“Will & Grace” alum Sean Hayes is adding to his slate of NBC projects. Just days after getting the go-ahead for his new game show “Hollywood Game Night,” Hayes has agreed to star in and executive produce a new sitcom…
MTV has ordered a second season of its newest hit series after the show set a ratings record for the network with its Nov. 12 premiere, B&C reports. The series, “Catfish,” is a reality program focused on online dating, based…
ABC News is losing its political director, according to a report by TVNewser.com. Returning to the Cook Political Report as national editor will be Amy Walter. Walter was a Cook previously, working as senior editor from 1997-2007. She is set…
Veteran ABC newsman and political correspondent Sam Donaldson was arrested earlier this month, reports TMZ.com. Donaldson, 78, was pulled over Dec. 1 after he had driven onto the shoulder of the road in Delaware and was arrested on suspicion of…
When it comes to the worst television programs of 2012, “I could have kept going to 150,” writes well-known television critic Tim Goodman in The Hollywood Reporter. Among his many year-end lists, Goodman managed to narrow it down to the…
To find out the answers to the questions posed in our headline, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross spoke to two journalists who, combined, have had more than 70 years working in the TV news business. Please click here to…
Actor Samuel L. Jackson, who sparked a controversy with his appearance on "Saturday Night Live" last weekend, blamed his apparent utterance of a swear word on cast member Kenan Thompson, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. Jackson appeared to utter…
Katie Couric’s new daytime talk show "Katie" has named a new showrunner and executive producer to take over for Jeff Zucker, reports Deadline.com. Michael Morrison, most recently executive producer of Hallmark Channel’s "The Martha Stewart Show," has been tapped to…
USA Network has given a renewal to its longest-running series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed "Psych," a comedy starring James Roday and Dule Hill, for an eighth season. The renewal was announced via Twitter…
"Rules of Engagement" has found a home on cable, with a January 2013 debut scheduled. B&C reports that the CBS comedy series has been bought for cable syndication by TBS. "We recently shot the 100th episode, which speaks to the…