Three CBS shows surged to season highs Monday night based on Nielsen overnight numbers for the key 18-49 demo, but NBC, powered by “The Voice,” chalked up another overall win for prime time, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “2 Broke Girls” (4.0 average…
When TNT’s "Dallas" returns in January for its second season, even with the knowledge that Larry Hagman’s death must be addressed, the drama could benefit from the death of the actor, reports the New York Daily News. Hagman, who played…
The former executive producer of CBS News’ "Up to the Minute" and "CBS Morning News" has a new assignment, B&C reports. Brian Applegate has been upped to senior broadcast producer of "CBS This Morning." Chris Licht, VP of programming for…
During an interview with Fox News host Jon Scott, Pulitzer Prize-winning defense reporter Thomas Ricks declared the cable channel was “operating as a wing of the Republican Party,” prompting Scott to abruptly end the segment, reports Salon.com. Ricks was on…
An actor on CBS’s top-rated situation comedy "The Big Bang Theory" has been accused of failing to pay commissions to his former talent agency, reports Deadline.com. An attorney for Kunal Nayyar, who plays Raj on the sitcom, responded to the…
A third man has surfaced alleging an underage relationship with former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash, reports the Chicago Tribune. The man, who is identified only as "John," filed a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Manhattan claiming he had…
The Writers Guild of America West has told its members to stop writing for a major cable network, claiming that "no other major entertainment company has treated writers and their guild so cavalierly," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The WGA…
One of the early stars of reality television — whose 15 minutes of fame arrived well before the spotlight shone on “Survivor” winner Richard Hatch — has ended up in the same place where Hatch spent a fair amount of…
"American Idol" judge Nicki Minaj leveled a charge of racism at a former "Idol" judge, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Minaj called a comment by Steven Tyler “racist” after he speculated that if Bob Dylan had auditioned for the show’s…
ABC’s "Good Morning America" is on the verge of a ratings achievement that it hasn’t accomplished since 1995: winning the November sweeps period. B&C reports that the show is on track to win both in total viewers — which it…