The NFL’s divisional playoff games delivered massive audiences over the weekend, as expected. But USA Today reports that in some cases the viewership didn’t come up to the levels of last year’s playoffs. In two time slots, ratings were down,…
BBC America has posted a sneak peek video on YouTube featuring the first three minutes of its upcoming series “Ripper Street.” The show, an eight-episode period crime drama, is already on the air in the U.K., with its premiere on…
Tensions between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey on “American Idol” got a lot of attention a few months back, with some skeptics saying it was all a stunt to pump up ratings. Not so, says Minaj, Access Hollywood reports, sizing…
ABC has come under fire for a torture scene that has been described as “graphic and disturbing” in its political drama series “Scandal,” the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports. The watchdog group Parents Television Council is targeting the network…
On the heels of the recent departure of a high-profile correspondent for ABC News, another correspondent is exiting the news division. TVNewser reports that Showtime’s "60 Minutes Sports" has hired away ABC’s Sharyn Alfonsi as a contributor. The move comes…
Oprah Winfrey says that in confessing to doping, former professional cyclist Lance Armstrong “did not come clean in the manner I expected.” Winfrey then added, “We were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers.” Winfrey, who made her remarks…
While the Golden Globes grabbed headlines and generally rave reviews over the past few days, another Hollywood awards ceremony took place in relative obscurity just a few days earlier — with many of the same celebrities in attendance: Jessica Chastain…
Charlie Sheen, who was fired from the CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men" during his high-profile 2011 meltdown and has since launched his FX sitcom “Anger Management,” told David Letterman that he wants to return to the CBS show…
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" mother June Shannon has reportedly banned one of the reality show’s stars from the show. Shannon banned "Crazy Tony" Lindsey from appearing in future episodes of the TLC series because he’s too wild, reports TMZ.com….
Disney and the ABC Family Channel, among others, were sued Monday by two television producers who allege a story concept they pitched to ABC Family was stolen for a TV movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. Beth Grossbard…