Kevin T. Willson, an aspiring documentary filmmaker focused on humanitarian causes, won $1 million and a chance to direct another ad as the winner of Doritos’ annual Crash the Super Bowl ad contest, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker…
An upcoming TNT medical drama has cast an actor known for roles in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Spider-Man 2” and a string of other hit movies to star in the pilot, Deadline.com reports. Alfred Molina will star in the…
Oscar-winning director and Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood, who began his long career as an actor on the TV Western "Rawhide," is returning to television as one of the prime movers behind a new channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According…
CNN has suspended contributor Roland Martin for some controversial tweets he made during the Super Bowl. As TVWeek previously reported, "Martin’s tweet made fun of [soccer superstar David] Beckham for sporting only his underwear in [a Super Bowl] ad, noting, ‘Ain’t no real…
NBC has attracted Emmy winners Allison Janney ("The West Wing") and Tony Shalhoub ("Monk") to star in the new Greg Daniels comedy pilot "Friday Night Dinner," reports Deadline.com. Based on a U.K. comedy, the single-camera production is, as the title…
Sunday’s record-breaking Super Bowl broadcast featured a great game, terrific ads and a wide range of technological innovations, but what it may be best remembered for was a low-tech gesture during the halftime show. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin…
A new ABC series bowed to disappointing ratings Tuesday night as CBS parlayed a milestone episode of “NCIS” into a big win for the night in total viewers, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. CBS averaged 16.2 million viewers for prime time, more than…
A former correspondent and weekend anchor for Fox News, now anchoring the morning show for Fox5 New York, has been cleared of a rape accusation, TVNewser.com reports. Greg Kelly, who is the son of New York City Police Commissioner Ray…
An actress who won a Golden Globe for her role on "American Horror Story" will apparently return to the FX show, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Co-creator Ryan Murphy appeared on Andy Cohen’s "Watch What Happens Live,"…
Comedian Russell Brand has turned down a fortune he was entitled to as part of his divorce from Katy Perry, reports TMZ.com. Brand reportedly turned down about $20 million. The pair, who were married for 14 months, apparently didn’t have…