A federal jury has awarded nearly $269.2 million in damages to the creator of the TV game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”
Creator Celador International sued The Walt Disney Co. in 2004, claiming it had been denied its fair share of profits from the show.
“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” aired on [...]

“Glee,” the spunky TV musical comedy about high school misfits and the teachers who shepherd them, was a top Emmy nominee Thursday with 19 bids, including for best comedy series and stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele.
The leading nominee was the gritty, unsparing World War II drama, “The Pacific,” with 24 nominations.
Conan O’Brien is gone [...]

While recent evidence suggests that Washington may not be the best place to set a reality show (read: seriously terrible ratings), the city is still proving irresistible for television producers.

Actor Rob Lowe has teamed up with the production company 44 Blue to launch a reality series with the working title “Potomac Fever,” which, according to [...]

Missy Peregrym, the star of ABC’s new cop drama “Rookie Blue,” says there are many times she’s considered walking away from the business.
“I’ve threatened to quit this so many times,” she says.
The challenge, she says, is being an actress and deciding what roles to take or not, and not always having to fall back on sexy [...]

The cinematic landscape is littered with terrible movies based on television shows. From “Leave It to Beaver” and “Bewitched” to “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “Starsky & Hutch,” the vast majority of these adaptations have not exactly been must-sees. And we won’t even begin to discuss movies based on “Saturday Night Live” sketches. There simply [...]

At the end of an “American Idol” season called boring and absurd by critics, the departure of Simon Cowell from the judges’ table is likely to trump whatever decision the voters make about the final two singers, Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze.

The show’s producers are making Mr. Cowell’s farewell a major part of Wednesday night’s finale at the Nokia [...]

‘With the TV business evolving into eyeballs on the internet, TV studios are trying to wrestle control of how their shows are being watched.
The major networks have their sights set on the 2010-11 television season at this week’s upfront presentations in Gotham, but there’s another behind-the-scenes frenzy taking place that’s all about the not-too-distant future.
The [...]

“I am not an animal; I am a human being!” The Elephant Man’s anguished cry was intended to make his tormentors aware of his humanity. For it is this humanity which distinguishes us from the lower life forms. The other major trait distinguishing us from our fellow animals is that man is the only species [...]

With less than a month to go before the broadcast networks announce their fall schedules, fewer shows than usual have reason to worry. ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and the CW have already renewed a total of 26 series, ranging from old favorites (“The Simpsons,” “Two and a Half Men”) to newcomers (“Modern Family,” “The Vampire [...]

Turner’s TNT has renewed Southland for a third season. The police drama initially ran on NBC but was picked up by the cabler for its second season last year when NBC declined. TNT has ordered 10 episodes for season three, which will premiere in January 2011.
While the series has not delivered broadcast numbers in its six [...]