Animal Planet has made the decision to bring back a series for another season, B&C reports. The cable channel renewed the fishing adventure show "Off the Hook: Extreme Catches." The reality series, which stars pro wrestler Showtime Eric Young, has…
TV and radio personality Bam Margera — a star of the “Jackass” movies and MTV’s “Viva La Bam” and “Bam’s Unholy Union” — has been trying to explain a tweet that included a photo of himself holding a gun to…
Penske Media Corp. announced today that it has closed a deal to purchase the venerable trade publication Variety from Reed Elsevier. Deadline.com — which is also owned by Penske — reports that the move adds Variety to a Penske stable…
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A former star in the NFL who went on to establish himself as an actor on television and in film is reportedly near death after suffering kidney failure. Fox News reports that Alex Karras, who starred in the 1980s comedy…
NBC has postponed the scheduled season premieres for two series, Deadline.com reports. The network had planned to roll out the new seasons of comedies "Community" and "Whitney" Oct. 19, but will now air repeat programming in the 8 p.m. time…
Paula Abdul, who was a judge on "American Idol" for a number of years, and who joined Simon Cowell as a judge on the first season of his "X Factor," has another judging gig lined up. This time, however, it’s…
Jerry Sandusky, a longtime assistant to head coach Joe Paterno as part of the Penn State football program, received a sentence today of 30 to 60 years in prison for child sexual abuse, NBC News reports. “Sandusky — who was…
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has turned down Nickelodeon’s "Kids Pick the President" special, prompting the network to say it’s "disappointed" with the decision, reports TVNewser.com. President Obama taped his answers to kids’ questions at the White House, but with…
A Jennifer Lopez pilot for ABC Family has come under attack from an activist group that has been outspoken about television content. The conservative group One Million Moms, which recently targeted NBC’s comedy "The New Normal," has now set its…