Television News

  • FILE - In this June 11, 2009 file photo, singer Rihanna watches the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
    ABC to air Rihanna interviews on assault AP - Mon Nov 2, 4:02 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - The first interview with Rihanna (ree-AH'-nah) about Chris Brown's assault on her is airing this week on ABC.

  • American Idol host Ryan Seacrest listens during Comcast CEO Brian Robert's keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
    Accused Seacrest stalker ordered to stay away Reuters - Tue Nov 3, 4:53 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles man arrested with a knife at the workplace of "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest pleaded not guilty to a stalking charge on Tuesday, and was ordered to stay away from Seacrest.

  • Fans wait outside the Ed Sullivan Theater for tickets to watch the Late Show with David Letterman in New York January 2, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
    Scandal does not hurt David Letterman's ratings Reuters - Mon Nov 2, 1:59 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Several weeks after David Letterman was shaken by a sex-and-extortion scandal, CBS' "Late Show With David Letterman" has shown little sign of weakening audience support.

  • FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2009 file photo, Jay Leno speaks during the panel for 'The Jay Leno Show' at the NBC Universal Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
    Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked AP - Mon Nov 2, 1:16 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather stayed put at "The Tonight Show" — and if NBC offered him that job again, he'd take it.

  • In this publicity image released by HBO, a scene is shown from the documentary film, 'By the People: The Election of Barack Obama,' premiering Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 on HBO. (AP Photo/HBO)
    HBO filmmakers get inside Obama campaign AP - Mon Nov 2, 1:04 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Pivotal presidential campaigns are frequently defined in retrospect by documentaries.

  • The cast of the new series "Glee" discuss the show at the Fox Summer Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California August 6, 2009. Left to right (front row) are Jane Lynch, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith; (back row) Jayma Mays, Jessalyn Gilsig and Jenna Ushkowitz. REUTERS/Fred Prouser
    "Glee" cast to get Hollywood diversity award Reuters - Sat Oct 31, 5:50 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The cast of the quirky Fox TV show "Glee" will be presented with a Hollywood diversity award in November for their portrayal of a group of teen oddballs with a passion for song and dance.

  • Bad-guy president returning to Fox's "24" Reuters - Mon Nov 2, 2:02 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - One of "24's" favorite villains, former President Charles Logan, is coming back.

  • FILE - In this June 23, 2006 file photo, actor Gregory Itzin speaks at a program called '24' and America's Image in Fighting Terrorism: Fact, Fiction or Does it Matter?, sponsored by the Heritage Foundation, in Washington. Itzin plays President Charles Logan on the TV series '24'. Fox announced Monday Nov. 2, 2009 that actor Gregory Itzin will reprise his role as the disgraced Nixonian leader next year on the eighth season of the TV action drama. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
    Gregory Itzin to return for another round on '24' AP - Mon Nov 2, 11:00 AM ET

    NEW YORK - You haven't heard the last of former President Charles Logan on "24."

  • Rena Sofer cast in "NCIS" Reuters - Mon Nov 2, 3:15 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rena Sofer has joined CBS' "NCIS" in a potentially recurring role as a no-nonsense attorney with mysterious motives.

  • New film to sponsor Fox's 'Family Guy' special AP - Sun Nov 1, 10:26 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Fox network says an upcoming movie has stepped in for Microsoft to sponsor next Sunday's "Family Guy" special.

  • TNT picks up NBC's axed police drama 'Southland' AP - Mon Nov 2, 10:08 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama "Southland" and will bring it back in the new year.

  • Mastrantonio the new top cop on "Criminal Intent" Reuters - Mon Nov 2, 2:01 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio has joined USA Network's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," completing the casting transformation on the police drama for its upcoming ninth season.

  • Aliens target Earth again in "V" revival Reuters - Sun Nov 1, 9:06 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After about 25 years, those sneaky, lizard-like aliens are back. Once again, they want to take over Earth and, maybe, destroy or consume the populace. But so what? In exchange for their malevolence, they promise to provide a world of fast-paced, eye-catching action and provocative drama.

  • TV networks hold their own in new season Reuters - Fri Oct 30, 8:54 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Five weeks into the new 2009-10 television season, three of the four major U.S. networks are seeing surprisingly bigger audiences than last year and fewer embarrassing flops.

  • FILE - In this Thursday, August 6, 2009 picture, television personality Nicole Richie poses at the launch of her maternity clothing line hosted in Beverly Hills, Calif. Reality TV star Nicole Richie was hurt Monday in a traffic accident in Beverly Hills. . (AP Photo/Mark Davis, file)
    Nicole Richie gets protection from paparazzi AP - Sat Oct 31, 12:26 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Nicole Richie and her children are getting some court-ordered space from a pair of celebrity photographers.

  • Nick Swardson gets Comedy Central series Reuters - Fri Oct 30, 1:17 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Comedy Central regular Nick Swardson, who played Terry Bernadino on "Reno 911!," has received his own sketch comedy series.

  • Disney Channel reels in animated "Fish" Reuters - Fri Oct 30, 1:05 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney Channel has green-lighted "Fish Hooks," its first animated series in three years.

  • Actor Peter Graves gets Walk of Fame star in LA AP - Fri Oct 30, 4:21 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Peter Graves, known for his roles in the 1980 film spoof "Airplane!" and the TV series "Mission: Impossible," has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

  • Discovery Channel commissions "Airplane Repo" Reuters - Fri Oct 30, 1:04 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Discovery Channel is stocking up on more rough-and-tumble reality, picking up a series about airplane repo men and renewing its adventure-documentary series "Swords" for a second season.

  • In this Oct. 22, 2009 photo released by The Rachael Ray Show, host Rachael Ray, dressed as Dorothy, left, talks with Rosie O'Donnell, dressed as Glinda the good witch, both from 'The Wizard of Oz,' during the production of 'The Rachael Ray Show' in New York. The show is scheduled to air on Friday, Oct. 30. (AP Photo/The Rachael Ray Show, David M. Russell)
    Daytime TV shows celebrate Halloween a day early AP - Fri Oct 30, 2:24 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Halloween hit the daytime talk shows a day early as TV personalities dressed up in costume Friday.

  • George Lopez to host TV talk show Reuters - Thu Oct 29, 12:31 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Lopez is about to enter a world in turmoil by competing for American TV viewers against the likes of Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O'Brien with his own nightly talk show.

  • File - In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, actress Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband actor Matthew Broderick arrive for the 81st Academy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
    1 man dropped from Parker-Broderick surrogate case AP - Fri Oct 30, 1:31 PM ET

    ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - A prosecutor has dropped a case connected to two Ohio police chiefs who were accused of snooping on the woman who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

  • Violence against women, female teens, surges on TV Reuters - Wed Oct 28, 6:27 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Incidents of violence against women on mainstream U.S. television has increased by 120 percent in the past five years, with the depiction of teen girls as victims rising by some 400 percent, the Parents Television Council said in a report on Wednesday.

  • 'Big Brother 9' winner held on federal drug charge AP - Fri Oct 30, 1:02 PM ET

    BOSTON - The winner of the CBS reality TV show "Big Brother 9" has been ordered held without bail on a federal drug charge.

  • NBC opts for more "Chuck," no more "Trauma" Reuters - Thu Oct 29, 12:28 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC has good news for one Monday series and bad news for another.

  • In this Oct. 5, 20909 photo shows Actor Dennis Hopper attending the 2009 National Arts Awards presented by Americans for the Arts at Cipriani's 42nd Street in New York. Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment. Manager Sam Maydew said, the 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a 'special program' at the University of Southern California. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
    Manager: Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer AP - Fri Oct 30, 10:36 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment, his manager says.

  • Lisa Niemi, wife of the late Patrick Swayze, speaks at the Women's Conference 2009 in Long Beach, California October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
    Cancer "didn't beat" Patrick Swayze, wife Lisa says Reuters - Wed Oct 28, 4:03 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze's widow, Lisa Niemi, said that even though her husband's battle with cancer lasted nearly two years, that did not prepare her for his death in September.

  • Celebrity chef Rachael Ray appears at P.S. 89 to promote healthy food choices among students in New York, on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
    Rachael Ray offers dinner to jobless Ohioans AP - Fri Oct 30, 7:43 AM ET

    WILMINGTON, Ohio - Rachael Ray plans to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to an Ohio community slammed by job losses.

  • New York Yankees players (L- R) Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter celebrate after the Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels to win the Major League Baseball ALCS playoff series and advance to the World Series in New York, October 25, 2009. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine
    World Series should draw audience for Fox Reuters - Tue Oct 27, 2:55 PM ET

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - With the storied New York Yankees facing off against the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies, Fox Sports has a potentially compelling matchup in baseball's World Series that should drive strong TV ratings.

  • Workers raise a pink ribbon in honor of breast cancer awareness on the front of the White House in Washington, October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS HEALTH SOCIETY)
    DC station airs demo of bare breast self-exams AP - Fri Oct 30, 7:37 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - The ABC affiliate here is airing a two-part series that takes a close — and unobscured — look at breast self-exams. The series is airing during the fall "sweeps" period critical for a TV station's ad revenue, prompting concern by a parental watchdog group. But WJLA insists it's not just a naked attempt to boost the ratings.

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