USA Network's heavily promoted drama “Graceland” got off to an OK start in its Thursday premiere. The opening night number of 3.31 million viewers was not impressive by USA's standards but not a…
Starz CEO Chris Albrecht is laser-focused on revving up original programming now that the pay cable group is a solo public company. Albrecht talked up the company's plan to expand the breadth of its…
Edie Falco is up for another shift on Showtime's “Nurse Jackie.” The half-hour dramedy about an ER nurse with addiction problems has been renewed for a sixth season by the pay cabler, which…
Iris Grossman has joined Paradigm as an agent in its talent department. Grossman had been with ICM for more than 20 years, though her tenure was broken up by a stint in the 1990s as a casting exec at…
Fox is turning to a trusted News Corp. hand to oversee the overhauls of “American Idol” and “The X Factor” while the network searches for a replacement for outgoing alternative topper Mike Darnell…
It's a startup production venture that operates like a technology incubator. Glass Elevator Media, launched early last year by biz vet Adrienne Becker with backing from private investors, is starting…
Joseph Ianniello has been upped to chief operating officer of CBS Corp. Ianniello, who has inked a five-year pact with the Eye, has been with CBS and its predecessor Viacom for more than a decade…
J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Prods. has struck a deal with the estate of Rod Serling to develop an event series based on an unproduced screenplay by the renowned scribe and "Twilight Zone" host.
Variety's Team TV looks back at what we watched - and how we watched
Fox film exec Lauren Levy Neustadter has moved across the lot to join Fox Broadcasting as veep of current programming. Neustadter will oversee a range of Fox skeins, including second-year comedy “The…
