Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese is partnering with Miramax to create a television series based on his 2002 movie “Gangs of New York.” The movie, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel Day-Lewis, spotlighted conflicts among rival gangs in…
A television personality who has been a fixture of prime time and daytime for decades is making retirement plans. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC News veteran Barbara Walters will retire in May 2014. “Walters, 84, is expected to make…
Just hours after a short list surfaced for the co-host’s spot alongside Chris Cuomo on CNN’s new morning show, as we reported earlier today, the network announced who got the job. The co-host will be Kate Bolduan, who had emerged…
Fox’s “American Idol” continues to produce lower ratings, sinking to an all-time low in the key 18-49 demo Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the two-hour “Idol” slipped to a 3.1 average in adults 18-49, losing a…
Former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes, who has been generating negative headlines for her raunchy tweets and other unusual behavior, as previously reported, is firing back at some of the outlets that have been reporting on her escapades. E! Online reports…
Fox announced today that Demi Lovato will return as a judge for the upcoming season of “The X Factor.” Entertainment Weekly reports that the spots held last season by L.A. Reid and Britney Spears — both of whom have said…
A longtime producer and writer for the Fox animated hit “The Simpsons” has died. TheWrap.com reports that co-executive producer Don Payne died at 48 after a battle with cancer. Payne, who earned four Emmys with "The Simpsons" after joining its…
An NBC “backup plan” has reportedly surfaced for the embattled “Today” show, with new names being floated as possible replacements for Matt Lauer. The New York Post reports that NBC News Chairwoman Patricia Fili-Krushel is working on a "plan B"…
The weekend anchor for NBC’s “Today” show revealed that she’s gay and is pregnant with her first child. People magazine reports that Jenna Wolfe is expecting her first child with her partner, NBC News correspondent Stephanie Gosk. "This is the…
FX is launching a new sister cable channel, with the rollout set for this fall, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new channel from the News Corp.-owned cable network is dubbed FXX. “To get the channel off to a strong…