Daily Archives : Aug 13, 2010
Dr. Laura Apologizes for Repeatedly Using N-Word on Air
Radio celebrity Dr. Laura Schlessinger has apologized for repeatedly using the "N" word during an on-air conversation with a caller, reports the New York Daily News. Schlessinger characterized the listener as "hypersensitive" to racism, but has apologized on her Web…
Former Showtime Boxing Producer Jay Larkin Dead at 59
Former Showtime boxing producer Jay Larkin, who produced more of Mike Tyson’s bouts than anyone else, has died at 59, reports The New York Times. The cause of death was brain cancer, the story says. Larkin started at Showtime as…
Final Season of Canceled Starz Series Will Be Available For Digital Downloading Beginning Aug. 24
[Corrected 3:58 p.m. 8/13/10. This item–including its headline–originally said the episodes in question had never aired. That was incorrect, and not what the report on Vulture.com said.] All 10 episodes of “Party Down’s” final season will be available for digital…
‘Big Brother’ Tops Season Finale of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ in Ratings
CBS’s reality hit "Big Brother" was a Nielsen ratings winner Thursday night, beating the first half of the season finale for Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance," according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" scored a 2.6 rating…
Political Appearance Turns to Talk About Status of ‘Idol’ Judge–Who Happens to Be Candidate’s Daughter
While the media and the public are waiting for Fox to announce its choices for "American Idol" judges for the upcoming season, one current judge who’s in limbo–Kara DioGuardi–hasn’t been getting any information either, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kara’s…
CNN Plans Special Programming to Mark Katrina Anniversary
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of the Gulf Coast, CNN will air a series of specials during the next two weeks revisiting the event and updating the recovery effort, reports TheWrap. The shows will be broadcast…
Crown Media, Owner of Hallmark Channel, Takes Earnings Hit
Crown Media, owner of the Hallmark Channels, saw a "second-quarter net loss [of] $9 million, or 8 cents per share, compared to $5.3 million, or 5 cents per share, a year ago," reports former TVWeeker Jon Lafayette, who now works for…
Jennifer Aniston Fires Back at Bill O’Reilly
Actress Jennifer Aniston, whose remarks were said by Bill O’Reilly to be "destructive to society," has fired back at the outspoken political and cultural commentator. Aniston, 41, recently said that "Women are realizing it more and more knowing that they don’t have to…
Lastest ‘Idol’ Rumor: Now the Next Judge Might Be The Performer Who Has the 8th Biggest Selling Album in the U.S. Ever
The producers of "American Idol" reportedly want to talk to representatives of the recording artist who holds the record for the 8th biggest selling album in U.S. history, reports our former Crain colleague Claire Atkinson in the New York Post….