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Another NFL Team Wants No Part of HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks’

The list of teams turning down the opportunity to star in HBO’s "Hard Knocks" continues to grow, reports SportsNewser.com. The latest team to tell the network “thanks but no thanks” is the Minnesota Vikings. Zygi Wilf, the owner of the…

‘Khloe & Lamar’ Finale Delivers Big Numbers for E!

E! reported that the season finale of “Khloe & Lamar” delivered big numbers for the network Monday night. The telecast produced a 1.89 household rating and almost 2.5 million total viewers, more than four times the average for the prior…

Former Fox News Producer, on Heels of Helping Get ‘The Kennedys’ Miniseries on ReelzChannel, Named Senior Programming Exec. at Reelz

Matthew Singerman has gone from a consultant to an executive position with ReelzChannel,  Deadline.com reports. Singerman has been named senior vice president of programming, the story says. Singerman was instrumental in "The Kennedys" miniseries winding up on ReelzChannel after TV…

One Star of ‘Criminal Minds’ Is Off the Show, Another Will Be Back … and Another Is Still Negotiating

The lineup for next season’s installment of the CBS crime drama "Criminal Minds,” which has been in flux, is taking shape, Deadline.com reports. The show will continue to star Paget Brewster next season, although new series regular Rachel Nichols won’t…

Man Angered by ‘Two and a Half Men’ Reruns Arrested in Bomb Threat to TV Station

A resident of Bronx was arrested after threatening to blow up WPIX-TV if the station continued airing reruns of "Two and a Half Men," reports the New York Post. The police traced calls made on May 11 and arrested Freddy…

PBS Website Hacked in Apparent Retaliation for Documentary on WikiLeaks

After PBS’s "Frontline" aired a documentary about WikiLeaks that apparently angered some of the group’s supporters, PBS.org was hacked by a group calling itself LulzSec, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. LulzSec, combining the Web term for laughing at…

Exec Producer of ‘The Talk’ Leaves Show After One Week on the Job

"The Talk’s” new executive producer is leaving the show after just a week on the job, reports B&C. A representative for CBS, which airs the daytime talk show, declined to comment on the departure of Susan Winston, the piece notes….

More ‘Deadliest Catch’ Tragedy: Alaska Fishing Boat Captain–Who Was Featured on Discovery Special That Led to ‘Deadliest Catch’ Series–Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash, Expected to Get Prison Sentence

"An Alaska fishing captain who led a crew on the program that spawned the cable TV show ‘Deadliest Catch’ has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and driving under the influence in a fatal crash," the Associated Press reports. The article…

From Our ‘You Can’t Make This Stuff Up’ Dept.: Snooki Taken Into Custody in Italy After Car She Was Driving Smacks Into a…..Police Car

It just seems to get wilder and crazier for those wild and crazy guys and gals of MTV’s "Jersey Shore." The latest, according to TMZ: "Snooki was taken into custody in Florence, Italy, on Monday after crashing into a police…

‘Two and a Half Men’ Won’t Compete for Comedy Emmy

Even though it’s eligible to be considered for a best comedy Emmy, producer Warner Bros. has decided not to enter CBS’s "Two and a Half Men" in the competition, reports Deadline.com. The decision was made in light of the off-screen…