Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has reportedly been cast on a TV sitcom, according to People.com. The role is a recurring part on Tyler Perry’s "For Better or Worse." Details about the role weren’t available, the story says. The…
Tribune pulled television stations in 19 markets off the air over the weekend, including WPIX-TV in New York and WGN-TV in Chicago, reports Bloomberg. The blackout comes as a contract between Tribune and DirecTV expired and after two months of…
"There were three winning tickets sold for Friday’s record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot — believed to be the world’s largest such prize," according to a story by CBS News and the Associated Press. The story adds, "Mega Millions spokesperson…
"News commentator Keith Olbermann is out at Current TV, just nine months after launching his weeknight show, ‘Countdown,’ " reports USA Today. Olbermann’s show has been replaced with ‘Viewpoint With Eliot Spitzer,’ featuring the former New York governor and former…
Two longtime MTV favorites are being brought back by the cable channel for new seasons, Deadline.com reports. MTV is giving renewals to "The Challenge" and "The Real World." This will be the 27th season for "The Real World" and the…
The vintage game show format “Hollywood Squares” is returning to TV as “Hip Hop Squares” with a lineup that includes well-known hip hop personalities, MTV announced. The show will air on MTV2, where it’s set to premiere May 22. MTV…
The Emmy-winning star of an iconic sitcom revealed a health crisis that was kept quiet when it happened several years ago. Candice Bergen revealed that in 2006 she suffered a minor stroke, reports New York Magazine. Bergen starred on the…
A comedy special that was originally presented only online will make its way to cable television. FX announced that it will televise Louis C.K.’s "Live at the Beacon Theater," the New York Observer reports. FX also televises Louis C.K.’s sitcom,…
A witness to the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida, interviewed Thursday night by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, described seeing “scuffling” and hearing a “painful” scream, Mediaite reports. The anonymous witness also said it appeared that George Zimmerman, the accused shooter, was…
Lines were forming across the country as the record Mega Millions jackpot grew ever larger today, with the AP reporting early this afternoon that it had grown to $640 million. We reported two days ago that the lottery jackpot was…