to the show next season, reports Bloomberg. Jackson was a stabilizing factor on the show, which had added celebrity judges such as…
ABC has passed on the drama pilot "Murder in Manhattan," which stars Annie Potts and Bridget Regan as a mother and daughter who work together as amateur detectives, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. But the pilot will be…
The last two of the CW’s current series to receive renewals have been announced. Deadline.com reports that the channel renewed "The Carrie Diaries" and "Nikita." "Carrie" will return for a 13-episode order as a midseason show, while "Nikita" will return…
"How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris has agreed to host the awards show for a fourth year, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. Harris first hosted the Tonys in 2009, then took off 2010, and returned in…
Spike TV has given the greenlight for 20 more episodes of its original series "Bar Rescue," which will air this fall, reports Deadline.com. The show, which features bar expert Jon Taffer as he tries to turn around failing businesses, averaged…
Netflix has signed a deal with the Disney/ABC Television Group giving the online streaming site shows from Disney Junior and Disney XD such as "Tron: Uprising" and "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," reports the Los Angeles Times. The multiyear…
Sen. John McCain introduced legislation today that he says will give consumers better control over their pay-television choices. The Los Angeles Times reports that the Arizona Republican announced the measure while proclaiming that the current practices of the television business…
Seth MacFarlane is responsible for much of Fox’s Sunday animation block, but hasn’t yet voiced a character on the long-running "The Simpsons." Now Deadline.com reports that’s about to change. MacFarlane will make his debut on the show during its one-hour…
Two flagship reality shows suffered their own forms of ratings misery Wednesday night, with NBC’s “The Voice” sinking to a series low in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights, while Fox’s “American Idol” lost to the NBC show…