The woman who originated the successful advice column "Dear Abby" died Wednesday at 94, reports TMZ.com. According to her representative, Pauline Phillips had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Phillips’ daughter Jeanne said of her mother, "I have lost my mother,…
On the same day that Lance Armstrong’s eagerly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey is scheduled to air, the disgraced cyclist suffered another setback with the news that he is no longer an Olympic medalist. A spokesman for the International Olympic…
Fox’s “American Idol” premiered Wednesday night to viewer numbers that were well below last year’s premiere — 19% below in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights — despite the hotly anticipated clash of the divas between judges Mariah…
The most closely watched event of broadcast prime time Wednesday night was the season 12 premiere of “American Idol,” and the program delivered both good news and bad news for Fox. The good news: “Idol” was the top-rated show of…
In an appearance Wednesday on CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” Kim and Kourtney Kardashian fielded questions from Letterman on Kim’s brief marriage to and still-pending divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries. Here’s a video clip:
Chelsea Handler went too far for a laugh on her E! show, earning the wrath of her bosses at Comcast, the New York Post reports. Handler targeted the “Today” show’s Al Roker — whose bowel problems have been in the…
Syfy has canceled a drama series after failing to pump up viewership numbers for the show, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The network tried switching showrunners between seasons one and two of “Alphas,” but the moved failed to produce higher ratings….
Alec Baldwin tells Rolling Stone magazine that he considered leaving the NBC comedy series "30 Rock" after its fifth season because of weak writing. "Though even anemic ’30 Rock’ writing is still better than everybody else’s writing. I go, ‘I’m…
Fox News Channel has hired a nationally known liberal politician as a contributor. The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports that the cable channel has tapped former Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich, making him one of the highest-profile liberal voices on…
Steven Bochco, a pioneer of the crime drama genre who created "NYPD Blue" and "Hill Street Blues," has received an order from TNT for a drama pilot, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The project, "Murder in the First," is set in…