Television News

Leno's primetime move at NBC good news for ABC (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:40 AM CST

Reuters - Jay Leno remaining at NBC might be ABC's loss, but it's ABC News' gain.

Plimpton, Sanchez join Matthew Perry pilot (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:00 AM CST

Reuters - Martha Plimpton and Kiele Sanchez have joined Matthew Perry on his dark comedy Showtime pilot "The End of Steve."

CBS wins weeklong ratings with "Mentalist" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:41 AM CST

Reuters - CBS was the most-watched network in the latest weeklong primetime ratings, and three of its dramas took the top spots.

Leno's move to prime time becomes monologue fodder (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 11:42 PM CST

AP - Jay Leno treated his move to prime time at NBC like all headlines — as monologue fodder.

Bo Duke actor's pups purloined in car theft (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 09:01 PM CST

AP - A grinch has stolen a little bit more of John Schneider's Christmas than the law will allow: a couple of puppies.

Abdul chides Fox, `Idol' producers over stalker (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 08:25 PM CST

AP - Paula Abdul says the Fox network and "American Idol" producers knew Paula Goodspeed had stalked her, and allowed the woman to audition for the show anyway.

Ruffalo's brother dies in LA a week after shooting (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 08:23 PM CST

AP - The brother of actor Mark Ruffalo has died a week after he was shot in the head, police said Tuesday.

A new landscape for Conan O'Brien succeeding Leno (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 07:54 PM CST

AP - Conan O'Brien will get the "Tonight" show on NBC, as promised. But he's still following Jay Leno.

The Roots named house band for NBC's Fallon talker (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 07:34 PM CST

Reuters - Cult hip-hop band the Roots will serve as the house band on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," which premieres March 2 on NBC. Fallon, who is filling the slot to be vacated by Conan O'Brien, made the announcement Monday on the show's newly launched Web site.

Oprah Winfrey says she weighs 200 pounds (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 06:27 PM CST

AP - An embarrassed Oprah Winfrey says she's "fallen off the wagon" of healthy living and has ballooned to 200 pounds.

Is Jackass' Steve-O Really Headed for DWTS? (E! Online)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 04:54 PM CST

E! Online - The new season of Dancing With the Stars won't begin until March, but rumors are already swirling that Jackass stuntman Stephen "Steve-O" Glover will be a likely contestant.