Television
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Wheaton grandparents to appear on 'Biggest Loser'Jan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Two grandparents from Wheaton battled on national TV to lose weight against other contestants on the season premiere of "The Biggest Loser." Estella and Gerald "Jerry" ...
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CNN correspondent Gupta approached about surgeon general post
Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to be the country's next surgeon general, the cable news netwo...
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Obama inauguration garnering coverage from ... QVC?
Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month -- and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and e...
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'Damages' again gets tangled by starting at the endJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - "Damages" ought to be able to sustain itself just on Glenn Close's Faustian battle between good and evil as high-profile attorney Patty Hewes. Yet it can't resist needle...
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For one night, it's 'Colbert & Colmes'
Jan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Divorced from his longtime co-host Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes was adopted by Stephen Colbert -- for a day, at least. On Monday's "The Colbert Report," Colbert...
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Who is 'Dr. Who'? Unknown taking over BBC's iconic role
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- The BBC says little-known actor Matt Smith will take over the title role in the long-running sci-fi series "Doctor Who." The 26-year-old is the 11th actor to s...
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Got 3D glasses? You'll need 'em for one Super Bowl ad
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Talk about a monster of a promotion. Some 150 million 3D glasses will be given away for Super Bowl viewers to watch a 90-second 3D sneak preview of the bi...
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ABC's hidden cameras back for another season
Jan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- You're standing in line at a deli behind two day laborers fumbling with cash and struggling with English, when the clerk begins spewing hatred. Go back to yo...
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Charlie Rose mistakenly declares friend dead
Jan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Filmmaker George Butler, whose 1977 film "Pumping Iron" featured a then-unknown bodybuilder named Arnold Schwarzenegger, wants his friends to know he's very...
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Politicians much more comfortable on late-night TV
Jan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- It proved to be more than a joke when talk show host David Letterman said in late September that "the road to the White House runs through me." Presidential...