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Daily Archives : Apr 13, 2011

People Magazine’s ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ for 2011 Is a Superstar Who Has Been Getting a Lot of TV Exposure Lately

Gracing the cover of the “Most Beautiful” issue of People magazine as the publication’s 2011 selection for “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” is a recording star who has been seen mainly in a new role lately–as a judge on the hit…

Sheen Says He’s in Discussions for Return to ‘Two and a Half Men’

Charlie Sheen told a Boston radio show that he’s had discussions with his former bosses about returning to "Two and a Half Men," according to The Hollywood Reporter. "There’s been discussions, but I was asked not to divulge anything," he…

CNN Considering Former ‘SNL’ Standout, Ex-‘Talk Soup’ Host for 7 p.m. Slot

CNN is considering a popular comedian who was a regular on “Saturday Night Live” and a former host of "Talk Soup" as possible hosts for its 7 p.m. time slot, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The contenders are…

Video: Five Years Later, Katie Couric Returns to ‘Today’ to Talk About Her Future

With the contracts of both Matt Lauer and Katie Couric soon to expire, the two had some fun bantering when Couric returned to the "Today" show this morning (Wednesday, April 13, 2011), and sat for an interview conducted by Lauer. Couric was on the…

First the iPhone and Then the iPad. Now Analyst Believes Apple Is Working on a ‘New Device’ That Involves TV

A respected research analyst who follows Apple says "Apple’s push into the living room ‘is likely to include a new device,’ although he adds that he isn’t sure what it will be. ‘We would guess a TV or a new…

Ratings Are In for Controversial ‘Kennedys’ Miniseries

Viewership for the controversial miniseries "The Kennedys" peaked Sunday with the finale on ReelzChannel, when it was watched by 1.4 million viewers, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. In the end, despite months of publicity leading up…

Appeals Court Rules in Real Estate Investor’s Lawsuit Against A&E, ‘Flip This House’

A federal appeals court upheld an earlier decision from a lower court that A&E Television Networks must pay about $4 million to real estate investor Richard Davis as a share in the profits from "Flip This House," reports the Los…

CBS Unveils Preseason NFL Schedule, With No Mention of Alternate Plans If Labor Dispute Cancels Games

Even though the NFL is in a labor dispute between the owners and players, threatening the next football season, CBS has released its schedule for the 2011 preseason, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The network did not…

Former Star of ‘Girlfriends’ Joins ‘Cosby Show’ Veteran on New Sitcom

BET has tapped a former star of The CW’s comedy "Girlfriends" to star in a new comedy called "Reed Between the Lines," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Tracee Ellis Ross will star as a psychologist who gets…

Comedy Central Gets Into the Awards Game–What Took So Long?

File this under the category of "Why didn’t we think of this before?" Twenty years in, Comedy Central hosted its first awards telecast Sunday night, inaugurating its Comedy Awards even as its corporate cousins MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, TV Land and…