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Daily Archives : Nov 6, 2009

New Girlfriend, Lohan’s Dad to Be Called in TLC’s Breach-of-Contract Suit vs. Jon Gosselin

In its breach-of-contract suit against "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star Jon Gosselin, TLC plans to subpoena Gosselin’s girlfriend Hailey Glassman and his friend Michael Lohan, among others, according to People.com. MSNBC says that besides Glassman and Lindsay Lohan’s dad, Maryland’s Circuit…

Everyone–and We Do Mean Everyone–in Hollywood is Buzzing About What Oprah—and the ABC Owned Stations She’s On–Might Do. Here’s What We Hear. What Do YOU Hear?

TVWeek Open Mike blogger Chuck Ross has spoken to a lot of TV insiders about what Oprah–and the ABC owned-and operated TV stations– might do. One scenario about the ABC stations in particular is quite intriguing.  Click here to read. –Tom Gilbert

What is Oprah–and the ABC O&Os That Carry Her Show–Going to Do?

[NOTE: I wrote this piece on 11/6, speculating about what Oprah might do. Last night she made her much anticipated announcement that she’ll be leaving her current show in Sept. 2011. Over the weekend, after hearing what Oprah has to…

Oprah Negotiating Talk Show Future With Other Syndicators as Well as CBS

Oprah Winfrey is negotiating the future of her talk show with other unnamed syndicators, the New York Times reports, citing several sources. Meanwhile, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves weighed in on the report that Oprah Winfrey plans to take her syndicated…

CBS Television Distribution Has One Syndicated Talk Show That’s Definitely Not Going Anywhere

CBS Television Distribution may not have Oprah Winfrey locked up for the future, but it has renewed “Dr. Phil” through the 2013-14 season in 70 percent of the country, B&C reports. There had been speculation that high license fees and…

Singer Removed From Oprah’s Karaoke Contest Until Charges are Resolved

A singer has been removed from Oprah Winfrey’s "karaoke challenge" until domestic violence charges against him are resolved, the Associated Press reports. Gospel singer BeBe Winans allegedly pushed his ex-wife to the ground, in a Feb. 13 incident, in which he’s…

TNT Picks Up Off-Network Reruns of CBS Primetime Hit

As the off-network syndication market heats up, TNT snapped up CBS’ second season drama “The Mentalist" for what is said to between $2.2 million and $2.3 million an episode, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution show…

Cartoon Network Getting Even Less Animated

Cartoon Network picked up its first live-action scripted series, with orders for “Tower Prep" and "Unnatural History," Variety reports. The orders are the network’s biggest steps yet away from animation, after previously airing a live-action movie and several live-action reality…

HBO Developing Gender Transition Series

The new team behind the third season of HBO’s “In Treatment” is developing another half-hour drama for the network, this one about a woman who is undergoing gender transformation into a man, Variety reports. Anya Epstein and Dan Futterman, who…

Fake Hangman’s Noose on ‘The Office’ Draws Criticism from Suicide Prevention Groups

A scene from a recent episode of "The Office" where Steve Carell’s character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman’s noose in the company’s haunted house has come in for criticism from some suicide prevention groups, the…