"The X-Files" executive producer Frank Spotnitz has joined as showrunner for a second season of a show that recently was dropped by Cinemax, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The producers, who are working on a second season of "Transporter," are…
A new Fox show has come under fire for content that a watchdog group says is inappropriate. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Fox’s new "Animation Domination High-Def" attracted the attention of the Parents Television Council, which is…
In the first major departures for "Parks and Recreation," two of the show’s stars are headed out. The New York Times’ ArtsBeat reports that Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe are departing the NBC comedy. Lowe, who plays the enthusiastic Chris…
TLC will televise a special called "The Man with the 132 lb. Scrotum," and the show is just what the title describes, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. "Yes, there are photos," the story notes. "But beware: Once you see a man…
Paul Giamatti has a project in the works at FX. Deadline.com reports that the Emmy-winning actor is working with the cable network on a historical project about the Civil War. Currently going by the name "Untitled John Brown Project," the…
Singer and actor Randy Travis was released from Baylor Heart Hospital in Texas and has been moved to a physical therapy facility, reports TheWrap.com. As previously reported, the 54-year-old was hospitalized in critical condition after acquiring viral cardiomyopathy. He also…
ABC is working on a semi-autobiographical miniseries based on the experiences of an Academy Award-winning writer. The project focuses on Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for the screenplay for "Milk," The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Black will…
Fox is developing a project from "The Big C" creator and executive producer Darlene Hunt and "Community" co-executive producer Andy Bobrow. Deadline.com reports that the network made an early buy with "On the Farm." The comedy focuses on a New…
President Obama, no stranger to the late-night talk circuit, has lined up his first late-night appearance since the election campaign. Obama will appear Tuesday, Aug. 6, on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," marking his fourth appearance on the NBC…
In the following video, Ben Urwand talks to The Hollywood Reporter (THR) about the overwhelming evidence of studio concessions to the demands of Nazi censors during the 1930s. To read THR’s excerpt of the book, please click here: Here’s the…