Katie Couric said she received "cautious overtures" from "Today" about returning to the NBC morning show, but says that they "sort of evaporated," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Couric made the comments to Howard Stern on his Sirius…
A comedy director who won an Emmy for his work on NBC’s “30 Rock” is on board to direct the premiere episode of an adaptation of “Fargo” for FX. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Adam Bernstein will direct…
After a delay of several months, NBCUniversal has rolled out plans for the launch of a new cable channel. Deadline.com reports that Esquire Network will launch Sept. 23. Originally set to launch April 22, the channel was held back for…
Amazon announced today that it is greenlighting five new series for full-season orders. The online company ordered the comedies “Alpha House” and “Betas” and the children’s programs “Annebots,” “Creative Galaxy” and “Tumbleaf.” The company said in its announcement that the…
It was a bad Tuesday night across the board for the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that all of the broadcast nets failed to reach a 2.0 average for prime time. CBS…
CBS is showing some sibling love to a cable channel that’s a part of its corporate family. Deadline.com reports that the “Big Brother” companion show “Big Brother: After Dark” will air on TVGN. “The move comes two months after CBS…
One of the coaches on NBC’s “The Voice” has been busy doing damage control after a comment made on the show provoked harsh criticism. CBS News reports that Adam Levine, well known as the lead singer of Maroon 5, got…
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook talked about a "grand vision" for television, but clammed up when asked for details. "We’re still playing in TV through Apple TV….
Launching a high-profile cable network can cost millions of dollars, so it’s of some note that a money-loser is now predicted to make money this year. David Zaslav, the CEO of Discovery Communications, made the surprise announcement that the Oprah…
Wall Street seemed to view Netflix’s new season of "Arrested Development" as problematic, sending shares of the stock down by more than 6% Tuesday after reviews came in for the show, reports the Associated Press. As previously reported, early reviews…