Current TV has announced the hiring of a veteran TV exec as EVP of programming, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The channel has given the job to Shelley Lewis, who most recently exec produced the PBS newsmagazine “Need to Know,”…
A pair of 1970s television icons will come together as a couple on a sitcom that is about to roll out for its second season, TVLine.com reports. Oscar winner Shirley Jones, best known as the mother on "The Partridge Family,"…
Nielsen revealed this week that one 15-minute time slot is the most viewed part of prime time. The research firm said the period from 9:15 to 9:30 p.m. has the biggest audience, with almost 42% of Americans with TV sets…
The FBI is reportedly looking into the release of semi-nude photos of actress Scarlett Johansson that are believed to have been hacked from her phone, according to FoxNews.com. The photos, apparently taken by Johansson with her cell phone, surfaced today…
CNN’s partnership with the Tea Party to present the recent Republican presidential debate has many critics saying it’s at best an odd pairing and at worst something potentially more sinister. Yahoo’s news blog The Cutline cites The New York Times,…
ABC’s two-hour news special “Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words” performed solidly among older viewers Tuesday night, but NBC’s reality lineup, led by “America’s Got Talent,” and its season premiere of “Parenthood” combined to give the Peacock Network a win…
Humanitas has elected one of the most honored writers and producers in television as its new president, Deadline.com reports. The nonprofit organization, which supports and rewards television and film writers whose works “entertain, engage and enrich the viewing public,” elected…
With one of its thriving reality shows wrapping up its current season tonight, CBS announced that it has ordered a 14th season of the show, “Big Brother.” Season 14 is set for next summer. The finale to the current season…
Yahoo is meeting with investment bank Allen & Co. following the ouster of Chief Executive Carol Bartz, reports Bloomberg. The company’s board will hear different scenarios for Yahoo’s future from the investment bank before deciding whether to hire Allen &…
No, we are not making this up. "No one has been charged with a crime in the death of Dexter Paul Williams, 24, whose lifeless body was discovered last Monday, but meteorologist Brett Cummins resigned his position at KARK, CNN…