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NBC Coasts to Ratings Win With Football Broadcast

Another strong outing by NBC’s "Sunday Night Football," which featured NFC rivals the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys, made the network the big winner in the Sunday prime-time ratings, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC averaged a…

AMC Bringing Back Canceled Drama Series

Cable network AMC is resurrecting a canceled drama series, according to a report in Variety. AMC is bringing back “The Killing” after the show flirted with a move to Netflix. Showrunner Veena Sud and executive producers Dawn Prestwich and Nicole…

CBS Affiliate Slaps a Ban on Coverage of Lindsay Lohan

A CBS affiliate has banned coverage of Lindsay Lohan in the station’s news reports after the news director asked viewers whether they wanted a halt to stories about the troubled starlet, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Washington, D.C., station WUSA-TV’s…

‘GMA’ Angers Parents by Spilling Secret of Christmas Tradition While Kids Were Watching. One Pissed-Off Parent Asks Whether ‘GMA’ Will Say Next That There’s No Santa Claus

ABC’s “Good Morning America” is in hot water with some parents over a report about the children’s toy "The Elf on the Shelf," reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The elf doll is supposed to "travel" to the North…

Why a ‘Jersey Shore’ Star Wants to Sue MTV — and Why Gloria Allred Won’t Take the Case

A celebrity attorney who’s a familiar face in the media has turned down a request from former “Jersey Shore” star Angelina Pivarnick to pick up Pivarnick as a client for a potential lawsuit against MTV. TMZ.com reports that attorney Gloria…

Video: Bob Costas’ Remarks About Gun Control on NBC Spark Debate

Bob Costas sparked a debate Sunday night when he spoke in favor of gun control during halftime of the Cowboys-Eagles game, reports The New York Times. His comments came after Saturday’s murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs starting linebacker Jovan Belcher,…

Character Actor Known for Playing Heavies on TV — and for Role in Steve McQueen Movie ‘Bullitt’ — Dead at 83

A veteran character actor who appeared on dozens of TV shows including "Mannix" and "The New Phil Silvers Show" has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Pat Renella was 83. Renella, who built his reputation playing gangsters and hoods, portrayed…

Lindsay Lohan’s Bank Accounts Reportedly Seized by IRS

As if Lindsay Lohan didn’t already have enough problems, the IRS has reportedly seized all of her bank accounts in an effort to collect her unpaid federal taxes, reports TMZ.com. The government filed tax liens against Lohan for 2009 and…

The Daily, News Corp.’s Ambitious Plan to Create a Newspaper for the iPad and Other Mobile Devices, to Shut Down Dec. 15

"News Corp. [has] said that it is shutting down The Daily, its ambitious but expensive attempt to create an iPad newspaper, on Dec. 15," reports our friend Nat Ives at Advertising Age. The article continues, "Following layoffs of a third of its…

‘Evening Shade’ Writer Dead at 51

Don Rhymer, a writer behind the CBS comedy "Evening Shade" and the 20th Century Fox Animation hit "Rio," has died, reports Deadline.com. He was 51 and died of cancer on Wednesday. Rhymer wrote for both TV and feature films, with…