BET Awards, Jon & Kate make cable competitive
The BET Awards, which turned into a tribute to Michael Jackson on Sunday night, drew 10.7 million viewers to rank as the most-watched program on a cable network this year.
Farrah Fawcett being remembered at LA funeral
The life of “Charlie’s Angels” star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private funeral in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Prime-Time Metered Market Monday Ratings: CBS Wins; Viewers Do Not Embrace an American Idol Encore (Mediaweek.com)
Mediaweek.com-Ratings Breakdown: CBS led this final June Monday in the overnights, followed by NBC, ABC, Fox and the CW. But, as expected, the Eye net’s relocated How I Met Your Mother may not be strong enough to anchor the evening. An encore telecast of the sitcom was third in the ...
Family discussing Jackson tribute show: promoter
The promoter of Michael Jackson’s planned run of 50 concerts in London wants his family to stage an all-star show in his memory and said on Tuesday he had discussed the idea with them.
Gannett laying off 1,000 as ad sales slide: report
Gannett Co. Inc Co, which owns top-selling newspaper USA Today, is laying off more than 1,000 staff to try and combat persistent declines in revenue, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
She’s a Man, Baby!
Mariah Carey needs a shave. (CityRag) Oh look, Nicky Hilton is back. (DListed) AnnaLynne McCord is a hottie. (Popoholic) Sarah Jessica Parker shows off her twins. (Pink is the New Blog) Lindsay Lohan is still celebrating her birthday. (PopSugar) Deleted…
‘Hung’ Delivers
HBO must be all “Hung” up on its new series.
The Sunday premiere was watched by a total of 3.7 million viewers (after replay numbers were added in), making the drama the network’s highest rated series premiere since 2007’s “John From Cincinnati,” which followed “The Sopranos” series finale.
“Hung” tells the tale ...
What Actor is Katie Couric Talking About?
Katie Couric never forgets a bad interviewee.
In a video instructing users on what makes a good interview for YouTube’s new Reporter Center channel, Couric recalls an anonymous actor who snubbed her during an on-air interview.
“I had an actor who I interviewed, who shall remain nameless, who just didn’t want to ...
Ramon Rodriguez May Get Equal Screen Time With The Robots In The Next ‘Transformers’
Hollywood has a peculiar way of getting ahead of itself. It’s all about that hype train; you want to load in as many passengers as possible while it’s at top speed and then sort out the destinations later. Take last week’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and its seemingly inevitable ...
Rose McGowan’s New Dog And ‘Twilight’ Actor Peter Facinelli In A Bikini In Today’s Twitter-Wood
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled 5-0 today that Al Franken won last year’s Senate election, and it didn’t take long for responses to start popping up in the Twitter-Wood feed, including reactions from Larry King and Graham Linehan. Magician and quick-witted thinker Penn Jillette also brought politics into his tweets, ...