Who would have thought it about Alaska: There’s gold in them thar hills! First, Discovery had a huge hit with "Deadliest Catch,’ primarily filmed in the waters off the coast of Alaska. Now, another Discover show set in Alaska, "Gold…
The latest novel by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling — "The Casual Vacancy" — will become a television series, with the BBC saying it’s turning the book into a series for BBC One, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. In a statement,…
An awards show that’s unlike the others took place Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, where Anderson Cooper hosted “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute.” Click here to read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin’s report on the celebrity-studded…
Fox is buying another regional sports network, Reuters reports. (Though we first saw this on Deadline.com, which credited Reuters for breaking this story.) Says Reuters, "News Corp. is expected to announce as early as this week that it will buy…
"The X Files" executive producer Frank Spotnitz hinted in an interview with the fan site Den of Geek that the show could return to television. Asked whether the show could return to TV like "Star Trek" did with its different…
NBC, which is moving ahead with plans for a new singing competition series, has lined up a familiar music competition figure as host. Nick Lachey, who rose to fame as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees, will host…
A comedy series from TV’s early days battled it out with one from not all that long ago for the title of greatest sitcom of all time in a new poll by “60 Minutes” and Vanity Fair, with the not-so-old…
Two of Spike TV’s more macho shows have received orders for additional seasons from the cable channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Ink Master" will return for a third season, and "Tattoo Nightmares" will be back for season two, the…
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Officer Glenn Britt said his company — the nation’s second-largest cable company — may drop low-rated networks when their contracts run out, Bloomberg reports. The move would be an effort to counter increasing prices for…
Radio superstar Howard Stern has agreed to appear for a second season on NBC’s "America’s Got Talent," reports Newsday. Stern informed listeners to his radio show this morning that he will be returning to "AGT" in part because he enjoyed…