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Roger Ebert to Make Rare TV Appearance on ‘Oprah’

Film critic and former television personality Roger Ebert will make a reare on-air appearance as a  guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on March 2, according to the Boston Globe. Ebert is unable to speak because of complications from cancer. However, he will use…

‘Idol’ Over Olympics in Ratings … Yet Again

A special Thursday night "American Idol" continued to surpass the Winter Olympics coverage on NBC in adults 18-49 ratings, tvbythenumbers.com reports.  "Idol" posted a 6.4 rating in the 18- to 49-year-old demo in the 8 o’clock hour versus the Olympics 4.4…

Rock and Romano Booked for ‘Sykes’ Roundtable

Fox’s "The Wanda Sykes Show" has landed some of the largest comedy names in the show’s short history for Saturday, The Wrap reports.  Chris Rock and Ray Romano have been booked for Sykes’ panel discussion, along with "Curb Your Enthusiasm’s"…

BBC America Sets Debut Date of New ‘Doctor Who’

BBC America will unveil the newest incarnation of the sci-fi hit "Doctor Who" when the show premieres on the network April 17. The new "Who" is actor Matt Smith, taking over for David Tennant, who last played the Doctor at the…

Andrew Koenig’s Body Found; Father Says It’s Suicide

Father Walter Koenig held a teary press conference Thursday night to announce that the body of his son, “Growing Pains” actor Andrew Koenig, had been found in a Vancouver park, the Los Angeles Times reports. Koenig, who made an appeal…

‘Idol’ Bleeped After a Contestant Lets Loose

“American Idol” didn’t have a technical glitch Thursday night; it had to bleep about four seconds of audio for broadcast standards, EW.com reports. The offender wasn’t an ousted contestant, however. A source told EW that it was contestant Alex Lambert,…

Guess Which Show Accounts for Greatest Number of FCC Indecency Complaints?

Tim Doyle, a reporter for consulting firm SNL Kagan, filed a Freedom of Information Act request to find out which shows get the most complaints at the FCC, the Los Angeles Times reports. The winner? Not so surprisingly, it’s Fox’s…

Michael Mann Turns to Longtime Colleagues to Cast HBO’s ‘Luck’

Michael Mann has brought in two of his longtime collaborators to star in the pilot of “Luck,” a horse-racing drama that he and David Milch are putting together for HBO, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Dennis Farina, a cop who turned…

Comcast, NBCU Execs Agree to Meet With Union About Merger

Comcast’s Brian Roberts and NBC Universal’s Jeff Zucker said they would meet with the Communications Workers of America about the proposed merger of the two companies, B&C reports. The union’s president, Larry Cohen, has complained about Comcast’s labor relations. Roberts…

NBC Has Lots of Olympic Viewers but by Some Measures They’re Not That Attractive

NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage is drawing large numbers of viewers, but if they had been sold on a demo basis, advertisers wouldn’t have been so happy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The games, Nielsen numbers show, are skewing older, with viewership…