One of the most famous legs in the history of movies, Mrs. Robinson’s on the poster for the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” belonged not to Anne Bancroft, who played Mrs. Robinson in the film, but to another actress — Linda…
NBC had a difficult time in the ratings Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights, with two of its series slipping to season lows in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Both “Go On” and “The New Normal” hit new lows…
Aaron Sorkin’s ("The West Wing") effort to make his debut as a librettist on Broadway as a part of the musical based on the life of magician Harry Houdini has been derailed by his HBO series "The Newsroom," reports Deadline.com….
A British period drama has been renewed for a second season, reports B&C. Returning in 2014 with eight new episodes will be BBC America’s “Ripper Street.” The show is set in the era of Jack the Ripper. The series debuted…
ABC has given a series order to a new prime-time game show, “Bet on Your Baby,” Deadline.com reports. The network has reportedly ordered eight episodes of the show. “Hosted by Melissa Peterman, co-star of the ABC Family comedy ‘Baby Daddy,’…
As part of the runup to the Oscars — which has seen Ben Affleck’s “Argo” gain what may be unstoppable momentum — the Producers Guild of America added its voice to the chorus of praise for the movie. The producers…
Changes are coming at a rapid pace for CNN as Jeff Zucker takes over. Two of the cable news channel’s best-known political contributors, James Carville and Mary Matalin, are leaving the network as CNN looks for younger contributors, The New…
A classic children’s book is suddenly a hot property among the broadcast TV networks, and NBC is getting in on it by giving a pilot order to a modern-day sequel to "Alice in Wonderland," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Another "Alice…
NBC has won a bidding war with Fox over the comedy project "Brenda Forever," with "The Office" actress Ellie Kemper in talks to play the lead, reports Deadline.com. The project, which has received a pilot order, takes place in two…
Barbara Streisand — who has a couple of Oscars of her own, for best actress in “Funny Girl” and best original song, “Evergreen,” in “A Star Is Born” — will sing at this year’s Oscars for only the second time…