Fox Sets Jan. 27 Airdate For Live ‘Rent
Based on the Puccini opera La Boheme, Rent follows the lives of struggling artists in New York City’s East Village. It’s by the …
Megyn Kelly Turns Away From Politics
The former Fox News anchor vowed to put aside the hard-edged interviewing style that made her famous and turned her energy Monday full-bore …
5 Burning Questions For Broadcast’s Fall
What does it take to get "canceled" these days, anyway?
How CBS Outmaneuvered Lachlan Murdoch
In its first major international acquisition, the U.S. giant stunned the Fox mogul with a deal that gives the Leslie Moonves-led company a …
Sunday Night Football Down In Week 3
The Sunday Night Football matchup between the Washington and Oakland delivered a one-sided game for viewers and a weakened ratings return …
The Politicization of Latenight TV
Unlike Carson and Leno, Steve Colbert and and Jimmy Kimmel, the reigning latenight hosts at CBS and ABC, respectively, are not hesitating to …
Why TV Execs Keep Rebooting Classic Shows
It’s easy to gripe that writers should be spending more time generating original ideas, but it’s a lot harder to successfully …
Amazon Launching New Kids Channel
As streaming competition heats up over the coveted kids’ demographic, Amazon Studios is teaming up with Genius Brands International, a …
‘Discovery’ Fuels Record CBS All Access Subs
Sunday's premiere of Star Trek: Discovery on CBS All Access drove a record number of single day sign-ups for CBS’ digital streaming …
Disney: Altice Retrans Talks Could Hit Wall
Disney and the cable company once known as Cablevision are at it again. The two companies, whose fractious carriage negotiations in 2010 …
Gosling To Host ‘SNL’ Premiere With Jay-Z
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” says it’s kicking off its 43rd season Sept. 30 with guest host Ryan Gosling …
NBC’s ‘Great Megyn Kelly Experiment’
Here's one more lead-up piece to Megyn Kelly's Today debut on Monday, once again laying out what's riding on the $17 million star new …
YouTube Looks To Pull TV From Ad Budgets
And it's doing that through sponsorship and brand-integration opportunities in its free original video series. These …
WGBC, WMDM To Launch Newscasts
Mike Reed's duopoly of WGBC and WMDN will launch Twin State News beginning Sept. 25 at 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. WGBC is a Fox …
Bounce Unveils Oct. 2 Debut Primetime Lineup
Bounce announced its primetime lineup on Thursday. Mon. Oct. 2 will feature the world premiere of the new comedy …
Broderick In Fox’s ‘Christmas Story’ Musical
Matthew Broderick will assume the role of the adult narrator on Fox's live musical based on the 1983 film "A Christmas …
Bream To Host Fox News 11 PM Show
Shannon Bream will host "Fox News @ Night," which kicks off Oct. 30 (when Laura Ingraham's new show also debuts). The new show will replace …
NBC Pushes Softer Side Of Megyn Kelly
A salvo of promotions for the forthcoming "Megyn Kelly Today" on NBC aren't focusing on the hard-edged reporting style that helped make her …
Campbell Moving Up To Disney International
The head of the ABC O&Os has been named president of Disney International's Europe, Middle East and Africa operations, effective Jan. 1, …
Web, Not Broadcast, ‘Star Trek’s’ CBS Frontier
"Star Trek: Discovery," the first new TV series in the franchise in 12 years. will debut on CBS on Sept. 24, with the rest of its 15-episode …
Wolf’s ‘FBI’ Gets CBS Series Order
CBS has made a 13-episode series order from Dick Wolf for a new procedural that will take him off his usual network and out of his regular …
Jordan Peele Developing Nazi Hunter Series
The TV series is called "The Hunt" and is based on real-life events around Nazi hunters in the 1970s. No network is yet attached.
Web’s ‘I Mom So Hard’ Coming To CBS
Rob Thomas is adapting the web series into a comedy featuring Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley, who will star and co-write the script. …
‘Live With Kelly,’ ‘Ellen’ Come Back Strong
The week ending Sept. 10 featured strong new season premieres for several talk shows. Second place Live with Kelly and Ryan kicked off …
‘Hand-In-Hand’ Hurricane Relief Earns $55M
The hurricane relief telethon featuring Justin Bieber, Beyonce, and George Clooney earned $14 million during the telethon itself and …
NFL Ratings Slide And Investors Worry
The NFL's ratings were down 12% in its opening weekend and down 15% year-over-year in its second, all on top of an 8% drop last year. One …
DeLuca Named WGAL General Sales Manager
Cindy DeLuca, the new general sales manager for WGAL, is a 24-year veteran of Hearst Television who most recently served as general sales …
AT&T vMVPD Service Offers Showtime For $8
DirecTV Now says the price for the CBS-owned channel is “the lowest monthly rate" of any of its online rivals. It also says it has …
Lack: ‘Dollars Still Coming’ To NBC’s Shows
Andy Lack, the chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, has taken some heat in his two-year stewardship over how he manages talent and his …
Sports Getting Too Costly For TV Nets
Magna's latest Media Sports Report finds that the distribution rights' cost for every major sport is more than the ad revenue the networks …
Curtis To Produce CBS Funeral Home Sitcom
Jamie Lee Curtis is slated to executive produce and star in a CBS sitcom set in a funeral home. She'll play the matriarch of a …