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A True Rock Legend Will Perform Without His Band–Something He Rarely, Rarely Does–at Grammys

A rock legend has announced that he will join the lineup for this year’s Grammys, according to TVLine.com. The lineup already includes Eminem, Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Muse, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Usher, among others. Add Rolling…

Attack on Anderson Cooper Propels CNN to Ratings Win

It’s a rough way to go about boosting a network’s ratings, but the attack in Cairo on Anderson Cooper and his CNN crew apparently had some positive fallout for the cable network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Following the attack,…

Prime-Time Casualty: NBC Pulls the Plug on Low-Rated Drama

NBC has seen enough of one of its low-rated dramas and has pulled the show from its midseason schedule, writes James Hibberd in Entertainment Weekly’s Inside TV blog. The show is “Chase,” which has been a low achiever in its…

MTV Bringing Back Controversial 1990s Cartoon Characters

MTV is making plans to expose a new generation of viewers to a pair of cartoon characters who last stirred things up on the network in the 1990s, CBS News reports. “Beavis And Butt-head” is scheduled to make a comeback,…

‘Idol,’ Fox Dominate Wednesday Ratings

"American Idol" was a runaway winner in the Nielsen ratings Wednesday night, powering Fox to an easy win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox finished the night with a 5.7 average in the 18-49 demo, more than double its nearest…

ABC Shuffles Tonight’s Lineup to Update Situation in Egypt, Air Amanpour Interview With Mubarak

ABC has announced changes to tonight’s lineup to provide an extended edition of “Nightline” covering the uprising in Egypt. “Nightline: Crisis in Egypt” will be televised at 11:35 p.m. and will include a report by Christiane Amanpour on her exclusive…

ABC News Crew Threatened With Beheading; Fox News Crew Beaten. Attacks on Media Escalate in Cairo

An ABC News crew was carjacked Thursday in Cairo by a group of angry men who threatened to behead them, as attacks against foreign reporters escalated in the strife-riddled Egyptian capital, ABC News reported. The team was later released. In…

Lindsay Lohan Accused of Shoplifting; Charges ‘Likely’

Lindsay Lohan appears to be in hot water again, accused of shoplifting after a visit to a Venice, Calif., jewelry store, TMZ.com reports. Lohan reportedly turned over an expensive piece of jewelry to authorities before they could serve a warrant…

Watchdog Group Wants Cable and Satellite Providers Investigated for Child Porn in Connection With MTV Show

A watchdog group is taking its campaign against a controversial MTV show to another level, reports James Hibberd in Entertainment Weekly’s Inside TV blog. The Parents Television Council wants its members to urge their state officials to investigate local cable…

Google Says It Has Caught Microsoft’s Bing in a Sting Operation, Accuses Company of Stealing Google’s Search Results

Google’s simmering hassle with Bing appears to be erupting into a full-blown war as Google says it has caught Bing copying its search results to improve its own operation, Search Engine Land reports. Bing doesn’t deny the accusation, according to…