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USA Network to Roll Out Its First Entry in Reality Genre

The USA Network announced plans for its first entry in the reality genre, TheWrap.com reports. The show, which will be hosted by former NFL Super Bowl champion Kurt Warner, is "The Moment," the story reports. USA has picked up nine…

Will Smith and Simon Cowell Join Forces to Launch New Competition Show

Simon Cowell’s SYCO Entertainment and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment production company are teaming up for a new, live international reality competition program to find the world’s greatest disc jockeys, reports Deadline.com. The show has already been in…

CBS Inks 10-Year Pact With Awards Show

CBS has signed a deal to keep an annual awards ceremony on the network for 10 years, Deadline.com reports. The agreement extends the network’s deal with the Academy of Country Music that has had the ACM Awards on CBS since…

Emmy-Nominated TV and Film Star Dies; Known for ‘Dynasty,’ ‘Melrose Place,’ ‘E.R.’ — and for Stalking Incident

A veteran actor known for a series of high-profile TV and film appearances, including playing the father of George Clooney’s character on “E.R.,” has died, the Los Angeles Times reports. James Farentino, 73, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital,…

Midseason Death Watch Begins — And Each of the Four Major Broadcast Nets Has at Least One Series on Life Support

With the return of fresh episodes and new shows, the midseason death watch has started and a number of shows are already at risk for an early demise, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. One of those shows is "The Finder,"…

U.S. State Department Takes a Stand on Jay Leno Controversy as Lawsuit Is Filed

The U.S. State Department has stepped into a controversy surrounding a gag Jay Leno delivered during his opening monologue on NBC’s “Tonight Show,” the BBC reports. Meanwhile, Deadline.com reported that a lawsuit has been filed against Leno and NBC in…

Demi Moore Treated by Paramedics

Actress Demi Moore was treated by paramedics Tuesday after the Los Angeles Fire Department was called to her house, reports the Los Angeles Times’ L.A. Now blog. Her condition wasn’t clear, but her representative said Moore had "chosen to seek…

Major Spanish-Language Network Announces Plan That Could Send Ripples Through Broadcast Rankings

A major Spanish-language TV network has announced a move that could significantly expand its audience, the Los Angeles Times reports in its Company Town blog. Univision revealed Tuesday during the NATPE conference in Miami that it will add closed-captioned English-language…

Voice Behind Famous Robot — ‘Danger, Will Robinson!’ … ‘It Does Not Compute’ — Dead at 85

A man who earned a place in pop culture history by providing the voice of a famous TV robot in the 1960s has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dick Tufeld, the voice of the B9 Robot in "Lost in…

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Host Talk Show on Network Funded by Kremlin

Julian Assange, the controversial founder of cyber-transparency website WikiLeaks, has announced he’s launching a television show, according to media reports. The theme of the talk show will be “the world tomorrow.” The show will air on RT, a global TV…