Television

Damien Fahey, Former TRL Host, To Go To "Extra"

New York Post | Page Six | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media


IT doesn't take TV host Damien Fahey long to bounce back. A mere week after the cancellation of MTV's "TRL," Fahey's been snatched up by "Extra." "The...

"Arrested Development" Film Approaches Reality

The Hollywood Reporter | Posted 11.21.2008 | Entertainment


The "Arrested Development" feature has moved closer to reality, with Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard reportedly closing deals for the long-gestating proj...

David Letterman Phones Katie Couric To Talk About McCain Diss

Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media


David Letterman's Katie Couric interview made headlines for Couric talking about Sarah Palin — but many, including the New York Post, were surpr...

Fred Thompson Returning To Acting

AP | ERIK SCHELZIG | Posted 11.21.2008 | Entertainment


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over t...

"Pushing Daisies" Flatlines, "Eli Stone," "Dirty Sexy Money" Canceled Too

E! | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment


ABC has canceled Pushing Daisies, executive producer Bryan Fuller confirms to me exclusively. According to our inside sources, Eli Stone and Dirty Se...

Britney Spears Craves Freedom, Excitement, Career Revival

AP | ERIN CARLSON | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Britney Spears is craving more freedom _ and less of the "control" that's stabilized her personal life and reinvigorated her career o...

Alec Baldwin New Aniston Kisses And Tell

people.com | Emmet Sullivan | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment


What's it like to kiss Jennifer Aniston? "It was the greatest day of my life," Alec Baldwin told PEOPLE Wednesday at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge D...

Barbara Walters Slams Rosie: Get On With Your Life, Rosie Responds (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media


UPDATE: ROSIE RESPONDS Rosie O'Donnell posted this video today after the below clip occurred on "The View" PREVIOUSLY: Barbara Walters made a dig a...

Becki Newton: "Ugly Betty's" Secret Weapon

New York Magazine | Posted 11.19.2008 | Entertainment


"When I read the Ugly Betty pilot, I thought, Oh, this part's funny," says Newton, 30, who's sitting across from me in the Upper West Side's Cafe Lalo...

"Mentalist" Performs Real Trick: It's A TV Hit

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 11.19.2008 | Entertainment


BURBANK, Calif. — In a ho-hum TV season in which most new shows have been greeted with a collective shrug and a click of the remote control, CBS...

"Project Runway" Frozen On Catwalk Amid Legal Tangle

New York Times | Posted 11.19.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES -- At a time when audiences are shrinking for almost every type of television program, it stands to reason that producers and network exec...

Teen Star Kicked Off "Dancing"

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 11.19.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Cody Linley won't be graduating "Dancing with the Stars." The 18-year-old "Hannah Montana" actor and his professional partner, Jul...

Alec Baldwin On Kissing Jennifer Aniston: 'It Was Painful'

New York Magazine | By: Maridel Reyes | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment


At last night's Tisch on Stage gala at the Time Warner Center, 30 Rock actor Alec Baldwin made a very brief stop on the red carpet and hurried away, b...

America Is Back, Now the Hard Part

Mort Rosenblum | Posted 11.18.2008 | Media


Mort Rosenblum

Real news has a value like a gallon of gas or a pound of flour. Reporters have to go get it, and editors need to make sure it is accurate. Buy the real thing; it is cheaper than a cup of coffee.

Ellen Practices Self Defense To Prep For Chris Matthews (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2008 | Media


Ellen DeGeneres brought a self defense expert and a Chris Matthews lookalike to her show Tuesday in preparation for The Return of Chris Matthews later...

Snoop Dogg And Martha Stewart Laugh, Cook, Compare Posses (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment


The best "Martha" ever? On Tuesday's show Martha Stewart welcomed her friend Snoop Dogg to the kitchen to make a Thanksgiving potato recipe. Before ...

NBC Developing "Friends With Black People" Comedy In Light Of Obama Win

Variety | Michael Schneider | Posted 11.18.2008 | Media


President-elect Barack Obama is already bringing about change -- to the world of network TV development, at least. NBC is developing a comedy based o...

Rosie O'Donnell Joining Rachael Ray For Three Days

NYDN | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment


Rosie O'Donnell will spend three days in the kitchen on "Rachael Ray" this month, and that has Ray pretty pumped. "She's just fantastic television ...

Britney Cries: Life Is Like Jail, Groundhog Day

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment


The UK Sun got a longer look at the Britney Spears documentary airing November 30th on MTV. The first look at the show, seen here, showed Britney sayi...

Former 'Bachelor' Winner Arrested - Again

AP | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment


DEL RIO, Texas — A former NFL cheerleader and winner of "The Bachelor" is out of jail after being arrested in a southwest border-town bar for un...

Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno Crashes NBC Show

AP | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Even a make-believe psychic couldn't spot the scam when an actor disrupted a scene for "Medium" involving Patricia Arquette, who star...

"Lipstick Jungle" Not Canceled Yet After All

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment


Reports last week that NBC's "Lipstick Jungle" was canceled may have been premature. After NBC shuffled its lineup and moved the show to Friday sever...

Barack & Michelle Obama Give "60 Minutes" Largest Viewership Since 1999

AP | James Hibberd | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — The campaign is over, but Barack Obama is still a TV hit. CBS' "60 Minutes" had its highest overnight ratings in nearly a decade wit...

Stephen Colbert, Diane Sawyer And Jon Stewart Sing For Christmas (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media


Stephen Colbert stopped by "Good Morning America" Monday to start promoting his Christmas special, "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All." Th...

Tyra Banks Surprises "Model" Contestant With Sex Change Operation

Us | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment


Tyra Banks surprises Isis King, the first transgender contestant on America's Next Top Model, with sex reassignment surgery in an episode of her talk ...