More than 1,000 people applied for press credentials to cover Jon Stewart’s "Rally to Restore Sanity" in Washington on Saturday, with some press outlets requesting as many as 40 press passes, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Comedy…
James MacArthur, who played Danno on the original "Hawaii Five-O" TV series has died at age 72. No cause of death was given, other than "natural causes." MacArthur was best known for playing Danny "Danno" Williams in the original hit "Hawaii Five-O" series. Many episodes would end…
A jury has convicted two of the three people put on trial for the drugs given Anna Nicole Smith before her death almost four years ago, ABC News reports. Says the article, Smith’s "psychiatrist, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, and boyfriend, Howard…
[UPDATED 10-28-10 at 3:35 p.m., PT, to add that the fifth season of "Big Love" begins airing in January 2011] Premium cable network HBO has made announcements that it is canceling one show and renewing two others, according to reports. “Big…
NBC Universal has formalized and broadened its relationship with Donald Trump, the star of its long-running reality show "The Apprentice," signing a multi-year first-look deal with Trump Prods., reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Trump and Trump Prods. President Andy Litinsky…
TNT’s telecast of Tuesday’s NBA tipoff game between the new-look Miami Heat and the perennial Eastern power Boston Celtics made cable history, according to SportsNewser.com. The game attracted 7.433 million viewers and 5.339 million households, along with a 4.6 US…
ABC’s “Modern Family” was the top show of the night Wednesday in the Nielsen overnights for the 18-49 demo, even though Fox had Game One of the World Series, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox easily won the night overall, both in adults…
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has reunited with mega-successful filmmaker James Cameron ("Avatar," "Titanic") once again. Cameron originally directed Schwarzenegger in two "Terminator" movies. This time Cameron directed Schwarzene in a 60-second TV ad urging California voters to give the thumbs down to Proposition 23 in…
The man who wrote the political guide "How America Elects Her Presidents" is suing Oprah Winfrey for allegedly using his material without attribution, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Charles Harris filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania claiming…
When Conan O’Brien’s new talk show launches on TBS Nov. 8, he plans to use the comic bits he created during his NBC tenure–such as the masturbating bear–and he hopes that NBC will take him to court over the issue,…