CBS has bought a medical drama inspired by Steve Jobs that’s from "Hawaii Five-0" executive producer and showrunner Peter Lenkov, Deadline.com reports. The drama focuses on a technology guru and billionaire who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He uses his…
It was a terrific ratings debut yesterday, Sept. 17, 2012, for two of the longest-running shows in the history of TV. "Wheel of Fortune," which started its current syndication run in September 1983, "delivered an average 6.3 household rating in the…
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A former longtime president of CBS Entertainment has joined Microsoft as its president of entertainment and digital media. Nancy Tellem, who was president of CBS Entertainment from 1998 to the end of 2009, "will oversee a Microsoft production studio based in…
NBC had reason to cheer when the Nielsen overnights came in for Monday night, while execs at Fox probably had to lick their wounds. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the new NBC drama “Revolution” delivered a whopping 4.1 average rating in the…
A big chunk of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, held Saturday, Sept. 15, is likely to end up on the cutting-room floor before the show sees life in well-edited form as a ReelzChannel telecast, set for Sept. 22. And…
An infamous flop from NBC’s past may soon be brought back to life, with Sony picking up the rights to the show for a feature film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is “Manimal,” which had a brief run…
Former MSNBC and Current TV commentator Keith Olbermann has been keeping a relatively low profile since his latest firing (from Current, back in March), but he resurfaced this week with what is in essence one of his trademark “Special Comments,”…
A family secret about Tom Hanks has a connection to his new project, the New York Post reports. We reported last week that Hanks had signed on to host and narrate the National Geographic Channel project “Killing Lincoln,” and now…
People.com is running its first-ever poll to determine the Sexiest Man and Woman on TV. ABC is also involved in the event, with the winners to be announced live on the network’s “Emmys Red Carpet Live” on Sunday, Sept. 23….