Television
-
'Jon & Kate Plus 8' minus 'Jon' minus '8' leaves ... 'Kate?'
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- TLC network has shut down filming of the children on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" after receiving a cease-and-desist order from their father, Jon Gosselin. In a state...
-
Comcast explores buying 20%-50% stake in NBC Universal
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast Corp. might spend billions for a stake in NBC Universal, a deal that would transform the nation's largest cable TV provider into one of the most ...
-
Your favorite characters, now hawking products in 'dramatized' ads
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- In television's latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact ...
-
50 years after it was submitted for our approval, 'Twilight Zone' relevant
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - "There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and ...
-
CBS wins the 1st week as long TV season begins
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CBS began the fall season with a bang, winning the first week overall, scoring the top-rated program and premiering the most-watched new show, according to N...
-
Elisabeth Hasselbeck back on 'The View' Oct. 19
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- ABC says Elisabeth Hasselbeck will be back on "The View" on Oct. 19. Hasselbeck has been off the daytime talk show since Aug. 7 -- two days before she gave b...
-
Matt LeBlanc returning to series TV on Showtime
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Showtime network says "Friends" alum Matt LeBlanc is returning to TV in a new comedy. LeBlanc will star in "Episodes," a single-camera series about a husband...
-
Susan Lucci going west with 'All My Children'
Sep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When ABC's "All My Children" makes its move from Manhattan to a new home in Los Angeles, Susan Lucci won't stay behind. The leading lady of this durable dayt...
-
Algonquin man survives 'Biggest Loser' againSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Tuesday's edition of "The Biggest Loser" was a night of backstabbing, lies and arbitrary decisions. But none of it involved our man Julio Gomez, 40, of Algonquin, and h...
-
No more 'Jon' in 'Kate Plus Eight'
Sep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will soon be simply "Kate Plus Eight." That's the word from the TLC network, who announced Tuesday that its hit reality show is adapting ...