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‘Modern Family’ Producer Inks Two-Year Pact With 20th TV

20th Century Fox Television has signed a co-executive producer of "Modern Family" to a two-year overall deal, reports TheWrap.com. Abraham Higginbotham will be promoted to executive producer and will develop projects for the studio, which produces the popular ABC comedy,…

Animated Cable Show Gets Second Season

Disney XD has announced the renewal of an animated program, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The channel will bring back "Ultimate Spider-Man" for a second season. The series has been a solid performer in young demographics, with the…

There Go the Ratings: Horse With Chance to Win Triple Crown on Saturday Is Forced to Retire

The thoroughbred racehorse that was given the best chance of any horse in years to win the elusive Triple Crown won’t get its shot, as I’ll Have Another has been retired due to a tendon injury, The Huffington Post reports….

New Fox Comedy Replaces Lead Actor

A new comedy series in the works at Fox has made a casting change, scrapping the actor who played one of the three leads in the pilot, Deadline.com reports. Jake Lacy, who starred with Becki Newton and Scott Foley in…

Soft Ratings (Again) on Thursday Night, Even for Summer — Including a Historic Low for an ABC Series and Weak Series Premieres for Two Fox Shows … and That’s Nothing Compared With How Bad Things Were on NBC

Memories of “Must-See” Thursday nights grow increasingly faint, as last night’s Nielsen overnights paint a grim ratings picture — even by summer standards. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the one broadcast network that aired all repeats (CBS) won the night, and all…

‘Lost’ Stars Migrate to Showtime Series

Two stars from ABC’s "Lost" have been added to the roster of stars for Showtime’s "Californication," Entertainment Weekly reports. Maggie Grace, who played Shannon on “Lost,” and Jorge Garcia, who played Hugo, will be a part of the Showtime series….

Maybe Now You Can Finally Replace Your Lost ‘Batman’ Lunch Box — Warner Bros. Launches Merchandising Effort Tied to the 1960s TV Show

Warner Bros. Consumer Products got a jump on Licensing Expo 2012, taking place next week in Las Vegas, by announcing a major rollout of items celebrating the classic 1960s television series "Batman," Deadline.com reports. The Adam West-Burt Ward series was…

‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Gets Showtime Comedy Special

A correspondent for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is getting a comedy special on Showtime, reports Deadline.com. The one-hour comedy special, "Larry Wilmore’s Race, Religion and Sex," may lead to more, with a possible second show being considered for…

Report: CNN Chief’s Job in Jeopardy, Former NBC Boss Zucker a Possible Replacement

Time Warner is reportedly putting together a list of potential executives to take over CNN Worldwide with the goal of ending the network’s ratings plunge, according to the New York Post. Because of the ratings slide, Time Warner executives are…

Former Fleetwood Mac Member Commits Suicide

A former member of the rock band Fleetwood Mac was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide, People.com reports. Bob Welch was 65. Bob Welch It is believed that Welch had been suffering from health problems, the story notes. He…