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Showtime Orders Horror Series From ‘Skyfall’ Director

Showtime has given a series commitment to a drama series from "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes and writer John Logan, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The period drama, “Penny Dreadful,” will include literary characters such as Dorian Gray and…

‘South Park’ Creators Launch Production Studio

The creators of the irreverent animated show "South Park" are creating their own production studio, based on revenue from the Comedy Central show and their Broadway hit, "The Book of Mormon," reports The New York Times. Trey Parker and Matt…

Showtime Will Use ‘Homeland’ and ‘Dexter’ to Help Launch Two New Shows

Showtime plans to use "Homeland" and "Dexter" to help give a push to two new programs, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. "Dexter" will return June 30, earlier than usual, as a lead-in to "Ray Donovan," a drama featuring…

CBS Series Surges to Historic High

As NBC and Fox struggled to find viewers for their prime-time programming Thursday night, CBS saw the ratings continue to surge for “The Big Bang Theory,” based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Big Bang” topped its all-time best number…

As the Consumer Electronics Show Winds Down: Is the Future Really Giant 112-Inch Ultra HD TV Sets? Says LG About These Giant TVs: You Don’t Just Watch Your Favorite Program, You Live It!

As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas winds down, one of the  highlights of the show was the showing of Ultra HD TV sets. "About 213 million high-definition televisions were expected to have sold globally by the end…

Larry King Sounds Off About Piers Morgan, His CNN Replacement — and He’s Not Exactly a Fan

After two years of watching Piers Morgan’s talk show, which took over "Larry King Live’s" time slot on CNN, King has a few things to say about how Morgan is doing. King was asked about Morgan by The Huffington Post…

Famed Hollywood Landmark Gets a New Name

One of the most famous landmarks in Hollywood is getting a new name, the Los Angeles Times reports. For the next 10 years, Grauman’s Chinese Theater — a landmark renown for the impressions of stars’ handprints and footprints in the…

CBS Drama Series to Showcase Seven Unreleased Tracks by Jimi Hendrix

CBS has a big night worked up for Sunday, Jan. 20, when the network will follow the AFC Championship Game with a special episode of “Hawaii Five-0,” TV Guide reports. The episode will feature seven unreleased songs by rock guitar…

‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Has Cancer

An actor who has appeared in the HBO drama series "Game of Thrones" has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wilko Johnson, who plays Ser Ilyn Payne on the HBO show, is also known as the…

CNET Owner CBS Corp. Pulls One of CNET’s Best of Consumer Electronics Show Awards. Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, Cries ‘Censorship’

CBS Corp, which owns the respected tech website CNET, stepped in at the last minute to prevent one of the prestigious CNET Best of CES Awards to be presented, reports The New York Post. Just before Dish was set to receive an award…