The number of U.S. television households has fallen for a second consecutive year, reflecting the emergence of online viewing, reports Bloomberg. The estimated number of TV homes dropped by 500,000 to 114.2 million, according to Nielsen, with the change being…
A promotional stunt by cable channel BET ended in a bomb scare Tuesday morning at a Los Angeles building, reports the Orange County Register. The cable network apparently sent several beeping packages addressed to CBS Radio talent in a Wilshire…
ESPN’s 90-minute postgame edition of "SportsCenter" following this week’s controversial Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks "Monday Night Football" game was “SportsCenter’s” most-viewed episode on record, reports B&C. "SportsCenter" drew 6.5 million viewers on Monday night, more than the show’s previous record…
A law proposed by a New Jersey assemblyman would allow townships to license reality show productions and levy fees, in turn giving them the ability to hire more police to control reality show cast members and their fans, reports CNN.com….
Producer Mark Gordon and "Make It or Break It" creator Holly Sorensen have sold a female-focused soap to ABC, reports Deadline.com. The story is based on an idea from Sorensen and her friend, the Irish actress Victoria Smurfit, the story…
Some fans of the AMC zombie drama "The Walking Dead" are convinced the network has let it slip that the show has been renewed for a fourth season, reports James Hibberd in EW.com’s Inside TV. The network’s website posted a…
NBC is working on a crime drama featuring one of history’s greatest inventors, Thomas Edison, reports Deadline.com. The drama, called "Edison," comes from Sony Pictures TV and Mark Johnson’s Gran Via Productions. John Shiban, a producer on "Breaking Bad," is…
NBC’s "Grimm" has promoted actress Claire Coffee to a series regular role, reports TVLine.com. Coffee plays Adalind, a Hexenbiest who is Nick’s enemy on the program. Her character has recurred on the fairytale-inspired show since the pilot. New episodes of…
An adaptation of the classic novel "Wuthering Heights" from producer Greg Berlanti has been bought by NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Called "Napa," the new take on Emily Bronte’s novel will be set in Napa Valley as…
"The Voice" will continue to be heard for a while. The singing competition will remain on NBC for at least two more cycles, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The show received an order for a fourth and fifth…