The final screenplay by the man behind “The Twilight Zone” — Rod Serling — is being shopped as a miniseries by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The production company bought the rights to Serling’s "The Stops…
The CW television network is the first broadcaster to wrap up negotiations for advertising sales for the 2013-2014 television season, reaching an amount on par with last year’s commitments, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town reports. The CW received CPM…
The Internal Revenue Service was singling out more than conservative and tea party activist groups — it also targeted a pro-gay marriage nonprofit founded by "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson, reports The Wall Street Journal. The IRS has admitted…
"Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan said he cried while writing the finale to the AMC drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I haven’t told my crew this. I actually cried writing the end — ‘The end’ — on the last…
The 15-year-old daughter of the late pop superstar Michael Jackson was hospitalized early today in what has been reported as a “possible suicide attempt,” USA Today reports. Paris Jackson was reportedly out of physical danger and remained in the hospital…
A gathering that included Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, Steven Bochco, James L. Brooks, Steven Levitan, Matthew Weiner, Gail Parent and other top television writers took place over the weekend, as the Writers Guild of America formally unveiled its list of…
Even on a night when its franchise series fell to a historic low, one network almost doubled its closest competition for prime time in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s reality franchise “The Voice”…
One talk show continues to dominate the post-Oprah Winfrey era in daytime talk, winning its fifth consecutive sweeps period among talk shows. Wrapping up May sweeps with a 3.0 average rating (3.969 million viewers) was “Dr. Phil,” based on Nielsen’s…
An advertisement starring "Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson has been banned in the U.K. for allegedly being sexist and degrading to women, reports The Guardian. The advertisement for the Web-hosting service CrazyDomains features Anderson addressing a boardroom full of men and…
Longtime friends and "American Idol" executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are leaving the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Idol Worship. Formal exit discussions haven’t yet started, the story notes. The Fox singing competition has suffered a ratings…