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Tiger Woods’ PGA Loss Draws Big Ratings for CBS

Tiger Woods’ Loss to Y.E. Yang of South Korea Sunday during the final round of the PGA Championship on CBS was watched by 12.6 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen numbers, reports the New York Post. This was the highest-rated…

Natasha Henstridge to Star in Hallmark Channel Original Movie

Natasha Henstridge has been tapped to star in an original movie on the Hallmark Channel tentatively titled “Family Gathering,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is set to begin filming in Canada this month for a 2010 air date. –Alex…

Archive: ‘Babylon Fields’—CBS’ Buried Zombie Necrophilia Pilot Unearthed

(Editor’s Note: This is NOT a new story. This is part of our special retrospective 2009 Summer Series: The Best of TVWeek. This was originally published October 15, 2007.) Zombie sex on CBS. That is what we missed this fall….

Steve Brennan, Longtime TV Biz Reporter, Dies

Veteran television industry reporter Steve Brennan, 57, a longtime force on the international TV and syndication beats, died July 2 following a year-long battle against cancer. The Hollywood Reporter, Brennan’s home for the past two decades, has a complete obituary…

Conan Scores Another Late Night Win, Beating Dave in Viewers and Demos; MJ and Obama Boost ‘Nightline’

"The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien" continued to dominate the late night ratings, notching its fourth straight demographic victory over "Late Show David Letterman" during the week ending June 26. O’Brien also regained his lead over CBS’s "Late Show" among…

‘Mother’ Maven Neil Patrick Harris Close to Emmy-Hosting Gig

After generating raves for his Tonys and TV Land Awards performances, Neil Patrick Harris may be ready for a really big show: The Emmys. The "How I Met Your Mother" star is in advance talks to emcee the TV Academy’s…

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough: CBS Slots Another Jackson Special in Primetime

The parade of primetime specials devoted to Michael Jackson will continue Tuesday, with CBS deciding to devote another installment of "48 Hours" to the fallen King of Pop. The network is dropping a planned "48 Hours Mystery" repeat for "Michael…

‘SVU’ Stars Hargitay, Meloni Sign New Deal; Lahti to Guest Star

After a couple months of drama, "Law & Order: SVU" stats Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni have struck new deals with Wolf Films and Universal Media Studios. That means both actors will be back on the NBC drama next season. …

But, Wait, There’s No More: Infomercial King Billy Mays, 50, Dies Quietly in Sleep, Joining David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson in Month of Untimely Celebrity Deaths

Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays, who had been starring in a reality show for Discovery Channel, died at his home in Tampa, Florida today. He was 50. "It is with incredible sadness that we have to report that Billy Mays died…

Weekend TV: Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Jackson, Fawcett Deaths Planned

If you’re not interested in Michael Jackson or Farrah Fawcett retrospectives, you might want to keep the TV turned off this weekend. Broadcast and cable networks are rushing to fill their schedules with various tributes to the fallen pop icons….