Warner Bros. TV is close to renewing "another rich overall deal" with Chuck Lorre, the creator of "Two and a Half Men," reports Deadline.com. Ten years ago, Lorre was toward the end of another pricey overall deal with WBTV that…
Comedy pioneer Phyllis Diller — a TV fixture who blazed a trail for today’s female comedians — has died, Reuters reports. The legendary comedian was 95. The story reports: “Diller’s agent, Fred Wostbrock, said in a statement her death was…
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CBS is marking the upcoming 25th season of its “Survivor” franchise with a number of twists, including having two celebrities join the contestants, TVLine.com reports. Actress Lisa Whelchel, who grew up in the public eye on the long-running NBC sitcom…
One of the members of the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" clan is set to make a TV acting debut, Access Hollywood reports. Debuting on CBS’s "Hawaii Five-0" will be 16-year-old Kendall Jenner, the story reports. Kendall is the daughter…
It’s an increasingly common gimmick in television: A character appears nude on the small screen, with his or her private bits pixelated or blurred out, reports T.L. Stanley in the Los Angeles Times. The technique first came into use on…
"Live! with Kelly" has picked who will become the new permanent co-host alongside Kelly Ripa, reports USA Today. Since Regis Philbin left the show on Nov. 21, 2011, Ripa has "auditioned" 59 different sidekicks, male and female. But instead of…
A well-known television actor who was one of the most familiar faces on TV for decades — and who won an Emmy in 1970 for best actor in a comedy series for his performance in the NBC show “My World…
NBC’s "Today" show wants people to know that Al Roker’s quip about the show throwing someone "under the bus" wasn’t meant as a reference to departed co-host Ann Curry, reports the Associated Press. As previously reported, some interpreted Al Roker’s…
"Tonight Show" host Jay Leno took a "tremendous" pay cut to help save the jobs of employees at his show, but NBCUniversal still cut about 20 to 25 employees at the program, reports Deadline.com. Producers on the show reportedly were…