A former sportscaster pleaded guilty in a child prostitution case and will serve 20 days of community service, reports the New York Post. Marvell Scott, 36, who was a sportscaster with WABC-TV in New York, left television last year to…
"Anderson Cooper 360" moved to its new 8 p.m. timeslot in CNN’s reconfigured prime-time lineup last week, taking over the spot previously filled by the canceled "In the Arena" show hosted by Eliot Spitzer. It was a rough start for…
While some retailers would jump at the chance to get their products featured on MTV’s hit "Jersey Shore," youth-focused clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch wants none of it — and is even offering to pay Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino to…
Friends of Russell Armstrong, who was found dead Monday night in an apparent suicide, are pointing to the stresses of Bravo reality show "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" as possibly contributing to his death, reports the Los Angeles Times….
Cartoons that are aimed at 12-year-olds include jokes about pedophilia, rape and prostitution, use profanity and portray drug abuse as funny, the watchdog group the Parents Television Council charges, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The PTC report condemned the Disney…
TV addicts are shortening their lifespans by watching too much TV, according to researchers in Australia, reports HealthDay. People who averaged six hours a day of TV viewing lived nearly five years less, on average, than people who watched no…
The next front in the widening News Corp. scandal may involve the “graduation” of journalists from hacking mobile phones to computer hacking and other forms of spying, according to a British lawmaker, reports Bloomberg. “My own concerns are that this…
The parents of Casey Anthony, who was recently acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter, have given their first television interview to daytime TV host Dr. Phil McGraw, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. "Dr. Phil" is making a…
An 11-minute comedy that airs at midnight has been renewed for a fourth season, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. Adult Swim has ordered 14 episodes of the Rob Corddry show "Childrens Hospital," with the fourth-season debut slated for 2012. In a…