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NBC Continues to Rack Up Ratings Achievements

NBC is touting another round of fall 2012 ratings achievements after winning week four of the new season in the key 18-49 demo. The network has now won the first four weeks of the season for the first time in…

Director Tony Scott’s Death Officially Declared a Suicide — But a Key Piece of Information Is Missing

Director Tony Scott’s death was officially determined to be a suicide on Monday, when the Los Angeles County Coroner released a findings summary following his Aug. 19 death, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The summary noted that toxicology…

CBS Is Sued, Accused of Stealing the Idea for ‘The Talk’

CBS has responded to a lawsuit filed last week that accuses the network, along with production companies and some top executives behind “The Talk,” of stealing the idea for the daytime talk show, Deadline.com reports. Author Angela Wilder filed the…

Two-Time Oscar Winner to Star in Project Described as Female Version of ‘$#*! My Dad Says’

A two-time Oscar winner is attached to star in an ABC project called "Now What?," which is reported by Deadline.com to be a female version of "$#*! My Dad Says." Jane Fonda is slated to portray a mother moving in…

Clark Kent Leaves The Daily Planet for Online Journalism in Superman Update — and What’s Up With That ‘Disturbing Text Message’ About His Ex, Lois Lane?

Superman’s alter ego is leaving his job at The Daily Planet, which he has had since 1940, and appears poised to start his own online publication, USA Today reports. The developments are just part of a series of updates in…

Video: Debate Moderator Schieffer Commits the ‘Obama-Osama’ Flub

Bob Schieffer, who moderated last night’s third presidential debate, had a moment when he messed up Osama bin Laden’s name, calling him “Obamas, uh, bin Laden.” Neither candidate acknowledged the slip. ABC News posted the clip. Here it is:

CW Gives Full-Season Order to Its New Breakout Hit — Series Premiere Was the Network’s Most-Watched Show in Three Years

A freshman drama has received a full-season order from The CW, after the show’s premiere drew 4.1 million viewers and ranked as the network’s most-watched telecast of any show in three years, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The…

ABC Developing Kelly Ripa-Mark Consuelos Comedy Project

ABC is close to a script deal for a comedy from husband and wife Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, reports Deadline.com. Consuelos would star in the project, about a working-class handyman from Queens who becomes part of a nontraditional family…

Injured ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Competitor Returns to Show

Despite suffering a herniated disc during rehearsals Sunday for "Dancing with the Stars," Melissa Rycroft returned to the ABC dance competition to perform Monday night, reports People.com. "I’m on a little medication right now," she said, adding that she had…

MTV Working on Scripted Drama Based on Young Adult Novel

MTV is working on its next scripted drama, with Kevin Cornish, the co-producer of "Are We Done Yet?," attached to executive produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is based on the young adult novel "Unraveling," the debut novel…