According to several audience members at Wednesday’s taping of ABC’s "The View," President Barack Obama drew a blank when asked about Snooki, the poof-haired cast member of MTV’s "Jersey Shore," reports the New York Daily News. "I’m sorry, I don’t…
In yet another sad story about former child actors, the star of the 1970s series "James at 15" has been placed on five years probation, Popeater reports. Lance Kerwin, 49, who played the title character in the show, applied for state medical…
After a harsh report from the & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s annual survey of gay-friendly programming, CBS has decided to add three gay characters to its programs in the coming television season, reports the Hollywood Reporter. A gay character will…
A former senior executive at Viacom is readying a harassment lawsuit against Viacom (and CBS) majority stakeholder Sumner Redstone, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The article does not name the executive. The woman had worked closely with Redstone,…
If, later today, you find out, for the first time, that your wife, or husband, is really a spy for the government, your reaction might be "Who the F__ Did I Marry?" That’s the premise for an upcoming show on Investigation…
Salary negotiations are "still nowhere" with the main cast of CBS’ "The Big Bang Theory," just one week before the show is slated to begin production on its fourth season, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Producing studio Warner Bros. TV…
Motorola is using Apple’s iPhone 4 design flaw to its own benefit, running an advertisement that points out the iPhone’s reception problem while drawing attention to its new Droid X on Verizon, reports Advertising Age. A full-page print ad that…
NBC’s flagship TV station in Los Angeles, KNBC, is getting a new executive to take over the day-to-day operations of its news department, reports TVNewsCheck. The executive is Vickie Burns, who has been named KNBC’s vice president of news. "She…
Online-video sites touting "TV Everywhere" from Turner Broadcasting System have been created for customers of Verizon’s FiOS TV customers, reports Multichannel News. FiOS customers can watch Turner’s programming through two sites, tbs.com/tveverywhere and tnt.tv/tveverywhere, by logging in through registered usernames…
Launching the Television Critics Association conference in Beverly Hills, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler told an executive session Wednesday that stability has been a winning strategy for her network but added that CBS remains “paranoid” about the future of broadcast…