The final season of “The Shield”—a show almost no major advertiser would touch when it debuted on FX in 2002—is being sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. THE THIN BREW LINE Anheuser-Busch is sponsoring the final season of FX’s “The Shield,” starring Michael…
Lauren Zalaznick, the president of NBC Universal Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks, is on hard-won temporary duty in Beijing, where she’s been working closely with NBC Sports and Olympics producer David Michaels. At the age of 44, when many working…
One of the biggest events of the new fall season takes place next week—and, no, it’s not the return of “Deal or No Deal.” On Aug. 27, Warner Bros. will flip the switch on TheWB.com, the online resurrection of its…
Last week I caught Michael Phelps fever. And NBC did nothing to bring my temperature down. For starters, there was that little problem of forgetting that all of us out here on the West Coast wanted to watch him race…
Which Show Fizzled the Most This Summer? “’Celebrity Circus,’ I think because viewers don’t want to see a circus. They prefer a sideshow. It would have been more interesting if they could have shown how many D-level celebrities you can…
Dave Foley, formerly of “NewsRadio” and a member of the Canadian comedy troupe Kids in the Hall, has signed on to guest-star in a November episode of “Brothers & Sisters,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Foley will play the love interest for…
Craig Robinson, best known as Darryl on “The Office” and currently on screen in the feature film “Pineapple Express,” was arrested June 29 in Culver City, Calif., TMZ is reporting. Robinson was charged with three felony drug counts for possessing…