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No Performances by Best Song Nominees on the Oscarcast

The producers of this year’s Academy Awards broadcast, Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic, have reportedly decided not to ask the best song nominees to perform their songs during the show, reports Deadline.com. Instead of a live song performance, the nominated…

March to Bring Spike Vs. USA Network Wars

The Monday night broadcasts of professional wrestling will return to the mats in earnest in March, when Spike TV’s TNA Impact! will go up against WWE on USA Network, reports Multichannel News. Spike TV’s two-hour wrestling show will air every…

Report: Canary Exiting ‘All My Children’

March will mark the end of David Canary’s tenure on the ABC soap "All My Children," reports TV Squad. Canary, a five-time Emmy winner for his role as twin brothers Adam and Stuart Chandler, has decided not to renew his…

Betty White Throws It Back to Lorne Michaels

The Facebook campaign to get Betty White to host "Saturday Night Light" has reached the veteran actress and she’s stunned by the online support, according to the Los Angeles Times. The 88-year-old "Golden Girls" star said that she is up…

Adult Swim Expanding Again

The Cartoon Network has decided to beef up its primetime programming, reports MediaWeek. Beginning in January 2011, Adult Swim, the Cartoon Network’s late-evening animation fare, will kick off the night at 9 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. This the second…

Complication in Case Against Charlie Sheen

The felony and misdemeanor case against Charlie Sheen just got more complicated, TMZ reports. Sheen’s wife, Brooke Mueller, entered rehab for substance abuse, TMZ says. That could affect the criminal case against Sheen because of the he-said, she-said nature of…

Fox Adds a Bit of Suspense to ‘Idol’

In another change to “American Idol” this season, Fox will drag out the reveal of the semi-finalist lineup over two nights, the New York Post reports. In past years, all of the 24 were revealed at once. But this week,…

Viewers Complain About Graphic Luge Crash Video

NBC announced over the weekend that it would no longer rebroadcast the graphic video of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili’s fatal Olympics training accident, after numerous viewer complaints, the Associated Press reports. All three major broadcast networks showed the video on…

CBS’ ‘Undercover Boss’ Proves to Be Good Olympics Foil

CBS’ “Undercover Boss”—or at least the episode focused on the Hooters chain—proved to be a strong counterpunch to NBC’s Olympics programming Sunday night and could be a hit in the making, TheWrap reports. The episode brought in 15.28 million viewers…

Madonna to Make Appearance on Seinfeld’s Show

Twice-divorced Madonna will put in an appearance on “The Marriage Ref,” the upcoming Jerry Seinfeld-produced reality show for NBC, the Associated Press reports. The program, which is getting heavily promoted during the Olympic Winter games, features celebrities trying to sort…