As Baz Luhrmann reads the mixed reviews for his adaptation of F. Scott Fitgerald's "The Great Gatsby," he can take heart in the fact that the novel got its share of pans, too.

To be sure, most reviews were positive when the book was published in 1925. And even some of the harshest critics praised Fitzgerald's writing, despite thier disdain for his plot and often unlikeable characters.

But it seems safe to say, with 88 years years distance, that some critics just didn't get it.

"F. Scott Fitzgerald's latest a dud," said a now-infamous headline in the New York World.

“A little slack, a little soft, more than...

A special Wednesday night airing of "The Voice" results show brought NBC's singing competition to a series low -- but it still beat Fox's "American Idol" in a head-to-head competition. "Idol" remained steady with last week to drive the network to an overall win for the night, and ABC's "Modern Family" scored the best individual ratings, according to preliminary numbers.

"Idol," which filled Fox's primetime slate, posted a 2.8 rating/8 share in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic -- even with last week -- and had 10.8 million total viewers, the night's largest audience. Together, those numbers put Fox in first place in both ratings and total viewers.

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Neil Patrick Harris has been named the host of the 67th annual Tony Awards, marking the fourth time he has hosted the ceremony.

Previously, the "How I Met Your Mother" star served as the host of the 63rd, 65th and 66th awards. As he did last year, he will also produce the show along with executive producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment.

“I’m very excited to be back hosting the Tony Awards at the legendary Radio City Music Hall. It’ll be more impressive than ever—if my math is correct, it will be 267 times bigger than last year,” said Harris. “Oh, wait. No, that can’t… hold on… carry the one... I’m awful at math. But rest assured, the show will rock!”

The awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 9 at 8/7c on CBS.

Fox has ordered the drama series "Almost Human," "Rake," "Gang Related" and "Sleepy Hollow" for the 2013-14 season, the network announced.

"Almost Human," a working title, comes from J.J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman and stars Karl Urban, Michael Ealy and Lili Taylor. It follows police partnered with lifelike androids, 35 years in the future.

"Gang Related," from Chris Morgan ("Wanted," "Fast Five") follows a gang task force and features Ramon Rodriguez, Terry O'Quinn, and The Rza.

"Rake," from "Rescue Me" co-creator Peter Tolan and Peter Duncan, who created an...