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Miss Calif. pageant gives ad time to gay group

Published: 11/19/09

The Miss California USA pageant director who became embroiled in a war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean…

Final season of `Lost' to begin Feb. 2

Published: 11/19/09

ABC says the final season of "Lost" will begin in February with a night devoted to the drama.

'Jon & Kate Plus 8' to end its stormy run Monday

Published: 11/19/09

You might say our national nightmare is over. Or is it just a TV series?

Newseum puts Tim Russert's NBC office on display

Published: 11/19/09

Museum visitors in Washington will get the chance to step into "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert's old NBC office,…

Chaz Bono: Sex change is his 'best decision'

Published: 11/19/09

Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is "the best decision I've ever made."

`Simpsons' character contest winner is the Bomba

Published: 11/19/09

Ladies' man Ricardo Bomba is bringing his charms to "The Simpsons," and it's all the doing of a hospital operations man…

Feud not mentioned in Obama interview

Published: 11/18/09

Fox News Channel correspondent Major Garrett says he's a "conscientious objector" in his network's fight with the White…

Brian Williams lauds Cronkite in award acceptance

Published: 11/18/09

NBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable new…

Fugitive arrested in 3 Bay Area killings

Published: 11/18/09

Authorities have arrested a fugitive wanted in three San Francisco Bay area slayings after his case was featured on "Am…

2010 Primetime Emmy Awards set for August

Published: 11/18/09

NBC has scheduled next year's Emmy Awards for August, instead of September when they're usually aired.

Country music awards boost ABC in the ratings

Published: 11/18/09

Country music helped ABC to its best ratings week in more than a year.

List of top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsens

Published: 11/18/09

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Co. for Nov. 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewersh…

NBC anchor Williams gets ASU Cronkite School award

Published: 11/18/09

NBC newsman Brian Williams received the first Walter Cronkite Award for his work in journalism Wednesday since the vete…

Oscars choose MTV awards veteran to direct show

Published: 11/18/09

Academy Awards overseers have chosen an entertainment veteran to direct the next Oscar show.

'Fringe' star John Noble celebrates weird science

Published: 11/18/09

Dr. Walter Bishop follows in a long line of mad scientists. An unbalanced genius like Bishop going at it in his lab is …

Ian Somerhalder juggles 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Lost'

Published: 11/18/09

Ian Somerhalder is in two of TV's hottest show _ but can't say much about either.

3 celebs head to 'Dancing With the Stars' final

Published: 11/18/09

Model Joanna Krupa is leaving "Dancing With the Stars."

Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but door is open

Published: 11/17/09

Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on my radar," but wouldn't rule…

'Remote Control' gameshow host Ken Ober dies at 52

Published: 11/17/09

Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The Ne…

A growing TV cover-up: Obnoxious pop-up promos

Published: 11/17/09

Somewhere in the universe of TV viewers, there's got to be a person who actually likes those pop-up, on-screen promotions.

Viacom's cable networks win rights to Jackson film

Published: 11/17/09

Viacom Inc. says it has won exclusive rights in the U.S. to air "Michael Jackson's This Is It" on its MTV and BET cable…

Ryan Seacrest granted restraining order

Published: 11/17/09

A judge has granted a civil restraining order against a man accused of stalking Ryan Seacrest.

Mass. judge tosses lawsuit against Hasselbeck

Published: 11/16/09

A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit accusing television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck of plagia…

Heidi, Spencer Pratt shopping own reality TV show

Published: 11/16/09

Reality TV personalities Heidi and Spencer Pratt said Monday they want to branch out from MTV's "The Hills" and star in…

Palin, Winfrey talk about book and Levi Johnston

Published: 11/16/09

Sarah Palin said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that it's heartbreaking to see the road that Levi Johnston, the fat…

Univision to make shows available on YouTube

Published: 11/16/09

Univision, the biggest Hispanic broadcaster in the U.S., said Monday its shows will be coming to YouTube in the new year.

CBS launching turn-of-decade project

Published: 11/16/09

CBS News is planning an ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's position in the world that's also designed as an ope…

Dobbs says his departure from CNN was 'amicable'

Published: 11/16/09

Lou Dobbs says he doesn't feel like he was pushed out of CNN, the news organization where he worked for all but two yea…

'Equalizer' star Edward Woodward dies at 79

Published: 11/16/09

Edward Woodward, the star of films including "Breaker Morant" and "The Wicker Man," died Monday. He was 79.

British scientist says she penned call-girl blog

Published: 11/15/09

A British scientist says she is Belle de Jour, the anonymous blogger whose accounts of life as a call girl were turned …

Broadcast pioneer NBC prepares for cable takeover

Published: 11/15/09

Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates br…

Palin says she didn't know Bristol was having sex

Published: 11/14/09

Sarah Palin says she didn't know her daughter Bristol was sexually active before she learned the teenager was pregnant.

TV's Jon Gosselin sues TLC citing child labor laws

Published: 11/13/09

Jon Gosselin has filed a counter lawsuit against the TLC network, claiming television producers violated Pennsylvania's…

TV's Jon Gosselin sues TLC, cites child labor laws

Published: 11/13/09

Jon Gosselin has filed a counter lawsuit against the TLC network, claiming television producers violated Pennsylvania's…

`Wipeout' TV show player with rare condition dies

Published: 11/12/09

A contestant who was hospitalized after competing briefly on the game show "Wipeout" died two weeks later of a stroke a…

'Office Space' star Ron Livingston weds

Published: 11/12/09

Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt have tied the knot.

ABC shows `Hank' the door; another Grammer loss

Published: 11/12/09

ABC's cancellation of the comedy "Hank" makes it two failures in three years for star Kelsey Grammer.

CNN finding that prime-time success is elusive

Published: 11/11/09

The latest rough patch for CNN illustrates the two contradictions at the network's heart.

Winnie the Pooh royalties case is back in LA court

Published: 11/11/09

A company that claims to have made Winnie the Pooh famous is back in court over unpaid royalties for the use of the bel…

Fox's sci-fi drama 'Dollhouse' has been canceled

Published: 11/11/09

"Dollhouse" will soon be going out of business.

Beyonce, Paul McCartney in Thanksgiving specials

Published: 11/11/09

ABC says Paul McCartney and Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) will star in back-to-back one-hour specials Thanksgiving night.

Ian McKellen rules in remake of 'The Prisoner'

Published: 11/11/09

A man named Michael from New York wakes up in the desert, much to his surprise.

ABC's 'Eastwick,' bewitched by low ratings, axed

Published: 11/11/09

ABC says its new fall drama "Eastwick" won't be on the air beyond its first 13 episodes.

NBC enlists prime-time programs in green message

Published: 11/11/09

NBC gives new meaning to the phrase "green screen" next week, spreading a pro-environmental message across five of its …

Intrepid Maine troop greeters age along with wars

Published: 11/10/09

Jerry Mundy rarely misses an opportunity to extend his hand and offer thanks to young soldiers and Marines returning ho…

Omarosa set to star in a reality show on TV 1

Published: 11/10/09

Donald Trump says he's partnering with the TV One network on a reality dating series starring TV diva Omarosa.

`Glee' wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled

Published: 11/10/09

The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of "Proud Mary" and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fell…

Correction: 'NCIS'-Navy Secretary story

Published: 11/10/09

In a Nov. 9 story about the CBS drama series "NCIS," The Associated Press, relying on information from CBS, reported er…

Navy Secretary Mabus to appear on 'NCIS' episode

Published: 11/10/09

CBS says the real-life Navy secretary, Ray Mabus, will try a different role when he appears on the network's hit drama …

Lawyer: Letterman suspect just shopping screenplay

Published: 11/10/09

David Letterman was on the receiving end of a sales pitch, not a shakedown, a defense lawyer said Tuesday as he argued …