Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the 42nd annual CMA Awards. The duo also will join the list of performers for the CMA Awards, which will air live from Nashville Nov. 12 on ABC. Previously announced performers include Brooks…
Dating reality show “Momma’s Boys” will premiere Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 9 p.m. on NBC, taking the time slot of “America’s Got Talent.” The show, which comes from Ryan Seacrest Productions and Glassman Media, centers around three mothers who are…
James Earl Jones will receive the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. The award will be presented to Mr. Jones at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 25. The ceremony…
Fox Reality Channel is set to begin production on the second season if its late-night original series “Battle of the Bods.” The show takes five women who rank their own body parts. The idea is to have their own score…
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are scheduled to appear on Nickelodeon’s election mainstay, “Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Kids Pick the President.” The show, scheduled to air Oct. 12, will feature the candidates fielding questions from kids about…
The player: John Heard, post-production coordinator, “Survivor” The play: Heading into its 17th season on CBS, “Survivor’s” lush backdrops and stunning locales lend themselves to high definition. However, “Survivor” post-production coordinator John Heard said the jump to HD depended on…
HD programming picks for Oct.2-8: “The Ex List,” “The Ex” and “Next” “The Ex List” (CBS) Friday, Oct. 3, 9 p.m.: A woman, played by Elizabeth Reaser, is told that she has one year to find her true love or…
AT&T, DirecTV Partner, Leaving Dish Network Out in Cold After Jan. 31, AT&T will begin selling co-branded versions of DirecTV’s satellite television service, leaving former partner Dish Network without a major reselling partner, Multichannel News reported. AT&T will honor its…
Online DVD rental service Netflix and cable TV network Starz teamed up to allow digital streaming of the movie channel’s content, but none of it will be in high definition. That puts the partners solidly in the present majority, as…
Fox is feeling fine about “Fringe,” ordering a full season of the freshman series from creators J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The network has ordered nine additional episodes of the sci-fi thriller, for a total of 22. The…