Citing a foot injury, Jennifer Lopez has canceled her appearance on the season finale of Bravo’s “Project Runway,” TV Guide reports. The actress-singer was originally set to guest judge during the show’s final episode on the network. “Runway” regular Tim…
Look out below. John McCain’s success at increasing his poll numbers and controlling the presidential campaign’s agenda after the GOP convention appears to bode a far more negative tone in TV political ads in the campaign’s final two months. The…
New England Sports Network signed Boston Red Sox play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo to a multiyear contract extension today, just as the Emmy winner is about to call his 1,000th game for the team. Orsillo has called the games of the…
TelevisionWeek’s Backlot Talk is back with its first effort of the fall season. As he did last season, Doug Ellin, the creator, showrunner and principal writer of “Entourage,” will share his insights about each episode of the series. Last Sunday…
Part one of Charles Gibson’s interview with Republican vice presidential candidate Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin substantially jazzed “ABC World News Tonight’s” preliminary ratings last night. Rising nearly 35% compared to the average of its last two weeks of Nielsen overnight…
Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke with ABC News’ Charles Gibson in her first sit-down interview since being announced as Sen. John McCain’s running mate. The New York Times says she did the best she could with prepared answers that…
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is scheduled to make an appearance on the season premiere episode of “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, TelevisionWeek reports. The senator has previously made an appearance on the late-night comedy show, but details of his…
News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch believes Fox News Channel is a core asset for the media giant, citing the network’s popularity and profit. In an interview with Esquire magazine, Murdoch says criticism of Bill O’Reilly is what leads to issues…
Actor Hugh Laurie has extended his contract with Universal Media Studios that will keep him on Fox’s “House” through the 2011-12 season at least, the Hollywood Reporter says. Laurie gets a pay-raise of $400,000 per episode and a producer title…
Screen Actors Guild members unhappy with the way current contract negotiations, or lack thereof, have been going are criticizing a recent report from the union sent out to its membership, the Los Angeles Times reports. As national board elections loom,…