A fan favorite on the PBS hit "Downton Abbey" has yet to sign a contract to return for the show’s third season, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. The holdout is Dame Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham…
The decision to kill off the character played by Nicollette Sheridan in "Desperate Housewives" was made about four months before creator Marc Cherry got into a fight with the actress, according to testimony by a former ABC executive. A story…
In what will be her first regular television series role, Sigourney Weaver has signed on with the new drama "Political Animals" on USA Network, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Weaver, known for her roles in "Avatar" and the "Alien" movies,…
The latest front in the latest Rush Limbaugh controversy is a musical one, with at least two rock artists fired up over the conservative talk host’s use of their songs. One of those artists — the veteran rock band Rush…
Google will reportedly get rid of the television set-top business that’s part of Motorola Mobility, even before the company closes on the $12.5 billion purchase, reports the New York Post. Once the main vehicle for TV viewing, the set-top box…
Four-time National Football League MVP Peyton Manning will become a free agent as the Indianapolis Colts will release him, according to ESPN. Colts owner Jim Irsay decided to pass on the $28 million bonus owed to Manning and not pick…
CNN caught up with Sarah Palin in Alaska today, and CNN’s Wolf Blitzer wanted to know Palin’s thoughts about the Rush Limbaugh controversy, especially since Palin herself has been subjected to vile comments in the past. Limbaugh has been in…
Actor Kirk Cameron, best known from his years on the 1980s ABC sitcom “Growing Pains,” defended himself after setting off a firestorm with remarks on Piers Morgan’s CNN show that many of Cameron’s Hollywood colleagues found offensive, the L.A. Times…
The former star of a reality series was released from the hospital Monday following a weeklong stay, with media outlets reporting sometimes conflicting explanations including a brain aneurysm, a drug overdose and a suicide attempt. According to some accounts, Tila…
ABC made ratings history with its telecast Sunday of an NBA game, ESPN and ABC Sports reported. The game between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers was the networks’s most viewed non-Christmas Day regular-season NBA game in history….