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Simon Cowell Finalizing Deal to Stay on ‘Idol’ Through 2011-12 Season

The chairman of the company that owns 19 Entertainment, the co-producer of "American Idol," said yeasterday, August 10, that, "We’ve heard from Fox, who has asked us for approval for Simon Cowell to appear for three more years on ‘Idol.’…

‘Arrested Development’ Team Reunites for New Fox Comedy: This Time Around They’d Love an Emmy AND an Audience

Three of the team behind “Arrested Development” have reunited for a new single-camera Fox comedy,  The Hollywood Reporter reports.  Mitch Hurwitz, creator and exec producer of the "Arrested Development," along with co-star Will Arnett and co-executive producer Jim Vallely are…

Joan Rivers Roast a Raucous, Un-PC Show

Open Mike blogger Hillary Atkin gives us a front-row seat at Comedy Central’s roast of Joan Rivers, hosted by Kathy Griffin. With an all-star line-up of comics who think PC is a type of computer, the roast isn’t for the faint-of-heart,…

Video: WTF?! The CW’s Latest Promo For ‘Gossip Girl’

To Tweet or Not to Tweet

One of our Open Mike bloggers–Chuck Ross–asks "To tweet or not to tweet : that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous tweets, Or t -" He calls the piece:…

Mike Vogel to Star in Latest CBS Procedural From Jerry Bruckheimer

Mike Vogel will star on the upcoming medical drama “Miami Trauma” on CBS, says The Hollywood Reporter. The show, from MBTV and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, follows a team of Miami trauma sergeons. Vogel, who will appear in the film “She’s…

Fox Changes Mind: ‘King of the Hill’ Ends Its 13-Season Reign With Two New Episodes in Sept.

After 13 seasons, the “King of the Hill” will conclude with a one-hour series finale September 13 on Fox, the company has said in a press release Technically speaking, the series finale is actually two new back-to-back half hour episodes….

Analysts Were Predicting Dish Net Would Lose Subs; Instead the Satellite Op Gained Subs; Stock Soars 6%

Dish Network gained a net of just 26,000 subs in the second quarter, yet its stock gained 6% ($1.19) Monday. The reason: Analysts were actually expecting Dish to lose a net of more than 100,000 subs. According to Dish EVP Tim…

Some Common Sense Advice if Someone’s Trying to Publicly Release Nude Pics or a Sex Tape That You Consented to in a Moment of Indiscretion

It seems as if a weekly basis some celebrity is fighting the public release of nude pictures or a sex tape that they had, at one point, consented to make. Wallet Pop blogger Jason Cochran recounts the ultimate such case, a seemingly neverending battle being…

Hmm. Kate Gosselin on ‘Today’: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

One really wonders if Kate Gosselin is conscious at all when she makes certain remarks Here’s an example, as she complains about her brother and sister-in-law and that it’s hurtful, "When family turns on you and makes up lies and makes allegations and makes…