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CBS and NBC Tussle Over Rights to Game Featuring Hot NFL Player … So, Who Won?

The biggest story in the NFL this season has focused on a second-year player who continues to find ways to win despite possessing a skill set that many football purists say is woefully lacking. The player is the Denver Broncos’…

Cast of ‘Community’ Creates Mock PSA Designed to Save Show

The cast of "Community" has created a mock public-service announcement geared to generating fan support for the NBC comedy, reports TV.com. The video, posted on CollegeHumor.com, features the actors playing the characters in an ad to "save" Greendale Community College….

ABC Offers Two Freshman Shows Online

ABC is offering viewers and potential viewers the chance to watch the entire seasons to date of two new dramas online, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The shows are "Revenge" and "Once Upon a Time." For a limited time period,…

Cable Net Buys Show With Roots in ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’

A pilot for a drama with its origins in the critically acclaimed 1990s NBC cop show “Homicide: Life on the Street” has been bought by A&E, Deadline.com reports. “Homicide’s” Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson are behind the half-hour series, an…

Report: NBC Talking With High-Profile TV Personality About Succeeding Matt Lauer

NBC has met with a well-known TV personality about succeeding "Today" anchor Matt Lauer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network talked about the job with "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest, the story reports. NBC executives including "Today" executive producer…

‘Mythbusters’ Stars Explain What Went Wrong in Cannonball Mishap, and What They Will Do About It

The stars of Discovery’s "Mythbusters" talked about what went wrong with an experiment involving a cannon, and said they plan to deliver an in-person apology to the families whose homes were damaged when a 30-pound cannonball went off course during…

Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Perry’s Debate Gaffes Make for Choice Comedy. However, What He’s Chosen to Say About Gays, Sadly, Only Points Out a Tragic Flaw in His Character

During the past week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president of the United States, has had a field day bashing gays. Please click here to read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross taking on Perry’s…

Comedian Whose Talk Show Was Canceled Working on Comedy for Fox

A comedian whose short-lived talk show was recently canceled has a new show in the works. In his first project since his late-night show was canceled by TBS, George Lopez is working on a comedy for Fox, reports TVGuide.com. Lopez…

‘Sopranos’ Actor Sentenced for Role in Mob Beating

An actor who played a mobster on HBO’s "The Sopranos" and in the feature film "GoodFellas" has been sentenced to six months of house arrest and two years’ probation by a Brooklyn federal judge, reports the New York Post. Tony…

Alec Baldwin Explains His Outburst on Airliner — and Continues His Verbal Assault on One Flight Attendant

"30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin issued an apology for his behavior on an American Airlines flight that got him booted from the plane, although part of his mea culpa included airing his grievance against a flight attendant, according to a…