Amid this week’s splashy debuts for a number of new daytime shows, a veteran showed them all who’s boss. Notching a big rating for her talk show was Ellen DeGeneres, whose season premiere handily eclipsed the numbers for newcomers such…
USA Network will likely cancel a drama series, with the show’s executive producer and showrunner moving on and the actors’ options ending, reports Deadline.com. The series is the freshman police drama “Common Law.” Craig Sweeny, the showrunner, has joined CBS’s…
One of the hosts of a news and talk show on MSNBC is considering a run for the presidency, according to a piece in Vanity Fair. Joe Scarborough, co-host with Mika Brzezinski of the cable news channel’s “Morning Joe,” appears…
CBS is expecting a $1 billion windfall, writes Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger, according to our friend Joe Flint at the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The windfall consists of retrans monies CBS should be getting in 2016….
With four Gordon Ramsay reality shows currently on its airwaves, Fox may have finally reached its limit. The network took a pass on a pitch from the celebrity chef for a U.S. version of his British show "Gordon Behind Bars,"…
Jennifer Lopez has joined a cable network as a minority stakeholder and programmer, Bloomberg reports. The network is NuvoTV, an English-language net geared to Latino viewers. Lopez and her Nuyorican Productions will contribute programming, aid in marketing and work on…
Lindsay Lohan is reportedly balking at performing in "Scary Movie 5" — a cameo appearance that we reported last month. The actress is said to be unhappy about a scene that satirizes her problems, the New York Post’s Page Six…
One network among the top broadcasters and the cable news channels skipped the moment of silence observed in New York City and Washington to honor those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. NBC opted instead to air an interview with…
Glenn Beck, who left television after a run on Fox News and has been focused on an Internet-only distribution model since the summer of 2011, is headed back to TV, The New York Times reports. Dish Network has signed a…
A&E has given a cast-contingent pilot order for a Michael Bay-produced crime drama called "Occult," reports TheWrap.com. As the title suggests, the crime drama has supernatural themes, with the show focusing on an FBI agent who solves crimes on an…