Following the news that filmmaker Tim Hetherington was killed Wednesday in a combat zone in Libya, it was announced that his Oscar-nominated documentay “Restrepo” will have an encore airing on cable. National Geographic Channel announced that it will run the…
One of the stars of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” is suffering from a painful medical condition, the Los Angeles Times reports. The star is actress Teri Hatcher, who is suffering from a frozen shoulder, according to the story. The ailment causes…
The latest target of Donald Trump’s anger is Jerry Seinfeld, who canceled an appearance for Trump’s son’s charity as a protest against Trump’s “birther” campaign, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Seinfeld canceled an appearance scheduled for September with…
A writer who had a famous confrontation with Oprah Winfrey in 2006 has agreed to return to be one of the last guests on her syndicated show, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. James Frey will appear on the…
Jennifer Lopez is working on a new show, and it may have implications for the future of “American Idol.” The new reality project featuring J.Lo and Marc Antony touring Latin America to search for musical talent will be pitched to…
It was close to 50 years ago that then-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton Minow made his famous speech in which he coined the term "vast wasteland" referring to much of the programming on TV. In a provocative guest blog in…
A cable channel is about to begin shooting a pilot it has purchased from one of the stars of the Fox musical show “Glee,” Deadline.com reports. "Glee" star Chris Colfer, who won a Golden Globe this year for his role…
Three months after its debut, CNN’s "Piers Morgan Tonight" hit a new ratings low Tuesday night with 77,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo, reports TVNewser.com. That total put the show in fourth place behind “Dr. Drew” on HLN. The show’s…
After criticisms of David E. Kelley’s pilot script for "Wonder Woman" pointed out that the superhero was mopey, the script has been rewritten to make her tougher, reports sci-fi blog io9.com. The analysis is based on revised pages released in…
With the Los Angeles Dodgers plagued by financial problems and caught in the team owner’s divorce dispute, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig dropped a bombshell Wednesday, stepping in and transferring control of the franchise to Major League Baseball, the AP reports….