Netflix has acquired the rights to show reruns of the highest-rated sitcom Fox now airs. "The streaming service and Fox have inked a multi-year deal to bring ‘New Girl’ to the subscription-based digital outlet," reports Deadline.com, adding, "The first season of the…
In a major TV station deal, Tribune Broadcasting, which already owns 23 TV stations, has agreed to acquire 19 more TV stations for almost $3 billion. According to the announcement, "Tribune Company and Local TV Holdings, LLC, today jointly announced they…
By Chuck Ross TCM has been showing a number of classic film noirs on Friday nights in June, ending tonight with four really terrific films that I recommend. The first starts very soon: at 6:30 p.m. PT and 9:30 p.m. ET….
An actress who appeared in TV shows including "The Vampire Diaries," "The Walking Dead" and "All My Children" has been formally charged in a case involving sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mark…
George Zimmer, the founder and former executive chairman of The Men’s Wearhouse — and the public face of the compiany in its commercials — who was fired by the company’s board recently, fought back this week with an open letter…
A high-profile member of the team behind Fox’s "24" has signed on with the network’s reboot, the event series "24: Live Another Day." Deadline.com reports that Evan Katz, a longtime writer on "24," is on board for the reboot. Katz…
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision climbed into a tie for the No. 1 spot in the broadcast ratings for Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that both Univision and Fox finished with 1.4 average ratings…
NBC News has hired the former chief of the New York Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department, TVNewser reports. The news operation hired Bill Bratton as an analyst, the piece reports. Bratton will work for NBCUniversal’s networks and…
Alec Baldwin apparently has deleted his Twitter account — for a third time — after getting in trouble over a subject that has proved to be a sensitive one for him: his wife, Hilaria. Baldwin reportedly sent profanity-laced tweets to…
A canceled NBC series won’t disappear completely from the television landscape after all, with Ovation picking up rights to rebroadcasts of "Smash," the musical drama that was canceled by the network this season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The arts network…