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Are Viewers Tired of President Obama or the Oil Spill? Oval Office Address Fails to Live up to the Ratings of Other Recent Speeches

It could be a sign of viewers either getting tired of President Barack Obama or of news about the gulf oil spill, but the President’s speech about the disaster attracted fewer viewers than other recent addresses, reports the New York…

Debmar-Mercury and ITV Studios Producing New Syndie Show

Attention all foodies:  Debmar-Mercury/ITV Studios have a project for syndication you”re sure to like. It’s "The Chefs," a daily one-hour round-table show featuring four well-known professional chefs discussing all kinds of food-related topics, making dishes, and interacting with the audience. The…

Why the New York Post’s Page Six Called Larry David on His Cell Phone (to which David replied, ‘How did you get my number? You can’t just call my cell phone.’)

So why did the New York Post’s Page Six call Larry David on his cell phone? They wanted to ask him if the rumors were true that his ex-wife Laurie was the cause of the marriage breaking up between Al and…

CBS’ Plan to Cut ‘Criminal Minds’ Female Cast Members Makes Fans Unhappy and Prompts Online Petition

CBS is making thousands of fans unhappy with its plan to cut "Criminal Minds" co-star A.J. Cook and reduce the number of episodes for another female star, Paget Brewster, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. The plan came to light earlier…

Key Role Filled on HBO Series About the Show so Many of Us Remember

HBO has filled a key role for its upcoming series "Cinema Verite," which is based upon one of the most popular PBS series of all time. The HBO series is about the 1970s PBS documentary "An American Family." To play…

Larry King Getting Phased Out at CNN?

Piers Morgan, the former British tabloid editor and host of "America’s Got Talent", will begin at CNN in October, beginning a phaseout of Larry King’s show with his own hourlong interview program, reports the New York Post’s Page Six.  Morgan’s…

In ‘Millionaire’ Trial, Email from Eisner Expresses Belief that Show Was as Important to ABC as the NFL

 In a trial about a profit dispute over "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," a 1999 email was presented from former Walt Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner in which he expressed his belief that the show was as important to…

ABC Goes on the Offensive Against Nicollette Sheridan

ABC in clearly not interested in quietly settling the lawsuit brought against it by fromer "Desperate Housewives" star Nicollette Sheridan, reports THR. Esq. According to the report, "The network has hired Adam Levin, an employment litigation specialist at L.A.’s Mitchell…

The Late Capt. Phil Harris to Be Focus of Remaining Season of ‘Deadliest Catch’

Discovery Channel was in a quandary when Captain Phil Harris, a star of its documentary show "Deadliest Catch," died suddenly in February after a stroke, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. But the network has now decided the…

Video: Betty White and the Cast of ‘Hot in Cleveland’–Behind-the-Scenes Preview