HBO hit a viewership home run over the weekend with the debut of an original production. Deadline.com reports that the turnout for “Behind the Candelabra” — the Steven Soderbergh-directed Liberace biopic — set a nine-year mark for the pay-cable channel….
It continues to be a rough period for premieres on the broadcast networks, with the latest series to suffer its lowest season premiere of all time being ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com…
An actor who is a household name will play President John F. Kennedy, while a less well-known actress — but one with her own credentials in both TV and features — will play Jackie Kennedy in Nat Geo’s upcoming adaptation…
After a successful round of Emmy predictions way back in May 2012, one media outlet is giving it another shot with a set of “way-too-early” Emmy predictions for 2013. Writing on TheWrap.com, Tim Molloy notes that last time around, four…
JCPenney is being criticized after a billboard appeared in Culver City, Calif., advertising a kettle that some observers say looks a lot like Adolf Hitler, CBS Local reports. “The ad seen off the 405 Freeway near Centinela Boulevard is for…
A surprising turn of events is being reported in the saga of the NBC comedy series “Community.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the show’s creator, Dan Harmon, is in talks to return to the show, just a year…
An actress who formerly appeared on "Baywatch," has been hired to host GSN’s "The Chase," a new quiz show that’s adapted from a British program, reports Deadline.com. The hiring of Brooke Burns comes after talks with NBC Sports’ Dan Patrick…
"Saturday Night Live" is still paying out for a former cast member who was on the show from 1975 through the mid-1990s and who currently serves as a Democratic senator from Minnesota, reports the New York Post. Al Franken earned…
Media reports say eight bidders are in play for the online streaming service Hulu. Nikki Finke reports on Deadline.com that seven named bidders and an unidentified pay-TV outlet are vying for outright ownership or at least an equity stake in…
Seven years after leaving Fox, "Arrested Development" returned to life Sunday via Netflix, with the new episodes for the show’s fourth season all available at once — and early reviews are mixed, TheWrap.com reports. "Several critics saw the nature of…