An iconic midtown New York deli has closed its doors. Says The Huffington Post: "The restaurant, which had been open since 1937, was known for its massive sandwiches and Jewish American deli fare." The restaurant, the Stage Deli, about a block…
CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves said that after what the network went through last year with Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men," the furor around comments made by another of the show’s stars, Angus T. Jones, is "a…
Fox News chief Roger Ailes has issued a new directive to the network’s staff, requiring them to get permission before booking either Karl Rove or Dick Morris, reports Gabriel Sherman in New York Magazine. Both pundits have dropped in visibility…
Jamie Foxx is working on a crime drama for TNT, reports Deadline.com. The project, based on an idea from Foxx, is called "Hit." The show is co-written by Foxx and former "Numb3rs" co-executive producer Robert Port. The project tracks two…
Bravo is moving toward launching its first original scripted series after picking up two scripted pilots, reports Deadline.com. Both are from established women writer-producers: Liz Tigelaar’s "The Joneses" and Krista Vernoff’s "Rita," the story says. "The Joneses" is based on…
TNT has lined up a replacement for Brendan Fraser in the drama pilot "Legends," reports TheWrap.com. The cable channel tapped "Game of Thrones" star Sean Bean for the role, according to the report. As previously reported, Fraser dropped out of…
Former "Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure" star Alex Winter has sold a show about Midwestern militia to AMC, reports Deadline.com. Called "Rights of Bill," the drama focuses on a sheriff who creates his own militia in Wisconsin, becoming an outlaw…
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Bob Woodward writes in The Washington Post today, Dec. 4, 2012, "[I]n spring 2011, [Fox News Chairman Roger] Ailes asked a Fox News analyst headed to Afghanistan to pass on his thoughts to [Gen. David] Petraeus, who…
One Three Media has announced the hiring of veteran TV and creative executive Terry Wood, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Mark Burnett and Hearst-owned company named Wood president of unscripted and original syndication. Wood was most recently president of…
NBC hasn’t given up on rebooting vintage TV shows. Even though it struck out spectacularly last time — with its attempt to bring “The Munsters” back to TV, as reported previously — the network is diving back into the reboot…