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Tracy Morgan, After Undergoing a Kidney Transplant, To Miss Taping Some Episodes of ’30 Rock’

Tracy Morgan had a kidney transplant earlier this month and will miss taping some episodes of NBC’s "30 Rock" while he recuperates, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. Morgan’s absence will be written into the show as his character having had a…

Net Neutrality: Here Are the New Rules On Internet Access The FCC is Expected to Enact

Here are the new rules on Internet access that the Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, according to the Washington Post. Says the article, "Under the regulations, companies that carry the Internet into American…

Three-Time Emmy Nominated Actor in One of the Best Sitcoms of the Mid ’70s–Early ’80s, Dies

One of the actors in one of the best sitcoms on TV in the mid 1970s through the early 1980s has died, Deadline.com reports. Steve Landesberg, who only turned 65 last month, has died of cancer, Deadline reports. A stand-up comic,…

Best Non-TV Story of the Day: Is Our Tap Water Safe? Group Finds Hexavalent Chromium–the carcinogenic ‘Erin Brockovich chemical’–in Tap Water From 31 of 35 U.S. Cities. Is Your City on the List?

"In 25 of 35 U.S. cities where tap water supplies were tested for hexavalent chromium [Chromium 6] — deemed likely to cause cancer in humans in a U.S. EPA draft review this year — levels of the chemical exceeded the minimum…

Oprah Reveals She Offered TV Show to Rock Superstar

With her OWN cable network about to launch, Oprah Winfrey says she is looking at everything as a potential TV show. With that in mind, she recently offered a show to Bono of the rock group U2, according to The…

Word That Larry Hagman Was Out of ‘Dallas’ Reboot Came as News to Hagman–He’s Still Interested

Contrary to news that broke last week, Larry Hagman is still eager to play J.R. Ewing in the rebooted "Dallas" that TNT is launching, reports TV Guide. Last Thursday, reports surfaced that Hagman had backed out of the project over…

NBC Flip-Flops on ‘Chuck’ Mini-Marathon

Just days after NBC had decided not to rebroadcast "Chuck" for three hours on Monday, Dec. 27, the planned mini-marathon is on again, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. NBC was going to air one "Chuck" episode followed by a rerun of the TV…

Soap Star, Target of Twitter Attack, Says He’s Not a ‘D-Bag’ and Has a Few Words of His Own for ‘Adversary’ Neil Patrick Harris

Last week the star of "How I Met Your Mother," Neil Patrick Harris, lashed out at soap star Eric Braeden for backing out of a guest role on the sitcom, calling him a d-bag on Twitter. Now Braeden has responded…

‘Desperate Housewives’ Star Backs Down in $20 Million Suit Against ABC and Show’s Creator

Actress Nicollette Sheridan has decided to withdraw some of the most explosive parts of the lawsuit she brought against ABC and "Desperate Housewives’" creator Marc Cherry, reports Reuters. In a filing Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Sheridan dropped her…

AP Names Its Entertainer of the Year–Hint: She’s Over 40, and She Beat Out Conan, James Cameron, Jon Stewart, the iPad and the Cast of ‘Glee’

One over-40 entertainer–WELL over 40–had a career year in 2010, and now she can add another feather to her cap, having been honored as AP’s Entertainer of the Year, the AP reported. The honoree is 88-year-old actress Betty White, who…