After two presidential hopefuls declined to participate in a debate, CNN canceled the Republican primary event that had been scheduled for March 1, reports TVNewser.com. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul said they wouldn’t join the debate, according to the story….
A new project based on the late 1980s show “Beauty and the Beast” has cast its “Beauty,” reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. "Smallville" actress Kristin Kreuk, who payed Lana Lang in the CW series, has been tapped for a lead…
A battle between Fox News Channel and the activist group Media Matters for America is heating up, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and Fox News rival MSNBC is being dragged into it. Media Matters boss David Brock has made no…
One of the stars of a hit Syfy show, which has been on the cable network for eight years, announced Wednesday that he’s leaving the show, EW.com reports. Grant Wilson, a co-lead investigator on the paranormal docu-series “The Ghost Hunters,”…
Amanda Knox, who was freed last year from an Italian jail after being imprisoned for four years on murder charges, has signed a book deal with HarperCollins that will pay her close to $4 million, EW.com reports. Knox, 24, was…
TBS has ordered an additional 35 episodes of a sitcom that premiered in November and has been the No. 1 show on TV among African-American adults, Deadline.com reports. The show is "Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse," which tells the…
[Updated at 7:18 p.m., PT on 2-16-12 to reflect in headline and body of story an update seem on the Huffington Post] Comedy Central’s popular "The Cofbert Report" has suspended production for the week because the mother of host Stephen Colbert is seriously ill,…
"Monday Night Football" will shift from its traditional three-person team to two announcers, The New York Times reports. The odd man out of the booth is Ron Jaworski, who is being dropped from the program so he can focus on…
The funeral this Saturday for pop superstar Whitney Houston will be televised, according to media reports. CNN reported that the event is being made available for television and Internet outlets. The funeral will be held at New Hope Baptist Church…
That’s the question TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross addresses in this insightful entry, where he also praises Oprah’s don’t-miss interview with Houston that airs on OWN tonight, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 (click on this sentence to see Ross’ piece).