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Naked Cowboy Says Soap Opera Stole His Act, Sues CBS for $1.5 Million

New York City street performer the Naked Cowboy, a Times Square fixture who sings while wearing only cowboy boots, a cowboy hat and his underwear, is suing CBS claiming that the Emmy Award-winning soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful"…

Streisand Takes It Back After Insult to ‘Glee’

Barbra Streisand is expressing regret after letting slip a comment that is seen as an insult to the Fox musical show “Glee.” The singer was asked Friday whether she would ever consider a role on "Glee," and responded, "Not if…

Lady Gaga’s ’60 Minutes’ Revelations: Smoking Pot, Drinking Whiskey and Showing Up in Her Underwear

Lady Gaga was a big winner in the Grammy Awards, taking home awards for best pop vocal album and best female pop vocal performance. But much of the chatter after Grammys Sunday has been about the lead-up to the Grammys…

Former ‘Idol’ Finalist Joins NBC Pilot

A former "American Idol" contestant who finished as runner-up on the singing competition show has been tapped for a co-starring role in the NBC pilot "Smash," reports Deadline.com. Katharine McPhee, who appeared on the fifth season of “Idol,” will play…

HBO Has Something New in Mind for Cinemax (Hint: It Wants to Shed Its ‘Skinemax’ Nickname)

HBO is quietly revamping its Cinemax sister channel, a process that is moving it away from the late-night, soft-core focus that earned it the nickname "Skinemax," the New York Post reports. After a transition that has been taking place since…

What’s With All the ‘Bitches’ and ‘Dicks’ in the Titles of New Pilots?

One of the trends taking shape for the fall 2011 television season involves projects with profane titles, says James Hibberd in EW.com’s Inside TV, who takes a look at what’s behind the trend. ABC has ordered the pilot "Good Christian…

Coming From Apple: Smaller, Cheaper iPhones

Apple is working on developing new versions of the iPhone that will be cheaper and smaller and are geared at competing with Google’s Android software, Bloomberg News reports. Apple’s also working on technology that makes it easier to use the…

Grammy Ratings Surpass Even Last Year’s Milestone

CBS’s telecast Sunday night of the Grammy Awards topped the high-water mark set by last year’s awards show, according to preliminary numbers from Nielsen, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. The broadcast scored a 10.0 average rating in adults 18-49, up about 1% vs….

IFC Renews Comedy for Second Season

An IFC comedy series has received an order for a second season from the network, which wants 10 new episodes, Deadline.com reports. The season is scheduled to debut in January 2012. The show is Fred Armisen’s comedy series "Portlandia." Although…

GOP Spending Cuts Would Eliminate Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Republican lawmakers have proposed a bill that would eliminate dozens of programs, including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The New York Times reports. The bill, which was put forward by the Appropriations Committee, was described by House Republicans as implementing…