CBS’s entire prime-time lineup sank to series lows Wednesday night in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Survivor,” “Criminal Minds” and “CSI” all fell to all-time lows in the demo. “Survivor” kicked off prime time…
A media critic and reporter who hosts a CNN show was fired today from his other job over what’s being called “sloppy reporting on pro basketball player Jason Collins’ coming out,” Deadline.com reports. Howard Kurtz, who hosts “Reliable Sources” on…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 40th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards, with CBS leading all networks with 49 nods. PBS snared 44 nominations, followed by ABC with 38, Nickelodeon with 36 and…
NBC is shaking things up a bit in its executive ranks in an adjustment to oversight of late-night. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network is adding to NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert’s responsibilities, giving him oversight of NBC’s late-night…
A familiar TV personality is getting into the daytime talk game with a syndicated show in the works for a possible fall 2014 debut. Deadline.com reports that “Today” and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” veteran Meredith Vieira is working…
Steve Rankin, a producer on the Discovery show "Naked and Afraid," released what is being described as "the grossest picture on the Internet" after he was bitten by a venomous snake, which caused his flesh to rot to the bone,…
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt declared that victory by YouTube over television has “already happened,” The Huffington Post reports. Schmidt, whose company owns YouTube, spoke during a presentation by Google to advertisers Wednesday in New York. “Schmidt said, ‘The future…
1972 was a big year for media, with the premiere of "The Waltons" on CBS and the debut of "The Godfather" in movie theaters. On top of that, according to the IRS, media mogul Sumner Redstone made a taxable gift…
Rapper Chris Kelly, who was half of the 1990s rap team Kris Kross, has died, reports ABC News. Kelly, 34, was pronounced dead Wednesday night at the Atlanta Medical Center, the story reports. Authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding his…
Oprah Winfrey has remained out of the headlines lately — at least by Oprah standards — but she made a little news this week by landing an in-depth interview with NBA player Jason Collins, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker…