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Celebrity Judge Leaving ‘America’s Got Talent’

After four years on NBC’s "America’s Got Talent," a celebrity judge says he wants to move on and create his own show. David Hasselhoff has decided to leave the talent competition program, reports People. In a statement, the network said, “David’s been an…

NBC Denies It’s Canceling ‘The Jay Leno Show’

NBC media relations is vehemently denying a report on FTLive.com — which was picked up across the Internet on a myriad of news sites — that the network is pulling the plug on "The Jay Leno Show," according to The…

Cast Member Says ‘Heroes’ Will Be Back for Another Season

Amid speculation that NBC would cancel "Heroes" at the end of this season because of faltering ratings, an actor on the series has revealed that he’s confident the show will be back because the producers are ending the year with…

Howard Stern Sidekick in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Howard Stern’s radio sidekick and controversial TV comic Artie Lange reportedly tried to commit suicide last weekend, stabbing himself nine times, reports the New York Post. Lange was found in his Hoboken apartment by his mother Saturday morning and he…

ABC Orders More ‘Cougar Town’

ABC has increased the season one order for the Courteney Cox sitcom "Cougar Town" to 24 episodes, reports TV Guide. The Bill Lawrence-produced series will film two more episodes for this season, boding well for a second-season renewal. — Allison…

PTC Objects to ‘American Dad’ Episode

The Parents Television Council has taken exception to behavior depicted on Sunday’s episode of Fox’s animated series "American Dad," reports Mediaweek. The episode feature a sequence depicting a character seeming to sexually pleasure a racehorse before a race, the PTC said. “A broadcast…

Velshi Added to CNN Lineup

CNN has added money correspondent Ali Velshi to its weekday lineup effective Jan. 18. Velshi is slated to anchor a two-hour newscast from 1-3 p.m. as well as continue his role as CNN’s chief business correspondent. Velshi joins anchors Kyra…

Sony Onboard With ESPN’s 3D Channel

The day after announcing a collaboration with Discovery and IMAX for a 3D network, Sony has agreed to be the official sponsor on the upcoming ESPN 3D channel, reports B&C. Sony will be the exclusive sponsor of ESPN’s 3D coverage of 13…

ABC’s ‘Nightline’ Thriving

ABC’s “Nightline” just had its best fourth-quarter ratings in six years, topping NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the first time since 1993, with an average 4 million viewers, reports TV Guide. The show is succeeding despite the talk show competition and…

USA Picks Up ‘Covert Affairs’

USA Network gave an 11-episode order to the spy drama "Covert Affairs," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show, which will be ready for a summer launch, stars Piper Perabo as a CIA trainee who gets unexpectedly promoted to field operative,…