ABC’s celebrity diving competition “Splash” fell to an all-time low Tuesday night in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the show delivered a series-low 1.4 average rating in the demo, dropping 18% from last week….
MSNBC continues to tweak its lineup, focusing in particular on weekends. B&C reports that the cable channel has named political analyst Karen Finney, a familiar talking head on MSNBC since 2009, as the host of a new weekend program. Finney…
Michael Healy, the Disney Channel executive who shepherded hits including "High School Musical," is leaving his role as senior vice president of original movies to pursue other opportunities, reports Deadline.com. As Deadline notes, the "High School Musical" original movie and…
The Disney Channel announced a renewal for a comedy series. TVLine reports that the cable channel will bring back the series "Austin & Ally" for a third season. The new season will track Austin’s music career as it takes off…
A director known for cult films including “Vampyros Lesbos” and “Venus in Furs” has died. Deadline.com reports that Spanish director Jess Franco died Tuesday after a stroke. He was 82. “Born Jesus Franco Manera, he made his feature directing debut…
One of the celebrity contestants on “Splash,” the ABC reality competition where participants try to dive from a high platform, has left the show. USA Today reports that former Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson walked off because she was unable to…
Popular film critic and television personality Roger Ebert has been forced to take what he calls a “leave of presence” — not quite a leave of absence — from his writing career because of the debilitating effects of his battle…
Skydance Productions announced the creation of a new television division, Skydance TV, which launches May 1. The company named former Fox executive Marcy Ross as president of the new division. In a statement, David Ellison, president and CEO of Skydance…
An upcoming television program will feature a lineup of top music stars, including a rare TV appearance by Prince. The occasion is the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, which will air live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday,…
Production has been shut down on a TBS comedy series after an injury to its star. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel has shut down production of “Sullivan & Son,” with the shutdown expected to last six weeks. The move…