Responding to reports that CNN is considering replacing some of its programming with reality shows, the cable news channel offered a clarification, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. CNN said it’s looking into nonfiction original series,…
A "Scrubs" mini-reunion will take place within the next couple of weeks on a cable comedy series, TVLine.com reports. The TV Land comedy "The Exes" will feature a guest appearance by “Scrubs” alum Zach Braff, who will join former “Scrubs”…
"Helen Gurley Brown, who as the author of ‘Sex and the Single Girl’ shocked early-1960s America with the news that unmarried women not only had sex but also thoroughly enjoyed it — and who as the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine…
An apparent domestic battery incident over the weekend is having repercussions both in television and in the world of pro sports. The incident involving Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Johnson — formerly known as Chad Ochocinco — has led VH1…
Al Freeman Jr., a pioneering actor and director whose career included winning a Daytime Emmy along with a number of other honors, has died, Playbill reports. He was 78 and died Aug. 9, 2012. Freeman was known for his work in…
U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, fresh off becoming the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time with 22 medals — including 18 gold — will try to stay out of the water when he takes on a new sport: golf. Businessweek…
NBC continues to get attention for its Olympics coverage — and not all of the attention is good. The Los Angeles Times reports that the network had another embarrassing moment during Sunday’s high-profile gold medal men’s basketball game, apparently misidentifying…
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the moderators of the upcoming debates for president and vice president of the United States. The moderators of each of the three presidential debates will be, respectively, PBS’s Jim Lehrer for debate No. 1, CNN’s…
Sunday’s final night of NBC’s Olympics coverage from London was way up from Beijing four years ago, according to Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the network’s telecast of the closing ceremony scored a 9.1 average rating in the key 18-49…
Google has purchased one of the best-known brands in the world of travel. The "guidebook content and digital properties" produced by Frommer’s have been bought by the tech company, USA Today reports. Says the article, "Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Google has…