Television
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Today is 'Won't You Be My Neighbor' DayMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Today is the second annual "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Day, created a year ago by friends and colleagues of PBS kids' show host Fred Rogers to mark what would have been ...
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'Head Case' heads for laughs from psychotherapy
Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A therapist in practice on a comedy or drama can't always claim progress for the client being treated. Sure, Dr. Jennifer Melfi made some inroads with moody ...
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Another 'American Idol' contestant booted
Mar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" finalist Alexis Grace has fallen from grace. The show's four judges unanimously decided not to save the soulful 21-year-old single mother ...
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NBC chief decries attack on CNBC as 'unfair'Mar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal's chief executive officer, defended CNBC and called Jon Stewart's criticism of the business news channel "incredibly unfair." CNBC, a part of ...
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Go-Go's Carlisle is gone-gone from 'Dancing With the Stars'
Mar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The lead Go-Go is gone from "Dancing With the Stars." Belinda Carlisle was the first celebrity eliminated from the eighth season of the hit ABC show. The...
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'American Idol' launching trading card line
Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" fans will soon be able to trade Carrie Underwoods for Danny Gokeys. "Idol" production company FremantleMedia and trading card publisher Up...
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White House: Obama to appear on Leno's show
Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has landed a spot on Jay Leno's late-night talk show, a chance for the president to add a light touch to his effort to get the econo...
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'Sopranos' creator David Chase returning to HBO
Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- HBO says it's teaming up again with David Chase, mastermind of "The Sopranos," for a miniseries dramatizing Hollywood history. The miniseries, titled "A Ribb...
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Liberal media watchdog begins anti-CNBC drive
Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Some critics are seizing on comedian Jon Stewart's attacks of CNBC to launch an online petition drive urging the network to be tougher on Wall Street leaders...
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After Dora uproar, Nick and Mattel soothe moms
Mar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When toy maker Mattel, working with Nickelodeon, announced earlier this month that a "tween" version of Nick's beloved "Dora the Explorer" cartoon character ...