CBS has given a put pilot commitment to a new medical drama from a writer-producer known for AMC’s “Mad Men,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Dahvi Waller’s 20th TV doctor drama, ‘Guinea Pigs,’ centers on a group of trailblazing doctors…
NBC has placed a script order for a legal drama with high-profile bloodlines, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network ordered the show from frequent collaborators Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson, whose track record includes working together on HBO’s “Entourage”…
Tom Arnold reportedly had an agreement that his ex-wife Roseanne Barr wouldn’t badmouth him if he appeared on her Comedy Central roast, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. He also wanted her to say something nice about him, the…
Responding to reports that CNN is considering replacing some of its programming with reality shows, the cable news channel offered a clarification, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. CNN said it’s looking into nonfiction original series,…
A "Scrubs" mini-reunion will take place within the next couple of weeks on a cable comedy series, TVLine.com reports. The TV Land comedy "The Exes" will feature a guest appearance by “Scrubs” alum Zach Braff, who will join former “Scrubs”…
"Helen Gurley Brown, who as the author of ‘Sex and the Single Girl’ shocked early-1960s America with the news that unmarried women not only had sex but also thoroughly enjoyed it — and who as the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine…
An apparent domestic battery incident over the weekend is having repercussions both in television and in the world of pro sports. The incident involving Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson — formerly known as Chad Ochocinco — has led VH1…
Al Freeman Jr., a pioneering actor and director whose career included winning a Daytime Emmy along with a number of other honors, has died, Playbill reports. He was 78 and died Aug. 9, 2012. Freeman was known for his work in…
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, fresh off becoming the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time with 22 medals — including 18 gold — will try to stay out of the water when he takes on a new sport: golf. Businessweek…
NBC continues to get attention for its Olympics coverage — and not all of the attention is good. The Los Angeles Times reports that the network had another embarrassing moment during Sunday’s high-profile gold medal men’s basketball game, apparently misidentifying…