The show will apparently go on for “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, who wants to drop out of a ball on New Year’s Eve, Entertainment Weekly reports. Snooki wanted the bit featured at New York’s Times Square celebration, but…
Television viewers tune in faithfully year after year to watch holiday classics such as the stop-action "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the animated "A Charlie Brown Christmas," but neither of those was this year’s most-watched Christmas special, according to The…
ESPN has suspended anchor Will Selva, reports NBA.fanhouse.com, after he was accused of plagiarizing material from Orange County Register sports columnist Kevin Ding, as we reported Wednesday. Selva, who has been anchoring "Highlight Express" on ESPNEWS, apologized Wednesday for using…
After six weeks on the air, "Conan" is tied as late-night television’s youngest talk show, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. The TBS show has a median age of 33, tying it with another TBS late-night program, "Lopez Tonight," the story notes….
If you have kids younger than 6 years old, Nintendo doesn’t want you buying its latest 3D handheld device, reports Bloomberg News. "Looking at 3D images for a long time may harm the growth of children’s eyes," Nintendo said in…
The star of an MTV reality show who was jailed in a recent domestic violence incident didn’t stage her violent acts for the sake of the television show, according to paperwork filed by prosecutors and cited by RadarOnline.com. Amber Portwood,…
More than 9,000 fans of the late Michael Jackson have signed an online petition asking Discovery Communications not to air a television special that re-enacts his autopsy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jackson’s estate has also sent an angry letter…
The work of sports film documentarian Bud Greenspan, who died over the weekend, will be featured in a special cable tribute, reports B&C. Greenspan’s "Nine Nights of Glory," to be televised starting Saturday on Universal Sports, will begin with his…
The co-producers of Times Square New Year’s Eve said they denied a request by “Jersey Shore” star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi to drop out of a ball during the event, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The co-producers said the request "came…
The Outdoor Channel announced its schedule for the first quarter of 2011, including four former ESPN fishing shows, reports MediaPost’s MediaDailyNews. "Buccaneers and Bones" stars Tom Brokaw, as well as actor Michael Keaton and Zach Gilford of "Friday Night Lights.”…