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Earvin "Magic" Johnson is launching a basic cable television network targeting black viewers with positive, uplifting images of African Americans.

Stephen Colbert's satirical comedy is expected to resume airing new episodes on Monday night, ending an unscheduled hiatus last week, Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central cable channel said Sunday.

Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” suddenly canceled taping Wednesday night, telling ticket holders that episodes of the show for the rest of the week had been scrapped due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Stephen Colbert's sway in the presidential election might be a joke, but he's got some real financial muscle. The comedian disclosed Tuesday that his Americans for a Better Tomorrow "super" political action committee has raised a staggering $1.02 million. PACs were required to submit their financial reports to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday.

In “Luck,” starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Michael Mann, horses, and people, jostle for position.

Comedian Stephen Colbert says that just because his name won't appear on Saturday's ballot in South Carolina's Republican primary doesn't mean he couldn't become president, or even pope, someday....

There was little change at the top of the primetime basic cable rankings for 2011, with USA finishing the year as No.1 in total viewers and adults 18-49 for a sixth consecutive time on the strength of its original series. The cable network added another hit to its original slate this year with rookie Suits. There was one change each in the Top 5 among total viewers and 18-49 from 2010. History broke into the Top 5 among total viewers after doing the same among adults 18-49 last year, while siblings TNT and TBS swapped places in the top 18-49 echelon. (Network rankings after the jump.)

AMC announced on Tuesday (December 27) that "Hell on Wheels" has been renewed for a second season.

Jonathan Ames, the creator of the recently canceled HBO series “Bored to Death,” invited local fans to join him at a Boerum Hill bar Wednesday in its memory.

When the Dallas Mavericks traded for Lamar Odom last weekend, they didn't just receive a star forward: they're also getting a gigantic media empire. The long NBA trade saga that finally saw Odom leave Los Angeles will mean that wife Khloe Kardashian will also leave her longtime home. "Khloe and Lamar," the couple's reality series, will focus in part on the move and its ramifications for their marriage, E!, the family's TV network, said on Tuesday.