• TV Ratings May Sweep Ends With Three-Way Tie

  "The Big Bang Theory" Season-long victor CBS shares its May sweep win with ABC and Fox. The three networks finished the competitive month averaging a 1.8 rating among adults ...

• Sarah Silverman Seth Meyers to Host Just For Laughs Fest Galas

  Just For Laughs 2012: Top Comedy Showrunners on Agents, Acting Talent and Charisma Silverman will host two main stage galas on July 27, while outgoing ...

• Holder OKd search warrant for Fox News reporters private emails official says

  Attorney General Eric Holder agreed to a review of Justice Department guidelines for investigations involving journalists, President Barack Obama said ...

• Russell Simmons Inks Overall Deal With HBO

  Russell Simmons to Receive Producers Guild Visionary Award The prolific music and TV producer has inked a two-year first-look deal with the premium cable ...

• CBS Shareholders Accuse 60 Minutes of Anti-Semitism

  One of the most venerable TV franchises in history was under assault Thursday at the CBS shareholder meeting, where activists who dominated the question-and-answer period ...

• David Boreanaz Kate Walsh Minka Kelly Among Cast in Neil LaButes DirecTV Drama

  DirecTV's Audience Network to Air All Eight Seasons of '24' The 10-episode series about a group of 11 people whose lives are intertwined will feature an all-star cast ...

• Universal Studios to add restaurants shops based on The Simpsons

  Universal Orlando said Thursday that it will soon add a collection of themed shops and restaurants from the world of the long-running animated television ...

• Obama orders Justice Department review after Fox News AP phone records seized- DOJ invoked Espionage Act in calling Fox News reporter criminal co-conspirator

  President Obama, responding to mounting criticism of his Justice Department's seizure of reporter records, said for the first time Thursday that the administration would be reviewing its guidelines in response to the controversy. Obama said he's "troubled" by the developments and that journalists should not be "at legal risk" for doing their jobs.  Until now, ...

• Fashion Police Protest Writers Chant Joan Rivers Can We Talk

  , can we talk?" and "What do we want, contract? When do we want it, now?", the protestors are asking for both increased wages and benefits. The rally was organized by the WGA. Writers ...

• AE Cancels Intervention After 13 Seasons

  A&E Renews 'Bates Motel' for Second Season The network announced Thursday that the long-running docuseries will come to an end following the final five episodes of its 13th season. ...

• Pennsylvania Couple Got All Stabby During Argument Over American Idol Finale

  While the audience for "American Idol" continues to shrink, Ryan Seacrest will be happy to know that some viewers remain so passionate about the TV show that they'll stab each other while arguing about the program's finale. That is what happened last week in the Red Lion, Pennsylvania home shared by Karen Harrelson, 48, and Gregory Stambaugh, ...

• Israel - Israels accusations against TV stations coverage of boys death are unsupported

  's coverage of 12-year-old Palestinian Muhammad al-Durrah's death during rioting in the Gaza Strip on 30 September 2000 and the disputed claim that he was killed by a shot fired from Israeli ...

• CMT Acquires Off-Network Rights to Hells Kitchen

  ITV Sells 'Hell's Kitchen' to Romania, Unveils Second Season in Russia The cable network announced the multi-year deal for the cooking competition series with distributor Debmar-Mercury on Wednesday. CMT will ...

• Jon Stewart to Bill OReilly You Reproduce Books Like Mold

  on Wednesday night for another extended, self-aware chat with his friendly rival. This time around, the conversation ranged from quips about cable news to the myriad scandals facing the Obama administration to how the Fox News host manages to write books so quickly. "I feel ...

• CBS Releases Full-Length Trailers for New Fall Shows

  released previews of the new fall offerings, the network is making full-length trailers that played before advertisers at its upfront available to the ...

• Glees Lea Michele to Write Her First Book

  Lea Michele Is the New Face of L'Oreal The actress otherwise known as diva Rachel Berry on the Fox musical has singed a deal with Harmony Books to pen her first ...

• American Idol Kelly Clarkson Will Not Judge Season 13

  'American Idol' Finale's Ratings Free Fall: What Went Wrong It was reported by New York Magazine's Vulture blog on Wednesday that series producers are considering an all alumnae panel for next year's competition, after seeing a double digit drop in viewership for season 12, which was judged by expensive music ...

• Video Just Because You’re Interviewing Morgan Freeman on Live Television Does Not Mean That He Needs to Stay Awake for It

  When you're Morgan Freeman, we imagine that there are few things you are obligated to do in life. Staying awake during a live television interview for a local news program you've never heard of is not one of them. Hence Freeman's partially conscious segment on This Morning, an a.m. show airing on Fox's Seattle-Tacoma affiliate, Q13, earlier today. Speaking with Michael Caine ...

• Dancing Fools First Look at ABC Familys New Unscripted Series

  Dancing Fools is a half-hour series featuring the funniest and most memorable user-generated dances caught on camera and presented in front of a live studio audience. Each week features a dance-off between competitors for a $10,000 ...

• BBC Political Editor Apologizes for Muslim Appearance Remark

  has apologized for quoting a source who apparently described the people who attacked a soldier with a machete as being "of Muslim appearance." The BBC received a host of complaints after the high-profile TV journalist used the phrase during the flagship channel BBC One's 6 p.m. bulletin on Wednesday. Robinson was reporting hours after a savage machete attack that killed a ...

• European Parliament Wants TV Movies Excluded From U.S. Trade Talks

  LONDON – The European Union Parliament said Thursday it passed a resolution to keep culture off the table in next month's US-EU free trade ...

• Neil Patrick Harris to Introduce USA Networks Milk Broadcast

  USA Reveals Plans for Characters Unite Month (Exclusive Video) The eight-time Academy Award-nominated feature will kick off Gay Pride Month and air Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m. with limited commercial interruption. This film series has allowed us to present to audiences some of the most courageous characters of our time, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group ...

• ABC Family Orders Spelling Bee Reality Series

  First look at the new reality dance show with the funniest dance moves caught on tape. Hosted by Melissa Peterman and Guy Torrey, the series premiere is set for Wednesday, May 29 at 9:00 p.m. ...

• Greys Anatomys Shonda Rhimes Theres Something Great About Cristina and Owens Struggle

  ABC Renews 'Scandal,' 'Grey's,' 'Modern Family,' 'Suburgatory,' 'Revenge,' 'Once,' 'Castle,' 'Nashville,' 'Neighbors,' 'Middle' Children continued to be at the heart of the on-again, off-again couple's struggles after Cristina ...

• Big Bang Theory Cast Shares Their Favorite Season 6 Moments

  wrapped up its sixth season with a breakthrough for Raj. Overcoming selective mutism was one of scores of watershed moments the CBS comedy celebrated under first-year ...

• No foreign movies to be shown on Russia’s Public Television - says PRT chief Lysenko

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• What Hader really thinks of Bieber

  Now we know what Bill Hader really thinks of Justin Bieber. The newly-retired "Saturday Night Live" star spilled the beans about what it was like backstage when the pop star hosted back in February. While on Howard Stern's radio show on Wednesday, Hader said that Bieber’s large entourage was distracting and made it hard for the cast and crew to work around. "Justin ...

• Disneys Kevin Brockman Elected Chairman of GLSEN Board

  Network Axes Fall Hard on Gay Characters The executive vp global communications at Disney/ABC Television Group has been elected chairman of the board at the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. "Kevin has been a passionate supporter of GLSEN for almost two decades, and an outspoken member of our board for the past six years," GLSEN executive director ...

• Rookie Blue Missy Peregrym Previews Big Changes and Big Surprises in Season 4

  'Rookie Blue's' Eric Johnson on Luke's Return Episode: It's a 'Huge Turning Point' (Q&A) After spending half a year working undercover with fellow rookie cop Nick Collins ...

• American Idol Alum to Host USAs Summer Camp Reality Series

  follows an eclectic group of 16 adults from all walks of life in an idyllic retreat in Big Bear, Calif. where they will compete in over-the-top competitions inspired by classic camp games. At the end of the summer, the remaining competitors face off in "Campathalon," the ultimate Olympic-style event. "A reality TV veteran, Matt brings a relatability and an energy that is a ...

• Broadchurch Scribe Signs Deal With Elisabeth Murdochs Shine Division Kudos

  won an average audience of 9.4 million, 60 percent up on slot average. Through the pact. Kudos will have an exclusive first look to co-develop and co-produce Chibnall’s new original scripted ideas with his production company Imaginary ...

• Blue Characters In Film And Television As Seen In X-Men Avatar And More

  It's a big week for blue characters in TV and film. On Monday, "X-Men" director Bryan Singer tweeted a photo of Jennifer Lawrence in her full blue glory, done up for her role of Mystique in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and this weekend, "Arrested Development" ...

• German Star Host Thomas Gottschalk Signs with RTL

  , arguably Germany's most famous television host, has signed an exclusive contract with the country's leading commercial network, RTL Television, that will see him co-develop and host a number of high-profile entertainment ...

• Al-Qaida ally takes responsibility for Niger attack

  Security officials in Niger are on the lookout for assailants tied to the bombing Thursday of a military camp, Niger Defense Minister Mahamadou Karidjo said. Karidjo said a car bomb was detonated at a military base in Agadez in central Niger, near the site of a French mining operation. Authorities in Niger told the BBC that several attackers died in the attack, though a fifth insurgent was ...

• Oklahoma businesses accused of fraud

  Investigators said they have uncovered evidence of businesses committing fraud by increasing prices in areas of Oklahoma devastated by tornadoes. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt told ABC News that 30 investigators began checking for fraud in the hours after the tornado hit. The investigators said they quickly found businesses violating the law, Pruitt said, including a grocery store ...

• Cineflix Rights Inks Distribution Deal for Aussie Drama Secrets Lies

  TORONTO – As it diversifies beyond factual to scripted TV fare, indie distributor Cineflix Rights has signed up the Australian drama ...

• J.J. Abrams Unveils Deleted Star Trek Scene on Conan

  . The footage shows Cumberbatch, who plays villain Khan, looking extremely unhappy as the water pours down over his head. Abrams called it a "shower of ...

• John Fogerty Leads Dawes Through Someday Never Comes on Letterman

  playing new single "Mystic Highway" Tuesday night, Fogerty led the Dawes through "Someday Never Comes," which the California rockers performed with him on his forthcoming album of ...

• BBC Says It Might Start Charging BSkyB for Channels

  A BBC top executive has warned BSkyB that the U.K. public broadcaster could start charging the pay TV giant retransmission fees for carrying BBC ...

• TV Upfronts Little Buzz Lots of Upheaval

  TV Upfronts: 7 Takeaways From the CBS Presentation Madison Avenue buyers schlepped in and out of more than a dozen upfront presentations during the week of May 13, all part of the annual ritual that produces more than $9 billion worth of ads on broadcast networks alone. There was little mention of broadcast's declining ratings -- save for Fox's endearingly ...

• The Apprentice poll Are you bored of the boardroom

  at least 660,000 appeared to tune in only at the very end to watch who got fired .Keith Watson, TV critic for the Metro, said of last night's episode: "It's getting to the point now where I'd just as soon fast forward through the task...and head straight for the boardroom and the director's cut version of the all claws out bitchfest that's the only reason we all ...

• Fight over American Idol leads to stabbing police say

  YORK, Pa. – A couple face charges after police in York County say they stabbed each other during an argument over which contestant should win `American Idol.' ...

• Universal Channel to Launch in Germany

  COLOGNE, Germany – If doubters required any further evidence that Germany's pay-TV market is on the up, they got it with this week's announcement that NBCUniversal International Television will launch its flagship pay-TV brand, Universal Channel, on German pay networks Sky Deutschland and Deutsche ...

• SNL Bill Hader on Why Justin Timberlake Trumps Justin Bieber as Host

  On Timberlake, Hader said "he’s great" and "a real class act." "Also, the guy doesn’t show up with anybody. It’s just him," Hader said. In contrast, Hader said Bieber came to ...

• Tubetime launches Android TV app and strengthens engagement with fast growing Canadian TV audience

  May 23, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Tubetime today announces the launch of the Android version of its all-in-one TV app, now available on Google Play. Tubetime delivers a unique second screen TV experience, including a complete TV guide and universal remote features. A majority of Canadian TV lovers can now enjoy Tubetime by downloading the free app either on the App Store or Google Play. ...

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