The third-season debut of a basic cable drama has set ratings records in key demographics, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. AMC’s "The Walking Dead" premiered Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, and ranked as the strongest drama telecast in basic cable…
CNN reaped some of its strongest recent ratings with its coverage Saturday night of the death of Whitney Houston, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. CNN pulled off the rare feat of beating Fox News for the night….
A cable network is leveraging its top-rated show with a weapons-themed spinoff. Announcing plans today for the new show, “Hardcore Pawn: Fort Bragg,” a spinoff of its top-rated “Hardcore Pawn,” was TruTV, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The new series…
Despite being on hiatus, NBC’s "Community" continues to cast, with creator Dan Harmon grabbing someone he had described as one of his "dream guests," according to The Hollywood Reporter. That guest is "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" contributor John…
Jeremy Lin’s winning streak with the New York Knicks is electrifying fans — except for subscribers of Time Warner Cable, who are unable to watch the NBA team’s games because of an ongoing dispute between the cable operator and MSG…
The star of NBC’s “Chuck” has been cast as the male lead in a Fox comedy, lifting a contingency on the project, reports Deadline.com. Zachary Levi, who plays the title character in "Chuck," joins the Fox pilot "Let It Go."…
Funeral plans are beginning to take shape for singer Whitney Houston, who died Saturday at 48. Her body will be flown to her home state, New Jersey, and her family is said to be considering holding a wake Thursday and…
Fox’s telecast of "Glee" tomorrow night, the Valentine’s Day episode, will include a tribute to Whitney Houston, E! Online reports. The episode was taped before Houston’s death, but by coincidence the episode already included a rendition of Houston’s big hit,…
A show that has been counted on to help bring viewers to Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network has been undergoing some fine-tuning, and the tweaks appear to be getting bigger. Since its bow in September 2011, Rosie O’Donnell’s "The Rosie…
E!’s Grammys red carpet show on Sunday went through the roof, finishing as not only the channel’s top-rated Grammys red carpet show, but also its most-watched “Live from the Red Carpet” for any awards. The channel announced that Sunday’s 6-8…