Bravo today announced details on a develoment slate of six unscripted shows, which includes its first two efforts focusing on the online world, “Shop With Stella” and “Tone It Up,” Deadline.com reports. Online is a new complement to Bravo’s traditional…
Legendary drummer Levon Helm, who was a key figure in American music for decades, has died, The New York Times reports. Helm’s death was expected, after family members posted a notice earlier this week on his website saying he was…
BBC America has unveiled plans to launch a new daytime cooking show May 1, the Chicago Tribune reports. The twist is that the show will be done in real time, with the entire meal created from scratch in 30 minutes….
After years of parceling out five-minute segments at the bottom of every half-hour to local news and programming, HLN has decided to dump the "Local Edition" portion of its broadcast, reports TVNewser.com. HLN justified its decision in a statement to…
The casting company behind "Jersey Shore" is working on a project about out-of-control pregnant couples, reports the New York Post. Doron Ofir Casting has been searching for women who feel the "need to be treated like a queen," according to…
Martha Stewart has unveiled plans for a new weekly series, presented in association with WETA-TV in Washington, that will give viewers a cooking lesson. “Martha Stewart’s Cooking School” will run on PBS stations across the U.S. starting this fall. In…
ABC’s “Good Morning America” celebrated the news that its ratings win over NBC’s “Today,” which was reported previously on the basis of preliminary figures, is now official. The show broke “Today’s” 852-week winning streak during the week of April 9…
Discovery’s documentary channel Investigation Discovery (ID) set a ratings mark this week with the premiere telecast of “The Woman Who Wasn’t There,” TVbytheNumbers.com reports. The April 17 program notched highs for an “ID Films” telecast in total viewers (863,000), households…
The actor who originated a classic television character — who will be played by Johnny Depp in a big-screen reboot — has died. Jonathan Frid, who played the vampire Barnabas Collins in TV’s “Dark Shadows,” was 87, Digital Spy reports. Frid…
After almost seven years and 200 episodes, Discovery Network has halted production on one of its signature shows, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. "Cash Cab," hosted by Ben Bailey, recruited contestants from New Yorkers trying to…