UPDATED with memorial service details at bottom. John Litvack, one of the top TV current executives of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, died March 21 from respiratory failure, a complication from a cardiac surgery he had undergone earlier in the year. He was 69. Often referred to as the dean of current programming, Litvack…

EXCLUSIVE: Fringe star John Noble is reuniting with Fox and the series’ co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci. Noble is set for a major recurring role on Fox’s new drama series Sleepy Hollow, co-created/executive produced by Kurtzman and Orci. He will appear later in the season as Henry Parrish, a kind and reclusive…

Diane Haithman contributes to Deadline's TCA coverage. At today's TCA panel on Almost Human — Fox's new human-android, near-future (2048) police drama — creator/executive producer J.H. Wyman called the new series "more accessible" than Fringe, the previous sci-fi series from the JJ Abrams team. During the panel, Wyman…

Fox’s cult sci-fi drama Fringe bowed out last night with decent by Fringe standards  numbers for its series finale. The two-hour closer (1.0/3 in adults 18-49, 3.1 million viewers) was up 25% from last week in 18-49, matching its last season finale in the demo. In total viewers, the final episode was up 3% from last…

Friday was a very good night for cop shows on CBS. CSI: NY (1.6/5) was up 13% over last week's show for a season high. Rising 23% over its January 4 show, Blue Bloods (1.6/5) also hit a season high last night. The family police drama was also the most watched show of the night with 11.13 million viewers. Starting off…

If last night's numbers are any indication, Fox's Fringe (1.1/3) looks to be ending its run on a rise, at least for 2012. On its second to last episode of the year and its fifth to last episode ever, the J.J. Abrams-created sci fi series was up 22% from last week. That December 7 broadcast had been flat with the…

With the exception of a repeat of last week's SNL Christmas (1.5/5) special, Friday night was light on holiday fare. At 10 PM, CBS‘ police family drama Blue Bloods (1.4/4) was down a tenth from last week but was the most watched show of the night with 11.073 million viewers. CBS also had the second and third most…

The fifth and final season of Fox‘s sci-fi series Fringe will conclude with a two-hour, two-episode run Friday, January 18 from 8-10 PM, the network said today. It will also mark the 100th episode of the series, which is in the middle of its final 13-episode run. Created by J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci…

After four days of shooting, production on the final season of Fox’s cult sci-fi drama Fringe has been shut down  for two weeks so co-star John Noble can get treatment for a sleep disorder. Filming on the final 13 episodes of the Warner Bros. TV-produced series began last Wednesday with Noble. On Monday, Noble was MIA…

Ray Richmond contributes to Deadline’s TV coverage. Fox bid farewell to its never-quite-a-hit cult drama Fringe late this afternoon with a panel featuring exec producer J.H. Wyman and cast members Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson and Lance Reddick (who nearly teared up near the end). The network already has announced that…

There might be a Fringe movie, at least if members of the cast have their way. "The film is very possible down the line," John Noble said today at the show's Comic-Con panel. "The show will live on in some form or another," added fellow cast member Joshua Jackson. It was Fringe's last turn at Comic-Con today but if…

J.H. Wyman will be the sole showrunner on Fringe for the sci-fi drama’s upcoming 13-episode fifth and final season as Jeff Pinkner is departing. Both Pinkner and Wyman have been on Fringe since the first season, which was run by Pinkner, with Wyman joining him as co-showrunner in Season 2. According to TVGuide.com…