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Case Closed: Letterman Blackmailer Pleads Guilty, Gets Jail Time

Robert "Joe" Halderman, the Emmy-winning former producer at CBS News, made a deal Tuesday with the authorities, agreeing to plead guilty to attempting to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million, Reuters reports. The formal charge Halderman pleaded guilty to was attempted grand…

Lohan Files Suit Over E*Trade Super Bowl ‘Milkaholic’ Baby Ad

Actress Lindsay Lohan is suing E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, claiming that a recent advertisement featuring a "milkaholic" baby named Lindsay is modeled after her, Reuters reports.  The suit claims that E*Trade illegally invoked Lohan’s likeness with the baby,…

Fox Slots Summer Premieres for ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ ‘Lie to Me’

Getting a head start on the summer, Fox announced today the slate of returning shows for the network, including all new episodes of "Lie to Me," as well as the return of reality fare like "So You Think You Can…

Fox Steals Time from Affiliates For ‘Glee’ Spring Premiere

When "Glee" returns for the spring premiere on Tuesday, April 13, it will be following a 90-minute edition of "American Idol," reports The Futon Critic. That means the one-hour episode of "Glee" will run from 9:30-10:30, the second time this…

Further Evidence That ‘Numb3rs’ Days are Numb3r3d

Is CBS’ "Numb3rs" done after this Friday’s season finale?  “Numb3rs” star Rob Morrow has joined the cast of ABC’s legal pilot “The Whole Truth,” leading EW.com’s Michael Ausiello to conclude that Friday’s season finale of the CBS series is probably…

Creatives on ‘Castle’ Might Feel Rooked: ABC Decides Show Not Getting Sunday Tryout After All

ABC has canceled its planned Sunday night tryout for “Castle,” reports The Hollywood Reporter.The mystery drama will remain in its Monday slot the third week of March, when the move had been planned. THR says network executives decided not to…

‘Planet Earth’ Sequel, Narrated by Oprah, Gets Simulcast Premiere on Seven Channels

As a follow-up to ‘Planet Earth,’ Discovery Communications will premiere ‘Life’ on seven of the network’s channels on Sunday, March 21, from 8-10 p.m., reports B&C. The show will play on Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel,…

Here It Is: Cisco’s Announcement Tuesday, March 9, 2010, That It Says ‘Will Forever Change the Internet’

Finally. Yesterday, March 8, 2010, Cisco had the audacity to say that today it was making an announcement that "will forever change the Internet." Cisco has now made its announcement. Cisco has announced— ….but first, a word from our sponsor….

Google and Dish Network Test Set-Top Boxes

Search engine giant Google "appears to be testing at least search functionality on a set-top box designed by DISH Network," according to PC Magazine. PC Magazine references a Wall St. Journal article, which first reported the story March 8. [Note:…

CBS Renews Reality Series

Unsuspecting employees should continue to be on the lookout for new employees being followed by a camera crew.  Just a few weeks since its premiere after the broadcast of the Super Bowl, CBS has renewed the reality series "Undercover Boss"…