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GLAAD To Honor Wanda Sykes With Kolzak Award

Wanda Sykes, co-star of the CBS sitcom "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and the star of the Fox Saturday late night show "The Wanda Sykes Show," has been chosen by GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Discrimination) to receive…

‘Octomom’ to Make Guest Appearance on ‘The View’

Nadya Suleman, the Octomom, is set to appear on ABC’s daily roundtable discussion show, "The View," Wednesday, Feb. 24, the Associated Press reports.  A frequent topic during the show’s Hot Topics segment, Suleman’s octuple birth grabbed international headlines last year,…

‘Better Off Ted’ Shuffles Closer to Punching Out for Good

The likelihood of ABC picking up the irreverent single-camera office comedy "Better Off Ted" for another season lessened after a casting announcement at NBC today. The sitcom’s star, Jay Harrington, has been cast in the NBC pilot "Nathan Vs. Nurture,"…

The Promo For Leno’s Return to ‘The Tonight Show’ That You Won’t See (and the One You Will See)

NBC on Wednesday ran its first spot promoting Jay Leno’s return to latenight on March 1 and it is essentially a reworking of the campaign that launched his ill-fated move to 10 p.m., USA Today reports. What might be even…

What Will Tiger Say on Friday? Here’s Our Guess

This week’s $64,000 question: What will Tiger Woods say to the media on Friday? TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross has an idea. Click here to read it. –Tom Gilbert

TV Pitchman Gets 30 Days in Jail

TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau got a scolding from a judge and 30 days in jail, after he successfully rallied his fans to overwhelm the judge’s email inbox with testimonials of support, Reuters reports. The judge feared a safety threat and…

Top Murdoch Adviser Joining Rival Time Warner; Report Says It’s the Beginning of a Shakeup of Senior TW Management

A former top adviser to Rupert Murdoch at News Corp. is joining Time Warner, the New York Post reports. Gary Ginsberg spent 11 years advising Murdoch on communications before leaving the company last November. According to the Post story, "Ginsberg, 47, will…

Tiger Woods to Address the Media on Friday

Tiger Woods will issue a statement to the media this Friday, Feb. 19th at 11 a.m. in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Bloomberg reports. Woods intends to "apologize for his behavior, and discuss his past and plans for the future," the report…

Time to ‘Scrub’ Up for the End of a Fun TV Series

ABC will air two episodes of "Scrubs’ in March–on March 10 and March 17, both at 8 p.m., and many expect it will likely be the end of the unconventional medical comedy.  "Scrubs" has been rumored for cancellation since ending its…

NBCU Pushing Value of its Olympics Ads

Just four days into the Olympics, NBC Universal is touting data that show viewers are responding well to ads running in the games coverage, perhaps in a bid to sell out any remaining commercial time, The New York Times reports….