"Today” show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford has flopped in her attempt to make it as a Broadway playwright, reports TheWrap.com. Gifford wrote the book and lyrics for the musical "Scandalous: The Life and Times of Aimee Semple McPherson." The show…
One of the main cast members from the hit NBC comedy "Seinfeld" will join veterans of another NBC hit, “Cheers,” in a new pilot, Deadline.com reports. For Michael Richards, who played Kramer on “Seinfeld,” the role marks what would be…
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was temporarily blinded last week while shooting a story for "60 Minutes," reports TVNewser.com. Cooper talked about the experience on his daytime talk show "Anderson Live." While he was shooting out at sea in Portugal, his…
NBC Sports announcer Bob Costas opened up after taking on criticism for comments he made on the air about guns. As reported previously, Costas sparked a controversy with comments he made in connection with a report on a murder-suicide involving…
"Malcolm in the Middle" star Frankie Muniz, 27, suffered a mini-stroke that hospitalized him Friday, reports People.com. "Have to start taking care of my body!" Muniz wrote on Twitter. "Getting old!" He didn’t provide details, but a "mini-stroke" usually means…
In a deal that places it in direct competition with pay-television networks such as HBO and Starz, Netflix has bought the exclusive U.S. rights to movies from Walt Disney Studios, reports the Los Angeles Times. The three-year agreement, which starts…
An iconic midtown New York deli has closed its doors. Says The Huffington Post: "The restaurant, which had been open since 1937, was known for its massive sandwiches and Jewish American deli fare." The restaurant, the Stage Deli, about a block…
CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves said that after what the network went through last year with Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men," the furor around comments made by another of the show’s stars, Angus T. Jones, is "a…
Fox News chief Roger Ailes has issued a new directive to the network’s staff, requiring them to get permission before booking either Karl Rove or Dick Morris, reports Gabriel Sherman in New York Magazine. Both pundits have dropped in visibility…
Jamie Foxx is working on a crime drama for TNT, reports Deadline.com. The project, based on an idea from Foxx, is called "Hit." The show is co-written by Foxx and former "Numb3rs" co-executive producer Robert Port. The project tracks two…