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‘Downton Abbey’ Prequel? Show’s Creator Lays Out the Idea

"Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes said he’s considering a prequel to his popular period drama, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. "I do have an idea of doing a prequel of the courtship between Robert and Cora," Fellowes said. The show…

California Enacts Measure to Protect Child Actors From Sex Offenders

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that will provide protection to young actors in Hollywood by banning registered sex offenders from representing minors in the entertainment industry, reports the Los Angeles Times. The law also requires criminal…

NBC Buys CIA Drama From ‘The Walking Dead’ Producer

"The Walking Dead" executive producer Gale Anne Hurd has sold a series adaptation of the CIA novel "The Eleventh Commandment" to NBC, reports Deadline.com. Based on the 1998 Jeffrey Archer novel, the project has tapped Patrick Harbinson of "24" and…

Details Emerge in Incident That Left ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Actor and Elderly Woman Dead

Details are emerging about a gruesome incident Wednesday morning in Los Angeles that left two people dead — “Sons of Anarchy” actor Johnny Lewis, 28, and his 81-year-old landlady. The Los Angeles Times reports: “Investigators have identified Johnny Lewis, 28,…

Five-Time Emmy Winner Returns to Television With Role on NBC Drama

Five-time Emmy Award winner John Larroquette, once a television fixture with roles on NBC’s “Night Court” and “The John Larroquette Show,” Hallmark Channel’s “McBride” and other series, is headed back to NBC, Deadline.com reports. Larroquette will be featured in seven…

Tough Night in the Ratings for NBC; ABC’s Blockbuster ‘Modern Family’ Premieres Well Below Last Year

NBC had a difficult night in the Nielsen ratings Wednesday, as a week of season premieres and series premieres continued for the broadcast networks. Citing Nielsen overnight figures, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s two-hour season premiere of “Law & Order: SVU”…

MTV2 Renews Its Highest-Rated Original Series

MTV2 has renewed the show that ranks as the network’s highest-rated original series in its history, reports Deadline.com. The show is “Guy Code.” Its second season ended with ratings for viewers 12 to 34 years old up 21% over its…

NBC Taps Into a Massive Database of Digital Info From the Olympics to Get a Picture of the Future of TV

NBCUniversal is mining material from a massive database of digital info gathered during the London Olympics to gain insights into how viewers watched the Games and what it might say about the future of television, The New York Times reports….

‘Sons of Anarchy’ Actor Found Dead — Suspected of Killing 81-Year-Old L.A. Woman

A young actor who was known for his role on FX’s “Sons of Anarchy” and also appeared in “The O.C.” was found dead Wednesday in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles along with an 81-year-old woman in a gruesome…

‘Today’ Producer Jim Bell Defends Matt Lauer, Says ‘GMA’ Is a Tabloid

"Today" producer Jim Bell tells The New York Times’ Bill Carter that the decision to remove Ann Curry from the NBC morning program was his call, and not co-host Matt Lauer’s, as some reports have suggested. “It was definitely not…