President-elect Barack Obama today formally announced a transition team, saying it would be headed by John Podesta, Valerie Jarrett and Pete Rouse. Mr. Podesta was the final White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration. Ms. Jarrett is CEO…
Early ratings returns from metered markets for the broadcast networks’ election coverage Tuesday may indicate a larger audience still to be announced for cable news networks later Wednesday. Despite covering a presidential election universally acknowledged as being fraught with history,…
A&E Network has ordered new original series “Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design.” “Tackling Design” follows the former NFL pro and current ESPN analyst as he attempts to make a name for himself as an interior designer. The network also has renewed…
Not only did Barack Obama come away with the election last night, he also tallied up more social media buzz during the last year, according to data from online tracking service Trendrr. Sen. Obama had the advantage in news mentions,…
“Saturday Night Live” alum Al Franken is in a dead heat with Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s Senate election, the Associated Press reports. The comedian-author, running on the Democratic ticket, is behind Coleman by 571 votes out of a…
Best-selling author Michael Crichton died Tuesday in Los Angeles at age 66. He had been privately battling cancer, CBS News reports. The author of “Jurassic Park” and creator of “ER,” whose father, John Henderson Crichton, was executive editor at TelevisionWeek…
With Brooke Smith exiting ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” after the Nov. 6 episode, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is saddened to see her character, Dr. Erica Hahn, go, given the current dearth of gay, lesbian and bisexual characters on…
With Barack Obama’s victory Tuesday night, pharmaceutical companies and advertising groups fear there may be more restrictions placed on their direct-to-consumer advertising once the senator takes office in January, Advertising Age reports. Given Obama’s campaign promise to reform healthcare, changes…
Nikki Blonsky, star of last year’s feature film “Hairspray,” will guest star on ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” TV Guide reports. Blonsky’s character will be an assistant at Mode magazine’s rival, Elle, who befriends America Ferrera’s Betty on the episode. The role,…
Now that the election’s over and Sen. Barack Obama is the president-elect, the real fighting can begin. With the Democrats riding to victory with promises of change, it’s a safe bet the next Congress and administration will look to make…