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In an Uneasy Reunion, Ann Curry and Matt Lauer Meet During Live Olympics Broadcast

In a reunion that was "not entirely without tension," former "Today" co-host Ann Curry appeared with her ex-colleague Matt Lauer in a live NBC broadcast Thursday from the Olympics, the Los Angeles Times reports. Curry, who was pushed out from…

Popular 1990s Sitcom Is a Surprise Hit Among Detainees at Guantanamo Bay

The 168 captives in their second decade of U.S. detention in Guantanamo Bay have a new favorite entertainment: watching episodes of the 1990s Will Smith comedy series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," reports the Miami Herald. A librarian for the…

Emmy-Winning Director and Producer Dies — Credits Included the 1971 Feature ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’

The director of the 1971 Gene Wilder musical "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" has died, the New York Daily News reports. Mel Stuart was 83. According to Stuart’s daughter Madeline, her father died Thursday night in his Los Angeles…

Celebrity Couple’s Reunion Highlights ‘Mother of All Roasts’

Comedy Central is making no secret about the surprise twist in its latest roast — touting the appearance by the roastee’s estranged celebrity spouse in promos for the program. If you want the inside scoop ahead of Sunday’s telecast, click…

Joan Rivers Makes a Scene at Costco

In an incident that will likely be a scene in an upcoming episode of WE tv’s "Joan & Melissa," comedian Joan Rivers handcuffed herself to a shopping cart at a Los Angeles Costco to protest the superstore not having her…

Olympic Gold Medalist Signed for Reality Show

A U.S. athlete who won an Olympic gold medal Sunday has already signed to do a reality show, Deadline.com reports. Sanya Richards-Ross, who won the women’s 400-meter race, will star in a pilot for WE tv, the story reports. The…

Report: NBC Has Already Sold $200 Million in Ads for the 2014 Winter Olympics

NBCUniversal has already sold $200 million in advertising for its 2014 broadcast of the Winter Olympics, which will be held in the Russian city of Sochi, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. "The London Games created an enormous amount of…

Two New Fox Comedies to Get Advance Screenings in 10 Cities

Two new Fox comedies will get advance screenings in 10 cities on Aug. 26, followed by Q&A sessions in person and online with the shows’ stars, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The shows are "Ben and Kate" and "The Mindy Project."…

GSN Expands Its Horizons With Pickup of New Series

GSN is pushing into genres outside its stable of studio game shows, picking up a reality series called "Family Trade," about a Vermont-based car dealership that barters with customers, reports B&C. The show will focus on G Stone Motors, a…

CBS TV Studios Developing Private Eye Series

CBS Television Studios has bought the Michael Koryta private eye novel "A Welcome Grave" and will develop the story for a series to be produced by the Kennedy/Marshall Company, reports Deadline.com. The book is the third in the Lincoln Perry…