A remake of Roger Moore’s caper series "The Saint" is in the works, and the lead role of Simon Templar has been cast, reports Deadline.com. British actor Adam Rayner ("Hunted") will play Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood who is also…
ABC is trying to figure out what to do about “Dancing with the Stars” after the latest edition of the show took a pounding in the ratings, the New York Post reports. For a start, the network may cut back…
A CNN fixture who has been providing commentary and insight for "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" since 2005 has left the cable channel, reports TVNewser.com. Jack Cafferty, who started his TV news career 52 years ago in Reno, was…
A show that almost no one would have predicted would be a hit is now one of cable’s biggest success stories in years, with its season finale becoming the most-watched telecast of all time for A&E. The show is the…
In today’s Open Mic guest commentary, Bill Bauman, the well-known retired broadcaster who has about 40 years of experience in the TV business, has a few ideas for Jeff Zucker when he takes over CNN. To read this provocative advice,…
It’s getting harder to find a format that hasn’t already been made into a reality show, but Lifetime, which is becoming increasingly comfortable with taking risks, appears to have found one. The A&E Networks-owned cable channel ordered a family docusoap…
The NBC comedy "Up All Night" will shift showrunners as it moves to a multicamera format this spring, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The sophomore comedy has tapped Linda Wallem, a co-creator of Showtime’s "Nurse Jackie," to replace current showrunner…
Tribune’s WGN America cable station may get a makeover under chief-executive-in-waiting Peter Liguori, reports the New York Post. The cable network currently airs a mix of syndicated shows such as "Law & Order" and Chicago Cubs games, but may morph…
Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings may face a civil action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a Facebook post, reports Bloomberg News. The post coincided with the stock’s biggest gain in almost six weeks, and the SEC…
"Walking Dead" producer Gale Anne Hurd is working on a sci-fi pilot set in World War II for USA Network, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Hurd will executive produce, while "Burn Notice" writer Bridget Tyler will write the…