A reality series hosted and executive produced by two of the stars of the 1984 movie "Revenge of the Nerds" has been picked up by TBS, reports Deadline.com. The show, "King of the Nerds," tracks nerds as they compete in…
An unscripted version of "Modern Family" is in the works, with the casting team behind "Jersey Shore’ looking for a real-life Dunphy-Pritchett family, reports the New York Post. The show is called "My Modern Family" and is seeking "multi-generational families…
A second actor from TNT’s “Men of a Certain Age” has been cast in a broadcast network pilot, Deadline.com reports. NBC’s comedy pilot "Table for Three" has cast Scott Bakula in the lead role, according to the report. Bakula will…
"Katie," the new syndicated daytime talk show starring former CBS News anchor Katie Couric, will premiere Sept. 10 and will be available in 94% of the U.S., reports Bloomberg. "Katie" will be broadcast live weekdays in front of an audience…
Fox is pulling back on its strategy for a sitcom that has suffered with skimpy ratings and negative reviews, Entertainment Weekly reports. The network had planned to move “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” from Tuesday nights to Wednesdays. Instead, Fox…
Nickelodeon unveiled at its upfront presentation a greatly explanded slate of new programming — 650 hours, more than twice what it presented at last year’s event, Advertising Age reports. The cable network has been hit with a ratings decline and…
Meghan McCain, an MSNBC contributor and the daughter of Sen. John McCain, sounded off about topics including Bristol Palin, reality TV and the HBO movie “Game Change,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. McCain, 27, said in a Playboy interview: "Hell…
NBC’s quirky comedy "Community," the Joel McHale-Chevy Chase series, will have its reruns aired on Comedy Central beginning in 2013, reports UPI.com. Announcing the deal was David Bernath, Comedy Central’s executive vice president of program strategy and multiplatform programming. Bernath…
TNT has announced its summer schedule for returning dramas and new programs, including the new reboot of the prime-time soap "Dallas," reports TVLine.com. Here’s the schedule of premieres: Tuesday, June 5 — "Rizzoli & Isles," 9 p.m. ET; "Franklin &…
Fox was the runaway winner in the overnight ratings for Wednesday night, even as its two-hour “American Idol” slipped 7% from a week ago in the key 18-49 demo to a 5.3 average rating, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Fox’s 5.3 average for…