Friends of the late movie icon Elizabeth Taylor are upset that troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan has been cast to play her in a Lifetime television film, reports The New York Times, citing producer Larry A. Thompson. The casting of Lohan…
Adult Swim has given a straight-to-series order to a spinoff of one of its shows, Deadline.com reports. The new program is "Newsreaders," a spinoff of "Childrens Hospital." The show is a parody of the newsmagazine format based on material that…
CNN hit a low point Tuesday night: Its 9 p.m. hour recorded its lowest demo rating in 15 years, possibly hurt by broadcast programming for the May sweeps, reports TVNewser.com. "Piers Morgan Tonight" drew only 39,000 viewers between 25 and…
A lawsuit filed last year against HBO’s "Entourage" over the name of a character has been dismissed, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The suit was filed by MTV reality show cast member John Devenanzio, alleging that "Entourage" damaged…
The dispute between Viacom and Time Warner Cable over allowing cable customers to watch Viacom shows over Apple’s iPad and other devices has been settled, reports Bloomberg. "All of Viacom’s programming will now be available to Time Warner Cable subscribers…
“Cougar Town,” which is ending its run on ABC and moving to cable, will undergo changes behind the camera, New York Magazine’s Vulture blog reports. Show creator Bill Lawrence will step down from his role as day-to-day showrunner after the…
A poplular CBS game show has been hit with a lawsuit, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The suit, filed Friday, contends that the show, “Let’s Make a Deal,” makes it difficult for people with disabilities to get on…
Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is making noises like she’s had enough of "American Idol," reports People magazine. On Tuesday’s "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," when asked whether she would be back next season as a judge on the Fox singing competition show,…
One network had an especially tough night in the ratings Tuesday, with two shows hitting all-time lows and the network’s average rating in the key demo placing it a distant fourth for prime time — and for a change, it…
TNT and TBS previewed their wide-reaching development slates today, with projects involving everyone from Steven Bochco to Norm MacDonald and Tom Clancy to Matthew McConaughey, Deadline.com reports. TNT’s development lineup includes “two drama projects originally set up at the broadcast…