A new daytime talk show has been picked up by the Sinclair Station Group and its 27 markets, NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announced. According to the announcement, the new show, "Trisha," will be hosted by Trisha Goddard, who is best known for her…
The gang from "Happy Days" has received a setback in its $10 million lawsuit over merchandising sales against CBS, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood Esq. blog. Los Angeles Judge Elizabeth Allen White threw out a charge that CBS committed…
Responding to reports that Steve Jones might be leaving Fox’s "The X Factor," Simon Cowell told the New York Post’s Page Six that the show’s host isn’t going anywhere. “There is a lot of speculation about Steve Jones leaving the show….
A witness to a fight involving Shia LaBeouf says the actor threatened to pull a knife on him after being knocked to the ground by another man, TMZ.com reports. The sidewalk fracas was captured on video, which can be seen…
"NBC is promising to make ‘Factor’ even grosser this time around," the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog reports. The network has scheduled the return of the reality show known for getting its contestants to eat live bugs and other unpleasant…
After falling to third place among cable news channels, MSNBC is tweaking its prime-time lineup, bumping Lawrence O’Donnell from his 8 p.m. time slot to 10 p.m., reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. "The change…
TBS has ordered a script for a comedy pilot developed by Conan O’Brien’s Conaco and Warner Horizon Television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy, "Fat Chance," tracks two male best friends, one fat and the other incredibly handsome, when…
A critically acclaimed novel about a 12-year-old alligator wrestler has been picked up by HBO, which will work with producer Scott Rudin to adapt the book, Karen Russell’s "Swamplandia,” into a half-hour comedy project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…
Actress Lindsay Lohan heard harsh words from a Los Angeles Superior Court judge today before having her probation revoked and being led from the courtroom in handcuffs, Reuters reports. Lohan got in trouble for failing to meet Judge Stephanie Sautner’s…
The Emmy-winning composer of music for a string of popular TV shows, including “Leave It to Beaver,” “The Fugitive” and “Run for Your Life,” has died, The New York Times reports. Pete Rugolo, who was the arranger for jazz great…