Report: CBS wanted to redo the “How I Met Your Dad” pilot without guaranteeing a series pickup
But 20th Century Fox TV, though willing to retool the pilot, was unwilling to proceed without the guarantee of a series commitment, according to Deadline. So 20th is shopping the “How I Met Your Mother” to other networks, and Deadline reports that other channels have shown interest.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is getting an HBO documentary
The documentary will cover the NBA legend”s entire life, with the film set to air early next year.
Why was CBS boss Les Moonves “hanging” with Joel McHale?
Julie Chen tweeted a photo of the three of them together amid speculation that the former “Community” star could be a candidate to replace Craig Ferguson on “The Late Late Show.”
“Marvel”s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” ends its 1st season having finally found its way
For most of the season, “S.H.I.E.L.D.” didn”t know what it wanted to be. But the release of “Captain America: The Winter Solider” forced the show to reboot itself, which it did, resulting in a compelling season finale. PLUS: “S.H.I.E.L.D.” needs to figure out how to make the standalone episodes exciting.
Conan O”Brien”s audience averages 862,000 viewers with a median age of 39.6
In fact, “Conan” is the only major late-night show with a median age under 40.
John Oliver explains how he got an old wrinkled penis for “Last Week Tonight”
“We went through photos,” he says of his fake attack ad. “It was basically the penis version of a headshot.”
CBS is taking more chances after losing the No. 1 demo spot to NBC
Les Moonves has never been more experimental with his schedule, especially with his decision to not have a two-hour CBS Monday comedy block for the first time since the 1985-86 season.
“Glee” ends the season on a series low of 1.9 million
Meanwhile, “NCIS,” “NCIS: LA,” “Person of Interest” and even “Trophy Wife” ended the season on an up note.
“Fresh Off The Boat” is the 1st network Asian-American family comedy since Margaret Cho”s “All-American Girl” in 1994
Will “Fresh Off The Boat” have a better experience than Cho”s sitcom, which struggled through many ABC changes.
“Glee” had a ridiculous explanation for Naya Rivera”s absence from the season finale
“Oh she's shooting a Yeast-I-Stat commercial in Iowa for a week,” explained Mercedes. PLUS: Finale set up the Season 6 time jump, and is the Rivera-Lea Michele drama mirrored on the show?
Ludacris to host the 2014 Billboard Music Awards
Presenters at Sunday”s awards show include Danica McKellar, “The Bachelorette” and Sarah Hyland.
“The L Word” creator joins Fox”s “Empire” as showrunner
Ilene Chaiken will join “The Butler” team of Danny Strong and Lee Daniels on the hip-hop empire drama.
Lily Allen: I was asked to join my brother, “Theon Greyjoy,” on “Game of Thrones”
The singer says she was asked to play Theon”s brother, who is played by Alfie Allen, her real-life brother.
“Law & Order” meets “Game of Thrones”
Here”s what “Law & Order: GoT” would look like. PLUS: How Sunday”s episode should”ve ended, and George R.R. Martin talks about the “more bloodthirsty” showrunners.
Check out “Scandal”s” Josh Malina on “SVU”
He”s really creepy in this role.
“The Goldbergs” changed a lot from its pilot to its Season 1 finale
The once-loud show ended its first season on a quiet note last night.
“Supernatural” shocker, explained
What was going on in that moment?
Olivia Munn is reportedly dating Aaron Rodgers
“The Newsroom” star has, according to Us, moved on from “The Killing”s” Joel Kinnaman to the Green Bay Packers QB.
“The Fosters” star Sherri Saum welcomes twins
She gave birth to John Rubén and Michael Luís on Tuesday.