"Breaking Bad" star and perennial Emmy winner Bryan Cranston disclosed what his plans are following the AMC drama’s final season, which begins in August, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cranston, who won three consecutive Emmys for outstanding lead actor from…
Nickelodeon is under pressure to put in place strict nutritional standards for food advertisements, but the network doesn’t appear likely to give in to advocacy groups’ demands or pressure from lawmakers anytime soon, The New York Times reports. The Viacom-owned…
Disney Channel has picked up the multicamera half-hour comedy "I Didn’t Do It," which stars Olivia Holt of the Disney XD show "Kickin’ It," The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The show will feature Holt as one-half of a set…
A new CNN show bowed this week to lukewarm ratings. TheWrap.com reports that the cable news channel’s new morning show "New Day" drew 247,000 total viewers, and 95,000 in the 25-54 demographic, for its premiere Monday. The numbers represent gains…
A new series produced by Wendy Williams has been greenlighted by Oxygen, reports Deadline.com. The reality show, "Secret Celebrity," is produced by T Group Productions, and Williams will executive produce as part of her first-look deal with Oxygen. The project…
HBO has passed on a project co-written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon and his wife, Ayelet Waldman, reports TheWrap. The project is the period drama pilot "Hobgoblin." The project, described as "Inglourious Basterds" with magic, is set during World…
T Bone Burnett, who has been working as executive music producer for ABC’s “Nashville,” won’t return to the country-music drama for its second season, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Burnett is booked with a slate of other film, TV…
Two major reality franchises each ran into ratings snags in a head-to-head clash Monday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that ABC’s two-hour “The Bachelorette” sank to a season low, while NBC’s two-hour performance…
A visit Monday morning by Russell Brand to the MSNBC show “Morning Joe” got out of hand, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. “After several minutes of giggles, quips at Brand’s expense and, eventually, calling him by the wrong name,…
The Academy Award-winning director of “Silence of the Lambs” has signed on to direct and executive produce an upcoming AMC project. Deadline.com reports that Jonathan Demme has joined the drama pilot “Line of Sight.” “The project, from ‘Brotherhood’ creator Blake…