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Official Ratings for Betty White ‘SNL’ Beats Majority of Last Week’s Broadcast Television

The official numbers for Betty White’s edition of "Saturday Night Live" have been released, and they are much more impressive than the preliminary ratings released earlier this week, the New York Times reports. A impressive 12.1 million viewers tuned in for the…

Report: NBC’s Reboot of ‘Rockford Files’ Not So Good

Dermot Mulroney and Beau Bridges sounds like great casting for the remake of "The Rockford Files" that NBC was anticipating for the fall season, but the word is out that the pilot’s a dud, Josef Adalian reports at New York Magazine….

Regis Philbin Needs Surgery Again

"Live With Regis and Kelly" co-host Regis Philbin announced on Thursday’s broadcast of the show that he would be undergoing surgery to alleviate a blood clot in his calf, according to ETOnline.com. Regis has shared his medical ailments with viewers…

Sony’s Mosko Looking to Challenge Emmys With ‘Fun’ Paley Awards

Sony Television President Steve Mosko has worked at the company for 20 years, establishing it as a media presence with shows like AMC’s "Breaking Bad" or FX’s "Rescue Me."  But, as Sony doesn’t own or operate any cable or broadcast channels,…

Report: Matt Lauer’s Marriage On the Rocks

The story splashed on the cover of the National Enquirer about the break up of "Today" co-host Matt Lauer’s marriage because of his infidelity, has been confirmed by an unnamed source at the NBC show, according to the New York Daily News. The…

‘SNL’s’ Lorne Michaels Praises NBC for Conan Situation

"Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lorne Michaels believes that only a network as tolerant as NBC would have allowed Conan O’Brien to act the way he did before leaving, reports The Daily Beast. Michaels said, “I cannot imagine someone knocking the company…

Larry King Calls Off Divorce, Moves Back Home

Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick-King have called off their plans to divorce, with the talk-show host moving back to their Beverly Hills home from a Los Angeles hotel, the New York Post reports.  "We owe it to ourselves…

This is Rather Unusual: The Showrunner of a Current Series on ABC Wants to Change the Title of the Show for Next Season, Partly to Draw More Viewers

This doesn’t happen everyday, even in Hollywood: The co-creator and showrunner of a current sitcom–on ABC–wants to change the title of the show for next season, partly to draw more viewers to the show. In an interview with Alan Sepinwall…

Tragedy Repeats: ‘Diff’rent Stokes’ Dana Plato (She Played Kimberly) Died of Overdose in 1999; Now Her Son Kills Self

It’s almost unspeakable. Back in 1999, Dana Plato, who played Kimberly on ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ died at age 36 of an overdose of medication. Now almost exactly 11 years later–and also around Mother’s Day–Plato’s son, Tyler Lambert, 25, had committed suicide, People…

Tom O’Neil, Widely Regarded as an Expert on the Emmys, on Why He Thinks Ellen Really Didn’t Submit Her Name to be Considered as Best Daytime Talk Show Host This Year

There was a lot of head scratching in Hollywood yesterday when Ellen Degeneres was not on the list of nominees at Best Talk Show Host. On her website Ellen posted this non-explanation explanation: "I didn’t submit myself for the ‘Best Talk…