The death watch continues for a low-rated NBC drama, with the network doing everything but officially cancel it. The latest piece of bad news for “Prime Suspect” is the announcement that production on the crime drama will wrap at the…
Bob Costas said he was prepared to interview Joseph Amendola, the attorney for Jerry Sandusky, when he arrived at the "Rock Center" studios on Monday night, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. But a few…
With her decision to join CBS’s new morning news show, as we reported Tuesday, Gayle King is leaving the cable network started by her best friend, Oprah Winfrey, reports TheWrap.com. The breakup appears to be amicable. "We are so happy…
The woman who claimed that Justin Bieber fathered her child, Mariah Yeater, has withdrawn her paternity suit against the teen superstar, reports TMZ.com. Yeater’s lawsuit was dismissed late last week and her legal team, Lance Rogers and Matt Pare, is…
We’ve been following the TV reporting on the Penn State child abuse scandal pretty closely, and TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross is critical of CBS News’ coverage on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Read what’s raised Ross’s hackles by clicking here.
In a fight over the use of a “sound mark,” "Storage Wars" star Dave Hester is battling a rapper over the use of the phrase "YUUUP!," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Hester wants a court order to stop the rapper…
One of the stalwart’s of E! Entertainment Television has signed a deal to stay with the cable network. Chelsea Handler, whose new NBC sitcom “Are You There, Chelsea” premieres Jan. 11, is keeping a number of irons in the fire….
Creative differences behind the scenes at “Alcatraz” have brought about a big change in the lineup for the midseason Fox drama, Deadline.com reports. Elizabeth Sarnoff, a co-creator and showrunner of the J.J. Abrams series, is leaving the production, the story…
In 2007 he starred in the fictional show "Hearts ‘N Scalpels’ on the FX hit "Nip/Tuck." Prior to that he played a number of parts on TV, including the lead in the failed Fox sitcom "Kitchen Confidential." But he’s persevered to have…
The ad market in daytime talk is a far cry from what it was before Oprah Winfrey took her juggernaut show off the air. One of the highest-profile new entries in the marketplace is “Katie,” and its pricing doesn’t come…