NBC is bringing aboard a former MTV programming boss to help out with development. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that David Janollari is joining NBC, less than a year after he exited as MTV’s head of programming. Janollari has…
Billy Crystal has a new sitcom that marks his return to television. The New York Times reports that the comedy veteran will star in “The Comedians,” a pilot in the works at FX. Crystal will play “a once-great comic who…
Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, one day after he was found guilty of the false imprisonment of three women in his home in Bel-Air, gave a profanity-laced interview to The Hollywood Reporter in which he railed against the jurors…
A character actor who appeared on TV shows including "Dallas" and "Lou Grant" has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Laurence Haddon was 90. Haddon had a landmark role as a gay man on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," one of…
An episode of "Jessie" has been pulled by Disney Channel, after some viewers complained about the episode’s mocking of a character’s gluten intolerance, TVLine reports. "[W]e received your feedback about tonight’s ‘Jessie’ episode which some of you accessed early on…
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association announced the nominations for the third annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards, and two cable channels were the clear front-runners. HBO, with 21 nominations, leads the way, followed closely by FX with 19. The broadcast networks…
In an open letter to the entertainment industry, the wife of a key production person on a broadcast drama series warns of the “emotional toll” from working in the TV industry. Micaela Bensko, the wife of Don Bensko, production supervisor…
A TV appearance by Jennifer Aniston led to what may be the closest thing to a “Friends” reunion in years. The clip, produced in connection with Aniston’s scheduled appearance today on “Ellen,” contains a few surprises, so we’ll try not…
A stunt on an MTV reality show — which even the show’s star admits was “pretty gross” — has drawn an angry protest from a media advocacy group. The Parents Television Council protested Tuesday’s airing of "Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful…
The Muppets are getting a new hangout, and it’s a gallery devoted to the Jim Henson creations at the Museum of the Moving Image, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. The announcement comes after Henson’s family donated almost 400 puppets,…