Billy Crystal is planning a return to television with a project that he will star in as well as co-write and executive produce along with "Burn Notice" creator Matt Nix, reports Deadline.com. Larry Charles of "Borat" is directing, co-writing and…
ABC’s "Nightline" is set to launch an hourlong prime-time edition later this month. B&C reports that the show will premiere Wednesday, May 29. The program will have the 10 p.m. time period, and will focus on consumer issues, such as…
A CNN host spent part of Sunday morning getting grilled by his own show after he was let go from his other job. Media critic Howard Kurtz was fired by the Daily Beast after writing an article about NBA player…
PBS is working with the non-profit TED, known for its 18-minute-long talks given by intellectual luminaries such as Stephen Hawking and Daniel Pink, on a new education-focused special, reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. The one-hour special, "TED…
The ABC drama "Revenge" has named a new showrunner following the departure of Mike Kelley. TheWrap.com reports that the series tapped executive producer and writer Sunil Nayar for the job. As previously reported, a behind-the-scenes shakeup led to Kelley’s departure,…
CBS is in talks to take full ownership of TVGuide.com, after being in a 50/50 partnership with Lionsgate since spending $100 million in March to buy the stake previously owned by One Equity Partners, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "I’ve…
Bethenny Frankel’s syndicated daily talk show now has a premiere date. Deadline.com reports that the show will debut Sept. 9. The program, from Warner Bros. and Ellen DeGeneres’ company, aired a successful six-week test last summer on several Fox-owned stations,…
E! Online said its Twitter feed was hacked, with the culprits sending out false reports Saturday about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie, reports the Associated Press. The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility. The group has taken credit for a number…
"As the upfronts approach, it’s hard to scope out pilot pickup buzz at the major broadcast nets this year because there are few clear heat-seekers," writes Variety’s Editor-in-Chief for TV, Cynthia Littleton. Littleton, a veteran on the TV beat, continues,…
"For most of the past decade the USA Network has lived by the mantra ‘blue skies,’ which has translated into programming a string of upbeat hourlong drama hits, like ‘Burn Notice’ and ‘Royal Pains," writes our good friend Bill Carter in The New York…