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Daily Archives : Feb 3, 2011

A True Rock Legend Will Perform Without His Band–Something He Rarely, Rarely Does–at Grammys

A rock legend has announced that he will join the lineup for this year’s Grammys, according to TVLine.com. The lineup already includes Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Muse, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Usher, among others. Add Rolling…

Attack on Anderson Cooper Propels CNN to Ratings Win

It’s a rough way to go about boosting a network’s ratings, but the attack in Cairo on Anderson Cooper and his CNN crew apparently had some positive fallout for the cable network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Following the attack,…

Prime-Time Casualty: NBC Pulls the Plug on Low-Rated Drama

NBC has seen enough of one of its low-rated dramas and has pulled the show from its midseason schedule, writes James Hibberd in Entertainment Weekly’s Inside TV blog. The show is “Chase,” which has been a low achiever in its…

MTV Bringing Back Controversial 1990s Cartoon Characters

MTV is making plans to expose a new generation of viewers to a pair of cartoon characters who last stirred things up on the network in the 1990s, CBS News reports. “Beavis And Butt-head” is scheduled to make a comeback,…

‘Idol,’ Fox Dominate Wednesday Ratings

"American Idol" was a runaway winner in the Nielsen ratings Wednesday night, powering Fox to an easy win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox finished the night with a 5.7 average in the 18-49 demo, more than double its nearest…

ABC Shuffles Tonight’s Lineup to Update Situation in Egypt, Air Amanpour Interview With Mubarak

ABC has announced changes to tonight’s lineup to provide an extended edition of “Nightline” covering the uprising in Egypt. “Nightline: Crisis in Egypt” will be televised at 11:35 p.m. and will include a report by Christiane Amanpour on her exclusive…

ABC News Crew Threatened With Beheading; Fox News Crew Beaten. Attacks on Media Escalate in Cairo

An ABC News crew was carjacked Thursday in Cairo by a group of angry men who threatened to behead them, as attacks against foreign reporters escalated in the strife-riddled Egyptian capital, ABC News reported. The team was later released. In…

Actress Who Played Brando’s Lover in the Breakthrough X-Rated ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Dead at 58

The actress who played opposite Marlon Brando in "Last Tango in Paris’ has died at age 58, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The actress was Maria Schneider. According to the article, "A representative of the Act 1 agency said Schneider died…

Was Fortune Magazine Being Unethical When It Published Information About Steve Jobs’ Medical Condition That Fortune Knew Was ‘Off-the-Record?’

It happend earlier this month, and TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross reports on this seemingly huge faux pas by  Fortune,  including his perspective from a 30-year career as a journalist. To read this must-read entry on journalist ethics, please click…

Charlie Sheen Releases Statement To Co-Workers, Fans, Saying, ‘I Have a Lot of Work to Do’; At the Same Time He Blasts Media Coverage of His Situation as ‘Pathetic’

Charlie Sheen issued a statement on Wednesday and sent text messages to E! News, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. According to the story, his statement read, " ‘I have a lot of work to do to be able to return…