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FX Working on First-Ever TV Series About an Illegal Immigrant Character; Creator Defends Show’s Approach

FX is working on a series project that would mark the first television show to focus on an illegal immigrant character, reports Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva. The project from "Changing Lanes" writer Chap Taylor focuses on an illegal Mexican immigrant working…

One of the All-Time Most Popular Baseball Managers, the First to Win World Series Titles in Both Leagues, Dead at 76

A beloved longtime Major League Baseball manager, one of the legends of the game, has died at the age of 76, The New York Times reports. Sparky Anderson died Thursday in Thousand Oaks, Calif., the story reports. He had been…

Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Makes Late-Night Ratings History

Comedy Central announced today that “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” finished the month of October as the top-rated late-night talk show in the adults 18-49 demo. It was the first time any show other than NBC’s “Tonight Show” or…

ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ Tops Wednesday Ratings, CBS Wins the Night Overall

The Emmy Award-winning ABC sitcom "Modern Family" continues to build on its popularity, coming in as the top-rated show of Wednesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS, however, finished the night as the top-rated network overall, both in the 18-49 demo,…

Police Looking for Gary Collins

Actor and TV host Gary Collins, best known for 1970s series "The Sixth Sense" and "Born Free" and for hosting “Hour Magazine” in the 1980s, was being sought today by Mississippi police in connection with a car accident in Jackson,…

ABC Slates Summer Run for New ‘Indiana Jones’-Style Reality Competition From Producer of ‘Survivor,’ ‘The Apprentice’

ABC is touting a new reality competition show as an "Indiana Jones"-style adventure series, and has slated it for a summer run, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, “Expedition Impossible,” from “Survivor” and “The Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett, has…

Multiple Oscar and Emmy Nominee Joins Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte on Drama Series

An actress who has been nominated for three Oscars and two Emmys is joining the already star-studded cast of an upcoming HBO drama series, Deadline.com reports. "Luck" will be the first foray into series television for Joan Allen, who received…

Former ‘Partridge Family’ Star Booked on DUI Charge

A former teen sensation and star of "The Partridge Family" was arrested Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a DUI charge, reports TMZ.com. David Cassidy’s car was reportedly weaving on the Florida Turnpike around 8 p.m. Wednesday when the Florida…

Scary Night: TV Reporter Dragged Off Halloween Float, Suffers Extensive Facial Fractures

It was a bad Halloween for Emmy-winning local TV reporter Arthur Chi’en of WPIX in New York City, the New York Daily News reports. According to the story, "Chi’en suffered extensive facial fractures after being dragged off a Greenwich Village Halloween Parade…

George W. Bush Insists That the Worst Moment of His Eight-Year Presidency Was When He Heard That on TV…

George W. Bush insists that the worst moment of his eight-year presidency was when he heard that on TV, during a telethon to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, rapper Kanye West had said, ""George Bush doesn’t care…