The ratings picture is becoming bleaker by the week for an ABC sitcom, taking another bad turn Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the freshman series “How to Live With Your Parents” lost a half-point in the…
Twitter responded to an incident earlier this week in which the Associated Press account was hacked — leading to a temporary drop in the stock market, as previously reported — by getting to work on implementing stepped-up security measures. Adweek…
Pop superstar Justin Bieber got the attention of authorities when someone reportedly smelled marijuana coming from his tour bus, and sure enough, they later found pot on the bus, according to media reports. It all went down Wednesday night in…
A video paying tribute to longtime TVWeek contributor Allison Waldman, who died last week, has been posted on YouTube. As we reported previously, Allison died April 15 at age 56 after a long battle with cancer. Allison, who also went…
Fox’s onetime ratings juggernaut "American Idol" had what at least one report suggests might be its "worst week ever." TheWrap.com reports that Fox’s “big revenue generator is showing signs of distress.” First, there was the story that "Idol" producers had…
The new syndicated talker "The Arsenio Hall Show" will be taped at a site that is rich in Hollywood history. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hall’s latest foray into TV talk will be headquartered at the Sunset Bronson Studios in…
"New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel has received an apology after she was misidentified in a Fox station’s TV caption as a Boston Marathon bombing suspect, reports the Associated Press. Caption Solutions said it and its captioner "deeply regret" the mistake….
NBC’s "Smash" has been given a last-minute reprieve from its Saturday night time slot. The show’s second-season finale will be moved to a Sunday slot, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. NBC, which recently relegated the struggling musical drama to Saturdays in…
Here’s Gwyneth Paltrow — everyone’s favorite Pepper Potts — attending the premiere of "Iron Man 3" at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The dress is by Antonio Berardi.
NBC is expanding its search for a news division president. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Joe Flint reports that the company is looking across the pond toward Deborah Turness, the news editor for the U.K.’s ITV Network. "People close…