Animal Planet has ordered a spinoff of one of its hit series, with a controversial group to be the show’s focal point, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The show is a spinoff of "Whale Wars," and it will continue that…
The agreement announced Monday between the NFL and its players was good news for the television networks that have billions of dollars invested in the league’s games, B&C reports. A few details remain to be worked out to finalize the…
Leighton Meester’s mother has filed a lawsuit against her daughter, a star of "Gossip Girl," alleging that she "sacrificed her happiness" to support her child’s acting career, according to E! Online. Constance Meester alleges she and her other children sacrificed…
An AMC show inspired by "Mad Men" is having a tough time convincing advertising agencies to sign on, reports Rupal Parekh in Advertising Age. "The Pitch," an hour-long reality show, is set to begin pre-production in a few weeks, and…
Netflix warned that its recent price hike is leading to a slowdown in subscriber growth, reports Bloomberg. The company expects just 401,000 new subscribers this quarter, a fraction of the 1.8 million added in the previous quarter, the story says….
An Emmy-winning actor who co-starred in the hit 1980s-1990s sitcom "Roseanne" is joining the NBC comedy "Community," reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. John Goodman will join the show for at least six episodes, playing the assistant…
"Mad Men’s" Emmy-nominated star Jon Hamm will moonlight with a role on a show on another network, B&C reports. Hamm will play a guest role on the IFC comedy "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret," according to the story….
The man who led CBS Entertainment through most of the 1980s, including shepherding hit shows “Murder She Wrote” and “Newhart,” has died, Deadline.com reported. B. Donald Grant — better known as Bud Grant — died about 10 days ago, but…
A one-hour special focusing on the tumultuous life of Amy Winehouse, who died over the weekend at 27, is scheduled to air tonight, BIO Channel announced. "BIO Remembers: Amy Winehouse" will go back to Winehouse’s beginnings as a child in…