Television News

  • Kyra Sedgwick poses at the Turner Broadcasting?s TCA (Television Critics Association) party in Beverly Hills, California July 11, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    "Closer" spinoff in the works at TNT Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 1:39 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hit cable drama "The Closer" is eyeing a spinoff.

  • Oprah Winfrey in Final Talks to Guest on 30 Rock!(E! Online)
    Oprah Winfrey in Final Talks to Guest on 30 Rock! E! Online - Wed Sep 3, 11:22 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Dreams really do come true!

  • Actress Sally Field speaks during a celebration of AARP's 50th Anniversary held in Washington on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    AARP celebrates 50th with star-studded event AP - Fri Sep 5, 7:20 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Actress Sally Field had some advice for the mature crowd celebrating AARP's 50th anniversary on a sunny day at the Lincoln Memorial: Don't get burned.

  • Cast members Aaron Eckhart (R), Summer Bishil and writer and director Alan Ball (L) attend the after-party for the movie premiere of 'Towelhead' in Los Angeles September 3, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on September 26. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    Just a Minute With: Alan Ball of "Towelhead" Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 1:32 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alan Ball may not be a household name, but his TV shows and films have made him an A-lister in Hollywood.

  • Big Homecoming for 90210(E! Online)
    Big Homecoming for 90210 E! Online - Wed Sep 3, 8:46 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Sometimes a change in ZIP code can work wonders.

  • Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, waves during her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
    Cindy McCain sets tone for GOP fashion AP - Fri Sep 5, 5:57 AM ET

    Not since Jacqueline Kennedy first donned her signature pillbox hats have fashionistas paid such close attention to what the women of politics are wearing.

  • J.J. Abrams, executive producer of the new drama series 'fringe' takes part in a panel discussion at the Fox TV network summer press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 14, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
    JJ Abrams offers terrifying sci-fi on TV's "Fringe" Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 5:28 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sci-fi fans be afraid. Be very afraid. The creator of hit TV shows "Lost" and "Alias" has a new project hitting airwaves next week that promises to sweep away old-fashioned notions of the genre and replace them with the most out there concepts of what the future holds.

  • Kevin Connolly Humbled by the Michael Phelps Phenomenon(E! Online)
    Kevin Connolly Humbled by the Michael Phelps Phenomenon E! Online - Tue Sep 2, 12:21 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Phelpsian frenzy shows no sign of slowing down.

  • In this Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, David Spade arrives at the premiere of 'The House Bunny' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)
    David Spade is the father of Playboy pinup's baby AP - Fri Sep 5, 3:46 AM ET

    NEW YORK (AP) — David Spade is the father of Playboy playmate Jillian Grace's newborn daughter, Spade's representative said Thursday. The baby girl was born Aug. 26 in Missouri, and Spade plans to visit her on his first break from filming the CBS sitcom "Rules of Engagement," publicist Meredith O'Sullivan said.

  • Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) acknowledges the audience after accepting the nomination during the fourth and final day of the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 4, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
    Palin draws 37 million viewers, just shy of Obama Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 7:39 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, unknown to most Americans a week ago, nearly matched Barack Obama's record TV audience with her feisty speech on Wednesday accepting the Republican nomination for vice president, topping 37 million U.S. viewers.

  • Gossip Girl Hits Its Target(E! Online)
    Gossip Girl Hits Its Target E! Online - Tue Sep 2, 8:56 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Nonstop chatter does a Gossip Girl good.

  • Judy Garland's Arabian ruby slippers, one of five pairs designed by Adrian Greenberg of MGM studios and worn by Garland for test and wardrobe shots in the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz, ' are displayed at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, part of an exhibit of ruby shoes created along the gemmed red slippers theme by well-known designers. Considered the most rare of all the ruby slippers used while making the film, the pair shown are owned by actress Debbie Reynolds. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    Stars wish they were in Dorothy's shoes AP - Fri Sep 5, 12:41 AM ET

    NEW YORK - It's been 70 years since Judy Garland first clicked her ruby slippers in "The Wizard of Oz," yet even the well-heeled celebrities who inhabit the wonderful land of Hollywood still find the shoes a thing of beauty.

  • Prime time goes virtual Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 1:49 PM ET

    RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Why watch TV when you can be the star?

  • Casting Couch: Quentin Finds Fraulein; Pen??lope and Pedro Together Again(E! Online)
    Casting Couch: Quentin Finds Fraulein; Pen??lope and Pedro Together Again E! Online - Tue Sep 2, 8:35 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - • Quentin Tarantino is swapping muses. Uma Thurman is out and Diane Kruger (Troy) is in as the femme fatale in the Pulpmeister's highly anticipated World War II drama, Inglorious Bastards.

  • Singer and rapper Kid Rock performs during a rehearsal at the MTV Video Music Awards sneak preview press conference at Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
    VMAs offer glimpse of music and mayhem AP - Thu Sep 4, 8:49 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.

  • A screenshot of LinkedIn.com, taken on September 4, 2008. REUTERS/www.linkedin.com
    LinkedIn lands CNBC deal Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 10:59 AM ET

    (Reuters) - CNBC has entered into an alliance with LinkedIn under which the financial news channel will air content generated by the professional networking site's 27 million members.

  • Confirmed: Jennifer Aniston to Guest on 30 Rock!(E! Online)
    Confirmed: Jennifer Aniston to Guest on 30 Rock! E! Online - Sat Aug 30, 1:32 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Wow. Holy TV goodness!

  • Republican vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, speaks during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    More than 40 million people see Palin speech AP - Thu Sep 4, 7:48 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Barack Obama apparently isn't the only "rock star" in presidential politics this year.

  • Britney Spears performs at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas September 9, 2007. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)
    Britney Spears to raise curtain on MTV awards Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 1:30 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears is to star at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, a year after a calamitous comeback performance at the same award ceremony. But this time the pop singer won't be performing.

  • Obama's Ratings Touchdown(E! Online)
    Obama's Ratings Touchdown E! Online - Fri Aug 29, 10:25 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Even a football stadium couldn't hold Barack Obama's audience.

  • Democratic Convention was No. 1 on cable last week AP - Thu Sep 4, 5:00 PM ET

    Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug 25-31. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

  • "Swingtown" creator goes "BiCoastal" in new drama Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 1:40 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Mike Kelley, creator of "Swingtown," a drama series about partner-swapping couples in 1970s suburbia, is developing "BiCoastal," another hourlong show exploring relationships, marriage and sexuality.

  • Ex-Top Chef Bad Boy Dinged With DUI(E! Online)
    Ex-Top Chef Bad Boy Dinged With DUI E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 10:00 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Let the haters give a toast: One of the biggest Top Chef villains' goose is cooked.

  • Host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, actor Russell Brand, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
    Russell Brand brings a British twist to MTV awards AP - Thu Sep 4, 3:26 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - America, meet Russell Brand.

  • ABC swimming with Burnett's "Shark" Reuters - Thu Sep 4, 1:32 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC is taking a dive into Mark Burnett's "The Shark Tank."

  • NBC Ups Chuck, ABC Enlists de Rossi, Tamblyn, Milano(E! Online)
    NBC Ups Chuck, ABC Enlists de Rossi, Tamblyn, Milano E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 8:37 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Here's one piece of inside information Chuck doesn't need to keep secret: NBC has picked up an additional nine episodes of the computer-geek spy show, guaranteeing a full second season before the new run even kicks off.

  • In this image released by Fox Broadcasting Co., castmembers, from left, John Noble, Anna Torv, foreground, Jasika Nicole and Joshua Jackson are shown in a scene from, 'Fringe,' premiering Sept. 9, at 8:00 p.m. on FOX. (AP Photo/ Fox Broadcasting Co., Ben Mark Holzberg)
    'Fringe,' 'Privileged' and 'Do Not Disturb' on tap AP - Thu Sep 4, 2:32 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The new TV season's official start date (Sept. 21) is weeks away, but one of the most anticipated shows, "90210," has already arrived.

  • The cast of '90210' in an undated promotional image courtesy of the CW network. (Handout/Reuters)
    School's back in session with glossy "90210" Reuters - Wed Sep 3, 2:17 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The world's most famous ZIP code returned to primetime Tuesday, albeit at a different network than during its first 10-season run; the CW network rather than Fox.

  • Numb3rs Star Farr Adds Twins(E! Online)
    Numb3rs Star Farr Adds Twins E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 7:37 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Leave it to a Numb3rs star to go forth and multiply.

  • Kathy Griffin is seen on stage at the TV Land Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
    Dynamic duo Griffin, Rickles paired for Emmy show AP - Thu Sep 4, 2:11 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Kathy Griffin, who shook up an Emmy ceremony last year with her rowdy acceptance speech, is bringing her act to this year's prime-time awards show.

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