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Eliza Dushku's 'Dollhouse' canceled

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:34:35 -0500

NEW YORK - "Dollhouse" will soon be going out of business. The Joss Whedon fantasy drama ends after its current 13-episode order, with the series finale scheduled...

Woman attacked by chimp reveals face on 'Oprah'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:28:00 -0500

CHICAGO - A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television Wednesday, saying she is blind and has to eat...

Semifinal slate sealed on 'Dancing With the Stars'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:21:07 -0500

LOS ANGELES - He shed tears on the show and once fought for his spot with a dance-off, but Aaron Carter has performed his last dance on "Dancing With the Stars." The...

Shrewsbury veteran's 'WWII' story featured in History miniseries

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:53:51 -0500

When aspiring jazz drummer Rockie Blunt joined the Army during World War II, he thought of himself as a daredevil, most interested in collecting Nazi souvenirs. As an...

'Glee' wheelchair episode hits bump with disabled

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:18:27 -0500

LOS ANGELES - The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of "Proud Mary" and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fellow performer who must use his...

40-year-old 'Sesame Street' could use some repairs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:31:04 -0500

Turning 40 stinks. "Sesame Street" may be in the mood to celebrate its milestone, but take it from a woman who hit the Number of the Day last week: The midlife...

George Lopez not ready for late night

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:40:34 -0500

If George Lopez is late-night's savior, we can all think about hitting the sack earlier. "The revolution begins right now," a visibly anxious Lopez told...

George Lopez wants to bring party atmosphere to new talk show

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:37:29 -0500

After being a guest on almost every late-night talk show, George Lopez enters the fray as host of "Lopez Tonight," premiering tonight at 11 on TBS. Anyone who...

ABC's Robin Roberts gets prime-time spotlight

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:28:23 -0500

NEW YORK - Robin Roberts is comfortable in the knowledge that when ABC's "Good Morning America" makeover is complete, she will keep her seat at the anchor desk....

HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' coming to basic cable

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:23:25 -0500

NEW YORK - TV Land and TV Guide Network say they are jointly acquiring basic cable rights to air "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy series produced by and starring...

Method to 'Mad'-ness

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:46:49 -0500

So you want to know how "Mad Men" will close its third season at 10 p.m.? Here's the word from AMC's press department: Spoiler alert: No spoilers...

'Clean House' to the rescue

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:57:51 -0500

Sue Crites loves watching Style Network's "Clean House," but she never thought she would be on it. Then the Taunton mother of three learned her antique...

Wanda unplugged

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:10:47 -0500

Wanda Sykes' mouth has always gotten her in trouble. "As a kid, I would just make comments," Sykes said in a recent interview in Pasadena, Calif. "If...

TV Q&A with David Inman

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:22:35 -0500

Q: I know the friendship between football players Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers was depicted in the movie "Brian's Song." Was there a remake? A: The first...

Watch this!

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:20:44 -0500

Laurence Fishburne goes on a road trip. As Dr. Ray Langston, he visits "CSI: Miami" tomorrow at 10 p.m., "CSI: NY" Wednesday at 10 p.m. and returns to...

'Orange County' squeezes out original housewife

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:44:55 -0500

A real housewife can't be a "Real Housewife" when she has to stop spending $400 on lunch dates. That's the personal crisis facing Jeana Keough, the...

Roxbury 'Dance' man keeps cool under pressure

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:41:58 -0500

Can Roxbury native Russell Ferguson survive another week on the Fox hit "So You Think You Can Dance"? The 20-year-old krump dancer squeaked by to the final 18...

TV's demise has been greatly exaggerated

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:49:45 -0500

The most mind-boggling aspect of the still-fresh TV season isn't that witches have returned to Eastwick or that the planet got a sneak peek at the apocalypse. It's...

For Morena Baccarin, Visitor role is most welcome

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:18:45 -0500

Morena Baccarin remembers the original "V" miniseries. "It definitely made an impression on me as a child," she said. "I remember my brother...

'Forgotten'? Not Christian Slater

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:27:54 -0500

BURBANK, Calif. - Actor Christian Slater's long and successful career makes it seem like he never missed out on anything. But there is one thing that passed him by, he...

Jay Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:14:04 -0500

NEW YORK - Jay Leno's plugging away in prime time, but he still says he would have rather stayed put at "The Tonight Show" - and if NBC offered him that late-night...

TNT picks up NBC's axed police drama 'Southland'

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:09:46 -0500

NEW YORK - Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama "Southland" and will bring it back in the new year. Beginning Jan. 12, TNT will broadcast...

New film to sponsor Fox's 'Family Guy' special

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:27:14 -0500

NEW YORK - Fox network says an upcoming movie has stepped in for Microsoft to sponsor next Sunday's "Family Guy" special. The upcoming Warner Bros. feature...

HBO filmmakers get inside Barack Obama campaign

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:26:48 -0500

NEW YORK - Pivotal presidential campaigns are frequently defined in retrospect by documentaries. "The War Room" chronicled Bill Clinton's political operation...

Guest stars light up sweeps nights

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:12:13 -0500

What's so special about TV right now? November sweeps, which ends Nov. 25, is the period the commercial networks use to set future rates with advertisers. Even though...