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Anderson Cooper Describes Being Attacked by Angry Mob in Cairo

Anderson Cooper and his crew, in Cairo, Egypt, to cover anti-government protests for CNN, were attacked Wednesday by supporters of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Reuters reported. The CNN team escaped with scratches, the story said, even as the protests…

Sitcom Star Charged With Driving Under the Influence

A TV and film actress best known for her role on a popular NBC sitcom has been formally charged with driving under the influence after being arrested Jan. 5 in Santa Monica, Calif., CBS News reported. The actress is Jaime…

CBS Rules Tuesday Ratings as ‘NCIS’ Sets Series Record

CBS’s Tuesday night prime-time lineup, led by a dominating "NCIS," easily won the Nielsen ratings race, according the TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS finished the night with a 3.5 average rating in the 18-49 demo, topping NBC’s 2.9 average, Fox’s 1.7, Univision’s 1.5…

If the Piers Morgan We See on CNN Were a Contestant on ‘America’s Got Talent’ He’d Probably Have to Interrupt Himself With the Buzzer and Get the Big Red X. That’s Because His Ratings on CNN Are Now No Better Than Larry King’s, Whom He Replaced

Piers Morgan’s interview show on CNN last week finished third with an average of 978,000 viewers; almost identical ratings compared with the ratings Larry King was getting in the time slot a year earlier, writes Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva in a piece entitled "CNN Hires…

Marking a First, Comcast and Time Warner Sign Streaming Deal to Put CNN, TNT and Other Networks Online

Comcast and Time Warner have agreed to a streaming deal that will place networks TBS, TNT,. Cartoon Network and CNN online, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog, calling the arrangement a first-of-its-kind deal. The contract is part of the companies’ vision…

‘Kennedys’ Miniseries Finds a Home and Gets an Air Date; Marketing Blitz Is Next

After losing its perch at History Channel, the miniseries "The Kennedys" has found a home, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project has been acquired by ReelzChannel, the story reports. The miniseries, executive produced by "24’s" Joel Surnow and starring…

Oops! Looks Like Ricky Gervais Has Had a Case of Premature Exclamation! Word From His Blog Originally Said He Was Asked Back to Host the Golden Globes Again. Turns Out That’s Not True

After the recent Ricky Gervais fiasco at the Golden Globes, it came as a shock today when word surfaced that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the awards, wanted Gervais back to host next year’s ceremony. However, the…

Veteran Reality Show Able to Deliver a Nightly Ratings Win for ABC–on a Slow Night

ABC was the top network on a slow Monday night in the ratings, riding the strength of one of its long-running reality franchises to a narrow victory over CBS’s all-repeat lineup, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. “The Bachelor,” which aired for two hours,…

Wow, This Could Be Good: ABC Greenlights Six Drama Pilots, Bringing in Heavy Hitters Including Marc Cherry, Darren Star, Principals Behind ‘Lost,’ ‘Twilight’

ABC execs have had a busy day, including greenlighting six drama pilots that will involve some of the heavy hitters of TV drama, Deadline.com reports. Among the shows the network is taking on, the story reports, are “Marc Cherry’s ‘Hallelujah,’…

Cable Net Salutes Regis and Other TV Icons

Though Regis Philbin has made it clear he’s not retiring when he leaves his daytime show later rthis year, he will get a salute as one of the true icons of TV. Philbin, along wtih Mel Brooks, Don Rickles, Garry…