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Daily Archives : Sep 1, 2011

‘America’s Got Talent’ Judges Howie Mandel, Sharon Osbourne Criticize Show’s Response to Fiery On-Set Accident

The judges on NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" are criticizing the show for its response to an on-set accident in which a tumbler wiped out and fell inches from a metal ring of flames, reports the New York Post. “He was…

Call to Action: As the New List of Participants on ‘DWTS’ Indicates, We’re in Danger of Celebrating Celebrities Who Aren’t Really Celebrities. What to Do About It

As illustrated with the just announced list of participants on ABC’s upcoming fall edition of "Dancing with the Stars," we are in danger of celebrating folks who many wouldn’t really consider celebrities. In his latest entry, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck…

Lady Gaga Is Top-Ranked Woman on Vanity Fair’s ‘New Establishment’ List — But Who’s No. 1?

The annual New Establishment list, just unveiled by Vanity Fair, shows pop superstar Lady Gaga as the highest-ranked woman at No. 9. According to the magazine, the list “identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries,…

Common Theme Runs Through ‘Real Housewives’ Shows — and It’s a Problem a Lot of Other People Are Also Having

The various editions of the "Real Housewives" series on Bravo have more than domestic drama in common: A wife from nearly every season has faced serious real estate issues, reports real estate site Zillow.com. According to the story, 12 of…

Star of VH1 Scripted Series Leaves Show

One of the stars of VH1’s first scripted series is leaving the show, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Stacey Dash, who plays Val on “Single Ladies,” said the decision was her own, the story notes. "I have to be back…

LIN Stations Go Dark in Some Markets Amid Mediacom Fight

LIN stations have gone dark in six markets in a retransmission fight with cable company Mediacom, reports B&C. The stations are WALA-TV/WFNA-TV, Mobile-Pensacola; WOOD-TV/WOTV, Grand Rapids; WANE-TV, Fort Wayne; WLUK-TV, Green Bay; WTHI-TV, Terre Haute; and WLFI-TV, Lafayette, Ind. LIN…

CBS Commits to Sitcom Pilot From ‘Cougar Town’ Creator

CBS has given a pilot production commitment to "Cougar Town" creator Bill Lawrence and former "How I Met Your Mother" executive producer Greg Malins, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is a multicamera workplace comedy from Lawrence’s Doozer production…

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‘All My Children’ Tapes Final Show; Co-Star Says Actors Haven’t Yet Been Approached for Web Version

ABC’s "All My Children" taped its final episode on Tuesday, and co-star Ricky Paull Goldin noted that the show’s actors haven’t yet been approached by Prospect Park, the company that wants to migrate the show to the Web, reports the…

A Call to Action: As the New List of Participants on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Illustrates, We Are in Grave Danger of Celebrating Celebrities Whose Level of Fame Is Unacceptable

When we posted our story earlier this week about who the new celebrities are for this fall’s edition of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” (“A Thespian, a Former Lesbian and a Kardashian. Plus a Stylist, a Jurist and a Songstress. And…