The parents of Casey Anthony, who was recently acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, have given their first television interview to daytime TV host Dr. Phil McGraw, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. "Dr. Phil" is making a…
An 11-minute comedy that airs at midnight has been renewed for a fourth season, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. Adult Swim has ordered 14 episodes of the Rob Corddry show "Childrens Hospital," with the fourth-season debut slated for 2012. In a…
A broadcast network has emerged as the leading candidate to pick up a new series based on HBO’s "Sex and the City," Deadline.com reports. The top contender is a network known for its youth appeal: The CW. While no deals…
The husband of a popular reality show cast member who recently filed for divorce has apparently committed suicide, TMZ.com reports. Russell Armstrong, 47, the husband of Taylor Armstrong — one of Bravo’s "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" — apparently hanged…
"A high-profile parliamentary panel investigating phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid released embarrassing new evidence Tuesday [today, Aug. 16, 2011] that the practice of intercepting voice mail had been widely discussed at the newspaper, contradicting…
Comedy Central has taken the wraps off plans for its fall premieres, including the eagerly anticipated Charlie Sheen roast and the cable debut of “30 Rock,” Multichannel News reports. The story reports: “Tina Fey’s highly acclaimed ‘30 Rock’ will begin…
The rock band KISS was kicked off the bill for “Michael Jackson Forever: The Tribute Concert” today after organizers got wind of negative remarks band member Gene Simmons made about Jackson shortly after his death, CNN reports. The decision came…
ABC Studios has won the bidding war for a new half-hour comedy series starring Jim Belushi and created by "Murphy Brown" writer Diane English, reports Deadline.com. ABC is where Belushi’s previous sitcom "According to Jim" ran for eight seasons. The…
After the past two years of poorly received Oscar hosts, the Academy Awards folks have been hearing murmurs that a former host who was a critical smash might be interested in a return engagement, Deadline.com reports. Billy Crystal, who was…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network has hired a veteran of Discovery Channel and MTV to lead the net’s distribution efforts, Multichannel News reports. Meg Lowe, former senior vice president of distribution for the Discovery Channel, joins OWN as senior vice president…