A source is reporting tension behind the scenes on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” which is currently traveling across the U.S. searching for talent. Howie Mandel is reportedly angry at how much attention new judge Howard Stern is gaining from the…
Well, that’s a mouthful. But TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross really does connect these dots in this very perceptive essay, which you can read if you click here.
With Sony Corp. positioning for the handover of power from Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer to Kazuo Hirai, as previously reported, some of the other pieces of the new executive structure are falling into place. The Chicago Tribune reports that…
Fox has adopted an unusual strategy for the debut of the Kiefer Sutherland drama "Touch" in an effort to fight online piracy while also attracting large multinational advertisers, The New York Times reports. The network will roll out the show…
32-year-old actor Vincent Kartheiser, who plays Pete Campbell on AMC’s "Mad Men," tells Advertising Age that he’s not on Facebook or Twitter because "I remember a time when you used to have to have something to say to be handed…
Another Fox comedy pilot has lost an actress, following the departure of "Saturday Night Live" star Abby Elliott from "Ned Fox Is My Manny," according to Deadline.com. "Hellcats" star Aly Michalka has left the Fox pilot "Rebounding" after the character…
MTV has picked up four new series and one special, with the latter tracking the career of an up-and-coming 22-year-old musician who gets pregnant, the cable network said in a statement. "Dev," the special, follows the title character as she…
GSN has tapped a well-known comedian to host an upcoming game show that will challenge contestants on their knowledge of the Bible, TheWrap.com reports. Jeff Foxworthy will host "The American Bible Challenge," the story reports. Foxworthy, who hosts "Are You…
The latest incarnation of a long-running television science-fiction franchise appears to have hit a snag. Deadline.com reports that Syfy has decided not to move forward with "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome" as a regular television series. The project is about…
Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable network can look forward to a hefty loss for 2012, according to a prominent media research firm. Bloomberg reports that researcher SNL Kagan says OWN may lose as much as $142.9 million this year as it…