MTV Networks has purchased the exclusive TV rights to the Michael Jackson documentary “This Is It” from Sony Pictures.
The deal will make the movie available to MTV and its sister networks starting in 2011 for a six-year window. The pact allows for the title to run the gamut of MTV Networks’ music channels, including MTV, [...]
CBS is hoping to boost the ratings of its two Sunday night shows by flip-flopping their time slots.
For one week, “Cold Case” will be placed in the 9 p.m. (Eastern) slot, which will move “Three Rivers” to the 10 p.m. spot.Last season, the crime drama did much better in the 9 p.m. slot, behind “Without [...]
Ken Ober, the humorous and abrasive host of the MTV game show “Remote Control,” has passed on. He was 52.
Airing at the apex of the MTV Network’s history, 1987 through 1990, Remote Control pitted three teenage or young adult contestants in a trivia competition, answering questions about music, television, and pop culture. The show also [...]
Every CBS show is fighting for the desirable post-Super Bowl slot, which has proven to score big in recent history.
Last year’s episode of “The Office” doubled its highest rankings ever. “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Survivor: Australia” and “Friends” have topped 37.9, 45.4 and 54.9 million viewers, respectively, in previous years when they snagged the spot.
There are four [...]
ABC is looking to get “Charlie’s Angels” back into kicking butt on television.
ABC is close to ordering a pilot for the remake of the classic 1970s series.”Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” showrunner Josh Friedman is rumored to be writing scripts and will also produce the show.
Drew Barrymore, Nancy Juvonen and Leonard Goldberg, who produced the [...]
ABC has booked Alyssa Milano to guest star on “Castle” in early 2010.
Milano is set to play mystery novelist Richard Castle’s ex-lover, which is sure to bring out the ugly green monster of jealousy in Castle’s writing inspiration, Detective Beckett. Milano is to make her appearance in an episode titled ‘A Rose for Everafter’.
No [...]
Syfy will air its new comedy series “Outer Space Astronauts” on Tuesday, Dec. 8 before the “Scare Tactics” season finale.
The five-episode series employs live-action, 2-D and 3-D animation techniques. “Outer Space,” from creator/executive producer Russell Barrett and executive producers David O. Russell and Scott Puckett, centers on the galactic adventures of eight misfit astronauts [...]
CW shows “One Tree Hill” and “Gossip Girl” will interchange time slots to make room for “Life Unexpected.”
The two Monday night shows will each take extended breaks from January through May. “Gossip Girl” breaks for much of January and February, while “One Tree Hill” pauses in March and April. “Life Unexpected,” meanwhile, will jump [...]
It’s the season to make it or break it. Even though the news isn’t a surprise, FOX cut ties with the Joss Whedon-created series, “Dollhouse.” ABC also decided to drop “Hank.”
The sci-fi series, which is filming episode 11, is expected to finish its 13-episode order. The 13th episode will serve as the series [...]
Vampires definitely don’t suck.
“True Blood” and “Twilight” were the top nominees for the People’s Choice Awards. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominees and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.
“Twilight” is up for Favorite Movie, Franchise and On-Screen Team for its trio of stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson [...]
Justin Halpern went from moving back home with his parents to co-executive producing a sitcom on CBS in a matter of three months. How?
Twitter.
After knocking on Mom and Dad’s door on Aug. 3, the 29-year-old parlayed his father’s rude, obscene comments into a mini-empire. After only 73 tweets, “S*** My Dad Says” entertains more than [...]
“Eastwick” ran out of magic on Monday, and will be “poof-”ing out of existence. The crime-show drama, “The Forgotten” will, on the other hand, be extended five more episodes.
“Eastwick” is the least-watched show on ABC this season with an average of 6.5 million viewers weekly. ABC said the cast of the Wednesday night [...]
