Katie Couric’s daytime talk show has been cleared in 95 of the nation’s top 100 markets, with its overall reach climbing to 93% of the U.S., reports Deadline.com. Station groups that are on board include Belo, Cox Media Group, Gannett…
After a series of poorly received moves in 2011 — including a price increase and an attempt to rebrand DVD rentals and online streaming as two separate operations — Netflix is replacing its chief marketing officer. Leslie Kilgore, who has…
A star of HBO’s "Boardwalk Empire" has been tapped to direct and guest-star on an upcoming episode of NBC’s "30 Rock," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Steve Buscemi will reprise his role as private detective Len Wosniak, the story reports….
"Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died [today, Jan. 22, 2012], his family said in a statement," reports…
Are Heidi Klum and Seal about to divorce? "Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Heidi [Klum] will file divorce papers in L.A. County Superior Court as early as next week. We’re told Heidi will cite "irreconcilable differences" as the cause…
So says a report in The Hollywood Reporter, which adds that the show’s name will be " ‘666 Park Ave.,’ an hourlong drama from Alloy Entertainment, the producers of ‘The Vampire Diaries,’ The Secret Circle’ and ‘Gossip Girl.’ " The article…
Jerry Bruckheimer, executive producer of some of CBS’s top shows — including "CSI" and "The Amazing Race" — has received a go-ahead from the network for a drama pilot called "Trooper," reports Deadline.com. The show, written by Aron Eli Coleite…
One of the legends of popular music died this morning after a long battle with leukemia. People magazine reports that 73-year-old blues singer Etta James died in Riverside, Calif. Lupe De Leon, her longtime friend and manager, confirmed James’ death….
A former reality show participant has been killed in what is being called the first homicide of 2012 in San Francisco, the San Francisco Examiner reports. Joseph Minozzi, a 30-year-old drug addict who appeared on A&E’s "Intervention" in 2010, was…
This week saw one topic generate a surge in online chatter, with Web tracker General Sentiment reporting that the amount of discussion exceeded that for cultural calling cards of the past year such as the 2011 Super Bowl, the Oscars…