Film director Ron Howard, who played Andy Griffith’s son Opie on the iconic 1960s sitcom “The Andy Griffith Show,” is among the celebrities who are paying tribute to the television legend after learning of his death this morning, WTVA reports….
With news today of the death of TV icon Andy Griffith, as we reported earlier, television outlets are scrambling to put together special programming to pay tribute to Griffith and showcase his work. TV Land, which regulary airs episodes of…
“The Newsroom” has already been renewed for a second season, but with the ratings in for Sunday’s second episode, HBO may have reason to question whether it acted too soon. New York Magazine reports that total viewership for the Aaron…
NBC is joining forces with the producers of "Smash," "Chicago" and "Hairspray" to present a live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," reports UPI.com. In a statement, Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, said: "It is our supreme pleasure to…
An Emmy-winning actress is joining CBS’s crime drama “Hawaii Five-0” for the upcoming season, Deadline.com reports. Christine Lahti will tackle the integral role of Doris McGarrett, the mother of Steve (Alex O’Loughlin). The character has been talked about but never…
The regular TVWeek e-newsletters will not be emailed tomorrow, the 4th of July. However, if the news is important enough we’ll both update the TVWeek.com website and send out an Extra Alert. We’ll be back on regular schedule on Thursday,…
Fox News star Bill O’Reilly was so certain that the Supreme Court would not back up the Affordable Healthcare Act that he said he would apologize and call himself an idiot if he turned out to be wrong, reports TVNewser.com….
One of television’s most beloved actors, Andy Griffith, died this morning at his home in Dare County, N.C., USA Today reports. The star of “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Matlock” was 86. Griffith, born in Mount Airy, N.C., played Sheriff…
Katie Holmes will reportedly receive almost nothing in her pending divorce from Tom Cruise because of the pre-nup agreement she signed, reports TMZ.com. Holmes is reportedly fine with that, the story says, adding that reports she’ll leave with $15 million…
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