Mandy Patinkin, speaking with New York Magazine, said joining the CBS drama series "Criminal Minds" was "the biggest public mistake I ever made." Patinkin left the series suddenly in 2007, before the third season started, surprising the show’s creators. He…
One of the stars of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" was barred from a restaurant for two years after a June 10 incident that led to her arrest, reports E! Online.com. Deena Cortese was banned from the Spicy Cantina & Mexican Grille…
A former Nickelodeon star was ordered by a judge in Superior Court in Los Angeles this week to stop driving after having her license suspended a week ago, reports People.com. Amanda Bynes was stopped on Sunday by police officers because…
Turning around NBC remains a top priority for NBCUniversal, Chief Executive Steve Burke said at an investor conference Thursday, Jon Lafayette reports in B&C. "We think we’re ahead of where we thought we would be. We feel like we’ve done…
On Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, the central bank of the United States "announced it would buy agency-backed mortgage-backed securities and long-term Treasurys, expanding its balance sheet by around $85 billion a month through the end of the year. But the Fed’s…
J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" children’s book series, has lined up her first U.S. television interview to promote her new book, reports the New York Post. Rowling will be interviewed about the book — which is an…
Following the success of the History miniseries "Hatfields and McCoys," A&E Networks has given a new deal to Nancy Dubuc, reports The New York Times’ Bill Carter, who calls Dubuc "one of the most important programming executives in cable television."…
NBC has given a script order to a comedy from Ellen DeGeneres and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" producer Lauren Pomerantz, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Pomerantz will write and executive produce the program, which tracks an independent 32-year-old…
Advertising sales at ABC over the summer were softer than had been predicted, cautioned Walt Disney Chief Financial Officer James A. Rasulo, who spoke at a Wall Street conference Thursday, The New York Times reports. "We did not see the…