With plenty of repeat programming on the other broadcast nets, there was nothing to stand in the way of Fox and its 90-minute “American Idol” in the Wednesday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox wound up with a 5.8 average rating…
Preliminary plans were revealed today for two of the final episodes of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Entertainment Weekly reported. The second-to-last and third-to-last shows will tape May 17 at United Center in Chicago for broadcast May 23 and 24. The…
Charlie Sheen is adding a charity foundation to his empire, launching Sheen’s Korner–the same name used for his Internet podcasts at the height of his media campaign a few weeks ago–as a fund-raising operation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He…
A top cable programming exec is leaving the channel where he has been VP of original programming and development since 2007, Deadline.com reports. The exec is Scott Landsman, who is leaving Comedy Central. He is apparently lined up to join…
An Emmy Award-winning actress who stars in an ABC sitcom will be the host of the 36th Annual Gracie Awards, reports TVNewsCheck.com. The actress is Patricia Heaton, who stars in "The Middle." Heaton won two Emmys for her role in…
Donald Trump’s comments about President Obama reveal "an ugly strain of racism,’ according to Bob Schieffer, host of CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” The Hollywood Reporter says Schieffer appeared Wednesday on “CBS Evening News” and criticized Trump, a potential contender…
An alleged stalker attacked Paris Hilton and her boyfriend Wednesday outside a Los Angeles courthouse, where the pair was going to testify against an alleged house intruder, reports the New York Post. As the pair walked into the courthouse, James…
CNN is ready to sign an anchor from another cable news channel to a long-term contract, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The anchor is CNBC’s Erin Burnett, and the move would take her from business news to…
Star magazine has issued an apology and settled a lawsuit filed by a major movie star after running a cover story that implied the actress was a drug addict, the AP reported. Katie Holmes sued last month over a January…
CBS TV Studios has locked in the last “NCIS” cast member who did not have a deal for the next season, Deadline.com reports. The last to sign was actress Cote de Pablo, who has now been inked to a two-year…