Behind-the-scenes TV icon Chuck Lorre, whose media empire already includes more hit TV comedies than he can easily keep track of, is mapping plans to expand into dramas and features. Deadline.com reports that the man behind “Two and a Half…
TBS is doing well with its return to half-hour sitcoms, packaging its originals with a strong off-network series, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel underscored that success by renewing the freshman comedy “Sullivan & Son,” exec produced by Vince Vaughn. The…
Fresh off the success of having the summer’s top-rated cable reality series in adults 18-49, VH1 has picked up a new reality competition series, Deadline.com reports. The new series, “Model Employee,” features eight models competing for the opportunity to become…
The iconic Dos Equis advertising spokesman dubbed “the most interesting man in the world” — played by American actor Jonathan Goldsmith — keeps busy doing a lot of things, but one of them isn’t tweeting. The reason? Essentially, he’s too…
Apple has set up a big media event for Sept. 12, sending out invitations to what is widely expected to be the rollout of the new iPhone 5. The event will take place at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for…
Bravo Media announced today that it is renewing a successful reality series, which will return for a fifth season. The series is “The Rachel Zoe Project.” The unscripted show is set in the world of fashion, where Zoe is one…
One of the regulars on an NBC drama series has been dropped from the cast, Deadline.com reports. The show, the medical drama “Do No Harm,” scrapped Mousa Kraish, the report says. Kraish was let go from the midseason program after…
Bob Barker, the longtime host of "The Price Is Right," says the show banned him from its 40th anniversary telecast, which aired Monday, reports the New York Post. Barker, 88, cited his past criticism of the show as the reason….
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry yelled at one of her guests on the air Saturday, striking a nerve among viewers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Harris-Perry was hosting a panel that included financial expert Monica Mehta during a discussion…
The New York Times has demoted one of its critics, writes Norman Lebrecht at the Arts Journal blog Slipped Disc. Lebrecht writes: "The move has nothing to do with the quality of Times journalism. It is rooted entirely in the…