As expected the big Ryan Seacrest “announcement” this morning was a new deal with NBCUniversal, a deal that will include a role for Seacrest at this year’s Summer Olympics in London. A new deal with Fox’s “American Idol” also looks likely, but one thing that was not mentioned was a possible role for Seacrest on […]
Read moreCBS’ two big late-night stars are going to stick around. “Late Show” host David Letterman and “Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson have reached deals to remain with the network through 2014. Letterman’s renewal means that he will reach his 32nd year behind the desk, surpassing the 30-year reign of his hero, Johnny Carson. He […]
Read moreIn a move that’s sure to delight some people, shock others, and confuse the rest, NBC has booked none other than Sarah Palin to guest-host Tuesday’s edition of the TODAY Show. The network’s decision comes on the heels of ABC’s announcement that Katie Couric will be guest-hosting Good Morning America this week, whom Palin has […]
Read moreThe New York Times’ Brian Stelter breaks the news that Current TV has let go Keith Olbermann, and will replace him starting tonight with Eliot Spitzer, denying Olbermann to give a send-off or special comment to his viewers. Spitzer, like Olbermann, also had experience at MSNBC, where he appeared as a guest anchor. Olbermann had […]
Read moreMSNBC contributor Touré slammed CNN’s Piers Morgan via Twitter starting last night, criticizing the Piers Morgan Tonight host’s interview with Robert Zimmerman, Jr., brother of Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman (who claims self-defense in the shooting). Morgan and Touré traded barbs on Twitter, until Morgan challenged Touré to come on his show to debate the […]
Read moreNearly six years after she signed off from the “Today” show, Katie Couric is making a return to the mornings filling in next week for Robin Roberts on “Good Morning America.” The fill-in, joining George Stephanopoulos, Josh Elliott, Sam Champion and Lara Spencer comes as “Good Morning America” continues to chip away at the perennial […]
Read moreIf you had “three months” in your office’s “When will Oprah appear on ‘CBS This Morning’” pool, then congratulations, you win! When it was announced that Gayle King would be one of the co-anchors of the new CBS morning show, one of the first questions was when her BFF Oprah Winfrey would be a guest: […]
Read moreGeraldo Rivera is apologizing for remarks he made about hoodies and how wearing one may have factored in the death of teenager Trayvon Martin last month. However, Rivera did not retract his offensive statement. “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin‘s death as George Zimmerman was,” Rivera said last Friday on […]
Read moreThe comedian and host of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! will host the 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, set to air Sept. 23 on ABC. He takes over the role from Glee’s Jane Lynch, who hosted last year’s kudofest on Fox, a network without an obvious late-night choice to put at the podium. The year prior, […]
Read moreGeraldo Rivera revealed on Friday that his own son Gabriel was ashamed of the Fox News anchor’s controversial remarks that Trayvon Martin’s hoodie was as much responsible for his death as George Zimmerman.“Its not blaming the victim, Its common sense-look like a gangsta&some armed schmuck will take you at your word,” he later tweeted. “I […]
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