Actor Patrick Dempsey, best known as McDreamy on ABC’s "Grey’s Anatomy," was in the right place at the right time to be a real-life hero at the site of a car crash near his Malibu home last week, reports People…
To give fans more access to her backstage during her upcoming concert tour, "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez will relaunch her website — JenniferLopez.com — today, reports People magazine. Lopez’s site will have added interactive features, including a new online…
The Empire State Building just lost its standing as New York City’s tallest building — being surpassed by a skyscraper that’s under construction, CBS News reports. The new titleholder is One World Trade Center, being built on the site of…
The creator of CBS’s situation comedy "Murphy Brown," Diane English, is in talks with CBS and Warner Bros. to resurrect the title character in a series of political-commentary specials, reports TV Guide. Candice Bergen, who is currently on Broadway in…
NBC has pulled a series off its prime-time schedule, TVLine.com reports. The series, which has aired just four episodes, is the midseason comedy “Best Friends Forever.” Series star and executive producer Lennon Parham wrote on Twitter on Friday, "BFF Fans:…
One of the members of the predominant family in reality television has had enough and is pulling the plug on her reality show, TMZ.com reports. Khloe Kardashian and her husband, Lamar Odom, are ending their E! show "Khloe & Lamar,"…
NBC has tweaked the schedules for a couple of its season finales, moving the finale of a low-rated series out of the May sweeps period and moving another season finale into sweeps, TVLine.com reports. The freshman series “Awake,” which has…
Hulu, which has allowed viewers to watch shows for free online, is moving to an authentication model that will require viewers to prove they have a cable or satellite TV subscription, reports our good friend, former Ad Age reporter Claire Atkinson, in the…
Executives at one cable news channel are concerned over a ratings plunge for two of the network’s marquee shows, reports the New York Daily News, citing slumping ratings for CNBC shows hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Andrew Ross Sorkin. According…
The technology industry is hard at work devising apps for television, which could transform the television business while replacing the clunky cable interface with apps that will work on the TV screen, reports The New York Times. Apps for some…