The syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is losing former "Today" co-host Meredith Vieira, who has hosted the quiz show since its syndicated debut in 2002, reports Deadline.com. The departure comes as Vieira hit the last year…
ABC is taking a look at a "Star Wars" live-action television series, now that Disney’s deal to buy Lucasfilm is done, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Said ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee: “We haven’t even sat down with them. We’re going…
The late BBC star Jimmy Savile committed more than 200 criminal sexual-abuse offenses at the broadcaster and in hospitals and mental health facilities, Bloomberg reports, citing a police report. The youngest victim was 8 years old, while most ranged between…
"Lance Armstrong’s 90-minute interview with Oprah Winfrey next week has been greeted with widespread skepticism and suspicion that it will turn into a “stage-managed” confessional," is part of the headline on a report in the U.K. publication The Telegraph. The piece reports:…
ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee said he’s optimistic about the chances that Joss Whedon’s "S.H.I.E.L.D." project will get a series order, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "We’re very hopeful that’s going to go to series. … It’s…
We’re resisting the temptation to call it typecasting, but "Law & Order: SVU" will feature former boxer Mike Tyson in his major television acting debut, reports Deadline.com. Tyson will play Reggie Rhodes, a murderer on death row whose case draws…
HLN is preparing to roll out a new daytime show hosted by Kyra Phillips, a 13-year CNN veteran who joined HLN last summer, reports TVNewser.com. Phillips will host "Raising America," which will debut Feb. 4 at noon. The new show…
A business-makeover show has been given the green light by TNT, with British entrepreneur Peter Jones traveling across the U.S. to save small businesses, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "Save Our Business" will focus on a struggling company…
The onetime Fox Saturday night staple “COPS” is marking its 20th anniversary as a syndicated strip, and Twentieth Television is marking the occasion by rolling out an updated version, “COPS Reloaded,” B&C reports. The show has been cleared in 80%…