• The Hollywood Reporter on LinkedIn
  • Follow THR on Pinterest
MAY
22
18 HRS

USA Orders Family Comedy Pilot From 'Fairly Legal' Producer

USA Orders Family Comedy Pilot From 'Fairly Legal' Producer

USA is loading up on still more comedy.

Mere days after announcing it had ordered Sirens and Playing House to series, the top-rated cable network has greenlighted comedy pilot Divide & Conquer. The half-hour effort is being billed as a family comedy about love, support, attention and all the other things parents do to mess up their kids.

Read More
MAY
22
18 HRS

TV Ratings: 'Dancing' Rises in Finale, 'Voice' Dips, 'SYTYCD' Steady With Premiere

TV Ratings: 'Dancing' Rises in Finale, 'Voice' Dips, 'SYTYCD' Steady With Premiere

NBC took a narrow victory among adults 18-49 on the last Tuesday of the 2012-13 season. Following NBC News Special Devastation in Oklahoma (2.0 adults), the 8 p.m. hour's top performer, a one-hour episode of The Voice (3.1 adults) dropped four tenths of a point to a Tuesday low. Grimm (1.7 adults), getting a midweek sendoff in its sophomore year, was steady with last week's showing and up a tenth of a point from last year's finale. NBC averaged a 2.3 rating among adults 18-49 and 7.5 million viewers.

Read More
MAY
22
20 HRS

CBS to Air Tony Awards Through 2018

CBS to Air Tony Awards Through 2018

CBS will continue broadcasting Broadway's biggest night.

The network has inked a new broadcast deal with the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing to continue airing the Tony Awards through 2018.

The pact ensures the annual event highlighting Broadway's best remains in the CBS family, where it has been for the past 35 years.

STORY: Networks Scramble to Boost Live Programming as DVRs Shift Audiences

Read More
MAY
22
20 HRS

Hannibal Buress Inks Big Comedy Central Deal (Exclusive)

Hannibal Buress Inks Big Comedy Central Deal (Exclusive)

This story first appeared in the May 31 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

Comedy Central is betting big on Hannibal Buress.

The cable network has inked a wide-ranging, multiplatform development deal with the comedian, which includes a pilot commitment (Buress will exec produce and star), a recurring role on upcoming scripted comedy Broad City, a one-hour stand-up special and a nationwide tour.

Read More
MAY
22
20 HRS

'MasterChef' Judge Graham Elliot Previews Season Four: 'Lots of Surprises'

'MasterChef' Judge Graham Elliot Previews Season Four: 'Lots of Surprises'

Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot and restaurateur Joe Bastianich are back on the hunt for America's best home cook in the fourth season of MasterChef.

The show returns with a two-hour premiere, featuring the auditions, from 8-10 p.m. Wednesday on Fox. Meanwhile, celebrities including Eva Longoria, Paula Deen and Jane Lynch are set to make appearances throughout the season.

Read More
MAY
22
20 HRS

Robin Roberts to Write Memoir

Robin Roberts to Write Memoir

Robin Roberts will write a memoir about her battle against a rare blood and bone marrow disease to be published in April of next year.

Read More
MAY
21
1 day

'Dancing With the Stars' Names Season 16 Winner

'Dancing With the Stars' Names Season 16 Winner

Dancing With the Stars closed out its 16th season on Tuesday night with its first four-way finale.

Pairings Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough, Alexandra Raisman and Mark Ballas, Zendaya and Val Chmerkovskiy and Jacoby Jones and Karina Smirnoff all went into the last broadcast with relatively even scores -- though Jones, the lone male finalist, and Smirnoff were lagging.

Read More
MAY
21
1 day

'The Voice' Recap: Coaches Stand Together for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

'The Voice' Recap: Coaches Stand Together for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

Tuesday night featured an especially emotional episode of The Voice. Not only did the evening call for another double elimination, it also kicked off with a dedication to those affected by Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.

Read More
MAY
21
1 day

'Grey's Anatomy' Boss Shonda Rhimes: Callie 'Isn't a Victim'

'Grey's Anatomy' Boss Shonda Rhimes: Callie 'Isn't a Victim'

[Warning: This story contains spoilers from the season nine finale of Grey's Anatomy.]

Callie Torres may be experiencing a case of deja vu on Grey's Anatomy.

During the ABC medical drama's ninth season finale, Callie (Sara Ramirez) learned that her wife, Arizona (Jessica Capshaw), not only cheated on her in an on-call room with Lauren (Hilarie Burton), but also hadn't forgiven her for cutting her leg off in a (successful) attempt to save her life.

Read More
MAY
21
1 day

'X Factor': First Photo of New Judges Revealed

'X Factor': First Photo of New Judges Revealed

On Monday, Fox officially announced the addition of Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio to the X Factor judging panel -- alongside Demi Lovato and show creator Simon Cowell -- and today, the network issued the first photo.

Seated in L.A. Reid's former chair is Mexican singer-actress Rubio. To her right, in Spears' spot, is Lovato followed by Rowland and Cowell.

Read More
MAY
21
1 day

'Pretty Little Liars' Recruits Rumer Willis for Season 4 (Exclusive)

'Pretty Little Liars' Recruits Rumer Willis for Season 4 (Exclusive)

Pretty Little Liars is getting into the charity world.

Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, is headed to Rosewood in the upcoming fourth season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

Read More
MAY
21
1 day

'Royal Pains' Season 5: Hank Battles Evan in 'Operation' Showdown (Exclusive Video)

'Royal Pains' Season 5: Hank Battles Evan in 'Operation' Showdown (Exclusive Video)

In three weeks, Hamptons' very own concierge doctor is back at it on Royal Pains.

USA Network releases a brand new teaser, which The Hollywood Reporter exclusively debuts, featuring Mark Feuerstein as Hank Lawson and Paulo Costanzo as Hank's brother Evan competing to see just who the surgeon is in the family.

Read More
MAY
21
1 day

'X Factor': Simon Cowell Rained Out of Charleston Auditions?

'X Factor': Simon Cowell Rained Out of Charleston Auditions?

Auditions for the third season of The X Factor are underway in Charleston, South Carolina, but head judge Simon Cowell nearly didn't make it.

Heavy rains in the area caused flooding and traffic problems which delayed the salty Brit from making the May 21 at the North Charleston Coliseum.

Read More
MAY
21
2 DAYS

Simon Cowell's Estrogen Overload: Judging the New 'X Factor' Panel (Opinion)

Simon Cowell's Estrogen Overload: Judging the New 'X Factor' Panel (Opinion)

Like a baby that doesn’t want to be born, the American iteration of X Factor has made its creator suffer through endless agonies, disappointments and false alarms.

Read More