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CBS Has Seen Enough, Yanks Series After Just Three Shows

It didn’t take long for CBS to get tired of the low ratings for a certain police drama. The network has decided to drop the Canadian show "The Bridge" after just three broadcasts, reports TV Squad. The import failed to…

Michael Jackson Documentary Maker to Switch Networks, Get Talk Show

A reporter best known for his Michael Jackson documentary, who is currently a co-anchor on ABC’s "Nightline," is leaving the network to join MSNBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition to contributing to NBC’s "Dateline," Martin Bashir will get…

The Movie Is One Thing, But the Facebook Creator’s Media Presence Is About to Get Even Bigger; Hint: He Will Appear in Yellow

Mark Zuckerberg, the enterprising Harvard grad who created Facebook and is the subject of the upcoming movie "The Social Network," will play himself on a fall episode of Fox’s "The Simpsons," reports New York Magazine. In the episode called "Loan-A…

As First to Air Sherrod Video and Call for Resignation, Bill O’Reilly Apologizes for ‘Not Doing My Homework’

As the first cable-news host to air an edited video that made it appear Shirley Sherrod, a black U.S. Department of Agriculture official, had made racist remarks, Bill O’Reilly said on Wednesday he owes Sherrod an apology for "not doing…

Report: Police Investigating Two Additional Allegations from Massage Therapists of Sexual Assaults by Al Gore

Police have investigated two additional allegations of sexual assaults by former vice president and Current TV co-founder Al Gore on massage therapists, according to a report from the National Enquirer. The news comes after the tabloid broke the story that…

After Three-Year Stint, Campbell Brown Signs off From CNN With Future Still Unknown

After working at CNN for three years, Campbell Brown signed off from the network last night with her television future still unknown, reports TVNewser.com. Brown will be replaced with an 8 p.m. show in the fall hosted by Eliot Spitzer…

Is Nothing Sacred? Cable Network G4 Sells its Name to Sprint-Nextel for a Week, Changing it to 4G

Apparently even a cable-network’s name isn’t sacred any longer, reports Brian Stelter in the New York Times. G4, a cable channel focused on video games and reality shows, is selling its name for a week to Sprint Nextel, which plans…

Sumner Redstone Reportedly Loving Attention from His Kooky Voice Mail to Daily Beast Reporter

Sumner Redstone, the majority stakeholder of both CBS and Viacom, is allegedly "proud" of the attention he’s receiving from the odd 3-minute voicemail he left for The Daily Beast reporter Peter Lauria, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. According…

‘Kate Plus 8’ Child Work Permits Defended by Pennsylvania Labor Department

The child work permits for TLC’s "Kate Plus 8" are being defended by Pennsylvania’s labor department after a state representative questioned their legality, reports the Associated Press. The Department of Labor and Industry issued a statement saying the Gosselin children…

CBS Re-Ups Sports Deal With Conference USA

CBS College Sports Network has extended its deal with Conference USA for TV rights to football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and 16 other sports, including regular season and championship coverage, through 2016, reports Multichannel News. The current deal was…