Katie Couric has two prime-time specials lined up for ABC — one for late this month and another to air in June, TVNewser.com reports. Both specials focus on Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. A Couric-hosted special set for May 29…
One of the stars of a successful reality show died Monday after falling while loading items into his boat in Louisiana, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Mitchell Guist of “Swamp People” would have turned 48 later this week….
A top executive of NBC, which has been struggling with diminishing ratings, said viewers are being undercounted as television viewing increasingly shifts to DVR playback, the New York Post reports. Ted Harbert, chairman of NBC Broadcasting, urged the television industry…
ABC, which is presenting its 2012-13 lineup today at its upfront in New York, is bringing back six freshman series for fall — more than any other broadcast net, USA Today reports. Returning are “Once Upon a Time,” “Revenge,” Suburgatory,”…
CNN is trying to lure a key on-air personality from ABC News, reports FishbowlDC. CNN Worldwide Executive VP and Managing Editor Mark Whitaker and CNN Senior VP Amy Entelis have been trying to woo ABC News senior White House correspondent…
As the upfront presentations roll out this week, along with networks’ 2012-13 television schedules, it’s becoming clear that broadcasters are turning to a familiar strategy in an effort to improve their ratings, reports The New York Times. The strategy is…
A veteran of the long-running CBS hit “Everybody Loves Raymond” will be the showrunner on a new NBC sitcom, Deadline.com reports. The show’s producer, 20th Century Fox TV, is putting the finishing touches on a deal with Mike Royce to…
HBO is developing a comedy project based on Wall Street in the 1980s, with a number of key Hollywood players behind the effort, Deadline.com reports. Rob Riggle is slated to star and produce, the story reports. The project is based…
A crime investigation series hosted by a popular former CNN anchor will be back for season six, TVNewser.com reports. Investigation Discovery will bring back "On the Case with Paula Zahn" with a 13-episode order, the story reports. The new season…
NBC and its affiliates continue to move toward a deal that will enable the network to negotiate retransmission deals on behalf of affiliates, B&C reports, and both sides reported progress this week — if only a little. The story reports:…