An award-winning ABC series that was canceled in 2009 might become a Broadway show, TVLine.com reports. The show is "Pushing Daisies," which aired from 2007-2009 and won a number of Emmys during its run — including outstanding directing for Barry…
Ratings results are in for Savannah Guthrie’s first week as co-host of “Today,” and the NBC morning show lost to ABC rival "Good Morning America," TVNewser.com reports. "GMA" beat "Today" by more than 350,000 total viewers, marking a record for…
Actor Charlie Sheen may be known more for his wild antics — including frolicking with porn stars and getting involved in late-night hotel room brawls — but now he’s adding a much different distinction to his resume, TMZ.com reports. Sheen…
Pop singer Lady Gaga is known for pushing boundaries, and a new ad campaign should keep her reputation intact. E! Online reports that Gaga’s new campaign for her Fame fragrance includes revealing — make that naked — photos of the…
Two actors were the first choices to play Walter White in AMC’s "Breaking Bad," with the show’s star, Bryan Cranston, not among them, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The producers initially wanted either John Cusack or Matthew Broderick, with both…
TRA, a research company with a system that matches up television viewing with buying habits, will be bought by TiVo, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. TiVo will spend about $20 million to buy out TRA’s other investors,…
Larry King is debuting his new talk show online, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports, with his premiere already up on the popular online-streaming site Hulu. "Larry King Now" has posted its first interview, which is with Seth MacFarlane….
Bill Asher, a veteran TV director and producer who was behind hundreds of episodes of hit shows, has died, the Desert Sun reports. Asher died Monday in Palm Desert, Calif. Asher was the primary director of "I Love Lucy," and…
With the loss of carriage in a dispute with satellite broadcaster DirecTV, ratings for Viacom’s Nickelodeon network have plunged by about one-third, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Nickelodeon’s total day audience was about 1.8…
USA Network’s "Political Animals," which stars Sigourney Weaver as the former first lady who becomes Secretary of State, debuted Sunday to a relatively soft start with 2.6 million viewers, reports Deadline.com. The miniseries, from Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark, is…