A legendary comedian will be honored at the second annual Comedy Awards with the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence, reports ComedyCentral.com. Presenting the award to Don Rickles will be the host of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart. In last…
After reports surfaced this week that Ashton Kutcher will play the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the upcoming indie film “Jobs,” one of Apple’s other co-founders offered his opinion on the casting, TMZ.com reports. According to Steve Wozniak, the…
The future of an AMC drama series took a hit when the show’s audience numbers dropped off for the premiere of its second season, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The initial broadcast of the two-hour premiere…
AMC’s "Mad Men" has come under fire from Mitt Romney’s son Tagg, who took offense to a line in the show that called his late grandfather a "clown," reports TheWrap.com. The "Mad Men" episode shows Betty’s new husband, Henry Francis,…
The co-creator of CBS’s hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men" is under fire from some in the television industry after making the suggestion that there are too many comedies focused on women protagonists, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat….
Fox has ordered a new reality show from the producer of "American Idol" and "The X Factor," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. A host for the dating show, "Take Me Out," hasn’t yet been announced, the story reports. The program, which…
A veteran cast member of NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" has been cast in a new ABC comedy project, reports Deadline.com. Horatio Sanz joins the untitled Kari Lizer pilot, the story reports. The project stars Mary McCormack as an executive who…
The CEO of media giant Time Warner took a pay cut in 2011, even as the company’s shares rose 12%, Bloomberg reports. Jeff Bewkes’ compensation package dipped 1.5%, the story reports. Bewkes, 59, received $25.9 million last year, including a…
A syndicated court show has been renewed for two additional seasons, reports B&C. Entertainment Studios announced the renewal for "America’s Court with Judge Ross." The show will appear in 95% of the U.S. television market for a third and fourth…
It would be a stretch to call Apple’s eagerly anticipated new television set a game changer, according to a new analysis by Barclays Equity Research, reports Deadline.com. The product will likely be introduced as early as 2013 and could capture…