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Roger Ebert to Make Rare TV Appearance on ‘Oprah’

Film critic and former television personality Roger Ebert will make a reare on-air appearance as a  guest on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on March 2, according to the Boston Globe. Ebert is unable to speak because of complications from cancer. However, he will use…

‘Idol’ Over Olympics in Ratings … Yet Again

A special Thursday night "American Idol" continued to surpass the Winter Olympics coverage on NBC in adults 18-49 ratings, tvbythenumbers.com reports.  "Idol" posted a 6.4 rating in the 18- to 49-year-old demo in the 8 o’clock hour versus the Olympics 4.4…

Rock and Romano Booked for ‘Sykes’ Roundtable

Fox’s "The Wanda Sykes Show" has landed some of the largest comedy names in the show’s short history for Saturday, The Wrap reports.  Chris Rock and Ray Romano have been booked for Sykes’ panel discussion, along with "Curb Your Enthusiasm’s"…

BBC America Sets Debut Date of New ‘Doctor Who’

BBC America will unveil the newest incarnation of the sci-fi hit "Doctor Who" when the show premieres on the network April 17. The new "Who" is actor Matt Smith, taking over for David Tennant, who last played the Doctor at the…

Michael Mann Turns to Longtime Colleagues to Cast HBO’s ‘Luck’

Michael Mann has brought in two of his longtime collaborators to star in the pilot of “Luck,” a horse-racing drama that he and David Milch are putting together for HBO, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Dennis Farina, a cop who turned…

Comcast, NBCU Execs Agree to Meet With Union About Merger

Comcast’s Brian Roberts and NBC Universal’s Jeff Zucker said they would meet with the Communications Workers of America about the proposed merger of the two companies, B&C reports. The union’s president, Larry Cohen, has complained about Comcast’s labor relations. Roberts…

Tired of NBC’s Olympics Tape-Delay? Solution May Be Coming in a Few Years

NBC may be drawing big TV crowds to its Olympics coverage, but not all viewers are happy at having to watch events broken up and on tape-delay. Relief could come in 2014 and 2016, reports The New York Times. ESPN,…

ESPN Sets Up 3D Testing Lab in Orlando

ESPN has set up what it calls “a real-world testing ground" for 3D television at its Orlando Innovation Lab, Multichannel News reports. The network plans to introduce a 3D service this summer starting with the World Cup. The network is…

More Football Comedy for Spike

Spike has already ordered a second season of its football-themed comedy "Blue Mountain State," just seven weeks into the show’s original run, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show about three freshmen on a Midwestern football team got a 13-episode order…

Andrew Koenig’s Parents Explain Why They Walked Away From a Planned Appearance on ‘Larry King Live’

Walter Koenig has told TMZ why he and his wife decided to walk away from an appearance on "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night, Feb. 24th. Koenig, who played Chekov on the original "Star Trek" series, was scheduled to appear…