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On a Warm Friday Night in Most of the Country, It’s a Good Time to Catch up With Four Noir Suspense Classics on TV

By Chuck Ross TCM has been showing a number of classic film noirs on Friday nights in June, ending tonight with four really terrific films that I recommend. The first starts very soon: at 6:30 p.m. PT and 9:30 p.m. ET….

‘Vampire Diaries’ Actress Indicted in Ricin Case

An actress who appeared in TV shows including "The Vampire Diaries," "The Walking Dead" and "All My Children" has been formally charged in a case involving sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Mark…

George Zimmer, the Ex-Chairman of Men’s Wearhouse and Its Public Face in Its Commercials Who Was Fired Recently, Fights Back in Open Letter to Men’s Wearhouse Employees

George Zimmer, the founder and former executive chairman of The Men’s Wearhouse — and the public face of the compiany in its commercials — who was fired by the company’s board recently, fought back this week with an open letter…

High-Profile ’24’ Alum Joins Fox Reboot

A high-profile member of the team behind Fox’s "24" has signed on with the network’s reboot, the event series "24: Live Another Day." Deadline.com reports that Evan Katz, a longtime writer on "24," is on board for the reboot. Katz…

Spanish-Language Univision Ties for No. 1 Among Broadcast Networks

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision climbed into a tie for the No. 1 spot in the broadcast ratings for Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that both Univision and Fox finished with 1.4 average ratings…

NBC News Hires Former N.Y. and L.A. Police Chief

NBC News has hired the former chief of the New York Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department, TVNewser reports. The news operation hired Bill Bratton as an analyst, the piece reports. Bratton will work for NBCUniversal’s networks and…

Alec Baldwin Runs Into Trouble on Twitter Again Over a Sensitive Subject

Alec Baldwin apparently has deleted his Twitter account — for a third time — after getting in trouble over a subject that has proved to be a sensitive one for him: his wife, Hilaria. Baldwin reportedly sent profanity-laced tweets to…

Canceled NBC Series Heads to Ovation

A canceled NBC series won’t disappear completely from the television landscape after all, with Ovation picking up rights to rebroadcasts of "Smash," the musical drama that was canceled by the network this season, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The arts network…

Embattled TV Chef Paula Deen Is Winning on at Least One Front

The ongoing controversy over Paula Deen’s use of the N-word has brought one negative headline after another for the TV chef during the past week, but the news hasn’t been all bad for Deen. Vanity Fair reports that her cookbooks…

Sharon Osbourne Shares Her Low Opinion of Kanye West

"The Talk" co-host Sharon Osbourne, who is married to rocker Ozzy Osbourne, shared an unfavorable view of rapper Kanye West on Thursday, calling him "an average-looking guy with an average talent," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Osbourne’s comment…