John McCain’s first post-election interview with Jay Leno on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” gave the program its highest overnight rating since the show returned to original episodes during the 2008 writers strike in January. Coinciding with Veterans Day, Sen. McCain’s…
Desmond Harrington, who plays Quinn on Showtime’s “Dexter,” has lined up a guest spot on The CW’s “Gossip Girl,” Entertainment Weekly reports. The actor will turn up as Jack, younger brother of Bart Bass, played by Robert John Burke. The…
Fox News Chairman-CEO Roger Ailes returned Tuesday to his hometown of Warren, Ohio, to dedicate a veterans memorial for Trumbull County, the Warren Tribune Chronicle reports. As the dedication ceremony’s guest speaker, Ailes said his return to Warren made him…
Three electronics firms have pleaded guilty to conspiring to drive up prices for people buying computers, TVs and other LCD screens, the Associated Press reports. LG, Sharp and Chunghwa agreed to pay $585 million in fines in a plea agreement…
“American Idol” has given more than $64 million in grants to six U.S. and international charities from contributions to its April “Idol Gives Back” fundraising event, the Associated Press reports. Grants have been made to the Global Fund to Fight…
Turner Sports declined to extend its TV rights with European golf body the R&A. TNT’s telecast of the 2009 British Open Championship, to be held in Turnberry, Scotland, in July, will be the last event to be covered by Turner…
Comcast’s online video portal Fancast.com has linked up with four popular blogs to include their recommendations for top video picks on the site. Bloggers from Ask a Ninja, Boing Boing, Dooce and NOTCOT will pick the best Fancast.com content from…
Online video destination site Veoh Networks has partnered with SanDisk Corp. to offer the Veoh player on SanDisk’s portable flash drives. Under the deal, Veoh’s player will be integrated on SanDisk flash drives, which consumers use to store computer files….
MTV’s “Total Request Live” is pulling out all the stops for its final show, which is scheduled for Nov. 16, Billboard reports. A who’s who of pop stars will be delivering performances to say goodbye to the show that put…
The CW has given a thumbs-up to its first-year drama “Privileged.” The network on Wednesday ordered five more episodes of the soapy hour, bringing the show’s overall episodic order to 18. While not the same as a full-season, 22-episode order,…