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History’s Juggernaut Miniseries Shatters Its Own Record

The third installment of the three-night “Hatfields & McCoys” miniseries on History broke its own all-time viewership record set two nights earlier. The cable channel reported that Wednesday’s finale delivered 14.3 million total viewers for its initial airing, topping the…

Wednesday Ratings: Fox Is Top Dog — Even as CBS Unleashes the Hounds

Fox ruled the roost in the Wednesday night ratings, as nothing on the other broadcast networks came close to the number for its two-hour “So You Think You Can Dance” in the Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Meanwhile, a canine-themed series…

ABC News Announces New Documentary Series

ABC News has announced plans for a new documentary series from producer Terry Wrong, TVNewser.com reports. The series, “NY Med,” will focus on medical issues, as did Wrong’s previous shows ”Boston Med,” in 2010, and 2008’s “Hopkins.” The new eight-part…

Six-Year-Old Reality Star Gets Her Own Show

A 6-year-old girl who is already a TV star as part of a reality show will be the focus of her own series, Deadline.com reports. Alana, a.k.a. Honey Boo Boo, one of the kids featured in TLC’s controversial “Toddlers &…

Tom Cruise to Receive Honor That Was Previously Given Only to Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra

Tom Cruise is about to enter one of the most exclusive clubs in the entertainment industry, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The actor will receive the Friars Club’s Entertainment Icon Award, which has been given out only three times before….

CNN Cuts Two On-Air Personalities

CNN is letting go two on-air personalities, TVNewser.com reports. The cable news channel, which is struggling to regain ratings after losing ground to Fox News Channel and MSNBC, has cut meteorologists Reynolds Wolf and Jacqui Jeras, the story reports. Wolf…

Kathie Lee Gifford Apologizes for Faux Pas Over Martin Short’s Dead Wife

Kathie Lee Gifford apologized for a faux pas on Wednesday’s "Today” show, when she asked guest Martin Short about his wife, Nancy, without realizing that she died two years ago after fighting cancer, reports the New York Post. Gifford lauded…

Fox News Pulls Anti-Obama Video, Denies It Was Authorized by Top Execs

Fox News has pulled an anti-Obama video from FoxNews.com and Fox Nation, after the four-minute video aired on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday morning, reports TVNewser.com. The report drew "withering criticism," with the video appearing as a campaign attack ad —…

‘Hatfields & McCoys’ Was Rejected by HBO, Showtime, TNT, TBS, USA and FX Before History Said Yes to Project. And Which Hollywood Legend Was Once Set to Play the Kevin Costner Role

The record-breaking "Hatfields & McCoys," which has been pulling huge audiences to the cable channel History, took 30 years to get to television, with the project so old that Burt Lancaster was once slated to star in the role now…

Marc Cherry Project ‘Devious Maids’ May Head to Lifetime, Along With Canceled CBS Drama

Marc Cherry’s dramedy pilot "Devious Maids," which was skipped over by ABC, might be heading to Lifetime, reports Deadline.com. Talks are preliminary between Lifetime and ABC Studios, the project’s producer. The cable network has been considering several broadcast pilots that…