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Reese Witherspoon Exec Producing Adaptation of Dickens Classic for CW

Actress Reese Witherspoon is executive producing an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel "Great Expectations" for the CW, Deadline.com reports. Called "Expectations," the project will focus on a small-town girl who wants to find success in San Francisco but is…

Tribune Stations Order First-Run Action Hour Led by ‘Rocky IV’ Star

An hourlong action drama led by one of the stars of "Rocky IV" is headed for Tribune stations in the fall of 2013, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "Rescue 3,” featuring “Rocky IV’s” Dolph Lundgren, has received a…

Nat Geo Defends Its ‘Seal Team Six’ Scheduling as Non-Political

The decision to air the feature-length movie "Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden" two days before the presidential election isn’t political, National Geographic Channel said, according to EW.com’s Inside TV. The film dramatizes the events around bin…

NBC’s ‘Dracula’ Taps ‘Carnivale’ Creator as Showrunner and Writer

NBC’s 10-episode series "Dracula" has tapped the creator of HBO’s "Carnivale" as its showrunner and head writer, reports Deadline.com. “Carnivale’s” Dan Knauf will work with “Dracula” creator Cole Haddon on the project, which will star Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the…

Syfy Renews Series

Syfy has made the decision to renew one of its original series, B&C reports. The cable channel ordered a fourth season of "Face Off," the story reports. The show’s third season has been drawing an average audience of 986,000 viewers…

Jim Lehrer Blasts Critics of How He Moderated the First Presidential Debate

Jim Lehrer, 82, the longtime newsman who moderated the first presidental debate between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, says "he was surprised to get criticism from political pros and fellow journalists, people he said should have seen what he…

CNN Launches Film Unit, Unveils Star-Studded First Project

[Updated on Oct. 8, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. PT to make it clear that the film unit in question will focus on documentaries. Also includes a CNN executive’s confirmation of a story first reported in August, that CNN is also…

Football Powers NBC to an Easy Ratings Win

NBC coasted to an easy win in the ratings Sunday night on the strength of its “Sunday Night Football,” while programming on the other broadcast networks was generally down. Citing Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that “Sunday Night Football” averaged a…

Lifetime’s Big Weekend: a Huge Turnout for ‘Steel Magnolias’ and Big Numbers for ‘Carlina White Story’

Lifetime enjoyed a huge night Sunday with its original movie “Steel Magnolias” — which followed a strong Saturday night with the world premiere of “Abducted: The Carlina White Story.” The cable channel reports that an average of 6.5 million total…

Americans Prefer Getting News from Television

When Americans want the news, more adults — 50% — say that they choose to get the news from television, 36% say they get it from online news sources, and only 10% turn to print, reports the UPI. In a…