David Letterman, Noted Promoter of Women: 'I Don’t Know Why They Didn’t Give My Show to a Woman'
If it was up to David Letterman, there would be a woman hosting CBS’ The Late Show right now instead of Stephen Colbert. So he suggests.
MTV's Latest Pilot Order: a Dark Rape Revenge Comedy & 2 Shows from Nicole Byer
In a push to create more female-focused content, MTV has ordered four new pilots, all led and created (at least in part) by women. The always delightful Nicole Byer, cast member of MTV’s Girl Code and the star and co-writer (alongside Saturday Night Live’s Sasheer Zamata) of the UCB’s perfect “Be Blacker” sketch, has…
True Detective Season 2 Probably Won't Be Female-Led
Blame this one on the Yellow King: True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto has debunked the widely circulated and celebrated rumor that season two of the series will feature female detectives in the place once held by Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey.
Lessons From a Panel on 'Courting' the Female Television Audience
Maybe you just had to be there, but the press coverage of a Producer's Guild conference panel called "Courting the Female Audience" makes the whole event sound so weak sauce it's surprising some members didn't decide to forgo their union benefits and pull out of the guild entirely.
Hilary Duff, Sutton Foster and Debi Mazar to Star in New TV Comedy
In some of the best casting heard in awhile, TV Land is definitely going ahead with their new comedy from the producer of Sex and the City called Younger, set to debut in the fall.
Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda to Star in the Netflix Show of Your Dreams
Fans of 9 to 5 or fans of great actors or fans of just plain good news will be excited to learn that Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin will be starring in a new Netflix series about "long-time rivals brought together by a rather unusual change in their marital circumstances" called Grace and Frankie.
A Grim Analysis of the People Behind Your Favorite Television Shows
HBO's True Detective seems to have filled a Breaking Bad-sized hole in the hearts and minds of television fans. But while most of the coverage of the show has been obsessively fawning, it's still gotten some criticism because of the less than creative ways women and minorities are represented on it. Pegged to that…
Late Night TV Gets a Clue: The End of All-White Male Writers' Rooms
When NBC announced last May that their next late night host would be Seth Meyers, reaction ranged from Yay, I love him to Meh to Great, another white guy. While Meyers looks like most everyone who has hosted before him, the next generation of late night hosts are quietly ushering in diversity. We just don't see it…
Nashville Creator Wonders Why We're Still Discussing Likable Women
Callie Khouri, the creator of ABC's Nashville and the screenwriter for Thelma & Louise (for which she won an Oscar) has done enjoyable interviews with Melissa Silverstein of Women and Hollywood in the past and this week's is no exception.
Anne Heche, Molly Shannon and Kristen Schaal All Get TV Shows
Thursday was a banner day for women getting their shot at new television comedy opportunities, with announcements pouring in about shows from Anne Heche, Molly Shannon and Kristen Schaal. Ah what promise, what hope lies through yonder television premiere season!
Television Really Is the Place for Women
A new report released Thursday by San Diego State University's Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film indicates that the number of women working behind the scenes on television shows has increased two percent since 2011 and seven percent since the 1997 season, incremental growth that indicates long-term…
Oprah Makes Shows for Black Women and Finally Finds Success With OWN
After loads of negative press that must have driven her crazy, Oprah's OWN network is finally hitting its stride, and it's all because she's not making shows for white audiences anymore. That's the conclusion Allison Samuels comes to in her piece for the Daily Beast Thursday about how Oprah has figured out What Women…
TV Writers' Rooms Are Getting Slightly More Diverse But JK Not Really
Television writers' rooms are, for the most part, still currently dominated by bespectacled, plaid button down-wearing, ivy league educated (and often very nice) white dudes with names like Josh or Seth, but it looks as though that might be starting to change, like, a teeny tiny bit. At an excruciatingly slow pace,…
Most of the Women on TV Are Being Directed By Men
The last couple of years have been pretty good for women on television, with new ladycentric programs like The Mindy Project, Girls, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls (so many girls) and Don't Trust The B— In Apt. 23. But while women are more visible in front of the camera, a recept report claims that they're completely missing…
Why Aren't The Networks Picking Up Any Pilots Created By Women?
"While there are a fair amount of pilots about women," writes Melissa Silverstein of WomenandHollywood.com, "the story here is the lack of women who are writing and creating the shows." Silverstein has the stats, and they aren't encouraging:
At Major Networks, Only 25% Of Behind The Scenes Jobs Are Filled By Women
In the 2008-2009 TV season, women comprised 25% of all creators, executive producers, producers, directors, writers, editors, and directors of photography at ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and CW, which is a 1% decrease from the previous season. [Women & Hollywood]
