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People Magazine’s ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’ for 2011 Is a Superstar Who Has Been Getting a Lot of TV Exposure Lately

Gracing the cover of the “Most Beautiful” issue of People magazine as the publication’s 2011 selection for “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” is a recording star who has been seen mainly in a new role lately–as a judge on the hit…

Sheen Says He’s in Discussions for Return to ‘Two and a Half Men’

Charlie Sheen told a Boston radio show that he’s had discussions with his former bosses about returning to "Two and a Half Men," according to The Hollywood Reporter. "There’s been discussions, but I was asked not to divulge anything," he…

CNN Considering Former ‘SNL’ Standout, Ex-‘Talk Soup’ Host for 7 p.m. Slot

CNN is considering a popular comedian who was a regular on “Saturday Night Live” and a former host of "Talk Soup" as possible hosts for its 7 p.m. time slot, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The contenders are…

Ratings Are In for Controversial ‘Kennedys’ Miniseries

Viewership for the controversial miniseries "The Kennedys" peaked Sunday with the finale on ReelzChannel, when it was watched by 1.4 million viewers, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. In the end, despite months of publicity leading up…

Appeals Court Rules in Real Estate Investor’s Lawsuit Against A&E, ‘Flip This House’

A federal appeals court upheld an earlier decision from a lower court that A&E Television Networks must pay about $4 million to real estate investor Richard Davis as a share in the profits from "Flip This House," reports the Los…

CBS Unveils Preseason NFL Schedule, With No Mention of Alternate Plans If Labor Dispute Cancels Games

Even though the NFL is in a labor dispute between the owners and players, threatening the next football season, CBS has released its schedule for the 2011 preseason, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The network did not…

Comedy Central Gets Into the Awards Game–What Took Them So Long?

File it under the heading "Why didn’t we think of this before?" Twenty years in, Comedy Central hosted its first awards telecast Sunday night, inaugurating its Comedy Awards even as its corporate cousins MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, TV Land and Spike…

Univision Plans Three New Cable Channels, Including a Potential 24-Hour News Channel

Univision Communications is considering starting three new cable channels and is talking with pay-TV operators, reports Bloomberg. Univision wants to debut a network dedicated to telenovelas later this year; a sports-focused channel in 2012; and a potential 24-hour news network,…

ABC Family Greenlights Its Fifth Scripted Series This Year

ABC Family has greenlighted its fifth original scripted series this year, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s the Live Feed blog. The show is "Jane by Design," which was formerly called "What Would Jane Do." The show focuses on a 16-year…

Syfy Series Finale Draws 1.7 Million Viewers

A Syfy supernatural drama ended its first season with 1.7 million viewers for its finale, a big number for the network, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The series is "Being Human," which became the network’s best winter series since "Battlestar…