Hawthorne on TNT

Summer TV Winners and Losers

• Sep 14, 2011 07:21 AM ET
• by Michael Schneider

Just two years ago, MTV was struggling to find its footing. Network staple TRL had ended, onetime hit The Hills was on its way out, and ratings were in a downward spiral. MTV faced its biggest identity crisis yet — then along came Snooki and Co.

Now, led by the crass stars of prime-time phenomenon Jersey Shore, MTV can easily be crowned the biggest winner of the summer of 2011. Jersey Shore's Season 4 premiere averaged 8.8 million viewers, and the show landed five of the top seven cable telecasts of summer. "Thank God for Jersey Shore," says MTV programming head David Janollari. Those ratings translate to big advertising bucks for MTV, notes Horizon Media analyst Brad Adgate. "I think in the 30-year history of MTV, this has been... read more

TNT Pulls Plug on Jada Pinkett Smith Drama HawthoRNe

• Sep 2, 2011 02:26 PM ET
• by Denise Martin

After hemorrhaging viewership in its third season, TNT's HawthoRNe has been taken off of life support.

The network announced Friday that it will not renew the medical drama, starring Jada Pinkett Smith as the head nurse at a Richmond, Va., hospital. The third season, which ended on Aug. 16 with a cliff-hanger, drew 2.86 million viewers. Last season, the series averaged 3.6 million — low even then for a TNT drama.   

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith: We Are Still Together

• Aug 23, 2011 03:07 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are not splitting up, the couple said in a statement.

"Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false," the couple said in a statement Tuesday. "We are still together, and our marriage is intact."  

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Earlier Tuesday, In Touch reported that the A-list pair had separated ...
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Glee Adds American Dreams' Vanessa Lengies

• Aug 10, 2011 10:58 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

Glee is adding another new cast member to its roster for Season 3.

American Dreams vet Vanessa Lengies will recur on the Fox musical as Sugar, a spoiled new student described as... read more

Glen Mazzara Replaces Frank Darabont as Walking Dead Showrunner

• Jul 27, 2011 05:34 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Glen Mazzara has been tapped to succeed Frank Darabont as the showrunner of The Walking Dead, sources confirm to TVGuide.com.

Frank Darabont steps down as Walking Dead showrunner

On Tuesday, news broke that Darabont, who also directed the show's pilot, had stepped down. Mazzara... read more