Television News

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:02 AM CDT

Reuters - Filmmaker Mary Lambert has written and directed a music-driven vampire-themed series that will air on multiplatform horror-thriller network FearNet.

Rocker searches for dad in moving documentary (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 02:01 AM CDT

Reuters - "Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives," a documentary from PBS' "Nova" series, is the kind of food that feeds the soul, the intellect and the heart.

Moynahan enlists for TNT's Boston cop drama (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 01:59 AM CDT

Reuters - Bridget Moynahan will join Donnie Wahlberg in Jerry Bruckheimer's TNT drama pilot "Bunker Hill," which explores the crime, corruption and deceit in the titular Boston suburb.

Dull presidential debates behind the times (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 01:50 AM CDT

Reuters - When all is said and done, will anyone remember the presidential debates of 2008?

Monday's late-night TV wrap-up of election jokes (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 11:09 PM CDT

AP - With Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O'Brien all taking the week off, the presidential campaigns are catching a break. There were still some jokes to be found Monday, primarily about Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama.

Police: Arkansas TV anchorwoman attacked in home (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 10:20 PM CDT

AP - A popular local TV anchorwoman who had a small part in the Bush biopic "W" was in critical condition Monday after being beaten in her home. Police questioned whether she could have been targeted.

Prison documentary wins Canadian TV prize (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:31 PM CDT

Reuters - A documentary about a Canadian man wrongly jailed and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia drew top honors at Canada's TV awards Monday.

Spoiler Chat: Who Will Die on Gossip Girl and Heroes (E! Online)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:21 PM CDT

E! Online - It's Monday and you know what that means: Another chance at seeing Chuck and Blair suck face tonight! On the off chance that doesn't happen, though, I have your weekly consolation prize: Answers to all your burning TV questions, chock-full of exclusive scoop you aren't supposed to know.

Sarah Palin draws praise for "SNL" spot (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 08:03 PM CDT

Reuters - Actor Alec Baldwin on Monday called Sarah Palin "a good sport" for confronting her comedy double Tina Fey on "Saturday Night Live" -- and the Republican vice-presidential candidate said she'd do it again "in a heartbeat."

Veteran reporter Judith Miller joins Fox News (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:57 PM CDT

Reuters - Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who spent 85 days in jail for contempt of court during the Valerie Plame affair, has joined the Fox News Channel as a contributor, the network said Monday.

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 03:53 PM CDT

E! Online - Rapper and MTV's Pimp My Ride host Xzibit says 33-year-old Canadian crooner Michael Bublé is one artist with whom he's grateful he hasn't had to team up.

New 90210 Passes Spelling Test (E! Online)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:52 AM CDT

E! Online - Randy Spelling says not only does he enjoy the new 90210, but he thinks his late father, Aaron Spelling, producer of the original, would be a fan as well.