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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…