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Items from the past two weeks
Tuesday, June 18
- Broadcast Ratings: Reality Franchise Hits Season Low
- Video: Comedian Russell Brand Hijacks MSNBC Show in Interview Gone Haywire
- Oscar Winner to Direct AMC Project
- 'Community' Creator Changes His Tune, Apologizes for Rant
- NBC Orders Holiday Special From 'Simpsons' Writer
- Unusual Demand by Star Jennifer Love Hewitt Puts 'Client List' Renewal in Jeopardy
- ABC Executive Jumps to NBC
- Fox News Sued Over Suicide Telecast
- Ouch: Creator of NBC's 'Community' Sounds Off About the Show's Recent Season
- Miss Utah USA Tries to Explain Her Epic Meltdown
- Ad Exec Avoids Charges Over Choking His Wife
- 'Storage Wars' Star Wins Puny Judgment in Porn Video Case
- Two-Time Oscar Nominee Joins Guillermo del Toro's FX Vampire Project
- Amazon Moves Into Drama With Project Based on Detective Series
- CBS News Names National Editor
- HBO's 'True Blood' Premieres to Lower Viewer Numbers
- Selma Blair's Future on 'Anger Management' in Limbo as Execs Try to Patch Things Up With Sheen
- Wanna Advertise in the Super Bowl Next Year? There's a Catch: You'll Also Be Asked to Buy Ad Time on a Brand-New Cable Network
- Star of CBS Sitcom Coming to Broadway to Play Transgender Rock Star
Monday, June 17
- ABC Continues to Reap Ratings Rewards From NBA Finals
- Here's What Diahann Carroll, Cloris Leachman, George Lucas, Debra Messing, Holly Hunter and a Lot of Other Important People in Entertainment Were Doing a Few Nights Ago
- CBS Unveils 2013-14 Premiere Dates, Including Final Season for a Huge Hit Show and a New Thursday Comedy Block
- Millions of Us Were Influenced by 'The Catcher in the Rye.' Its Author, the Late J.D. Salinger, Never Allowed It to Be Filmed. Now, the First Trailer From the Upcoming Film That May Be Closest We Will Ever Get to a Movie Version of Salinger's Masterpiece
- Long-Running MDA Telethon Lands on a Major Broadcast Network
- Fox News Lashes Out at HBO Series as 'Liberal Fantasy'
- Video: Miss Utah USA Flubs Q&A During Miss USA Pageant
- Report: Charlie Sheen 'Fires' Selma Blair From 'Anger Management'
- Co-Founder of Second City Dies
- Netflix Signs Its Largest Deal Ever for First-Run Content
- How 'Little House on the Prairie' Villainess Became a Gay Icon
- Video: Uproar Over Photos Showing TV Chef Apparently Being Choked by Her Ad Executive Husband
- Disney Channel Orders Eagerly Anticipated Sequel Series
- Living Legend Bruce Rosenblum, Who Left Warner Bros. After Losing a Power Struggle There, Joins the Legendary Co-Producers of Many Blockbusters, Including '300,' 'Inception,' 'The Hangover' Trilogy and the Recent 'Superman' Reboot
- 'Lost' Reunion on Tap for 'Hawaii Five-0'
- ABC Drama Gets a New Series Regular
- Kim Kardashian Gives Birth a Month Early
- Awkward: A Rambling Princess Leia, Talking All About Drugs, Presents George Lucas With His First Emmy. It's the Wild and Crazy Daytime Emmy Awards. We Have a List of All the Winners
- Road Rage Over a Parking Space Leads to Arrest of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Co-Star
Sunday, June 16
- With Fan Favorite Phil Mickelson in Lead on His Birthday, U.S. Open Ratings for Final Round Today Should Do Well
- Looks Like a Lot of Dads Are Going to the Movies: 'Superman' Franchise Reboot 'Man of Steel' Has Already Become a Box Office Behemoth -- Sets June Record
- CBS Cuts Obama Speech from Upcoming Summer Series 'Under the Dome'
Friday, June 14
- USA Today Reports 'Rupert Murdoch-Wendi Deng Divorce Story Gets Juicier' with Oddly Worded Statement from Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- HBO Executive Named an Ambassador by Obama
- Rapper 50 Cent Sells Drama Series to Pay Cable
- 'Smash' Co-Star Joins NBC's Sean Hayes Comedy
- Why Upfront Prices Are Slow to Rise This Year -- It's Not Just Because Ratings Are Down
- ABC Dominates Thursday With NBA Finals; NBC Has a Rough Night
- Charlie Sheen Unleashes Venomous Attack on Reality Star -- With Plenty of Choice Sheen-isms
- CBS Moves Struggling Show to Saturdays for Final Burnoff
- Who Put Something in Their Coffee? Steven Spielberg and George Lucas Say the Movie Business Will Crash and Burn, and What Will Follow. Implications for TV. And Spielberg Reveals That 'Lincoln' Came 'this close' to Being an Original HBO TV Movie
- Emmy-Winning Actress Responds to Criticism of Her Weight
- DirecTV Hounding Colorado Fire Victim for $400
- A&E Wins Bidding War for Drama
- Two USA Series Return to Smaller Audiences
- Will 'Happy Birthday' End Up in the Public Domain?
- 'Hunger Games' Actor Lands Lead in HBO Ryan Murphy Project
- CBS News Responds to Unauthorized Computer Access
- Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce From Wendi Deng Murdoch
- News Corp. CFO to Step Down
- Lindsay Lohan Checks Out of Betty Ford -- and Into Another Rehab Program
Thursday, June 13
- Sarah Palin Returns to Fox News
- 'Honey Boo Boo' Comes Up With Unusual Stunt for Season Premiere
- MTV and HBO Shows Renewed
- 'Seinfeld' Actors to Reunite on New Cable Show
- NBC Skates to Ratings Win as Stanley Cup Finals Surge
- Gannett to Buy Belo for $1.5 Billion, Creating Fourth-Largest Station Group
- Seinfeld Series to Return
- 'Star Trek' Actor Gets Apology From Ghost Writer Over Facebook Jokes
- Raw Video: Trapped Window Washers Become Focus of TV News
- Fox Closes Upfront Sales on a Down Note
- Jennifer Garner Inks Pact With Warner Bros. TV
- USA Network Working on New Sci-Fi Project With 'The 4400' Director
- Soledad O'Brien Lands at a New Network; We Would Have Never Guessed That This Is Where She'd Land
- Video: Check This Out -- New Direction for Apple Ads
- '24' Revival Signs Flagship Producer and Director
- 'Harry Potter' Director Tapped for High-Profile FX Project
- 'Electric Company' Lyricist Elaine Laron Dies at 83
- TV Producer Dan Jinks Re-Ups With CBS TV Studios
- IFC Orders More of Skit Show
Wednesday, June 12
- Edward R. Murrow Award Winners Revealed
- What If ESPN Created a Channel and Nobody Watched? Now We Know
- Broadcasters May Try to Beat Aereo at Its Own Game
- Hit NBC Show Sinks to All-Time Low
- Quotes and Highlights From the Critics' Choice Awards
- NBCU's 'Steve Harvey' Renewed in 65% of U.S. Through 2016
- Emmy-Nominated Actress Dead at 94 -- She Played the Woman Wrapped in Bandages in a Legendary Episode of 'Twilight Zone'
- Disney Channel Cancels Series
- Legendary Actress to Play God on NBC's 'Save Me'
- NSA Surveillance Scandal Fuels Sales of a Book Published 64 Years Ago
- How Is 'The Daily Show' Doing Without Jon Stewart? (Video)
- 'PBS NewsHour' Plans Layoffs
- TNT Drama Returns to Lower Numbers
- DirecTV's First Original Scripted Series Gets Renewal
- Ed Burns to Play Legendary Mobster in New Frank Darabont Series
- 'Haven of Waste': Greece Shuts Down Its State-Run TV and Radio Broadcaster
- 'Sex and the City' Creator Sets Sights on Another Fertile Topic
- 'Parenthood' Star Adapting Her Best-Selling Book Into a TV Drama
Tuesday, June 11
- NBC Names Producer for Fallon's 'Tonight Show' -- Which Also Gets a Name Change
- More Bad News for CNN
- One Show Emerges as the Big Winner at Critics' Choice TV Awards
- Decent Opening for New NBC Series as the Peacock Wins the Night
- We TV Renews Celebrity-Driven Shows
- Behind-the-Scenes Shakeup at 'Katie'
- Pioneering TV Reporter -- a Key Figure in Infamous Jimmy the Greek Incident -- Dead at 75
- Will NBC's New Quiz Show Bring Viewers Back to Prime Time?
- Al Jazeera America, Shopping for a President, Narrows the Field
- Cher to Sing Live on TV for First Time in 10 Years
- John Stamos Project Back in Contention at NBC
- HBO Boss Reveals Story Behind Greenlighting 'Game of Thrones'
- 'Game of Thrones' Breaks Records After All
- Sony Pictures TV Confirms It Has Rehired Dan Harmon for 'Community'
- OWN Extends Orders for Three Shows
- 'Dr. Oz' Renewed in 16 TV Markets
- Is There More 'Continuum' in the Future at Syfy?
Monday, June 10
- From the NCTA Cable Show: Rollout of TV Everywhere 'remains spotty and confusing and is progressing slowly'
- Intel Has $2 Billion War Chest for Internet TV Programming Deals; For this New TV Service Intel is Willing to Pay Up to 75% More for Programming Than Cable Operators
- 'American Idol' Hires Producer to Replace Lythgoe
- Dr. Drew Pinsky Answers Critics Who Want Him Held Accountable for Stars' Downfalls
- 'Game of Thrones' Finale: Did It Set a Ratings Record for HBO?
- Nat Geo Greenlights Sequel to 'The '80s' Miniseries -- Maybe You Can Guess What the Next One Will Be About
- NBA vs. Tonys in Sunday Night Blowout
- Kickstarter Campaign by 'Girls' Actress -- Daughter of Famous Playwright -- Fails After Being Widely Mocked
- ABC Picks Up Drama Series From Bryan Singer
- Walmart Cashing In on Hot Reality Show -- Next Up: Halloween Costumes for Dogs
- 'Arsenio Hall Show' Hires Veteran Director
- Erin Brockovich Arrested
- Video: Simon Cowell Gets Egged During Finale of 'Britain's Got Talent'
- John Malkovich Helps Save a Man's Life
- CBS, Close to Wrapping Upfront Sales, Secures Price Hikes
- 'Last Resort' Creator Working on Sci-Fi Drama for HBO
- Trucking Drama in Development at Showtime
- Non-TV Story of the Day: The Guardian's Video Interview With Whistleblower Behind Revelations of NSA Surveillance
- Lifetime Casts 'Pan Am' Actress as Accused Ax Murderer
- If You're Attending This Week's NCTA Cable Show, It's a Good Time to Try and Spend Some Time With Cable's Most Charismatic Icon, a Genuinely Modest Person Who Is Retiring at the End of the Year. A Tribute
- Must-See: Get Your Week Off to a Rousing Start. This May Be the Best Opening Number of a Tonys Broadcast Ever. Not Only Did Those in the Audience Give It a Standing Ovation, We Gave It One Watching It on TV at Home!
Friday, June 7
- Actress Who Has Reportedly Had Minor Parts in Some Popular Series ('The Walking Dead,' 'The Vampire Diaries') Arrested in Sending of Poison-Laced Letters to Obama and Mayor Bloomberg
- Video: NBC Takes Wraps Off Trailer for Its Line-Blurring Series 'Siberia'
- ABC Ordering Drama Series
- Dominant Night for ABC as NBA Finals Open
- OWN Slates Comedy Specials
- FX Cancels Show After Two Seasons
- Nickelodeon Star Arrested
- Report: Michael Jackson's Kids Are Almost Unsupervised
- Two TV Station Owners to Merge
- Man Tries to Kill Himself Outside NBC's 'Today' Show
- Showtime Renews Comedy Series
- CBS Gives Script Commitment to James Gandolfini Project
- Non-TV Story of the Day: Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Plant in Southern California Shutting Down for Good
- Sundance Channel Orders Reality Show From Celebrity Chef
- HBO Wraps Comedy Series
- Chernin May Have a Powerful Ally in Bid for Hulu
- Joan Rivers and Bristol Palin to Switch on 'Wife Swap'
- FX Eyes Companion Series to 'American Horror Story'
Thursday, June 6
- Two ABC Series Sink to All-Time Ratings Lows
- Star Who Went From Champion Athlete to Box Office Queen in 1940s Musicals Dead at 91
- Executive Shuffle Continues at FX Networks
- Hosts of Self-Help Show Commit Double Suicide
- Showtime Pulls Plug on Drama Series
- NBC News Veteran Jumps to Al Jazeera America
- Details Surface on Paris Jackson's Struggle With Depression, 'Cry for Help'
- Keith Olbermann Returning to TV
- Girls Gone Wild Founder Threatens Legal Action Over Stolen Sex Tape
- How Does 'CBS Evening News' Anchor Scott Pelley Feel About Being in Third Place? Not Great
- Cable Show Makes Ratings History
- Former '24' Director and Showrunner Reunite for TNT Series
- Rod Serling's Final Screenplay to Become Miniseries?
- The CW Wraps Upfront Sales, Secures CPM Increases
- 'Modern Family' Star's Nonprofit Group Targeted by the IRS
- 'Breaking Bad' Creator Says He Cried While He Was Writing the Finale
Wednesday, June 5
- Michael Jackson's Daughter in 'Possible Suicide Attempt'
- TV's Greatest Writers Speak Out About TV's Greatest Writers
- One Network Dominates the Tuesday Night Broadcast Ratings
- Syndie Talk Show Wins Its Fifth Consecutive Sweeps Period; Court Show Tops All Syndicated Programs
- Pamela Anderson Ad Banned in the U.K. for Being 'Degrading to Women' -- Here's the Video
- Report: 'American Idol' Producers Lythgoe and Warwick Are Out
- Rock 'n' Roll Legend Teams With Scorsese on HBO Project
- 1980s Pop Star Launching Show
- New Ken Burns Documentary for PBS Focuses on a Sober Subject
- Video Shocker: ESPN's Report That Major League Baseball Is Seeking to Suspend A-Rod, Ryan Braun and Other Players for Up to 100 Games for Doping
- Fox Argues in Court to Try to Stop Dish's Ad-Skipping Service; Judge Says He Records Shows Himself
- 'Argo' Actor, 'The Killing' Actress to Star in Comic Book TV Adaptation
- Injured Weather Channel Producer Talks About Tornado Encounter
- 'Game of Thrones' Star Joins USA's 'Suits'
- 'Anchorman' Exhibit, Linked to Will Ferrell Movie, Examines Personality-Driven News Formats
- 'Legend of the Seeker' Star to Play Love Interest on USA's 'White Collar'
- 'Modern Family' Producer Signs With 20th Television
- MTV Scripted Series Bows to Strong Viewer Numbers
