MSNBC is creating a prime-time talk show for an actor who has been a fixture on television in recent years — and who has attracted his share of headlines and controversy surrounding his off-air escapades. Mediaite reports that the cable…
Al Jazeera America continued what TVNewser calls its "string of big splashy hires" with its announcement that the cable news channel has hired former "NBC Nightly News" weekend anchor John Seigenthaler. Seigenthaler worked for NBC News for 11 years, reporting…
A filmmaker whose work for the PBS series "American Masters" focused on celebrities including Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, has died, The New York Times reports. Gail Levin was 67. Levin died of complications from metastatic breast cancer, her brother…
Change is coming to the Fox News Channel prime-time lineup, and the one certainty is that the cable news operation will move "America Live" host Megyn Kelly from her afternoon slot into prime time. But Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes…
CBS has a high-concept "Wizard of Oz" adaptation in the works, EW.com’s Inside TV reports, with the network calling the project "a medical soap based in New York City, inspired by the characters and themes immortalized" in the classic movie….
In what’s being called "Daftpunkgate," Stephen Colbert came under criticism for his "Get Lucky" dance party on Tuesday, with some viewers speculating that it was an elaborate hoax to build ratings for MTV, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker….
An Emmy-winning actress who was a fixture on prime-time television until she exited a few years ago for a move to the big screen is looking to get back on network TV. Katherine Heigl, who left "Grey’s Anatomy" more than…
A transgender television personality alleges discrimination in a $2.5 million lawsuit over his appearance at the 2013 BET Awards, The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. reports. B. Scott, born Brandon Scott Sessoms, claims that when he was offered the role of…
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta says he has changed his mind about marijuana, and is apologizing for his earlier opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. His change of opinion comes…
Piracy of a CBS series has seen a spike, with particularly large increases in cities where the network is blacked out amid a contract dispute with Time Warner Cable. Deadline.com cites data from TorrentFreak, which says the increase in illegal…