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Martha Stewart Sitcom Headed to Fox

Lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart apparently enjoyed her recent guest spot on the CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls,” because now she has plans to take the plunge into comedy in a big way. Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that Stewart is…

Damon Lindelof (‘Lost,’ ‘Prometheus’) Predicts ‘Biggest Event Movie in the History of Modern Cinema’

Damon Lindelof has had success in television — as co-creator of “Lost,” producer of “Crossing Jordan” and writer for “Nash Bridges” — and in film, including co-writing Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus.” So he knows a thing or two about what makes…

Former NBA Star Charles Barkley Says He Wants Out of Broadcasting

Former NBA star and popular basketball broadcaster Charles Barkley, who has been an NBA analyst with TNT for 13 years, may be ready to end his television run, reports the New York Post. Barkley gave an interview with SI.com and…

Beer Maker Unhappy With Its Role in New Denzel Washington Movie

In the new Denzel Washington film "Flight," the actor plays an airline pilot who over-indulges in beer, vodka and gin, a fact that has Anheuser-Busch InBev upset because its beer is prominently displayed in the movie in a negative light,…

‘The Voice’ Carries NBC to a Monday Ratings Win

Things got back to normal Monday night for the broadcast lineup after a period of disruptions and pre-emptions related to Hurricane Sandy. When the dust settled, it was NBC carrying the night with another solid performance by “The Voice,” according…

Disney/ABC Fundraising Effort Brings In $16.8 Million for Hurricane Relief

The Disney/ABC Television Group announced that its national “Day of Giving,” held Monday, Nov. 5, raised more than $16.8 million for the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy. The multiplatform effort involved messaging across the group’s news…

Showtime Working on Ambitious Climate-Change Documentary With James Cameron, Jerry Weintraub

An eight-part documentary on the impact of climate change is in the works at Showtime with high-powered principals involved, including James Cameron and Jerry Weintraub, TheWrap.com reports. Citing individual with knowledge of the project, the piece says “The Years of…

It’s Election Day, and We Already Have Unprecedented Results From the Tiny Town That Votes First in the Nation

"By tradition, the unincorporated village of Dixville Notch, N.H., located in Coos County, is one of two locations that get to cast the first votes of the presidential election just after midnight on Election Day," reports the Huffington Post. The…

Stage Mother to End All Stage Mothers Dies at 79

She was a modern-day version of Mama Rose in "Gypsy" — that is, the stage mother to end all stage mothers. Teri Shields, 79, "who long exerted an iron fist in guiding the career of her daughter Brooke Shields from…

Spinoff of a Spinoff of a Spinoff

Here’s a throwback to the days when "Laverne & Shirley" was spun off from "Happy Days," which was itself a spinoff of an episode of "Love, American Style." A spinoff of CBS’s "NCIS: Los Angeles" is in the works, with the…