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Daily Archives : Jun 5, 2009

Live from New York, It’s… ‘The Tonight Show’!

Lorne Michaels is now longer producing Conan O’Brien’s late night antics– but "The Tonight Show" is planning to showcase a number of "Saturday Night Live" alums in coming weeks. No less than three ex-"SNL" cast members are scheduled to visit…

Carradine’s Possible Sex Death Won’t Impact Fox’s Plans for ‘Mental’

Fox’s “Mental” will pay tribute to the late David Carradine at the end of next week’s episode, even as tributes pour in for the late “Kung Fu” star and preparations begin for his funeral. Thai police believe that the Carradine…

CW Holding ‘Charity Mafia’ Until Fall

The CW has decided to postpone the series premiere of its new reality show "Blonde Charity Mafia." The series about influential twenty-somethings living in Washington, D.C. was supposed to premiere July 7. The network confirmed to TVWeek that it has decided to…

USA’s ‘Burn Notice,’ ‘Royal Pains’ Premiere Strong

USA’s "Burn Notice" delivered its best season premiere ratings last night with 6 million total viewers and a 4.24 household rating. The third season premiere was up 7% in the 18-49 demographic and 11% in total viewers from the second…

‘Colbert’ to Air Iraq Shows Week of June 8

Comedy Central’s "The Colbert Report" will broadcast taped shows from Iraq June 8 through June 11. Colbert and his team will tape and perform shows in front of the troops as part of the "Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando" USO…

Mary Kay to Sponsor Lifetime’s ‘Army Wives’

Lifetime Television is teaming up with Mary Kay, Inc. for a new marketing program to promote the third season of the network’s original drama “Army Wives.” Mary Kay will sponsor the third season premiere on June 7, as well as…

Carradine Death May Have Been Sex Game Gone Wrong

Thai officials investigating yesterday’s death of David Carradine, who starred in the hit TV series ‘Kung Fu,’ say he may have died when an autoerotic sex game went wrong, the Washington Post reports. —Chuck Ross

Park, Bray in Talks to Join ‘Heroes’

Ray Park, who played Darth Maul in "Star Wars: Episode I," and Deanne Bray of "The L Word" are both in talks to join "Heroes" for several episodes, Entertainment Weekly reports. It’s not known yet which characters Park and Bray…

Miranda Cast as ‘House’ Hospital Roommate

Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda has been cast as the roommate of Dr. House while he’s in a mental-health hospital, Entertainment Weekly reports. Miranda, who wrote and starred in the Broadway musical "In the Heights," will appear in at least two…

DTV Date Spurs Usage of Cable, Satellite

The looming June 12 digital-television transition has spurred 5% of U.S. television households to pay for a cable or satellite service, Multichannel News reports. About 26% of U.S. television households in the past year either bought a digital converter, a…