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Daily Archives : Feb 16, 2012

Fox News Attacks Activist Group, With MSNBC Caught in Crosshairs

A battle between Fox News Channel and the activist group Media Matters for America is heating up, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and Fox News rival MSNBC is being dragged into it. Media Matters boss David Brock has made no…

Star of Syfy’s Longest-Running Series Announces He’s Leaving the Show

One of the stars of a hit Syfy show, which has been on the cable network for eight years, announced Wednesday that he’s leaving the show, EW.com reports. Grant Wilson, a co-lead investigator on the paranormal docu-series “The Ghost Hunters,”…

Amanda Knox Gets a Staggering Figure for Book Deal

Amanda Knox, who was freed last year from an Italian jail after being imprisoned for four years on murder charges, has signed a book deal with HarperCollins that will pay her close to $4 million, EW.com reports. Knox, 24, was…

Hit TBS Sitcom Gets Order for 35 More Episodes

TBS has ordered an additional 35 episodes of a sitcom that premiered in November and has been the No. 1 show on TV among African-American adults, Deadline.com reports. The show is "Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse," which tells the…

Popular Comedy Central Show ‘Colbert Report’ Suspends Production. Report Says Reason is Colbert’s Mother is Seriously Ill

[Updated at 7:18 p.m., PT on 2-16-12 to reflect in headline and body of story an update seem on the Huffington Post] Comedy Central’s popular "The Cofbert Report" has suspended production for the week because the mother of host Stephen Colbert is seriously ill,…

‘Monday Night Football’ Scales Back, Dumps One of Its Three Announcers

"Monday Night Football" will shift from its traditional three-person team to two announcers, The New York Times reports. The odd man out of the booth is Ron Jaworski, who is being dropped from the program so he can focus on…

Would We Have Ever Accepted a World-Weary Whitney Houston Whose Voice No Longer Soared Like an Angel? Plus, Oprah’s Revealing Interview With Houston

Try this paragraph on for size: The only haze surrounding Whitney Houston now is cigarette smoke, but the singer retains an air of sublime mystery. The No. 1 wonder is how Houston, with a voice cracked and frayed from years…

Whitney Houston’s Funeral to Be Broadcast; Star-Studded Guest List Taking Shape

The funeral this Saturday for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be televised, according to media reports. CNN reported that the event is being made available for television and Internet outlets. The funeral will be held at New Hope Baptist Church…

Would We Have Accepted a World-Weary Whitney Houston Whose Voice No Longer Soared Like an Angel? Plus, Oprah’s Revealing Interview With Houston

That’s the question TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross addresses in this insightful entry, where he also praises Oprah’s don’t-miss interview with Houston that airs on OWN tonight, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 (click on this sentence to see Ross’ piece).

After Plagiarism Allegations Surface, TV Chef’s Show Is Canceled

A cable food show has has been canceled after allegations surfaced that some of the host’s recipes were plagiarized from other chefs, reports the New York Post. Television chef Anne Thornton is accused of using recipes from chefs including Martha…