Hot on the heels of its controversial unscripted show “Best Funeral Ever,” TLC is poised to once again venture into reality TV with “Plastic Wives,” TheWrap.com reports. The program, set up as a special that could become a backdoor pilot…
Jimmy Kimmel’s fast start Tuesday night in the 11:35 p.m. slot didn’t hold up on night two. Bill Carter reports in The New York Times that Kimmel’s ABC show slipped to third place in its head-to-head battle with NBC’s Jay…
A TV station operator with 13 full-power stations and seven low-power stations appears poised to be put up for sale. Reuters reports that Fisher Communications Inc. is exploring its strategic options — including a possible sale. The company is under…
In a crowded field of first-year syndicated talk shows, one of the stronger performers got good news today when Barry Wallach, president of NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution, and David Goldberg, chairman and CEO of Endemol North America, jointly announced that…
In what seems an unlikely connection between a celebrity and the family of a fallen paparazzo, actor Charlie Sheen has cut a check for $12,000 to help pay for the funeral of Chris Guerra, TMZ.com reports. Guerra, 29, died on…
"Celebrity Apprentice" host Donald Trump is demanding $5 million from comedian Bill Maher, holding Maher’s feet to the fire after a television appearance by Maher mocking Trump’s “birther” demands, Yahoo News reports. In an appearance Monday on the "Tonight Show…
Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” positioned itself at the head of the pack of nominees for the 85th Academy Awards, receiving 12 nominations today, including best picture, CNN reports. Spielberg earned a nomination for best director, while the film’s other key nods…
After rumors circulated that Britney Spears was poised to get the boot from “The X Factor,” as we reported last month, the singer has decided to get proactive and quit the show, TMZ.com reports. The website reports: “We have unimpeachable…
Katherine Webb, the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, told the "Today" show’s Matt Lauer that the apology from ESPN over comments made about her looks by commentator Brent Musburger wasn’t needed, reports the New York Post. Webb, the reigning…
The host of an MSNBC opinion show said Tuesday he wants to be appointed as the interim senator for Massachusetts, reports The Huffington Post. Lawrence O’Donnell, who hosts the nightly program “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” requested the appointment…