George Blanda, who helped popularize modern professional football through his extraordinary 26-year playing career, has died at age 83, according to numerous media reports. ESPN blogger Bill Williamson writes, "George Blanda was Brett Favre without the waffling. Blanda was the…
Overnight Nielsen numbers from Sunday night continued to reinforce American TV watchers’ love affair with football as NBC’s "Football Night In America" was the clear ratings winner of the night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS kicked off the night with an…
Paul Romer, the creative executive who teamed with John De Mol to conceive and bring "Big Brother" to television, is departing Endemol, reports Deadline.com. Romer was an executive producer on "Big Brother" and shepherded its launch in the U.S. on…
After her appearance with a "Sesame Street" Muppet was cut from the show because she wore an outfit that was too revealing during the duet with Elmo, singer Katy Perry will guest-star in an episode of "The Simpsons," reports EW.com’s…
Last Friday’s premiere of Tom Selleck’s new CBS police drama, "Blue Bloods," saw the show get off to a good start, scoring the top rating of the night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. Selleck’s hour drama collected a 2.2 in the 18-49…
The body of a man who was featured on a popular reality TV show was found Friday floating in New York’s Hudson River, the New York Daily News reported today. The body was reportedly that of Joseph Cerniglia, 39, a…
One of the biggest stars of “Lost” will make a guest appearance on a popular CBS sitcom, DigitalSpy.com reports. Jorge Garcia, best known as Hurley on “Lost,” will appear on “How I Met Your Mother,” the story says. Garcia will…
Sony Pictures Television announced today that it has picked veteran studio exec Sheraton Kalouria to take over the position of senior VP, programming business development. He will report to the Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, the company’s presidents of…
Jay McGraw, the son of TV talk show star Dr. Phil McGraw, wants to set the record straight about gossip and rumors, according to the New York Post. Jay, who created the daytime medical show “The Doctors,” is launching a…
Just in time for the holidays, prices of flatscreen televisions will plunge because of a glut of inventory following a sluggish year, reports CNN.com. Manufacturers have been resisting lowering prices, with the average price for LCD panels actually increasing in…