Jimmy Johnson, the Fox Sports analyst and legendary football coach, has confirmed that he is a contestant on the new season of "Survivor" — and credits the show with saving his life, reports USA Today. Johnson, who coached the Dallas…
Levi Johnston, whose engagement with Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol Palin was recently broken off for a second time, has a new partner with a reality show deal, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The deal is with reality production company Stone and…
We all daydream of making some grand flourish when we quit a job. Here’s a guy who actually did it. According to numerous media accounts, Steven Slater, 38, who had been a flight attendant for years, was on a JetBlue…
In a study that aims to predict which new television shows will connect with viewers this fall, two CBS shows, a sitcom and a drama, come out on top, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The shows are the sitcom "$#*! My Dad…
Netflix is nearing a deal with pay-television network Epix that would give the home-video service exclusive online rights to films from Epix’ three backers, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. MGM is having…
It may be one of the oddest locations for a televised weather report, as Stephanie Abrams was filling in for Al Roker on NBC’s "Today" when she got stuck in an elevator, reports TVNewser.com. Abrams was stuck in the elevator…
Tiger Woods’ scandal may have also put a dent in his ability to attract television viewers, reports the New York Post. During this past weekend’s Bridgestone Invitational, which ended on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, Woods both played the worst golf…
An Academy Award-winning director will direct two episodes of an HBO series, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The show is the HBO comedy "Enlightened," starring Laura Dern. And the director is Jonathan Demme, whose 1991 movie "Silence of the Lambs"…
For the first time, a mobile phone provider and studio have teamed up to create a globally distributed series, reports B&C. NBC Universal Digital Studio and Samsung Electronics are working on the original digital series, called "Fact Checkers Unit," The series will be…
"Shark Tank," which TVWeek has to admit is one of its very favorite guilty pleasures, has been renewed by ABC for a second season. The show and has added comedian Jeff Foxworthy as a judge for three of the eight…