On a night when much of the broadcast lineup was filled with repeat programming, ABC aired a mix of reruns and fresh episodes, and the results were less than encouraging, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com…
An actress who parlayed her athletic talent into a career as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood has died. The New York Times reports that Esther Williams died today, June 6, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif., at 91. Williams…
The management shuffle continues at FX Networks in advance of the company’s planned fall expansion. According to The Hollywood Reporter, newly anointed CEO John Landgraf elevated his longtime lieutenants. “FX executives Nick Grad, Eric Schrier and Chuck Saftler each have…
A couple who hosted a self-help radio show committed double suicide, the New York Daily News reports. The Brooklyn couple, Lynne Rosen and John Littig, hosted a show called "The Pursuit of Happiness." They committed suicide together by putting plastic…
Showtime is ending the run of a drama series. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the pay-cable channel will pull the plug on the medieval series "The Borgias" at the end of its current third season. The June 16…
Al Jazeera America hired an NBC News veteran as its first White House correspondent. TVNewser reports that the channel hired NBC News correspondent Mike Viqueira for the position. Viqueira most recently reported from the White House for NBC’s "Today" and…
Paris Jackson’s hospitalization Wednesday came after a suicide attempt and a long period of depression, reports People magazine, citing a source close to the Jackson family. As previously reported, Jackson, the daughter of the late pop superstar Michael Jackson, was…
Keith Olbermann has signed a deal that will mark his return to television. Writing in The New York Times, Bill Carter reports that Olbermann signed with Turner Sports to host its studio coverage of postseason Major League Baseball this fall….
Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis is threatening to sue over a sex tape that was taken from his girlfriend’s stolen iPad, reports TMZ.com. The footage, which features Francis and his girlfriend Abbey Wilson, was shot several weeks ago, the…
"CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley isn’t happy that his newscast is in third place, reports the New York Post. "I hate it,” he said. “It drives me crazy all day every day. It’s awful. CBS should be first, not…