Television News

Joseph Fiennes going "Forward" at ABC (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:54 AM CST

Reuters - "Shakespeare in Love" star Joseph Fiennes will play the lead role in ABC's hot drama pilot "Flash Forward," a sci-fi project eyed as a potential companion to "Lost."

First NFL game in 3-D fumbles, then recovers (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:34 AM CST

AP - The first NFL game broadcast to theaters live in 3-D fumbled, then recovered Thursday night.

CW looking to spin off "Gossip Girl" (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 09:31 PM CST

Reuters - The CW wants to spin off its hit teen drama "Gossip Girl" next season.

Fox in the money with "Secret Millionaire" bow (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 06:32 PM CST

Reuters - Fox's new reality effort "Secret Millionaire" performed much better than expected Wednesday, suggesting that the short-run altruistic series could have a future on the network.

Don Cornelius enters not guilty plea (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 05:45 PM CST

AP - Former "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius has pleaded not guilty to spousal battery charges.

Secret Millionaire Richer Than Grammy Special (E! Online)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 05:18 PM CST

E! Online - Rich people doing good deeds or rich people singing each other's praises—guess who proved more popular?

Benedict, actor in `The Jeffersons,' dies at 70 (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 04:15 PM CST

AP - Paul Benedict, the actor who played the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 70.

CBS' Grammy show attracted 7.1 million viewers (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:46 PM CST

AP - CBS' Grammy nominations special wasn't a breakaway hit with viewers Wednesday night, but it didn't play off-key.

Erik Estrada returns to Muncie for police patrols (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:41 PM CST

AP - Erik Estrada has returned to Muncie to take part in overnight police patrols in the city where he starred in the short-lived reality series "Armed & Famous."

Spencer Pratt: We Won't Go Home for Holidays (E! Online)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:39 PM CST

E! Online - Imagine, if you will, a Speidi-free Christmas. Nice, right?

Atlanta Housewives' NeNe: "I Was Not Evicted!" (E! Online)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:22 PM CST

E! Online - Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes insists reports of her being evicted from her home have been greatly exaggerated.

Dancing Sets Date for Spring Fling (E! Online)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 03:32 PM CST

E! Online - Brooke Burke's moment in the spotlight just got upgraded from 15 minutes to three months—the time until Dancing With the Stars' newest batch of celebs takes to the parquet.

Reaper Lives! Plus, Winter TV Premiere Dates (E! Online)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 01:29 PM CST

E! Online - It's been gone so long some of you thought it was dead, but sources whisper tonight that devilishly good dramedy Reaper has just scored a spot on the CW's schedule this winter! So, yes, it will live on.