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One Day After Shakeup, NBC’s ‘Today’ Names New Executive Producer

Just one day after the news broke that Jim Bell was leaving NBC’s morning show “Today” to work on the network’s Olympics coverage, the network tapped senior broadcast producer Don Nash to executive produce the program, TVNewser.com reports. Nash will…

Who Doesn’t Love Guy Fieri, Host of the Popular ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’? Well, His Latest Project Just Got Hammered — Brutally — by a Writer in The New York Times

Does anyone not like Guy Fieri’s work as host of the popular Food Network series "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives"? Unfortunately, Fieri’s latest project doesn’t look like it’s going to be a hit. Fieri has opened a restaurant, and the latest…

New NBC Show Has Quite a Pedigree: Oscar-Winning Director Will Executive Produce It and Oscar-Winning Writer Will Pen Its Script. And It’s Based on a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book

This deal seems to have all its bucks behind the scenes: Academy Award winners will executive produce and write it, and it’s based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Oscar-winning director and producer Barry Levinson ("Rain Man") will executive produce the new…

The Producer and Writer of the Mega-Hit ‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Are Working on Another Miniseries for History Channel

The team behind the hit miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys" is working on another miniseries for the History channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Leslie Greif, the producer of "Hatfields & McCoys" — which he pitched for years and years…

Macy’s Stands By Donald Trump in Face of Petition to Dump Him

Macy’s isn’t showing any signs of dumping Donald Trump, despite a petition with almost 558,000 signatures that urges the department store to end its partnership with the “Celebrity Apprentice” host, reports Advertising Age. Macy’s has featured Trump in its television…

‘Rescue Me’ Showrunner — an Emmy Winner for ‘Murphy Brown’ — Joins Greg Kinnear Drama

A veteran television producer who was showrunner on “Rescue Me” — an Emmy winner as part of the team behind “Murphy Brown” and again as a writer on “The Larry Sanders Show” — has joined “Rake,” a legal drama set…

Creepy Director Signs On With TV Documentary About a Creepy Subject

A film director who has earned a reputation for his creepy material has signed on with a project that is likely to reinforce that image. “Cosmopolis” director David Cronenberg will narrate HBO’s “Tales From the Organ Trade,” Deadline.com reports. The…

Lifetime Orders Unscripted Show Focusing on Teen Behavior

"Teen Trouble," an unscripted show featuring teen behavior specialist Josh Shipp, has been ordered by Lifetime, reports B&C. Shipp will host the show, with each hour-long episode tracking him as he helps out-of-control teens address their problems, including issues such…

NBC Buys Generation Y Comedy

NBC has bought a comedy about a group of Generation Y friends whose lives have been affected by the Internet, reports Deadline.com. The project, called "iQuit," focuses on five friends seven years after graduating from UC Berkeley. One of them…

CBS Signs On With Arena Football League

The CBS Sports Network acquired the rights to the Arena Football League as part of a two-year agreement, with the league’s championship game to air on the CBS broadcast network, reports B&C. CBS Sports Network reaches 99 million households. It…