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Brian Williams Cancels ‘Leno’ Appearance After All

Escalating violence in Afghanistan caused “NBC Nightly News” anchor to cancel what was to have been his first appearance on Jay Leno’s 10 p.m. show on Wednesday night, B&C reports. Williams was to have appeared live from an American-controlled compound,…

FCC Defends its ‘Vulgar Expletives’ Finding in Court Filing

In a court filing Wednesday, the FCC defended its conclusion that the "vulgar expletives" from Cher and Nicole Richie during a Fox broadcast in 2002 violated community broadcasting standards, B&C reports. The Supreme Court recently upheld the FCC’s decision to…

NBC’s ‘Chuck’ Gets New Life Thanks to ‘Southland’ Not Subway

Even without its fans buying Subway sandwiches, “Chuck” is seeing new life at NBC, Variety reports. The network–which came close to canceling the series in May and relented only because of a fan-driven Subway sandwich campaign–ordered six more episodes to…

MTV Taps New Program Strategy Chief

MTV hired a new executive to oversee program strategy and acquisitions, reports The Hollywood Reporter. New exec VP Sarah Tomassi Lindman comes to the network from sister Viacom channel TeenNick. She’ll handle the schedule and digital video distribution, as well….

New ETA for Tribune to Exit Bankruptcy

Tribune Co. isn’t expected to exit bankruptcy by the end of the year, as planned, Bloomberg reports. Sam Zell, the company’s chairman and chief executive, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that Tribune may emerge from bankruptcy in 2010,…

New Media Guru to Leave CBS

The man who has overseen CBS’ interactive division since 2006 is leaving the network, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Quincy Smith, who leads CBS Interactive, will leave to start his own consulting company, the story says, with…

Oliver Platt Joining Showtime’s ‘C Word’ Pilot

Showtime cast Oliver Platt to co-star opposite Laura Linney in Showtime’s comedy pilot "The C Word," about a suburban mom diagnosed with cancer, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Platt will play her husband, Paul. –Elizabeth Jensen

Revamped ‘Scrubs’ Will Return to ABC Dec. 1

ABC’s overhauled "Scrubs" will return on Dec. 1, with two back-to-back original episodes, Variety reports. The show’s setting has been changed this season to a med school. –Elizabeth Jensen

Larry David Under Fire for ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Gag

In Sunday’s HBO broadcast of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David’s character urinated on a painting of Jesus Christ, making a woman believe that a miracle had occurred when she saw what looked like tears. That act, which in the comedy…

Disney Offers Free iPhone App for Mobile Content

Disney is offering a new iPhone application for free that will centralize Disney mobile offerings and allow users access to bonus content using innovative Click2Life software, reports the Associated Press. The Click2Life tool is a key to opening exclusive Disney…