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Items from the past two weeks
Saturday, May 18
- Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in a Supermarket in a Town of About 12,000 People
- Powerball Jackpot is Shy of $600 Million. Here are the Winning Numbers and the Amount of the Jackpot
Friday, May 17
- Golf Legend Who Overcame Childhood Stutter To Cover Golf for 35 Years on CBS Dies at 82. Read Here About His Storybook U.S. Open Win in 1964
- Thursday Finales: One Show Plummets, Another One Surges (But Guess Which Show Is Going Off the Air)
- Cannes Film Festival Hit With $1 Million Jewel Heist
- Another Media Outlet Hacked in Syria-Related Attack
- Diva Diss: J-Lo's 'Idol' Performance Fails to Get a Rise Out of Mariah
- Shine International Appoints CEO
- Syfy Pulling the Plug on Series That Has Been a Fan Favorite
- High-Profile Online Project Dead: Producer Says Viewers 'Hated It Out of Existence'
- Emmy-Nominated Actor Hit With Felony Drug Charge
- Viral Internet Star Arrested on Murder Charge
- Kanye West, Set for 'SNL' Appearance This Weekend, Goes on a Profanity-Laced Rant Against Sketch Comedy
- 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Says He Wants to Become a Barista, Possibly Turn to Selling Pot
- Singer George Michael Airlifted to Hospital With Head Injury After Traffic Collision
- ESPN Snatches U.S. Open From CBS -- Dealing Another Blow to Broadcast Sports Rights
- 'Wonder Woman' Prequel Still Alive
- Revived Online Soap Operas Cutting Back Their Schedule
- 'Sarah Connor Chronicles' Producer Moves to Universal, Joins Pirate Project
- HBO Orders Comedy Series From 'King of the Hill' Creator
Thursday, May 16
- Lifetime Announces Premiere Date for Jodi Arias Movie -- Even as the Convicted Murderer Is Having Her Fate Decided in Court
- CBS Names New VP of News Services
- Shakira's Out at NBC's 'The Voice,' but Another Coach Will Be Back
- Fox Rides Reality Lineup to Nightly Ratings Win
- Video: CBS Breaks Out First-Look Trailers for New Series
- Onetime Michael Jackson Defense Witness Changes His Tune, Calls Jackson a Pedophile
- The CW Takes the Wraps Off Video Previews of New Programs
- As NBC Mulls Fate of Drama Series, Other Networks Are Interested
- Report: Another Judge Leaving 'American Idol'
- Why the ACLU Is Trying to Influence the Storyline on a Major TV Sitcom
- Aereo Going for Knockout Punch in Legal Battle With Broadcasters
- Why Shakira Is Leaving 'The Voice'
- CNN's Soledad O'Brien Defends Comments After 'Black in America' Sparks Controversy; New Project Will Again Focus on Race
- USA Moves Into Comedy With First Orders in 15 years
- Time Warner Cable May Bid for Hulu
- Viacom Slapped With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Spam
- This Year's Upfront Is About Second Chances
- Univision and Telemundo on the Hidden Reason Their Viewers Are a Better Deal for Advertisers
- Amazon Nearing Orders for Original Series
- A Spinoff of 'Vampire Diaries' and Two Other New Series, Plus 4 Returning Shows Will Be on New Nights: CW Unveils Fall Schedule
Wednesday, May 15
- Warner Bros. Confirms Rosenblum's Exit, Outlines Management Changes
- Fox Reality Show Returns to Lower Numbers
- NBCU's Telemundo in Business With Ryan Seacrest, Donald Trump
- Turner Boss Steve Koonin: 'Industry Has Reached a Tipping Point'
- Weird Non-TV Story of the Day: Wealthy Moms Hiring the Disabled to Help Their Kids Cut Into Line at Disney World
- CBS Betting Heavily on Comedy; Fall Schedule Includes New Thursday Sitcom Block, Saturday Encore Hour -- Here's the Full Schedule
- Jimmy Kimmel, at ABC's Upfront Presentation, Takes Aim at Rival Networks -- Here Are Some of His Best Lines
- Cast Member Who Has Been on 'Saturday Night Live' Since 2005 to Leave the Show
- Couple From 'Kitchen Nightmares' in Profanity-Laced Online War
- Audiences and TV Networks at Odds Over Christian Slater
- Angelina Jolie's Breast Cancer Announcement Inspires CNN Anchor to Reveal Mastectomy Plans
- New HBO Series Off to a Slow Start, While Veteran Series Ends Record-Breaking Streak
- TNT and TBS to Become First National Entertainment Networks to Offer Live Streaming 24/7
- Sony Under Pressure to Break Off Entertainment Unit in IPO
- MTV Greenlights Two New Series
- Attorney General Defends AP Phone Records Seizure
- HBO Gives Nod to Gay-Themed Show
Tuesday, May 14
- PBS Sets Premiere for 'Downton Abbey' Season Four
- Awkward Situation: A Reporter Congratulates Matthew Perry, Whose Show 'Go On' Was Just Canceled (Here's the Video)
- 'The Voice' Lifts NBC to Ratings Win; CBS Show Comes Back Strong From Season Low
- Fox Working on Drama About Billy the Kid
- ABC Releases Trailers for New Shows
- Fox Network Rolls Out Trailers for Fall Series
- The TV Academy Gets Real
- ABC Orders 13 New Series for 2013-2014 Season, Eight of Which Will Debut This Fall. 'Dancing with the Stars' Cut to One Night a Week. Here's ABC's Fall Schedule
- Report: CBS May Lose a Major Sports Event It Has Aired Since 1968
- Today Is the 15th Anniversary of the Death of the Most Famous Person in American Popular Culture. Here Is the Movie or Miniseries About Him Someone in Hollywood Should Have the Guts to Make
- ABC Unveils Live Streaming Plan in Fight Against Aereo
- 'Voice' Coaches: Who's In, Who's Out at the NBC Singing Competition?
- More Bad News for Networks? TV Writer Warns of Sophomore Slump
- NBC Plans Three-Hour Live Staging of 'The Sound of Music' With 'Idol' Winner in Lead Role
- Angelina Jolie Reveals She Underwent a Double Mastectomy
- Feds Seize AP Phone Records, Sparking Outrage From Lawmakers, TV Industry
- Dr. Joyce Brothers, Pioneering TV Psychologist and One of the Early Masters of the TV Sound Bite, Dead at 85
- HBO Revives James Gandolfini Project
- BBC Asks Fans Not to Disclose 'Doctor Who' Spoilers After DVD Mishap
- Emmy-Winning TV Producer Dead at 75
Monday, May 13
- NBC Unveils Plans for Leno-Fallon Handoff; Seth Meyers Gets Start Date
- On the Heels of Trump Touting Show's Renewal, 'Celebrity Apprentice' Sinks to Season Low
- Fox Bringing Back '24'
- Video: NBC Rolls Out Trailers for New Shows
- Fox Boss Hints at Plans for Revamped 'Idol'
- Which TV Market Watches the Most Television?
- ABC Renews Comedy Series
- Broadcast TV's Biggest Cliffhanger: How Plunging Ratings Will Play at the Upfronts
- Donald Trump Has His Own Announcement About NBC's Programming Plans, and It Differs From the Network's Party Line
- NBC Names Replacement for 'Late Night' Host Jimmy Fallon
- Cancellations Taking a Toll on Gay Characters
- Fox Comedy Series Recasts Female Lead
- CBS Orders James Van Der Beek Comedy
- Cartoon Network Adds Series Starring Cartoon Version of Mike Tyson
- Bravo Making Progress in Battle Over 'Real Housewives of NYC'
- Two Actresses Join FX's 'American Horror Story'
- Warner Bros. TV Group President Leaving the Company
- Fox Reveals Fall Schedule; 'Bones' Moves to Fridays in Late Fall, New J.J. Abrams Series Set
Sunday, May 12
- Barbara Walters Announces When She Will Retire
- NBC Announces Fall Schedule: Thursday, Once the Network's Most Powerful Night, Undergoes Major Changes
Saturday, May 11
Friday, May 10
- The Latest Pickups, Renewals and Cancellations: Goodbye CBS's 'CSI: NY,' 'Vegas,' TNT's 'Southland' and Other Shows. Hello to New Chuck Lorre Sitcom and Drama with 'Lost's' Josh Holloway, Among Many Others
- Another Sitcom Joins the NBC Casualty List
- NBC Orders Remake of Classic Drama Series, Spinoff of Current Drama
- ABC Series Has Its Worst-Ever Premiere; CBS Show Hits All-Time Low
- MTV and Its Corporate Cousins Get Back to Their Musical Roots
- CBS Affiliates Board Backs Live Plus Same Day Ratings
- Future Is Unclear for One 'Glee' Star
- NBC Pulls Plug on Four Comedy Series; One Fan Favorite Is Spared
- After Intense Negotiations, Stars of CBS Drama Agree to Return, Leading to Show's Renewal
- TNT Bringing Back Series
- Fox Cancels Drama Series -- Does This Mean Another Series Will Return?
- Cable Reality Show Faces Cancellation Over Impasse Between Network and Cast
- Randy Jackson Confirms He Won't Return to 'American Idol'
- Detective Drama May Be Headed to Cable After ABC Passes
- *******PLEASE NOTE--THIS ITEM IS A PAID TEXT ADVERTISEMENT*** American Legion Announces 2013 Recipients of Top Journalism Award
- Two CW Shows Get Renewals
- Neil Patrick Harris to Host Tony Awards Again -- Here's a Clip of One of His Classic Tony Openings
- Spike Orders More 'Bar Rescue'
- Netflix Adds Shows From Disney Junior and Disney XD
Thursday, May 9
- Calling the TV Business an 'Injustice Being Inflicted on the American People,' John McCain Unveils Legislation Challenging the Current TV Model
- Seth MacFarlane to Make 'Simpsons' Debut
- Reality Check: NBC's 'The Voice' Sinks to Historic Low, Still Better Than Fox's 'Idol' Head-to-Head
- YouTube Launches Subscription Service With 'Sesame Street,' UFC
- PBS Orders California-Based Version of 'Downton Abbey'
- NBC Cancels Drama Series
- Report: 'American Idol' Taking Nuclear Option and Getting Rid of All Four Judges, Along With Longtime Producer
- Fox Hands Out Series Pickups for 2013-14 TV Season
- Veteran Film Director, Best-Known for 1970s Psychological Thriller, Dead at 86
- NBC's 'The Voice' Admits Voting 'Inconsistencies'
- Alex Trebek Talks About His Future on 'Jeopardy!' -- and the Show He Wants to Do After He Leaves
- PBS Takes the Wraps Off Ambitious Programming Plans for Fall, Including 50th Anniversary JFK Tributes
- NBC Signs First-Look Deal With 'The Voice' Coach
- ABC's 'Castle' May Get Two-Season Order
- Sony Reports First Full-Year Net Profit in 5 Years, Thanks in Part to Its Strong Insurance Division. We Didn't Even Know Sony Had an Insurance Division
- TNT Orders Series Starring 'Game of Thrones' Actor
- Former World Wrestling Corp. Exec Named to Key Post at CBS TV Distribution, Will Oversee 'Arsenio' and Other Shows
Wednesday, May 8
- Actress Who Played One Role on TV for Almost Four Decades Dead at 84
- CBS Drama Back on Track After All-Time Low; NBC Wins Night Despite Dropoff for 'The Voice'
- Jodi Arias Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
- Piers Morgan to Executive Produce Starz Project About a Subject That's Right in His Wheelhouse
- One Network Group Dominates Sports Emmys -- and It's Not ESPN
- Video: David Bowie's Latest Clip Gets 'Adults Only' Rating From YouTube
- Singer for Grammy-Nominated Band Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Plot
- Showtime Drama Might Not Make It to Season 4
- CNN Announces New Series
- Nielsen Changes Its Definition of the TV Universe -- and This Means the Universe Is About to Get Bigger
- CNN Executive -- Who Is Also a Former News Director of a Major New York TV Station -- Is Leaving CNN
- Which TV Pilots Are Likely to Receive Pickups? Here's the Top 10
- What?!!? CNN and HLN Personalities Hold Split-Screen Interview in the Same Parking Lot
- Fox News Anchor Renews Contract, May Move to Prime Time
- HBO Series Sets Ratings Record
- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to Co-Host NBC's 'Today'
- NBC's Pro Football Theme Song 'Waiting All Day for Sunday Night' Will No Longer Be Sung by Faith Hill. She's Being Replaced by an 'American Idol' Winner
- CBS to Give Series Order to New Chuck Lorre Sitcom Starring 'SNL' Alum
Tuesday, May 7
- Plans for $25 Million Remodel of Fallon's New York Studio for 'The Tonight Show' Are Scrapped; Now Re-Do Will Cost Millions Less
- Walt Disney Chief Bob Iger Says ABC Needs More 'Scandal'
- Steven Spielberg Once Said That Without This Man's Work 'There never would have been a 'Star Wars' or a 'Jurassic Park.' ' Special Effects Wizard Ray Harryhausen Dead at 92
- NBC Expands Series Finale for 'The Office' -- With This Lineup of Guest Stars, the Show Will Need the Extra Time
- TNT Orders Michael Bay Drama Series
- In Unusual Simulcast, A&E Networks Pitching High-Profile Upcoming Miniseries as a 'House Party'
- 'The Voice' Carries NBC to Monday Win as the Competition Sinks to a Historic Low
- Two Key Cast Members Ready to Walk From CBS's 'Criminal Minds'
- Inspiration for Beloved TV Character Dead at 94
- Does Jeff Zucker Have an Ace Up His Sleeve as He Struggles to Resuscitate CNN?
- Mariah Carey's Husband Points the Finger in Diva Feud -- and Not at Nicki Minaj
- Who's the Highest-Paid Media CEO? Here's the Top 10
- Will Steve Carell Return for 'Office' Finale? According to One Report, the Verdict Is In
- Dr. Phil Sues Gawker Over High-Profile Interview
- Aereo Mounts Offensive in Legal Battle, Takes Aim at CBS
- YouTube Set to Roll Out Subscription Channels
- USA Network Plans Aggressive Marketing Push for Its Big Sitcom Acquisition
- Who Will Run Al Jazeera America? Here's a Look at the Shortlist -- and Why Some Don't Want the Job
- Hacker Group Strikes Again -- and This Time It Targets a Site That Usually Issues Its Own Fake News
Monday, May 6
- 'The Rawest and Most Realistic of All Reality Shows' Moves to Spike TV
- Video: Helen Mirren, Dressed as the Queen, Emerges From Theater to Yell at Drummers Creating a Ruckus Outside
- Newsman and Actor, Known for 'Scarface,' 'RoboCop,' 'Rocky III,' Dead at 78
- Fox Gets a Bump From NASCAR Rain Delay
- Polarizing Figure Is Named Most Influential Athlete of 2013
- Why Dr. Drew Says He's Done with 'Celebrity Rehab'
- MSNBC Apologizes for Joe Biden Error
- Charlie Sheen's Ex-Wife Hospitalized
- Verbal Sparring Intensifies Between Donald Trump and Jon Stewart
- Billy Crystal Headed Back to TV
- 'Nightline' to Debut Prime-Time Hour
- CNN Host Grilled on His Own Show
- PBS Working With TED on Special
- 'Revenge' Names New Showrunner After Shakeup
- CBS in Talks to Take Full Control of TVGuide.com
- Bethenny Frankel's Syndicated Talk Show Gets Premiere Date
- E! Twitter Feed Gets Hacked -- Leading to False Reports That Justin Bieber Is Gay and Something About Angelina Jolie and Syria
- Variety TV Editor Asks About This Year's Broadcast Network Pilots: 'Where's the Pizzazz??!!'
- On the Eve of the Upfront Season, USA Network to Broaden Program Strategy
