Tyler Perry heads a very special list, one that includes nine other A-list celebrities. Perry tops this year’s list of the highest paid ten men in the entertainment business, as compiled by Forbes magazine. As Forbes says in its introduction…
Bill Lawrence, who co-created "Spin City" and the current ABC sitcom "Cougar Town"–and who created solo the long-running "Scrubs"–has sold his second pilot within three weeks, according to our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Writes Andreeva, "I hear Fox has…
Live blogging from Saturday’s taping of “The Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen” was former TVWeek writer James Hibberd, writing for Entertainment Weekly. Hibberd compiled some of the event’s highlights, including a list of the meanest jokes and who said…
NBC has announced the name of its upcoming prime-time newsmagazine, to be headlined by Brian Williams, the Sun Sentinel reports. In something of an echo of Tina Fey’s sitcom "30 Rock," the new show will be called "Rock Center With…
ABC has announced plans for another big newsmaker interview, continuing what has been a winning streak for the network. “ABC World News” anchor Diane Sawyer will interview Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, along with her husband, Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly, during…
An erroneous Twitter message Friday reporting that Apple’s Steve Jobs had died, put out on the account for the Web show “What’s Trending,” convinced CBS to end its affiliation with the show, PCMag.com reports. The message said simply: "Reports say…
Another network is ready to have a go at the classic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast," which has already been a live-action cult favorite on CBS, Deadline.com reports. ABC has a version of “Beauty and the Beast” in development, the story reports. Like…
One of Hollywood’s most popular television and film stars died Saturday, Sept. 10, just one day after his 88th birthday, reports the Los Angeles Times. Cliff Robertson died of natural causes at Stony Brook University Medical Center on New York’s…
An actor who is 12 years younger than Chevy Chase has been cast as his dad on NBC’s "Community," reports TVLine.com. The actor is Larry Cedar, who played Leon on HBO’s "Deadwood.” He will portray Cornelius, the father of Chase’s…
Fast-paced animated programs such as "SpongeBob SquarePants" may be harming children’s brains, reports Bloomberg, citing a study published in the journal Pediatrics. Four-year-old kids who tuned in to nine minutes of "SpongeBob," which airs on Viacom’s Nickelodeon network, performed only…