Two veterans of sketch comedy from the 1990s are working together on a family comedy for ABC. Joe Adalian reports in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog that the project is in the works from Ben Stiller and Michael Ian Black….
In a move that extends Nielsen’s monopoly reach on TV ratings to also include the U.S. radio market, the company announced plans today to buy Arbitron for $1.26 billion, Advertising Age reports. “Nielsen, already by far the largest research company…
Legendary film director Martin Scorsese has increasingly turned his attention to documentaries in recent years, and his subjects have often been rock stars: Bob Dylan in the 2005 “American Masters” project “No Direction Home”; the Rolling Stones in the 2008…
On a night when live NFL telecasts and coverage of news including President Obama’s address about the Newtown, Conn., school tragedy jumbled the broadcast schedule and impacted ratings measurement, NBC rolled to a fairly easy win Sunday night, based on…
Universal, which is picking up momentum with its remake of the 1970s TV detective series "Kojak," has found its lead actor. Vin Diesel will take on the role — and suck the lollipop — made famous by Telly Savalas, reports…
In an effort to add to its growing development slate of scripted programming, E! has opted for a new drama about the art world called "Gallerina," reports Deadline.com. "Freaky Friday" director-producer Mark Waters will executive produce the hour show, working…
AMC has greenlighted a new police drama series, placing an order for 10 episodes of the show, B&C reports. The series, "Low Winter Sun," is based on a two-part British miniseries of the same name that aired six years ago….
Social media blew up over the weekend with Oscar winner Morgan Freeman’s reaction to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., but it turned out the words were not the actor’s, reports TheWrap.com. Freeman’s publicist Stan Rosenfield declared…
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School killings, viewers and critics have taken aim at television coverage that included interviews with frightened children outside the school, reports TVNewser.com. Time magazine’s James Poniewozik writes that aiming cameras at the…
A Western hero from television’s early days may ride again on USA Network. The cable channel is working on a present-day "Zorro" project set in Los Angeles, reports Variety.com. The project, titled "Z," comes from executive producers Naren Shankar and…