Television News

"Glee" nabs 13-episode order at Fox (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 01:45 AM CST

Reuters - Fox has picked up 13 episodes of the hour-long musical comedy "Glee" for midseason.

Arena Football League tackled by recession (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 01:40 AM CST

Reuters - The Arena Football League's 2009 season is the casualty of the recession.

Police Probing Sharon Osbourne After Alleged Charm School Beatdown (E! Online)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 01:25 AM CST

E! Online - She may be the host of Rock of Love Charm School, but apparently Sharon Osbourne could use a refresher course herself.

Fox Reality is wed to "Househusbands" (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 12:25 AM CST

Reuters - Fox Reality Channel is developing a series that puts an attention-getting gender twist on the trophy-spouse reality genre.

CNN's "Planet in Peril" endangered in ratings (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 08:56 PM CST

Reuters - It's not just the "Planet in Peril." The ratings for CNN's two-hour environmental special last week were also in crisis.

Wobbly NBC must work to repair its damaged brand (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 07:12 PM CST

Reuters - "Brand" is a wearisome, overused corporate-speak term, a word TV executives lean on while speaking at podiums as if vague marketing concepts actually matter more than their company's bottom line.

Sharon Osbourne accused of "Charm School" fight (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 07:10 PM CST

Reuters - Sharon Osbourne, wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, has been accused of coming to blows with a contestant on her reality television show about etiquette.

Spoiler Chat: Who Else Wants Out of Grey's Anatomy? (E! Online)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 07:04 PM CST

E! Online - Reason number 8,233 to love Grey's Anatomy: The drama never ends!

NY governor says SNL parody mocked the disabled (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 05:59 PM CST

AP - Legally blind New York Gov. David Paterson lambasted a "Saturday Night Live" skit for portraying him as an aimless bumbler. But those who have watched the sharp-witted Paterson over his two decades in public service know how he might have deadpanned in the past: I didn't see it.

Jack Black to guest-star on `The Office' (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 05:52 PM CST

AP - Jack Black is headed to "The Office," guest-starring in an episode slated to air during a ratings-rich time slot: after the Super Bowl.

Talent to get more time on American Idol (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 04:42 PM CST

Reuters - "American Idol" will focus less on early auditions and give more time to performers who make it to Hollywood when the top-rated U.S. television talent show returns to the air in January, producers said on Monday.

Melrose Place Deal Signals Fate of One Tree Hill (E! Online)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:10 PM CST

E! Online - Inside sources confirm: One Tree Hill boss Mark Schwahn is in talks to write the pilot for the CW's new Melrose Place.

Ex-`Sopranos' actor takes stand at murder trial (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 05:26 PM CST

AP - The actor accused in the shooting death of an off-duty policeman testified Monday that he didn't know his alleged accomplice was armed when he went to an apartment looking for drugs.

Ratings Report: Survivor Does Its Thing (E! Online)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:18 PM CST

E! Online - Sunday's Big Winner—Well, Besides Bob Crowley: NBC's Sunday Night Football (20.5 million viewers, per Nielsen estimates) killed with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

`American Idol' tweaks hit format for 8th season (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 04:06 PM CST

AP - Changes are coming to "American Idol" when it returns in January, including a return to "wild card" finalists picked by the show's judges and less airtime for memorably bad auditions.