Cashmere Mafia (tv program)

Writers work picket lines as TV shows shut down

2007-11-06 00:00:00

In an often spirited display of protest playing out on both sides of the country, more than 1,000 screenwriters -- representing "Lost," "The Young and the Restless," "Chinatown" and everything in between -- hoisted picket signs and chanted labor songs...

News is no ratings killer

2008-01-09 17:47:00

News programming doesn't have to be a ratings killer, as both CBS and ABC found out last week. The venerable newsmagazine "60 Minutes" had 18.2 million viewers on Sunday. It had a trio of news-making interviews, with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf...

Fall 2007 network TV schedule

2007-08-17 14:56:17

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AFTRA board OKs new contract

2008-06-07 17:53:00

Leaders of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists approved a new contract with Hollywood studios that grants actors more money for Internet work -- an issue that sparked a crippling writers' strike earlier this year. AFTRA's board...

Hollywood focuses on fast end to long strike

2008-02-08 00:00:00

Hollywood could be back on its feet as early as Monday. The major studios and the Writers Guild of America are putting the finishing touches on a deal that could bring an end to the costly walkout. Today the two sides are expected to finalize a three-...

Lucy Liu cast in recurring 'SouthLAnd' role

2011-08-02 11:12:00

If you are anything like me, you're jonesing for TNT's "SouthLAnd" to return and any news about the outstanding police drama's fourth season is welcome. But the network's announcement that the fabulous Lucy Liu will guest star throughout the season as...

Primetime couture

2007-08-08 00:00:00

Carrie Bradshaw, watch your back. Come fall, the fierce career-minded femmes of ABC's "Cashmere Mafia" and the catty Upper East Side prepsters of CW's "Gossip Girl" are looking to supplant "Sex and the City" as the most fash-savvy show on TV. With exec...

'The Nine' Gets Time on ABC

2007-07-06 00:00:00

Viewers will finally get a chance to see how "The Nine" ends -- if not necessarily how it ends -- starting next month. ABC is bringing back the drama, one of the casualties of last season's Serialized Drama Massacre, for a summer burnoff starting...

ABC Sticks With 'Lost' Plans

2007-11-08 00:00:00

Is an unresolved half-season of "Lost" better than no "Lost" at all? ABC apparently thinks so. The network is -- for the moment, anyway -- holding to its plan to introduce the fourth season of "Lost" in February, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The...

'Dirty Jobs' Works Hard on Labor Day

2007-09-03 00:00:00

In 1882, the United States government declared the first Monday in September to be Labor Day, a day off for workers. But on that day, and for the following week, Discovery Channel keeps working, offering a marathon of "Dirty Jobs," in which host and...

Bad omen for 'Reaper'? Tyler Labine takes pilot role

2009-03-12 00:00:00

One of the stars of The CW's "Reaper" has signed on to a FOX pilot in what could be an ominous sign for the devilish series. Tyler Labine has taken the lead role in a comedy pilot called "Sons of Tucson," where he'll play a guy hired by three boys to...

'Damages,' 'Heroes' Add Recurring Roles

2008-07-11 00:00:00

Mario Van Peebles directed a couple episodes of "Damages" last year, and he also popped up on screen at the end of its season. The on-screen part, at least, will continue in the coming season. Van Peebles will continue his role as an FBI agent in the...

This year: "Locke & Key" (FOX) Previously on "Cashmere Mafia" "The Starter Wife" "The Lord of the Rings"

2011-01-28 14:07:58

Drama Premise: In the aftermath of a global catastrophe that has devastated the world's infrastructures, an eclectic band of survivors -- all residents of one apartment building in suburban Van Nuys, Calif.

2009-05-04 08:18:42