• ‘Homeland’ Season Finale Draws Largest Audience Ever for Series

    Showtime’s “Homeland” has established itself as the network’s hottest show, surging to a season high as it closed its third season Sunday night. According to Nielsen estimates that include same-night DVR playback, an average audience of 2.4 million watched the 9 p.m. telecast — up 12% from its…

    Variety54 mins ago

  • Marc Buhaj Named Disney XD General Manager, David Levine Moves To New Post

    Marc Buhaj is taking the reins of boy-centric Disney XD as SVP, Programming and General Manager. He replaces David Levine who, after a three-year tenure, is transitioning to a new international role of VP, Programming, Production and Strategic Development for Disney Channels Europe, Middle East and…

    Deadline.com

  • Credit Cards Are Now Offering 0% APR Through 2015

    Consumers can now get rid of high interest rates and get 0% APR for 18 months. Compare these leading 2013 credit card offers and find your best offer.

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  • TiVo testing thumbs-up / thumbs-down interactive voting on 'The Voice'

    More than a decade after its introduction, TiVo is putting its trademark thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons to good use. It's not open to everyone — Zatz notes that it requires a specific software build to be installed on the TiVo box, and only certain owners have been recruited (of course, it also…

    The Verge

  • HLN Chief Turns to Entertainment Programmers To Develop Network

    HLN’s programming is expected to be vastly different in weeks to come as new chief Albie Hecht puts his stamp on the place. But to achieve that goal, the founder of the Spike cable network  and the former president of Nickelodeon, is relying on something familiar. The Time Warner-owned network said…

    Variety

  • Ratings: Survivor on Par With May Finale, Once Enters Break on Low Note, Betrayal Sees Bump

    The Nielsen tribe has spoken, and Survivor: Blood vs. Water‘s two-hour Sunday finale drew 10.2 million total viewers and a 2.6 demo rating — on par with last May’s Caramoan closer (10.2 mil/2.7) but down from a year ago’s Philippines […]

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  • NASCAR honoring champions from All-American, Touring Series

    NASCAR’s three main national series have had their post-season awards ceremonies. But this weekend in Charlotte, the champions from its smaller divisions are in the spotlight. Last night, Lee Pulliam (Semora, N.C.) was honored for his second consecutive Whelen All-American Series title. He now…

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    How to Wear Sparkle For the Holidays!

    The holidays are all about high shine - but that doesn't mean you have to reserve all the fun stuff for your next night out. In today's Currently Trending, find out how to incorporate the season's glitziest pieces - from shimmery tops to glimmering skirts and a statement jacket - into your existing…

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  • 'Revenge' Postmortem: Showrunner on Emily's Shocking Shooter, Her Big Revelation and What's Next

    Sunil Nayar answers burning questions about Sunday's episode and reveals what's in store for Emily, the Graysons and all the other key players in the Hamptons-set saga.

    The Hollywood Reporter

  • Phoenix Go Back to School For 'Live From the Artists Den' (Exclusive)

    Producers have confirmed Sheryl Crow, Sara Bareilles and Vampire Weekend will appear in the music series, which bows Jan. 29, 2014 and has notched-up more than 50 episodes since its inception.

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  • HBO 24/7 Red Wings-Maple Leafs Ep. 1: Boredom comes to Hockeytown (Review)

    (ED NOTE: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.) The Detroit Red Wings seem nice. That’s one of those compliments you pay when you’re at a loss to say anything else. They were just there in Episode 1 of “HBO 24/7 Red Wings … Continue reading →

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  • ‘Homeland’ Season Finale Shocker: For Fans, Next Stage is Acceptance

    There are several ways to view the current season of “Homeland,” but for those committed to stick with the show, the most logical attitude – in the various stages of grieving – would be acceptance. What started out as one of the most bracing shows on TV – one that had President Obama famously…

    Variety

  • Yahoo!, Not Netflix, Is the TV Industry Disruptor

    Marissa Mayer has big plans for Yahoo! Screen, the company's growing digital platform.

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  • ‘Survivor: Blood vs. Water’ Crowns Tyson Apostol Winner

    Tyson Apostol, a 34-year-old former pro cyclist from Provo, Utah, won CBS’s “Survivor: Blood vs. Water”, netting one million dollars and the title of “sole survivor” in a live broadcast on the CBS Television City lot on Fairfax on Sunday night. “Every other time I’ve come (home) fatter because…

    The Wrap

  • Fox Sports Renews Champions League Rights Through 2018

    Fox Sports has re-upped its exclusive media rights in the U.S. and Caribbean to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for three additional seasons from 2015-16 through 2017-18, the network said today. FOX Sports has been the English and Spanish language rights holder in the U.S. and…

    Deadline.com

  • The No-Surgery Facelift That Horrifies Surgeons

    Women across the country are saving thousands of dollars on plastic surgery by reducing the appearance of wrinkles from the comfort of their own home.

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  • Microsoft launching original programming on Xbox in first half of 2014

    At a Variety event this week, Nancy Tellem — a TV industry veteran who now leads Microsoft's digital media business — noted that the company hoped to have original programming ready for Xbox Live "in the first quarter, at minimum second quarter" of next year. The number of tech firms getting into…

    The Verge

  • ‘Homeland’ Season Finale: Very Brave, Very Bizarre (Spoiler Alert)

    (Spoiler alert: Don’t read this if you haven’t seen the episode, which has only aired on the East Coast as of this writing.) “Homeland” ended its third season with a very brave, very strange hour of television, one that broke almost every rule a TV show can break.

    The Wrap

  • 'Psych' Star James Roday Calls 'Ambitious' Musical 'Most Epic Psych-Out Ever' (Q&A)

    "I don't think the expectation is that the 'Psych' musical is going to be 'Rent,' so I think as long as we didn't completely humiliate ourselves," he says, "we'd have a fighting chance of pulling it off."

    The Hollywood Reporter

  • TVLine Items: FNL Star Goes From Dusk Till Dawn, Devious Maids Adds a Hunk and More

    Friday Night Lights alumna Adrianne Palicki is returning to television in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series , a 10-episode supernatural crime drama to air on Robert Rodriguez’ about-to-launch cable channel El Rey Network, EW.com reports. RELATED | Cable Renewal Scorecard: What’s Cancelled? What’s…

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  • Why It’s Hip to Hate ‘Homeland’

    Showtime’s “Homeland” ended its polarizing third season Sunday night to a particularly polarizing reaction. A cursory review of social media and critics’ post-mortems tended to tilt toward a negative assessment, which should come as no surprise: Hating a series that was once the cat’s meow has…

    Variety

  • Fox’s ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Simpsons,’ Others Hit Season Highs Sunday

    Fox’s animated comedies, boosted by a big NFL lead-in and benefiting from facing a lackluster football contest in primetime, drew their best ratings in nearly a year Sunday, a night that also saw a solid-enough season finale for CBS vet “Survivor.” NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” matchup of the…

    Variety