An actor who played one of the Sweathogs — the students in high school teacher Gabe Kotter’s class on “Welcome Back Kotter” — has died, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports. Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on the 1975-79 ABC…
NBC’s "Fear Factor" will air a challenge Monday that is so gag-inducing it caused network executives to debate whether they should pull it from the show, reports TMZ.com. The challenge asks contestants to swallow fresh glasses of donkey semen, the…
Pat Sajak apparently got more attention than he anticipated for his comments in a wild interview — which you can see by clicking here. Now the “Wheel of Fortune” host is busy doing damage control, saying he exaggerated claims about…
Twenty-six years after a high school student in a generation-defining 1980s movie became the idol of millions of teenagers by blowing off school, Ferris Bueller may be returning — but in a Super Bowl ad, reports E! Online.com. A 10-second…
One casualty of Demi Moore’s health crisis this week has been her role in “Lovelace,” an upcoming biopic on 1970s porn actress Linda Loveless, in which Moore was set to play Gloria Steinem, MTV reports. Moore had to drop out…
One week after CBS announced orders for two drama pilots, as reported last week, the network has picked up three more drama projects, TVLine.com reports. CBS ordered a pilot based on the "Mommy Track Mysteries" book series by Ayelet Waldman,…
A California temple is trying to get Mel Gibson to help it out with financial problems, sending a provocative letter to the actor that appears to try to shame him into making a large donation, TMZ.com reports. The website quotes…
NBC has hired a VP of talent development for its alternative department, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network tapped Chuck LaBella, a producer and veteran consultant for the network. LaBella has booked musical guests for Craig Kilborn’s late-night show…
The New England Patriots and the New York Giants aren’t strangers to the Super Bowl, which airs Feb. 5 on NBC, and neither are most of the companies buying up ad space in the broadcast, reports The New York Times….
An estimated $20 million windfall is on tap for Florida television stations as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attack each other ahead of the Jan. 31 Florida Republican primary, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The estimate comes from SNL Kagan,…