Television News

Hollywood comes out in support of gay marriage (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:25 PM CDT AP - LOS ANGELES — For weeks, Hollywood had been criticized for not contributing enough to defeat a ballot initiative in California that would ban same-sex marriage. Now, members of the film and TV industries are sweeping in to preserve gays' right to get hitched.

McCain's negative coverage up as numbers go down (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT AP - John McCain may long for the days when Barack Obama got the lion's share of the media attention: Coverage of the Republican candidate has been overwhelmingly negative since the conventions ended, a study released Wednesday found.

Wait a Minute, Are Meredith and Derek Getting Married? (E! Online) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:42 PM CDT E! Online - Shut the front door!

William Shatner lashes out at George Takei (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:21 PM CDT AP - William Shatner is setting his phaser to stun against his old "Star Trek" co-star George Takei.

Following, and being part of, a big business story (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:57 PM CDT AP - This financial crisis has really redefined the notion of "talking heads." On business news channel CNBC, at any one time, 10 of them can be crowding the screen, to the point that it looks like a school picture come to life.

ALCS Game 7 tops cable TV ratings for Oct. 13-19 (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Oct. 13-19. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

Dr. Phil Sued by O.J. Associate (E! Online) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:51 PM CDT E! Online - At the moment, Thomas Riccio seems to think no one is more reprehensible than Dr. Phil. This coming from a man with connections to O.J. Simpson.

Casting Couch: Hathaway Lands Fiancé (E! Online) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 12:37 PM CDT E! Online - Anne Hathaway has an engagement on the big screen, Ashton Kutcher is on the run from assassins, and Naomi Watts is on a crusade in today's Casting Couch.

Julianne Hough Visits Hospital for Tummy Troubles (E! Online) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 08:05 AM CDT E! Online - Another Dancing With the Stars health scare. Are you surprised?

Applegate, Slater shows slide in ratings (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:32 AM CDT Reuters - The second week of ABC's Christina Applegate comedy "Samantha Who?" and NBC's Christian Slater action drama "My Own Worst Enemy" declined in the ratings Monday night.

"Dexter" picked up for 2 more seasons (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:58 AM CDT Reuters - Showtime has renewed its top-rated drama series "Dexter" for two more seasons.

CBS wins weekly ratings despite "CSI" slump (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 03:27 AM CDT Reuters - CBS topped the ratings for the third consecutive week, despite a hefty drop suffered by "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," the most-watched series on broadcast television.

Rookie takes lead in Fox sci-fi comedy (Reuters) Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:07 AM CDT Reuters - Fox is boldly going with a newcomer as the lead of one of its hottest comedy pilots.